A solid, balanced round saw Conor Byrne (20) with 41 points emerge as the winner
by the slimmest of margins of the weekend Singles Stableford Competition which was played in windy, challenging conditions. The competition was also the qualifier for the matchplay phase of the Harry Walsh Cup. Pars for three points at the par four second and eighth holes and the par five sixth, backed up with two pointers on the other six holes, saw Conor turn on 21 points. His back nine continued the scoring consistency with three pointers at the par four 11th and 14th holes and par five 12th together with a solid run of two pointers from the 16th to the 18th holes which gave him 20 points on the back nine. Runner up was Jimmy O’Connor (18) on 40 points with a round that included three pointers at the fifth, eighth and ninth holes to boost his score to 20 points on the front nine. His back nine included a run of three pointers from the 12th to the 14th holes to help him finish the back nine on 20 points. The Division 1 winner Peter Rogers (2) with 38 points also claimed the accolade for the Best Gross. His round delivered seven pars and a birdie three on the index one fourth hole for 19 points on the front nine. His back nine included birdies at the par five 10th and par four 15th holes for three pointers along with a run of pars from the 16th to the 18th holes to finish with another 19 points. The other division winners were Malcolm Drake (18) with 39 points and Patrick Clarke (20) on 37 points. Saturday, 6 April and Sunday 7 April - Singles Stableford Competition and Harry Walsh Cup Qualifier. Overall: Conor Byrne (20) 41pts, Jimmy O’Connor (18) 40pts. Division 1: Peter Rogers (2) 38pts, Mark Cumiskey (9) 37pts. Division 2: Malcolm Drake (18) 39pts, Eamon Kelly (18) 37pts. Division 3: Patrick Clarke (20) 37pts, Gavin McDonnell (22) 36pts. Gross: Peter Rogers (2) 36pts. Harry Walsh Cup First Round Draw: Malcolm Drake v Eamon Hoey, John McGeady v Eamon McEneaney. Brendan Tinnelly v Conor Byrne, Michael Hamilton v Jimmy O’Connor, Kieran Reidy v Colm Coburn, Anthony McCrave V Richard Copas, Patrick Clarke v Gavin McDonnell, Eamon Kelly v Alan Joynt.
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A storming front nine, kicked off with a birdie on the par four first hole for four points,
saw Peter Cunningham (18) with 48 points claiming the overall winner’s prize in the weekend 18 holes Singles Stableford competition. Peter followed his impressive start with a string of three pointers from the second to the fifth holes and added another three points on the par three ninth hole to turn on 25 points. On the back nine Peter parred the first three holes for a succession of three pointers and pars at the par four 14th and par three 17th added two more three pointers to see him complete the back nine on 23 points. Runner up was last year’s Captain, Noel Reid (21), on 44 points after a solid round that included a birdie three at the eighth hole for four points. Dennis Cunningham (10) with a one point better back nine edged out Kevin Redmond (11) for the Division 1 prize as both finished on 40 points. The other divisional honours went to Stephen Murphy (15) and Larry Curtin (22) The Bank Holiday Open Singles Stableford competition was won by Mark Cumiskey (10) with 42 points. His round included three pointers with pars at the first and third holes and a birdie at the par five sixth hole to turn on 20 points’ followed by a birdie t. His back nine included a birdie at par five 10th hole for three points and birdies at par five 12th and par four 15th for four pointers and a closing par for three points at the last to finish strongly on 22 points. Saturday, 30 March and Sunday, 31 March - Singles Stableford Competition – Overall: Peter Cunningham (18) 48pts, Noel Reid (21) 44pts. Division 1: Dennis Cunningham (10) 40pts, Kevin Redmond (11) 40pts. Division 2: Stephen Murphy (15) 42pts, Cameron Kilcoyne (14) 41pts. Division 3: Larry Curtin (22) 42pts, Daniel Woods (21) 40pts. Gross Recognition: Connor McCaughey (3) 39pts. Bank Holiday Monday 1 April - Open Singles Stableford Competition – Overall: Mark Cumiskey (10) 42pts. Division 1. Desmond McKeown (9) 39pts. Division 2. Jack McCaughey (11) 39pts. Division 3. Sean McCreesh (22) 39pts. A super second round of 65 saw Caolan rafferty emerge victorious for the second time at the Laytown and Bettystown Senior ScratCh CUP, adding to his previous win in 2022.
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