Due to storm Eowyn and the damage, he caused on the course. This week’s ladies competition was played over 9 Holes.

9 Hole Competition:

Division 1:
Winner:           Anne McDonnell           16.4                (10)                  21 pts
Runner up:      Bernie MacGuinness   18.4                (11)                  20 pts             
Third:               Betty Rogers                  17.9                (11)                  19 pts

Division 2:
Winner:           Katherina C Sloan        22.4                  (13)                  23 pts
Runner up:       Ciara McGinnity           27.1                  (16)                  20 pts
Third:               Briege Renaghan         23.8                  (14)                  19 pts
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Division 3:      
Winner:           Hermione Duffy           44.7                  (26)                  25 pts
Runner up:      Siobhan Kearney         32.4                  (19)                  22 pts
Third:               Gabrielle Toomay        41                     (24)                  19 pts

Spring League for 2025 in now in its second week and things are very close on the Teams front. In the lead after 2 weeks is Team Drivers captained by Fionnuala Dullaghan with 230 points but hot on their heels is Team Putters captained by Brid Rocks and in third place is Team 5 Woods captained by Bernie McCabe. It’s all to play for.

14 Hole Competition (Saturday 18 January and Tuesday 21 January)
Division 1:
Winner:           Katie Rowland               6.6/9               (7)                    32 pts
Runner up:      Pauline Campbell         8.9/12             (9)                    29 pts             
Third:               Elizabeth McGuinness  16.4/21          (16)                  29 pts
Division 2:
Winner:           Angie O’Hara               24.7/31            (23)                  31 pts
Runner up:       Mary Dooley                27.2/34            (25)                  30 pts
Third:               Ciara McGinnity          27.1/34            (25)                  30 pts
Division 3:      
Winner:           Mar Leavy                    39.9/49            (36)                  33 pts
Runner up:      Hermione Duffy          44.7/55            (40)                  32 pts
Third:               Orla O’Grady                29.4/36            (27)                  31 pts
 
9 Hole Competition:
Winner:           Majella Cassidy              28.3/18           (17)                   20 pts
Runner up:      June Desmond                25.6/16         (15)                  20 pts
 
 

Ahead of the upcoming season, please see below the various officers and committee members in the Ladies section at DGC. Here's to a fantastic 2025 for Ladies golf!

Lady Captain - Sally McDonnell
Lady Vice Captain - Leone Baillie
Lady President - Oonagh Quinn

Ladies Tournament Committee - Catherine Duff (Chair), Lady Capital Sally, Siobhan Rogers

Ladies Handicap Committee - Lady Vice Leone, Catherine Duff, Siobhan Rogers, Criona O'Reilly, Grainne Gallagher

Matchplay Committee - Criona O'Reilly, Mags Coburn

9 Hole Competitions - Mags Coburn, Lady President Oonagh

GOY, Silver Spoon, Medals - Siobhan Rogers, Elaine Ward

Prize Buying - Lady Vice Captain Leone, Criona O'Reilly, Sinead O'Callaghan

Treasurer - Elaine Ward

Rings Competition - Catherine Duff, Grainne Gallagher

PRO - Mary Laverty

Photographer - Joyce Burbage

Social Committee - Sinead O'Callaghan

Junior Convenor - Miriam O'Mahony

Patsy Cole’s Team Ash remain out in front after the fourth round of the Precision Cables Winter League.

On a weekend where a large turnout saw some excellent scoring by most teams, Team Ash managed to stretch their lead at the top of the table by three points and now lead by 21pts from Sean Ward’s Team Hazel.

Team Ash picked up 131pts to move their overall total to 521pts with Conor Byrne matching his week three score with an excellent 34pts. He was followed in by Jim Dwyer on 33pts with Billy Cairns and David Kelly contributing 32pts each.

Sean Ward’s Team Hazel were joint best team scorers over the weekend with 132pts and were inspired by the in-form John McKeever with an amazing 39pts and John Paul Casey who added another 37pts to the team’s cause. Damian Garland with 29pts and Michael Browne with 27pts completed their scoring.

That score allowed Team Hazel to move from third to second as they made up a four point deficit on Team Alder and now lead Alan Uzell’s team by four points as they could only manage 124pts from the weekend with Uzell’s their top scorer on 32pts.

With two more rounds to go it’s still all to play for at the top of the table.

Precision Cables Winter League Leaderboard (after Round 4): 521 - Team Ash (Capt Patsy Cole) 124/132/134/131.  500 - Team Hazel (Capt Sean Ward) 129/130/109/132. 496 - Team Alder (Capt Alan Uzell) 132/120/120/124. 487 - Team Birch (Capt Sean Hession) 119/123/121/124. 484 - Team Willow (Capt Austin Shaw) 113/129/115/127.  479 - Team Cherry (Capt Colm Coburn) 119/113/115/132. 474 - Team Hawthorn (Capt Brian Ward ) 130/118/101/125. 466 - Team Rowan (Capt Tommy Renaghan) 117/112/116/121. 461 - Team Oak (Capt Nigel Giff) 114/122/104/121. 414 - Team Elm (Capt John McCann) 110/80/109/115.
ENDS

At the recent AGM of the Gents Sections of Dundalk Golf Club, Gerry McDermott was elected as Captain for 2025 and Eddie Rogers was elected as President.
Michael O'Sullivan will be Vice-Captain and is succeeded as Honorary Secretary by Gerry Campbell. Micheal Byrne continues as Treasurer while Seamus Bailey remains as Chair of Tournament.
​Trevor Giff will be Team Coordinator with Vincent Conlon as Juvenile Coordinator. Colm O'Hanrahan and Pat Davis will continue to serve on the Committee.
Tributes were paid to outgoing Captain Ultan Herr and President Gerry Campbell for the excellent work they did in those roles during 2024.

​John McKeever was a clear winner of the weekend Singles Stableford competition which was played over 14 holes. Playing off 12 he shot a superb score of 39pts which was made up of one birdie, 11 pars and just two bogeys as he covered the 14 holes in 58 shots which is one over gross.  That earned him top spot in Division 2 which he won by four points from Tony Ryan (13).    
Division 1 was won by John Paul Casey (9) whose round of 37pts included four birdies, six pars and four bogeys. He just edged out Ciaran Traynor (5) by a solitary point after Traynor had carded a round that included four birdies, nine pars and just one bogey.
Conor Byrne (15) with 34pts won Division 3 by one point from Martin McDonnell (15).  Byrne’s round included seven pars while McDonnell had one birdie and five pars.
Brian Crombie (19) with 38pts was the Division 4 winner after a round that included one birdie and five pars and beat Conor Murphy (18) by two points with Murphy shotting six pars during his round.
Saturday, January 18 and Sunday, January 19 - Winter League 14 Holes Singles Stableford – Division 1: John Paul Casey (9) 37pts, Ciaran Traynor (5) 36pts.  Division 2: John McKeever (12) 39pts, Tony Ryan (13) 34pts. Division 3: Conor Byrne (15) 34pts, Martin 

Well done to all the ladies who played in Week 1 of the Spring League. Fifty-six ladies played on Tuesday, 14 January 2025. Results for the 14-hole competition are as follows:

Division 1:

Winner: Jacinta Foran 14.3/19 (14) 36 pts
Runner up: Maeve Ahern 22.0/28 (20) 29 pts
Third: Pauline Campbell 8.9/12 (9) 29 pts

Division 2:

Winner: Sinead O’Callaghan 25.7/32 (23) 33 pts
Runner up: Grainne Gallagher 24.1/30 (23) 33 pts
Third: Teresa Oakes 27.5/34 (26) 31 pts

Division 3:

Winner: Hermione Duffy 44.7/55 (40) 37 pts
Runner up: Oonagh Quinn 30.9/38 (28) 33 pts
Third: Orla O’Grady 29.4/36 (27) 32 pts

9 Hole Competition:

Winner: Mary Thornton 37.8/46 (22) 23 pts
Runner up: Geraldine McGeough 27.2/34 (16) 21 pts

Patsy Cole’s Team Ash have jumped into the lead in the Precision Cables Winter League after an impressive performance in Week 3.
They had their best return of competition scoring 134pts with Eamonn McEneaney leading the way with 35pts closely followed by Conor Byrne and Dennis Cunningham on 34pts and David Kelly with 31pts.
That allowed them to jump one place and replace Team Hazel at the top as Sean Ward’s charges could only manage 109pts with David Cairns their best scorer with 34pts.  They’ve now dropped to third place and are 22pts off the new leaders.
Team Alder move from third to second place thanks to their return of 120pts with David Corrigan (33pts) and Ultan Gaughran (31pts) the leading contributors but the gap between them and Team Ash has been extended from four points after week two to 18pts.
The inclement weather resulted in low turnout over the weekend and saw the individual competition split into two with McEneaney’s 35pts winning the Saturday competition. His card included nine pars and a birdie at the par five 12th which yielded four points while seven of his pars were three pointers.
The Sunday competition saw Ciaran Traynor (5) win Division 1 with 34pts and Cathal Connolly (10) take Division 2 with 35pts. Gavin Tinnelly (26) had the best score of the day on his way to winning Division 3 with an impressive 37pts. His score included a four-point par at the 13th and a three-point par at the 14th as well as seven three-point bogeys.
Saturday, January 4 – 14 Hole Singles Stableford / Precision Cables Winter League Week 3 – Overall: Eamon McEneaney (12) 35pts.
Sunday, January 5 – 14 Hole Singles Stableford / Precision Cables Winter League Week 3 - Division 1: Ciaran Traynor (5) 34pts. Division 2: Cathal Connolly (10) 35pts. Division 3: Gavin Tinnelly (26) 37pts.
Precision Cables Winter League Table (After Round 3): 390 - Team Ash (Capt Patsy Cole ) 124/132/134. 372 - Team Alder (Capt Alan Uzell) 132/120/120. 368 - Team Hazel (Capt Sean Ward) 129/130/109. 363 - Team Birch (Capt Sean Hession) 119/123/121. 357 - Team Willow (Capt Austin Shaw) 113/129/115. 349 - Team Hawthorn (Capt Brian Ward ) 130/118/101. 347 - Team Cherry (Capt Colm Coburn ) 119/113/115. 345 - Team Rowan (Capt Tommy Renaghan) 117/112/116. 340 - Team Oak (Capt Nigel Giff) 114/122/104. 299 - Team Elm (Capt John McCann) 110/80/109.