John Mulligan shot the best score of the weekend in the 14 Hole Singles Stableford competition held on February 22 and 23.
Playing off nine he shot 35pts to win Division 2 with a round that included a birdie on the second, 10 pars and three bogeys.
Bobby McCarthy (7) won Division 1 with a score of 30tps that included birdies at the ninth and 14th and eight pars.
Division 3 was won by Michael McNamara whose round of 32pts contained six three point pars.
Division 4 winner David Corrigan (28) shot 34pts with his round featuring two four point pars at the 14th and 17th and five three-point bogeys.
Saturday, 22 February and Sunday, 23 February – 14 Hole Singles Stableford – Division 1: Bobby McCarthy (7) 30pts. Division 2: John Mulligan (9) 35pts. Division 3: Michael McNamara (15) 32pts. Division 4: David Corrigan (28) 34pts.

​Week Six of the Ladies Spring League and the overall winning team, the Drivers, captained by Fionnuala Dullaghan, stormed home to victory with an impressive 457 points thanks to some fabulous scores brought in  from Angie O’Hara and Hermoine Duffy.

In second place was  the Putters who finished with a score of 454 points.

In third place was Team 5 Woods; fourth place was Team 3 Woods; fifth place was Team Rescue and sixth place was Team 7 Irons.

Well done again to all the ladies who participated in the Spring League 2025.
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14 Hole Competition:
Division 1:
Winner:           Mary Carthy                  16.4/21           (16)                  31 pts
Runner up:      Una Kelly                      19.1/24            (18)                  29 pts             
Third:               Anne Murray               19.2/24            (18)                  29 pts
Division 2:
Winner:           Briege Renaghan         22.8/29            (21)                  31 pts
Runner up:      Maura Shelly                25.0/31            (23)                  27 pts
Third:               Angie O’Hara               24.7/31            (23)                  27 pts
Division 3:      
Winner:           Hermione Duffy           44.7/55            (40)                  36 pts
Runner up:      Orla O’Grady               29.4/36            (27)                  32 pts
Third:               Noeleen Heneghan     41.5/51            (37)                  31 pts
 
8 Hole Competition:
Winner:           Anne McEntegart                                  (21)                   17 pts
Runner Up:      Mary Connor                                       (15)                  16pts

The Four Person Champagne Scramble held over the weekend of February 15 and 16 saw the in-form John McKeever lead colleagues John McKeever, Nicholas MacShane and Odhran MacShane to victory.

They needed countback to see off the challenge of  Darren Myles, Colin Roche, Jack Arthur and Seán Reidy after both finished tied on 75pts.

Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16 - Four Person Champagne Scramble - Winners : J.P Casey, John McKeever, Nicholas McShane and Odhrán McShane 75/49pts. Runners Up : Darren Myles, Colin Roche, Jack Arthur and Seán Reidy 75/48pts.

Congratulations to Patsy Cole’s Team Ash who, as anticipated, captured the Precision Cables Winter League after finishing well clear of the chasing field.
They held their nerve on the final weekend as they posted an excellent score of 128pts to finish on 776 points, which was 29 points ahead of Team Alder who won the closely fought battle to finish second.
For the sixth successive round, Team Ash, produced four counting rounds of 30pts or better with Eamon McEneaney leading the way with 33pts as he scored for fifth time. Denis Cunningham and Larry Hanratty both shot 32pts while Jim Dwyer came home with 31pts.
There was a far tighter battle for the runners-up spot with three teams in contention going into the final round but Alan Uzell’s Team Alder held on to finish second. They shot 124pts with Vincent Conlon and David Corrigan shooting 32pts each while Uzell and Stephen Murphy returned scores of 30pts.
That left them five points ahead of Sean Ward’s Team Hazel who came up short despite the best efforts of their star player John McKeever who led the way with 37pts but unfortunately none of colleagues managed to break the 30pts mark.  
Prizes were presented to the winners and runners-up by sponsor Fergus O’Callaghan of Precision Cables, President Eddie Rogers and Captain Gerry McDermott.
Brian Whatley (19) was the top scorer  in the 14 hole individual competition on the final weekend as he shot 38pts on his way to winning Division 4. His round included three four-point birdies at the second, 10th and 17th as well as three-point pars at the ninth and 14th. Runner-up in this category was Paul Martin (25) with 37pts.
Darren O’Brien (7) shot 36pts to win Division 1 by one point from Niall Henry (5) and also shot the day’s best gross score while John McKeever’s (12) 37pts earned him the Division 2 honours by two points drom Richard Smyth. McKeever’s round included a four point birdie at the 12th and 10 three-point pars.
Billy Curran (14) captured Division 3 with 36pts which was two ahead of Eamonn Kelly (15).
The Club are holding a Table Quiz in the Clubhouse on Thursday, 27 February at 8pm. Entry is €20 per team of four. The quiz is being held to raise funds for juvenile and elite golfer development and all are welcome.

Precision Cables Winter League (Fingal Standings): 776 - Team Ash (Capt Patsy Cole ) 124/132/134/131/127/128. 747 - Team Alder (Capt Alan Uzell) 132/120/120/124/127/124. 742 - Team Hazel (Capt Sean Ward) 129/130/109/132/122/120. 731 - Team Hawthorn (Capt Brian Ward ) 130/118/101/125/137/120. 722 - Team Cherry (Capt Colm Coburn ) 119/113/115/132/128/115. 712 - Team Birch (Capt Sean Hession) 119/123/121/124/113/112. Team Rowan (Capt Tommy Renaghan) 117/112/116/121/121/125. 708 - Team Willow (Capt Austin Shaw) 113/129/115/127/111/113. 700 - Team Oak (Capt Nigel Giff) 114/122/104/121/124/115. 576 - Team Elm (Capt John McCann) 110/80/109/115/81/81.
 
Saturday, February 8 and Sunday, February 9 – Precision Cables Winter League 14 Hole Singles Stableford – Division 1:  Darren O'Brien (7) 36pts, Niall Henry (5) 33pts. Division 2: John McKeever (12) 37pts, Richard Smyth (12) 35pts. Division 3: Billy Curran (14) 36pts, Eamon Kelly (15) 34pts. Division 4: Brian Whately (19) 38pts, Paul Martin (25) 37pts. Gross: Darren O’Brien 36pts.

Spring League Week 5 Saturday 8th February and Tuesday 11th February 2025.
Week Five of the Ladies spring league and things are very tight at the top of the League. Its neck and neck at the top spot with Team 5 Woods Captained by Bernie McCabe having a marginal lead with 502 points. 

In second place is team, The Drivers captained by Fionnuala Dullaghan with 501 points 

In third place, we have Team 3 woods captained by Margaret Mc Court with 491 points.

With one  week remaining it’s anybody’s league.

​14 Hole Competition:
Division 1:
Winner:           Mary Carthy                  16.4/21           (16)                  30 pts
Runner up:      Anne McDonnell          16.4/21            (16)                  30 pts             
Third:               Sally McDonnell          19.9/25            (19)                  27 pts
Division 2:
Winner:           Angie O’Hara               24.7/31            (23)                  34 pts
Runner up:      Maura Shelly                25.0/31            (23)                  33 pts
Third:               Brid Rocks                    21.3/27            (20)                  29 pts
Division 3:      
Winner:           Louise McGinnity         45.4/55           (41)                  35 pts
Runner up:      Mar Leavy                   39.9/49           (36)                  31 pts
Third:               Mary Thornton             37.8/46           (34)                  30 pts
 
8 Hole Competition:
Winner:           Rita Kelly                                                (19)                   18 pts
Runner Up:      Mary Connor                                       (15)                  17pts

We will be holding a table quiz in the bar on Thursday, 27 February at 8pm in aid of juvenile and elite golfer development.

€20 per team with a max of 4 per team.

This is a great chance to support the Club and the great work that is being done with our juveniles. It would be great to see a good turnout from members on the night!

Thanks

Week Four of the Ladies spring league and things are starting to heat up.

Team 5 Woods Captained by Bernie McCabe has taken the lead with 398 points. This was down to some fine scoring from the captain herself, Bernie McCabe and fellow team member Lady Captain Sally McDonnell.

In second place is team, The Drivers captained by Fionnuala Dullaghan with 391 points.

In third place is team, 3 woods captained by Margaret Mc Court with 386 points. 

14 Hole Competition:
Division 1:
Winner:           Jacinta  Foran               14.3/19            (14)                  33 pts
Runner up:      Sally McDonnell           19.9/25            (19)                  29 pts             
Third:               Bernie McCabe            14.2/18            (14)                  29 pts
Division 2:
Winner:           Teresa O’Mahony       24.0/30            (23)                  33 pts
Runner up:      Grainne Gallagher       24.1/30            (23)                  33 pts
Third:               Amanda Reenan          26.2/33            (24)                  31 pts
Division 3:      
Winner:           Marcella Ui ChonLuain 35.2/43          (32)                  37 pts
Runner up:      Orla O’Grady               29.4/36           (27)                  33 pts
Third:               Siobhan Kearney           32.4/40           (30)                  32 pts
 
9 Hole Competition:
Winner:           Lucy Greenan                37.0/23            (20)                   18 pts
 

Patsy Cole’s Team Ash have opened up a 25 point lead going into the final round of the Precision Cables Winter League.
They produced an excellent team score of 127pts in round five with Billy Cairn’s continuing his fine form as he contributed 35pts to the team’s cause. Eamon McEneaney (31pts), Dennis Cunningham (31pts) and Conor Byrne (30pts) were the other scorers for the leaders.
Team Ash have 648pts and are well ahead of second place Team Alder who lead the chasing pack with 623pts. Their captain, Alan Uzell, led from the front in Round 5 with a personal score of 35pts and was backed up by Stephen Murphy (32pts), David Corrigan (31pts) and Ultan Gaughran (29pts) as they scored 127pts.
Just one point separates Team Ash from third place Team Hazel. Sean Ward’s team shot 127pts over the weekend with Michael Noone their top scorer with 32pts.
Brian Ward’s Team Hawthorn put themselves in the mix for a runners-up spot with a magnificent 137pts to close the gap to 12pts on second place Team Alder.  Seamus Bailey and Pascal Keenan led their charge with 35pts each while Barry Cunningham (34pts) and Johannes Steenvoorden (33pts) were the other contributors to what was the best score of the weekend.
Unless we witness a complete catastrophe, Team Ash look odds on to win the league but expect a good battle for second place between Team’s Alder and Team Hazel with Team Hawthorn having an outside chance if they reproduce their round five form on the final weekend.
Because of impact caused by Storm Éowyn, the routing for the weekend 14 hole competition was changed with players playing holes one and two, followed by 13 through 18 and then 10 to 12 before finishing with seven, eight and nine.
The new direction certainly didn’t affect the scoring with Peter O’Brien (18) top scoring with 38pts to win Division 3 by one point from Brendan Reilly (14).  His round included a birdie four at the 10th and pars at the first, seventh, ninth, 11th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th.
Division 1 was even closer as Mark Cumiskey (9) and Billy Cairns (4) finished on 35pts and it took three rounds of countback before they were separated with Cumiskey taking the category honours.
In Division 2 Ben Walsh (13) shot 37pts to take the honours by two points from Seamus Bailey (11) while in Division 4 Ciaran Corbett (17) needed countback to edge out Caoimhin O’Callaghan (21) after both tied on 35pts.
Precision Cables Winter League Leaderboard (after five rounds): 648 - Team Ash (Capt Patsy Cole ) 124/132/134/131/127.  623 - Team Alder (Capt Alan Uzell) 132/120/120/124/127. 622 - Team Hazel (Capt Sean Ward) 129/130/109/132/122. 611 - Team Hawthorn (Capt Brian Ward ) 130/118/101/125/137.  607 - Team Cherry (Capt Colm Coburn ) 119/113/115/132/128. 600 - Team Birch (Capt Sean Hession) 119/123/121/124/113. 595 - Team Willow (Capt Austin Shaw) 113/129/115/127/111. 587 - Team Rowan (Capt Tommy Renaghan) 117/112/116/121/121. 585 - Team Oak (Capt Nigel Giff) 114/122/104/121/124. 495 - Team Elm (Capt John McCann) 110/80/109/115/81.
Saturday, February 1 and Sunday, February 2 - Precision Cables Winter League Week Five 14 Hole Singles Stableford – Division 1: Mark Cumiskey (9) 35/23/14/3pts, Billy Cairns (4) 35/23/14/7/2pts. Division 2: Ben Walsh (13) 37pts, Seamus Bailey (11) 35pts. Division 3: Peter O'Brien (18 ) 38pts, Brendan Reilly (14) 37pts. Division 4: Ciaran Corbett (17) 35/24pts, Caoimhín O'Callaghan (21) 35/22pts.