MEN'S SECTION
Michael McKevitt recorded a stunning 48pts to post the best score in the singles stableford competition that was played over the St Patrick’s Weekend as part of the SuperValu Series.
Playing off 21 he went out in 23pts and added another 25pts down the back nine to claim the leading scorers honours by four points and take Division 4 by seven points from Sean Ward (25)
McKevitt got off to a great start with three-point pars at the opening two holes and a three-point bogey at the index one fourth where he had two shots.
He followed that with a four-point birdie at the par three fifth and then added another three point par at the par five sixth to reach 18 points after just six holes.
A two-point double bogey at the seventh was followed by a triple bogey blank at the eight but he bounced back with a 16 point haul over the next five holes which included a four point par at the 11th and three point pars at the ninth, 10th, 12th and 13th.
He didn’t put a foot wrong after that and added another 12 points over the final five holes which included three-point pars at the 15th and 17th to finish that impressive score of 48pts.
Gregory McCaughey (7) needed countback to claim the Division 1 top prize after himself and Mark Cumiskey (10) finished level on 41pts while Paddy Duffy (16) also needed countback to edge out Kevin Barry (14) after both finished on 43pts.
Gerard Daly (18) shot 43pts to win Division 3 by three points from Eamon Hoey (18) while Peter Rogers had the competition’s nest gross score of 35pts.
Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19 - SuperValu Series 18 Hole Singles Stableford – Division 1: Gregory McCaughey (7) 41/19/13pts, Mark Cumiskey (10) 41/19/10pts. Division 2: Patrick Duffy (16) 43/23pts, Kevin Barry (14) 43/22pts. Division 3: Gerard Daly (18) 43pts, Eamon Hoey (18) 40pts. Division 4: Michael McKevitt (21) 48pts, Sean Ward (25) 41pts. Gross Recognition: Peter Rogers 35pts.
 
LADIES SECTION
The Breffni Shield 18 Hole Scotch Foursomes qualifying competition took place on Saturday, March 18 and Tuesday March 21.
The overall winners were Sylvia McKenna & Martina Byrne, who carded a superb score of 66.8 nett.  Marcella Carr and Una Connolly were runners up, with Oonagh Quinn and Siobhan Kearney in third place.
The winners go forward to represent Dundalk Golf Club in the finals later in the summer.
Very well done to all prize winners and the best of luck to Sylvia and Matina in their next round.
Saturday, March 18 and Tuesday, March 21 - Breffni Shield 18 Hole Scotch Foursomes - Sylvia McKenna & Martina Byrne 66.8, Marcella Carr & Una Connolly 68, Oonagh Quinn & Siobhan Kearney 69.2. 9 Hole Scotch Foursomes: Bernie Muckian & Olive Lowth 35.25.
 

MEN'S SECTION
The first 18 hole competition of 2023 was played over the first weekend in March and scoring was hot as the Winter mats were left in the bags.
There was still placing and tees were up but the course still had to be negotiated. Eighteen of the 158 entrants shot 40pts or better and the best of those was Ciaran Rafferty who shot an amazing 46pts off 23.
After opening with two two-point bogeys, Rafferty parred the third for four points and then picked up three points at each of next six holes with a mixture of pars and bogeys.
That saw him go out in 26pts and while he had three one point returns down the back nine he also managed a four point birdie two at the 17th, a three point par at the 13th and three bogeys at the 11th and 16th.
That gave him a homeward haul of 20pts and a final score of 46pts which was enough to win Division Three but only by two points from Tom Rogers (22) who shot a superb 44pts but will rue a no score six at the par three fifth as he had 24pts down the back nine.
Ciaran Traynor (5) needed countback to take Division 1 after himself and Desmond McKeown (10) shot 41pts while in Division 2 Eamon McEneaney (16) also needed countback to edge out Austin Carroll (16) after both finished on 42pts.
Peter McCaughey (20) shot 42pts on his way to winning Division 3 by one point from John Morrison (17) while Neal MacKell (0) had the best gross score of the weekend with a one under par 37pts that included four birdies.  
Saturday, March 4 and Sunday, March 5 – SuperValu Series 18 Hole Singles Stableford - Division 1: Ciaran Traynor (5) 41/23pts, Desmond McKeown (10) 41/19pts. Division 2: Eamon McEneaney (16) 42/25pts, Austin Carroll (16) 42/21pts. Division 3: Peter McCaughey (20) 42pts, John Morrison (17) 41pts. Division 4: Ciaran Rafferty (23) 46pts, Tom Rogers (22) 44pts. Gross Recognition: Neal Mackell (0) 37pts.
 
LADIES SECTION
The first ladies 18 hole singles competition of the year was played on Saturday, March 4 and Tuesday, March 7. The transition to the longer course proved no issue for the ladies, with excellent scoring in all divisions.
The leading scorer was Joan Smith, who won the Division 3 title with a superb 48 points. This was two points clear of Mary Meegan, who, in turn, was a point clear of Teresa O’Mahony.
Anne Murray was the winner of Division 2, carding another great score of 44 points and Judy McDonough took Division 1 honours with 43 points.
Very well done to all prize winners.
Saturday March 4 & Tuesday March 7 - Ladies 18 Hole Stableford - Division 1: Judy McDonough (21) 43pts, Elizabeth McGuinness (20) 41pts, Katie Rowland (14) 40pts. Division 2: Anne Murray (26) 44pts, Theresa Smyth (26) 39pts, Pauline Duffy (25) 38pts. Division 3: Joan Smith (34) 48pts, Mary Meegan (40) 46pts, Teresa O’Mahony (30) 45pts. 9 Hole Competition: Bernadette Kearney 27pts, Rita Kelly 26pts.