MEN'S SECTION
Padraig Fallon went lowest in the latest round of the SuperValu Series which was played over the last weekend of March.
Playing off 17 he shot a fabulous score of 47pts that included six three-point pars on the front nine and five three-point pars on the back nine as he went out in 24pts and came home in 23pts with the highlight being a birdie three for four points on the final hole.
Fallon won Category 3 by two points from Simon Ryan (19) while Damian English (11) shot 46pts to win Category 1 by five points from Aidan Lawless (4).
Trevor Giff (12) posted a score of 44pts to take Category 2 by two points from Dermot McKenna (16) while Paul Culligan (3) has the weekend’s third best score as he shot 45pts to win Category 4 by two points from Andrew Shekleton (22)
Congratulations to Aidan Rice who aced the par three fifth.
Entries are now open for the Mens Foursonmes and Mixed Foursomes Club Competitions. The Entry fee €10 per team and entries can be placed in box at the bar.
Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26 - SuperValu Series 18 Hole Singles Stableford – Category 1 - Damian English (11) 46pts, Aidan Lawless (4) 41pts. Category 2: Trevor Giff (12) 44pts, Dermot McKenna (16) 42pts. Category 3: Padraig Fallon (17) 47pts, Simon Ryan (19) 45pts. Category 4: Paul Culligan (30) 45pts, Andrew Shekleton (22) 43pts.
Wednesday, March 29 – Open Singles Stableford - Aaron Campbell (17, Cloverhill) 38pts.
Wednesday, March 22 – Open Singles Stableford - Patrick Boland (25) 37pts, Eamon Hoey (18) 36pts. 20,14,7,2
 
LADIES SECTION
The ladies 18 hole stableford played on Saturday March 25 and Tuesday March 28 was kindly sponsored by McCormack’s Pharmacy.
There was great scoring in all divisions. Mairead Ahern returned the best score of the competition to win Division 3 with a super 45 points. This was six points clear of her nearest rival, Gráinne Gallagher.
There were excellent scores in the other divisions also. Gillian McDonnell, playing off 11, won Division 1 with 40 points. Mary Laverty was the Division 2 winner with 36 points.
Very well done to all prize winners and many thanks to McCormack’s Pharmacy for their very generous sponsorship.
Saturday March 25 and Tuesday March 28 - Ladies 18 Hole Stableford - Division 1: Gillian McDonnell (11) 40pts, Brid Rocks (20) 38pts, Judy McDonough (21) 34pts. Division 2: Mary Laverty (26) 36pts, Geraldine Hoare (25) 36pts, Jean Connolly (26) 35pts. Division 3: Mairead Ahern (34) 45pts, Grainne Gallagher (33) 39pts, Geraldine Mohan (33) 33pts. 9 Hole Competition: Noeleen Henaghan 20pts, Geraldine Gorham 20pts.

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.
 
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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.
 

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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.