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In-form Padraig Fallon notched up another overall win when he won the singles stableford competition played on Sunday, April 23.
 
Playing off 17 he shot an impressive 42pts to pip Rory Henry (12) by one point.
 
Fallon got off to a flying start with three three-point pars on the opening three holes and then added another at the sixth. His only blank of the day came at the par five seventh where he had a triple bogey but he bounced back from that setback with three successive three point pars around the turn.
 
Another followed at the par-five 12th and after a double bogey five on the short 17th he again showed his ability to bounce back as he finished with his ninth par of the day on the last to come home in 20pts having gone out in 22pts.  
 
A three-point par at the last allowed Henry to beat teenager Odhran MacShane (11) on countback for the runner-up spot but MacShane had the consolation of winning Division 1 with Matthew McCaughey (15) taking Division 2 and Andrew Shekleton (22) claiming Division 3.
 
Ciaran Johnston recorded the day’s best gross score with 38pts.
 
The Wednesday Open, sponsored by Deluxe Bathrooms, was won by Sean Og Cairns (19) who shot 38pts. Visitors from Cloverhill and Mannan Castle won Division 1 and 2 respectively while John Englishby (23) was the Division 3 winner. Caolan Rafferty shot 37pts to record the best gross score.
  
Sunday, April 23 - Singles Stableford – Overall: Padraig Fallon (17) 42pts, Rory Henry (12) 41/22pts. Division 1: Odhran MacShane (11) 41/21pts, David Lynch (11) 37pts.
Division 2: Matthew McCaughey (15) 40pts, Trevor Giff (12) 38pts.
Division 3: Andrew Shekleton (22) 38/23pts, Peter Cunningham (21) 38/19pts. Gross Recognition: Ciaran Johnston 38pts.
 
Wednesday, 26 April - Deluxe Bathrooms Open Stableford – Overall: Sean Og Cairns (18) 38pts, Division 1: Neil Smyth (10, Cloverhill) 37pts. Division 2: Eugene O’Hanlon (14, Mannan Castle) 37pts. Division 3: John Englishby (23) 37pts. Gross Recognition: Caolan Rafferty 37pts

 
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Fionnuala Dullaghan was the overall winner of the Rawson Cup, the first competition of the Golfer of the Year series which was very kindly sponsored by Paul and Grainne Jevens, of Jev Personal Care.
 
Playing off 22, Fionnuala returned a great score of 72 nett. Her front nine included pars at the 1st, 3rd and 9th holes. An equally consistent back nine, with a further three pars on the 11th, 13th and 17th holes cemented her place at the top of the leader board.
 
Fionnuala won the title by one shot from Sally McDonnell and Oonagh Quinn, who won Division 2 and Division 3 respectively. Fittingly, Fionnuala’s grand daughter, Katie Rowland, won the Division 1 title.
 
There was a great turnout in the clubhouse on Tuesday evening for the presentation of prizes, where Fionnuala spoke of her delight at winning the Rawson Cup. Many thanks again to Paul and Grainne Jevens for their generous sponsorship.
 
On the interclub front, the Minor Cup team take on Greenore and the Mary McKenna team travel to Skerries for the away leg of their fixture. Best of luck to the teams and managers.
 
Tuesday, April 25 – Rawson Cup (GOY 1) 18 Hole Singles Stroke sponsored by Jev Personal Care – Overall: Fionnuala Dullaghan (22) 72. Division 1: Katie Rowland (14) 75, Mary Lou Grennan (20) 75, Deirdre Smith (0) 76. Division 2: Sally McDonnell (25) 73. Mary Laverty (25) 74, Anne Murray (24) 76. Division 3: Oonagh Quinn (32) 73, Mary Meegan (37) 77, Kay O’Sullivan (37) 78. 9 Hole Competition: Carmel Cahill 16pts, Margaret Gaughran 15pts.
 
Photo Caption:
Prize-winners in the Rawson Cup, sponsored by Paul and Grainne Jevens of Jev Personal Care, at Dundalk Golf Club were: Standing (from left): Katie Rowland, Kay O’Sullivan, Mary Meegan, Deirdre Smith, Carmel Cahill, Mary Lou Grennan, Mary Laverty, Sally McDonnell, Oonagh Quinn. Seated (from left): Grainne Jevens, Lady Captain Briege Renaghan, Rawson Cup Winner Fionnuala Dullaghan, Paul Jevens.

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A blistering 10 hole run from the second to the 11th which yielded a remarkable 31pts was the foundation for Conor McClenaghan’s impressive win in the 18 hole singles stableford competition played on Saturday, April 15.

Playing off 16, McClenaghan had four-point birdies at the second and seventh, three-point pars at the third, fourth, fifth, eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh and a two-point par at the sixth where he didn’t have a shot.

That left him on 32pts after 11 holes and he added on another 12points over the final seven holes to finish on 44pts and win by four points from Course Superintendent Damian English (11) who had birdies at five, six and 10 on his way to a round of 40pts.

On Wednesday, Sean Matthews (20) shot 43pts on his way to victory in the Deluxe Bathrooms Open Singles Stableford. Matthews had four points to spare over second place Bernard Laverty (10) who shot 39pts.

Matthews round saw him go out in 21pts and come home in 22pts and included four-point birdies at the 10th and 14th, a four-point par at the fourth and three-point pars at the third, fifth and 17th.

The inter-club season is up and running but Dundalk teams are still searching for a first win as the Pierce Purcell team lost 3.5 to 1.5 to Co Louth while the Jimmy Bruen team lost 3-2 to Greenore.  

Saturday, April 15 – Singles Stableford – Overall: Conor McClenaghan (16) 44pts. Category 1: Damian English (11) 40pts. Category 2: Conor Murray (16) 39pts. Category 3: Ray Pepper (20) 41pts.
Wednesday, April 19 - Deluxe Bathrooms Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Sean Matthews (20) 43pts, Bernard Laverty (10) 39pts.
 
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The top scorer in the Ladies 18 hole singles stableford competition played on Saturday, April 15 and Tuesday, April 18, was Amanda Reenan, who returned a super 41 points to claim the Division 3 title.

Anne Murray was the winner of Division 2 and Anna Rowland took the honours in Division 1.
The first Golfer of the Year competition, The Rawson Cup, sponsored by Paul & Grainne Jevens, takes place next week.
 
The Ladies interclub competitions kick off this weekend with the Mary McKenna team facing Skerries on Sunday. The following weekend, the Minor Cup team face Greenore on Saturday April 29.  Best of luck to all involved.
 
Saturday April 15 & Tuesday April 18 - Ladies 18 Hole Stableford – Division 1: Anna Rowland (15) 35pts, Bernie MacGuinness (21) 33pts, Jacinta Foran (16) 33pts. Division 2: Anne Murray (24) 36pts, Grainne Mullins (23) 36pts, Jean Connolly (26) 35pts. Division 3: Amanda Reenan (31) 41pts, Eva Beirne (31) 36pts. Joan Smith (34) 34pts. 9 Hole Competition: Barbara McCourt 17pts, Angela McGuire 16pts.

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 Carl Stewart won the PGA Tankard over the Easter weekend when he produced a superb round of golf in windy conditions to edge out Gerry McDermott by one point.
Playing off nine, Stewart went out in 22pts thanks to a three-point birdie at the ninth, three-point pars at the third, fourth and eighth and two-point pars at the second, fifth and sixth. He came home in 21pts as he secured another three-point birdie at the 17th and also had three-point pars at the 11th, 12th and 16th and two-point pars at the 10th, 13th and 14th.
That left him on 43pts which was enough in the end as his nearest challenger, McDermott (15), came up one point short with a round that included nine consecutive pars from the sixth hole to the 14th.
Gerry O’Keefe (10) shot 39pts to win Category 1 by one point from Ross Quigley (10) while the in-form Padraig Fallon (16) shot 41pts to edge out Malcolm Drake (16) in Category 2. Category 3 saw Ciaran Corbett (26) takes the honours with 40pts to Andrew Shekleton (22) 39pts.
Caolan Rafferty recorded the best gross score over the two days of competition as he shot an eight under par 64 which consisted of an eagle at the par five sixth and seven birdies. His only bogey was a five at the 15th. That gave him a gross score of 44pts but, playing off plus six, he ended up with a nett score of 38pts.
Saturday, April 8 and Sunday, April 9 - PGA Tankard Singles Stableford – Overall: Carl Stewart (9) 43pts, Gerry McDermott (15) 42pts. Category 1: Gerard O'Keeffe (10) 39pts, Ross Quigley (10) 38pts. Category 2: Padraig Fallon (16) 41pts, Malcolm Drake (16) 40pts. Category 3: Ciaran Corbett (26) 40pts, Andrew Shekleton (22) 39pts. Gross Recognition: Caolan Rafferty 44pts
Monday, April 10 – Mixed Scotch Foursomes - A Reenan (35) & P Hassett (14) 69.5.

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Anne Murray was the leading scorer in the 18 Hole Stableford competition sponsored by New Faces Beauty Salon which was played on Saturday, April 8, and Tuesday, April 11.
Anne, who is no stranger to the winners’ enclosure recently, returned another superb score as she carded 41 points to claim the Division 2 top spot.
Siobhan Rogers was the Division 1 winner with 36 points and Sylvia McKenna was the Division 3 winner with 36 points.
Presentation of prizes took place in the Clubhouse on Tuesday evening. Sinead Hiney, from New Faces, was in attendance to present the lovely prizes. Many thanks to New Faces for their continued sponsorship and very well done to all prize winners.
Prizes were also presented for the Winter/Spring round robin matchplay tournament, very kindly sponsored by D’lish Catering. Over 65 ladies competed in this very popular competition, with Sally McDonnell and Mary Meegan emerging as the overall winners. Very well done to the winners and many thanks to D’lish for their sponsorship of the event.
Saturday April 8th & Tuesday April 11th - Ladies 18 Hole Stableford -  Sponsored by New Faces - Division 1: Siobhan Rogers (19) 36pts, Judy McDonough (21) 34pts, Mary Sinton     (20) 33pts. Division 2: Anne Murray   (26) 41pts, Geraldine Blackmore (27) 32pts, Grainne Mullins (23) 31pts. Division 3: Sylvia McKenna (51) 36pts, Grainne Gallagher (33) 35pts, Joanne Lynch (40) 32pts. 9 Hole Competition: Lucy Greenan 15pts.