Peter Cunningham (19) led home the 64 qualifiers in the Gold Medal after shooting a magnificent 62 nett over the last weekend in April as the top 11 qualifiers shot scores in the sixties.
 
A burst of hot scoring on the front nine when he birdied the par three fifth and parred the third, fourth and sixth holes saw him turn in 30 nett and produced two more bursts down the back nine with successive pars at the 10th and 11th followed by pars at the 13th, 14th and 15th to come home in 32 nett.
 
He finished four ahead of Ciaran Traynor (5) who shot a 66 nett with a round that included birdies at the sixth, 10th, 14th and 17th.
 
Cunningham will now play Sean Gallagher in the first round of the matchplay with Traynor meeting Padraig Hassett.
 
Gold Medal Matchplay Draw – First Round - John MacGuinness v Carl Stewart; Peter Jnr Moran v David Brennan; Padraig Hassett v Ciaran Traynor; Andrew Cumiskey v Marki Gorham; Nicholas MacShane v Eamon McEneaney; Stephen English v Daniel Woods; John Paul Casey v Gareth Halpin; Ciaran Daly v Christy Ward; Senan Duffy v Paul Murphy; Seamus Bailey v Sean McErlean; Shane Smith v Clem Walshe; Gary O’Brien v Neil Mullooly; Brian Whately v Andrew McCaughey; Kevin Barry v Conor Oakes; Eamon Hoey v Michael Flynn; Conor Martin v Sean Og Cairns; Chris Connolly v Gerry Murray; Ciaran Corbett v Terry Conlon; Sean Hession v Joseph Laverty; Ultan Herr v Sean Morgan; Edward Rogers v Martin McDonnell; Tony Ryan v Barry Grennan; Peter Durnin v David Lawrence; Niall Morgan v David Kelly; Andrew Shekleton v Michael Begley jnr; Dennis Cunningham v Cameron Kilcoyne; Peter Cunningham v Sean Gallagher; Aidan Rice v Anthony McCrave; Billy Curran v Brendan Keane; Ken Norton v Vincent Conlon; Odhran MacShane v Shaun Callan; Neal Mackell v Aaron Hoey.

There was a large turnout and tight competition in the weekend Carolan Cup Qualifier competition which saw Michael Noone (22) emerge as the overall winner and leading qualifier with a nett 68.  

On the outward nine his round included a par at the par five seventh and six holes of one over par to turn on 46 shots, nett 35. He continued his consistent scoring on the back nine with pars at the par five 12th and par three 13th holes, backed up with one overs at six holes to come home in 44 shots, net 33.

In the tight battle for Division 1 honours, a better back nine saw Aidan Thornton (7) on 69 nett edge out Ultan Gaughan (11), who also finished on 69 nett.  

Following the qualifying competition the following draw was made for the next round of the Carolan Cup: Frank P Byrne (12.2) v Sean Gallagher (12.1), Brendan Duffy (13.1) v Aidan Lawless (2.3), Sean Og Cairns (11.7) v Aidan Thornton (5.6), Ultan Gaughan (9.6) v Damian English (8.2), Richard Copas (20.7) v Billy Curran (16.8), Gavin McDonnell (20.7) v Joe McGill (22.9), Cameron Kilcoyne (13.5) v Michael Noone (19.1), Michael McKevitt (16.1) v Ciaran McAteer (15.1). Closing dates for matches will be posted in the Club’s Gents Locker Room.

In the Wednesday Open Singles Stableford competition sponsored by McKenna Man teenager Cameron Kilcoyne (15) emerged as the winner with 41 points.

He laid the foundation for his win with 22 points on a front nine which included three pointers with pars at the par three’s fifth and ninth holes, the par four second hole and par five seventh and a consistent run of two pointers at the other five holes. On the back nine he had three pointers with pars at the par fives tenth and twelfth holes and par four fifteenth to finish strongly.  

There are still some places available for the 2024 Club Classic which will take place on Friday, 10th May. The 18-hole and 9-hole competition for teams of four (any combination) is a semi-open competition so members may invite up to three guests to be part of their team. To enter on the timesheet or for any further details contact the Club Bar on 042 9321731.

The Mixed Fourball team had a great win on Saturday against Portmarnock Golf Club. After the teams finished 2-2 the match went to sudden death with Dundalk prevailing on the first tie hole.

Saturday, 20 April-Sunday 21 April - Carolan Cup Qualifier – Overall: Michael Noone (22) 68. Division 1: Aidan Thornton (7) 69, Ultan Gaughan (11) 69. Division 2: Ciaran McAteer (17) 68, Michael McKevitt (18) 69. Division 3: Richard Copas (21) 68, Gavin McDonnell (24) 71. Gross: Aidan Lawless 74.

Wednesday, 24 April - McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford Competition - Overall: Cameron Kilcoyne (15) 41pts. Division 1. Padraig Hassett (13) 38pts. Division 2. Mark O’Sullivan (20) 39pts. Division 3. Paul Hanratty (31) 37pts. Gross Recognition. Neal MacKell 33pts.

 The inter-club season is up and running with three teams already seeing action.

The Club's first win came from the Women's Intermediate team who beat Ashbourne 3-1 with two of the wins coming away from home. 

First up for the Men was Leinster Trophy team who were beaten 4-3 by Balbriggan in their first round match

​The club has entered the Men's Super Seniors competition organised by Elm Park Golf Club which is a Champions League style competition for players over 70 years of age. Despite conceding 12, 13, 12, 8 and 20 shots respectively in the five matches of their opening group game against Roganstown, the Dundalk team managed to draw the match. Their next outing is away to Kilcock. 

Below is a list of the matches and qualifiers that have already been fixed and the results of those already played.

FIXTURES

Saturday April 27
Women's Minor Foursomes
Beaverstown v Dundalk
2 away at 3.30pm, 2 home at 4.10pm

Irish Mixed Fourball
Dundalk v Portmarnock
3 home, 2 away at 3.50pm

Women's Leinster Trophy
St. Margarets v Dundalk
3 away at 12.30pm, 2 home at 2.30pm


Saturday, May 4
Men’s Leinster Fourball
Dundalk v Ardee
2 home, 2 away at 3.30pm


Saturday, May 11
Men’s Leinster Senior Men’s Fourball
Greenore v Dundalk
2 away, 2 home at 3.30pm


Sunday, May 12
Men’s Jimmy Bruen Shield
Greenore v Dundalk
2 away, 2 home at 3.10pm


Saturday, May 18
Junior Cup 
Ardee v Dundalk
3 away, 2 home at 2.30pm


Saturday, May 25
Men’s Barton Shield
Qualifier in Dundalk at 8am

Women’s Senior Foursomes
Qualifier in Dundalk at 10am


Sunday May 26
Barton Cup 
Dundalk v Greenore
3 home, 2 away at 3.10pm


Saturday, June 29
Men’s Senior Cup
Qualifier in Laytown & Bettystown at 9.10am

RESULTS

Saturday, April 13
Men’s Leinster Trophy
Dundalk 3 Balbriggan 4


Monday, April 15
Super Seniors Group Stage
Dundalk 2.5 Roganstown 2.5


Sunday April 21
Women's Intermediate Foursomes
Dundalk 3 Ashbourne 1

A round of solid consistent scoring saw Conor Byrne (22) hold off a closely grouped
chasing pack to emerge as overall winner of the weekend Single Stableford
competition with 40 points. It was second successive week that he emerged as the overall winner.
 
Conor’s outward nine included three pointers with pars at the par four second and
third holes and the par three ninth to boost his score to 20 points. On the back nine
he maintained his steady scoring, carding three pointers with pars on the par five
12th and par four 14th and a consistent run of two pointers on the other
seven holes to finish the back nine on 20 points.
 
Conor’s 20 points on the back nine was enough to pip Andrew Shekleton (16) who
finished runner up, also on 40 points, but came up short when it went to countback with 18 points on the closing nine. Andrew’s front nine included pars for three points at the par four first,
third and eighth holes, par three fifth and the par five seventh hole to turn on 22
points. His back nine failed to match his outward run despite finishing in style with a
birdie three for four points on the last hole.
 
Division 1 winner Michael Coburn (13) also had 40 points with a memorable 24
points on an outward nine that included four pointers from birdies at the par four third
and eighth holes.
 
Division 3 winner Michael Hamilton (22) on 39 points edged out Patrick Arrowsmith
(25), also on 39 points, with a better back nine. The winner of Division 2 was Ross
Kehoe (19) with 39 points.
 
The Wednesday Open Singles Competition sponsored by McKenna Man was won
by Patrick Gray (20) with 41 points, his 20 points on the back nine edging out Kevin
Henry (23) who also finished on 41 points.
 
Saturday, 13 April and Sunday 14 April - Singles Stableford - Overall: Conor Byrne (22) 40/20pts, Andrew Shekleton (16) 40/18pts. Division 1: Michael Coburn (13) 4016pts, Barry Cunningham ((9) 39 pts. Division 2: Ross Kehoe (19) 39pts, David Kelly (20) 38pts. Division 3: Michael Hamilton (22) 39pts, Patrick Arrowsmith (25) 39pts. Gross Recognition: Caolan Rafferty 27pts.
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Wednesday, 17 April - McKenna Man Open Singles – Overall: Patrick Gray (20) 41pts, Kevin Henry (23) 41pts.
 
ENDS

 A solid, balanced round saw Conor Byrne (20) with 41 points emerge as the winner
by the slimmest of margins of the weekend Singles Stableford Competition which
was played in windy, challenging conditions. The competition was also the qualifier
for the matchplay phase of the Harry Walsh Cup.             
 
Pars for three points at the par four second and eighth holes and the par five sixth,
backed up with two pointers on the other six holes, saw Conor turn on 21 points. His
back nine continued the scoring consistency with three pointers at the par four
11th and 14th holes and par five 12th together with a solid run of two pointers
from the 16th to the 18th holes which gave him 20 points on the back nine.
 
Runner up was Jimmy O’Connor (18) on 40 points with a round that included three
pointers at the fifth, eighth and ninth holes to boost his score to 20 points on the front
nine. His back nine included a run of three pointers from the 12th to the 14th holes to help him finish the back nine on 20 points.
 
The Division 1 winner Peter Rogers (2) with 38 points also claimed the accolade for
the Best Gross. His round delivered seven pars and a birdie three on the index one
fourth hole for 19 points on the front nine. His back nine included birdies at the par
five 10th and par four 15th holes for three pointers along with a run of pars from the
16th to the 18th holes to finish with another 19 points.
 
The other division winners were Malcolm Drake (18) with 39 points and Patrick
Clarke (20) on 37 points.
 
Saturday, 6 April and Sunday 7 April - Singles Stableford Competition and Harry Walsh Cup Qualifier. Overall: Conor Byrne (20) 41pts, Jimmy O’Connor (18) 40pts. Division 1: Peter Rogers (2) 38pts, Mark Cumiskey (9) 37pts. Division 2: Malcolm Drake (18) 39pts, Eamon Kelly (18) 37pts. Division 3: Patrick Clarke (20) 37pts, Gavin McDonnell (22) 36pts. Gross: Peter Rogers (2) 36pts.
Harry Walsh Cup First Round Draw: Malcolm Drake v Eamon Hoey, John McGeady v Eamon McEneaney. Brendan Tinnelly v Conor Byrne, Michael Hamilton v Jimmy O’Connor, Kieran Reidy v Colm Coburn, Anthony McCrave V Richard Copas, Patrick Clarke v Gavin McDonnell, Eamon Kelly v Alan Joynt.

A storming front nine, kicked off with a birdie on the par four first hole for four points,
saw Peter Cunningham (18) with 48 points claiming the overall winner’s prize in the
weekend 18 holes Singles Stableford competition.
 
Peter followed his impressive start with a string of three pointers from the second to
the fifth holes and added another three points on the par three ninth hole to turn on
25 points.
 
On the back nine Peter parred the first three holes for a succession of three pointers and pars at the par four 14th and par three 17th added two more three pointers to see him complete the back nine on 23 points.
 
Runner up was last year’s Captain, Noel Reid (21), on 44 points after a solid round that included a birdie three at the eighth hole for four points.
 
Dennis Cunningham (10) with a one point better back nine edged out Kevin Redmond (11) for the Division 1 prize as both finished on 40 points. The other divisional honours went to Stephen Murphy (15) and Larry Curtin (22)
 
The Bank Holiday Open Singles Stableford competition was won by Mark Cumiskey (10) with 42 points. His round included three pointers with pars at the first and third holes and a birdie at the par five sixth hole to turn on 20 points’ followed by a birdie t.
 
His back nine included a birdie at par five 10th hole for three points and birdies at par five 12th and par four 15th for four pointers and a closing par for three points at the last to finish strongly on 22 points.
 
Saturday, 30 March and Sunday, 31 March - Singles Stableford Competition – Overall: Peter Cunningham (18) 48pts, Noel Reid (21) 44pts. Division 1: Dennis Cunningham (10) 40pts, Kevin Redmond (11) 40pts. Division 2: Stephen Murphy (15) 42pts, Cameron Kilcoyne (14) 41pts. Division 3: Larry Curtin (22) 42pts, Daniel Woods (21) 40pts. Gross Recognition: Connor McCaughey (3) 39pts.
 
Bank Holiday Monday 1 April - Open Singles Stableford Competition – Overall: Mark Cumiskey (10) 42pts. Division 1. Desmond McKeown (9) 39pts. Division 2. Jack McCaughey (11) 39pts. Division 3. Sean McCreesh (22) 39pts.