Noel Reid (23) won the Singles Stableford competition which was played over the last weekend of May with a super score of 42pts.
He won by one point from Paul Morgan (20) who was left to rue a double bogey six on the last as he came up agonisingly short of the overall victory.
The foundation for Reid’s victory was built on the front nine which he covered in an impressive 24pts helped greatly by a four point par at the seventh and three point pars at the fifth, sixth and ninth. He failed to par any of the holes down the back nine but he did take full advantage of having extra shots at the 11th and 16th where his bogeys earned three points at both holes.
Reid came home in 18pts and that was enough to edge out Morgan who had gone out in 20pts before shooting 21pts down the back nine. He had a four point birdie at the 12th, where he was inches away from an eagle with his approach, and a four point par at the fourth. Pars at the first, 14th and 17th all yielded three-points.
Conall Murdock (3) won Division 1 with 40pts and also had the competition’s best gross score of 37pts while Paschal Keenan (17) shot 41pts to win Division 2, Noel McGuinness (22) with 40pts was the Division 3 winner.
The weekly Wednesday Open sponsored by McKenna Man was won by Kieran Arthurs (16) who shot 44pts to win by three from Kieran Dunne (21). His round included a hole in one at the par three ninth which earned him five points as he went out in 24 and came home in 20. His round also included three-point pars at the fifth, sevenths, eighth, 10th, 12th and 18th.  Tim Jewell also had a hole in one when he aced the fifth.
Saturday, 25 May and Sunday, 26 May – Singles Stableford – Overall: Noel Reid (23) 42pts, Paul Morgan (20) 41pts. Division1: Conall Murdock (3) 40pts, David Lynch (14) 39pts. Division 2: Paschal Keenan (17) 41pts. Ross Kehoe (19) 40pts. Division 3: Noel McGuinness (22) 40pts, Desmond Malone (30) 38pts. Gross Recognition: Conall Murdock 37pts.
Wednesday, 29 May - McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Kieran Arthurs (16) 44pts. Kieran Dunne (21) 41pts. Division 1: Aidan Thornton (7) 40pts. Division 2: Laurence Soraghan (16) 40pts. Division 3: Eugene Hanratty (28). Gross Recognition: Neal Mackell 36pts.

On Saturday 25 May we have a very busy day for Team Dundalk.

The Barton Shield stroke play qualifier kicks off at 8am with four teams to qualify!

We also have the Ladies Senior Foursomes starting their campaign from 10.15am.

On Saturday afternoon, we have the Leinster Women's Trophy panel taking on Co. Meath with the first group heading out at 3.30pm in Dundalk while the away team tee off at 3.40pm.

On Sunday, the Barton Cup team take on Greenore in their first round match with the first pairing teeing off in Dundalk at 3.10pm.

Best of luck to all team managers and panelists!

With some great golf guaranteed to be on show, it would be super to see as many members on the course supporting our teams throughout the day!

On 21 June, DGC will be hosting a midsummer night social event and it would be fantastic to see as many members as we can in the clubhouse!

The event will be a 9 hole 4 person team, semi open with a shotgun start at 6pm followed by a "Pig on a spit" buffet in what promises to be a fantastic evening for the club!

Tickets are €30 per person and will be on sale in the bar from Friday 31 May. 

In a busy weekend for Team Dundalk, the Junior Cup team had a great win against Ardee on Saturday 18 May. The Junior Cup Home Team comprised of Ciaran Traynor and Clem Walshe, while the away team was made up of David Carroll, Damien Garland and Brian Og Renaghan. Well done to all involved and best of luck in the next round!

In the second leg of the JB Carr County Final against Greenore, there was high drama when Micky Coburn held out his approach shot on the 18th from 72 yards to win. Unfortunately, it was ultimately not to be for Dundalk who were beaten on the first play off hole. 

In the ladies section, despite valiant efforts from the Women's Challenge Trophy panel on Friday against Greenore and the Diamond Trophy panel on Saturday against Headfort, both teams ultimately succumbed to narrow defeats. Hard luck to all panelists and team managers. 

On Sunday 19 May, the Irish Mixed Fourball progressed to the next round with a nail-biting finish. Playing against Howth the away team lost one match and won one. At home, both matches were nip and tuck and halved on the 18th before Lady Captain Mags Coburn and John McKeever emerged victorious on the 21st. 

 Caolan Rafferty won the Club Championship on Saturday after shooting round of 74 and 73 to win by five shots from Paul Murphy.
Rafferty, who came into the event on the back of a top ten finish at the Irish Amateur Open in Rosses Point the previous weekend, opened with a one over par 73 that included an eagle at the par five tenth and a birdie at the par five sixth. He dropped shots at the fourth, ninth, 13th and 16th.  
His second round score was one shot more as he carded a two over par 74 that featured birdies at the sixth and 18 and dropped shots at the first, fourth, 13th and 15th.
Ben Cahill (2) had the competition’s best nett as he shot a total of 160 from rounds of 77 and 83.
Saturday, May 18 - Club Championship 2024 – Overall: Caolan Rafferty (73, 74) 147, Paul Murphy (73 79) 152. Nett: Ben Cahill (2) (77 83) 160.
 
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​The 2024 Club Classic, which took place in beautiful conditions on Friday, May 10, raised over €8,000 for the Clubhouse Retrofit and €800 for the Juvenile Support Fund. Thirty-six teams took part in the 18 hole Club Classic with a further seven signing up for the nine-hole competition.

The 18 hole competition was a close affair with the winning team of Elaine Ward, Bernie McCabe, Marcella Carr and Aidan Farrell shooting 90pts to edge out by one point the team of Tommy Renaghan, Mark Browne, David Murden and Turlach King. Countback was needed to decide the nine hole competition with the team of Evelyn Fallon, Nora Donaghy, Fiona McLaughlin and Mary Hession, who shot 37pts, emerging as the winners. 

There was a nearest the pin competition on each of the par three holes with Una Delaney (5th), Mark Browne (9th), Sinead O’Callaghan (13th) and Delgany’s Declan McDonald 17th) taking the prizes on offer. Prizes were fourball green fees which were kindly donated by Co Louth, Kilkenny, Balcarrick, Laytown & Bettystown, Co Meath, Greenore and Ardee Golf Clubs.

Another feature of the day was the Beat the Junior competition where participants took on one of the club’s junior players to see who could shoot closest to the pin at the ninth. Over 160 players took part with only 11 managing to beat the younger players. They were entered into a draw for a golf bag sponsored by Leslie Walker which was won by Evelyn Fallon.

Prizes were presented at a presentation ceremony in the Clubhouse which was  hosted by Lady Vice Captain Sally McDonnell and Vice Captain Gerry McDermott. They headed up the organising committee which also included Captain Ultan Herr, Lady Captain Mags Coburn, President Gerry Campbell, Lady President Noeleen Gernon, Club Manager Leslie Walker and Bar Manager David Matthews.

Thanks were expressed to Tommy Traynor, Brian McCabe, D-Lish, Brewmaster, Eno WIners, Paul & Criona O’Reilly, Fyffes, Value Centre, Heineken and Guinness who kindly supplied product for the event as well as to hole sponsors Precision Cables, Emerald Tiles, Print Express, John O’Callaghan Tax Consultants, Daniel O’Connell Solicitors, Dash, Dublin Grass Machinery, AV Direct, PR Fire Protection, Halpenny Travel, Doohan Financial Planning, Frank’s Carpets, Life Pharmacy, Begleys, Staunton Stationary and Fyffes.

​The event would not have happened without the assistance of those Club Members who volunteered on the day to run the BBQ at the 10th tee and those junior golfers who participated in the Beat The Junior competition as well as other club members who helped out with some of the logistics.

Thanks are also due to the staff in the Pro Shop, the Office, the Bar and the Restaurant as well as Damian English and the greenkeeping staff who had the course in tip top shape for the event.

David Kelly (21) produced a particularly impressive back nine to win the Arkew Cup stroke competition with a score of 63 nett, edging out Michael McKevitt (22) who also finished on a nett 63.
David’s outgoing nine holes included pars at the par four first and eighth holes, the par three fifth and par five sixth to turn on nett 32. His back nine was especially strong, with three successive pars at the par five 10th and 12th holes and par four 11th followed by a par four at the 16th hole to come home in nett 31.
McKevitt just missed out despite a storming round that included a birdie three on the third hole and back to back par fives at the sixth and seventh holes. He turned on 31 nett and on the back nine he parred the par five 10th and 12th holes, par three 13th and par four 16th to finish the nine on 32 nett..
The divisional winners were Conor Murray, Peter McGinnity and Michael McKevitt with the overall gross going to Connor McCaughey.
Teenager Roan Norton Quigley (19) set a blistering pace on his front nine to set up a comfortable win with 45 points, six ahead of the nearest contender, in the Wednesday McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford Competition.
His outgoing nine included four pointers with a par at the index one fourth hole and a birdie three at the eight. He backed this up with three pointers at three other holes to turn on 24 points. On the back nine he maintained his consistency with pars for three pointers at the 11th, 12th, and 13th holes and a birdie three for four points on the 14th hole before maintaining a finish to close off his back nine with 21 points.
Norton-Quigley has been in tremendous form since the start of the season and has already seen his WHS rating reduce by 7.5 from 21.6 to 14.1.
Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12-Arkew Cup Strokes Competition. Overall Winner: David Kelly (21) 63. Division 1: Conor Murray (12) 68, Ciaran Traynor (6) 69. Division 2: Peter McGinnity (20) 69, Patrick Donaghy (19) 69. Division 3: Michael McKevitt (21) 63, Ciaran Corbett (27) 66. Overall Gross- Connor McCaughey (4) 71 (73 gross).
Wednesday, 15 May-McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford Competition. Overall Winner: Roan Norton Quigley (19) 45 pts. Division 1: Colin Roche (1) 37 pts. Division 2: Peter McGuinness (22) 37 pts. Division 3: Paul O’Reilly (22) 39 pts. Gross Recognition: Caolan Rafferty (+5) 31 pts.

On Sunday, 12 May 2024, the Gents Jimmy Bruen team had a great win against Greenore. With the match tied at 2-2, Des McKeown and Dennis Cunningham stepped up for the sudden death holes. Having tied the 19th, Dundalk birdied the 20th hole. Well done to all involved with a particular shout out to the management team of Sean Gallegher, Barry Cunningham and Dennis Cunningham.

Unfortunately, the JB Carr team came up short in their weekend's outing against Greenore in the Co. Louth final but it is all still to play for in the second leg this weekend.

In the Ladies section, Saturday saw Team DGC have a huge win in the Women's Leinster Trophy against St. Margarets. Leading the charge away, there were big wins for Pauline Campbell and Elaine Ward. At home, Catherine Duff had a comfortable win on 16 while Grainne Gallagher finished strong on 17 to clinch her match. Congrats to the entire team and their managers, Pauline Campbell and Alison Quigley. 

The Ladies Intermediate Foursomes team took on Clontarf on Sunday in their second round clash. LVC Sally Mc Donnell and Berni McCabe faced tough opposition but held firm to win on the 17th. Elaine Ward and Grain Mullins started well and emerged victorious on the 16th. Meanwhile, Jacinta Foran and Elizabeth McGuinness managed to take their match to the 17th before conceding the match. It all then hinged on the last group of Mary Carthy and Caroline Dunne who had a comfortable 3&2 win. The team now progress to meet Corrstown in the next match. Well done to all involved including team managers Ann Hopper and LC Mags Coburn.


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