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Ruairí McComish (21) won the McKenna Man Wednesday Open with an excellent score of 43pts that included four-point pars at the index one fourth and index two eleventh.
He went out in 20pts and came home in 23pts helped by seven three-pointers at the second, fifth, ninth, 12th, 13th, 15th and 17th. Anthony McCrave (21) took the runners-up spot with 42pts while divisional honours went to Shaun Ward (9), Anthony Tuite (16) and Gerard Cluskey (25). Darren Myles with 35pts had the best gross score. Wednesday, 28 May - McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Ruairí McComish (21) 43pts, Anthony McCrave (21) 42pts. Division 1: Shaun Ward (9) 39pts. Division 2: Anthony Tuite (16) 40pts. Division 3: Gerard Cluskey (25) 40pts. Gross Recognition: Darren Myles 35pts. ENDS
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This year Dundalk Ladies celebrated their 100th Lady Captains. To mark this momentous occasion, they had a social evening in the clubhouse on Friday, 24 May.
The evening began with a bubbly reception followed by a buffet. The prizes for this week’s competition were very generously sponsored by the O’Callaghan Family -Precision Cables Dundalk. Honorary secretary Noeleen Gernon spoke about the 100 incredible women who stepped forward to serve as Lady Captain, each one leaving her own unique imprint on the fabric of the club. At the core of each and every one of these Lady Captains was their passion for golf, also an amazing foresight and ambition to improve life both golfing and social for all members of the club. She spoke of the extraordinary progress over the decades and because of theses ladies hard work we now have full membership, tee times on a Saturday , a strong voice at the executive table all of which reflects not just equality in golf, but respect for the vital contribution of women in every aspect of our club. But with all this change Dundalk Ladies have held tightly to what makes Dundalk Golf Club so special. Traditions like the Lady Captains Charity remain a cornerstone of the golfing year. Since 1992 every Lady Captain has championed causes close to their heart and raised thousands of euro for their local charities. Noeleen also acknowledged the immense support each Lady Captain receives from her fellow committee members, the broader membership , her family, and friends. It is a spirit of unity that has kept the role strong and the club thriving. A toast was raised to the 100 Lady Captains that brought us here and to our current Lady Captain Sally McDonnell. Results for 18-hole Stableford Saturday 17th May & Tuesday 20th May 2025.
Todays 18-hole Stableford Competition was very kindly sponsored by the O’Callaghan Family- Precision Cables Dundalk. Division 1: Winner: Joyce Burbage 22.6/28 (27) 41 pts Runner up: Pauline Campbell 9.0/12 (12) 40 pts Third: Mags Coburn 16.3/21 (20) 38 pts Division 2: Winner: Susan Morrison 25.8/32 (31) 39 pts Runner up: Jean Connolly 25.5/32 (30) 38 pts Third: Geraldine Mohan 23.1/29 (28) 38 pts Division 3: Winner: Siobhan Kearney 32.5/40 (38) 44 pts Runner up: Nora Donaghy 33.8/42 (40) 44 pts Third: Alison Quigley 30.3/38 (36) 40 pts 9 Hole Competition: Winner: Nolette McClean 36.9/23 (22) 20 pts Runner up: Ann O’Callaghan 40.7/25 (24) 18 pts John MacGuinness held off the challenge of Conor Byrne and Oisin Duff to win the Irwin Lockington Salver over the weekend of May 24 and 25.
Playing off 32, he was steadiness personified as he went out in 22pts and came home in 22pts for a score of 44pts that was one better than his two closest pursuers. A purple patch midway through the back nine was key to victory for MacGuinness as he picked up 11pts over three holes with a three-point bogey at the 14th followed by four point pars at the difficult 15th and 16th. His round also included seven three-point bogeys. After shooting 18pts on the front nine, Conor Byrne (21) came charging through the field down the back nine with a four point birdie at the 17th as well as five three point pars and a three point bogey to come home in 25pts for an overall score of 43pts. That was matched by Duff (20) who had one four par at the 11th and 10 three pointers but paid a high price for a blank on the par three ninth hole. Not only did it cost him overall victory, he also lost to out to Byrne on countback for the top prize in Division 3. Richard Barry (12) won Division 1 on countback from Bernard Laverty (9) after both had shot 39pts while David Cairns (15) took Division 2 carded 40pts to take Division 2 by one point from Cathal Purcell (14). Birdies at the fifth, 10th and 17th helped Neal MacKell on his way to a gross score of 34pts which was enough to win the gross prize. Saturday, 24 May and Sunday, 25 May - Irwin Lockington Salver Singles Stableford – Overall: John MacGuinness (32) 44pts. Gross: Neal MacKell 34pts. Division 1: Richard Barry (12) 39/20pts, Bernard Laverty (9) 39/16pts. Division 2: David Cairns (15) 40pts, Cathal Purcell (14) 39pts. Division 3: Conor Byrne (21) 43pts/25, Oisin Duff (20) 43/23pts. It was a great weekend on the inter-club front with four wins from four matches. The Barton Shield team beat Laytown & Bettystown 6up in their first round tie and will now face Seapoint in the next round. The Pierce Purcell team beat last year’s Leinster North runners-up Black Bush 3-1 to set a third round tie against neighbours Greenore. The All-Ireland Mixed Fourball team beat Skerries 3-1 and will now face Rathcor in the quarter-final. The Boys Foursomes team had a great 6up win away to Ardee with Odhran MacShane and Roan Norton Quigley 5up and Cameron Kilcoyne and Adam Brady 1up when the match finished with five holes left to play. They will now be at home to Laytown & Bettystown in the quarter-final.  Senan Duffy (9) was also a clear winner during the week as he had three points to spare in winning the McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford on Wednesday.
He shot a round of 43pts which included a four point birdie at the fourth and three point birdie at the 18th while he also had eight three-point birdies and four two-point pars. He went out in 22pts and came home in 21pts and had three points to spare over runner-up Eamon Hoey (21). Teenager Roan Norton Quigley (8) shot 39pts to win Division 1 while Ronan Murphy (16) won Division 2 with 38pts and Shane Cairns (21) claimed Division 3 with 39pts. Neal MacKell with 35ps had the competition’s best gross score. Wednesday, 21 May - McKenna Man Open Singles Stableford – Overall: Senan Duffy (9) 43pts, Eamon Hoey (21) 40pts. Division 1: Roan Norton Quigley (8) 39pts. Division 2: Ronan Murphy (16) 38pts. Division 3: Shane Cairns (21) 39pts. Gross Recognition Neal MacKell (2) 35pts. A blistering finish which yielded 12 points over the final three holes saw Andrew Nordone leave the field in his wake as he took the Singles tableford competition held on May 16 and 17.
The weekend competition was moved to a Friday and Saturday to facilitate the Senior Scratch Cup and just like the Sunday competition it produced a clear-cut winner. Playing off 32 Nordone had two shots on 14 holes and he used them effectively in compiling an impressive score of 47pts to win by seven points from Sean McErlean (12). His card contained four four-point pars. The first came at index one fourth hole and the other three came in the final three holes as he surged to the finish line. He also carded four three-point bogeys and had nine two-pointers as he went out in 22pts and came home in 25pts. McErlean took the runners-up spot on countback from Robert Williams (16) after an excellent 21pts on the back nine with Williams taking the Division 2 honours from Christopher McGeady (18). Kevin Redmond (10) won Division 1 from the in-form Ciaran Cooney (8) while Eamonn Arthur (23) was the Division 3 winners as he edged out Kieran Lally (29). Ciaran Traynor with 32pts recorded the competition’s best gross score. Friday, 16 May and Saturday, 17 May – Singles Stableford – Overall: Andrew Nordon (32) 47pts, Sean McErlean (12) 40/21pts. Division 1: Kevin Redmond (10) 39pts, Ciaran Cooney (8) 38pts. Division 2: Robert Williams (16) 40/6pts, Christopher McGeady (18) 39pts. Division 3: Eamonn Arthur (23) 39pts, Kieran Lally (29) 38pts. Gross Recognition: Ciaran Traynor 32pts.  Defending champion Caolan Rafferty retained the One Finance Dundalk Scratch Cup thanks to a brilliant six-under par 66 in the second round of the 36 hole competition at a sun-drenched Dundalk Golf Club .
It gave him a four under par total of 140 and he finished four shots ahead of Co Louth’s Gerard Dunne with another Baltray player, Gavin Tiernan, a shot further back on one over. Tiernan had led by one shot after the first round when he was the only player to break par over Dundalk’s tough championship course. He had four birdies at the third, 10th, 12th and 17th but bogeyed the fifth, 13th and 18th for a 71. Dunne was a shot further behind on level par after an eagle three at the 12th and a birdie at the sixth and three bogeys at the third, eighth and 17th. The two Baltray players were followed by four Dundalk members as Aidan Lawless matched Dunne’s level par score with Neal MacKell on plus one while Ben Cahill and Rafferty were on plus two. Rafferty had two bogeys at the par five seventh and 12th and 16 pars in a birdie free round but he made up for the lack of birdies in second round as he went on a charge that eventually yielded victory. Down the front nine he had eight birdie opportunities and took three of them at second, sixth and seventh to go out in 33 and take a one shot lead into the back nine as Tiernan dropped three shots as a result of bogeys at the first, fifth, eighth and ninth and a birdie at the fourth. Lawless also fell away after four bogeys on the opening nine leaving Rafferty’s playing partner Dunne to become his nearest challenger. He remained on level par thanks to back to back birdies at the sixth and seventh which were cancelled out by bogeys at the fifth and eighth. Rafferty and Dunne both birdied the par five 10th and 12th to move to three under and two under respectively and they were level a hole later when Rafferty three putted from 90 feet for bogey. He regained the lead when he birdied the par four 15th and extended his lead to three shots at the 16th where he sank a 15ft putt for birdie while Dunne three putted from the back of the green for a bogey. Both Rafferty and Dunne found the trees off the tee on the last but the Dundalk man managed to save his par while Dunne bogeyed to finish on level par, four shots behind Rafferty. Tiernan took third on one over after a second round 74 while Dundalk youngster Ben Cahill and James O’Rourke from Naas finished on two over. The win gives Rafferty his sixth victory in the competition and a massive confidence boost ahead of the defence of his East of Ireland Championship in Baltray over the June Bank Holiday Weekend. Sunday, May 18 – Dundalk Scratch Cup sponsored by One Finance – 140 - Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk) 74, 66; 144 - Gerard Dunne (Co. Louth) 72, 72; 145 - Gavin Tiernan (Co. Louth) 71, 74; 146 - Ben Cahill (Dundalk) 74, 72; James O’Rourke (Naas) 74, 72; 149 - Jamie Kelly (Ardee) 76, 73. Round 1 Gross: Aidan Lawless (Dundalk) 72. Round 2 Gross: Eoin Murphy (Dundalk) 70. Overall Nett: 143 - Peter Durnin (Dundalk) 73, 70. The Senior Cup team had a good 3.5 to 1.5 win over Greenore in the first round while the Mixed Foursomes team beat Seapoint on the third play-off hole after the teams had drawn 2-2 after 18 holes.
This Saturday sees the Barton Shield team at home to Laytown & Bettystown (14:50) while the Pierce Purcell team meet Black Bush (15:10). On Sunday, the Mixed Fourball team meet Greenore (15:45). The draw for the Dundalk Senior Scratch Cup 2025, Sponsored by One Finance, has been made. The two rounds will commence with shotgun starts at 9am and 2pm. Check in is from 8am to 8.30am in the Pro Shop.
The draw is: Hole 1: Caolan Rafferty, Gerard Dunne, Evan Farrell Hole 1 A: Gavin Tiernan, David Foy, Eoin Murphy Hole 2: James O’Rourke, Ben Cahill, Shane Crilly Hole 3: Cameron Kilcoyne, Edmund Farr, Neal Mackell Hole 4: Darragh Coleman, Graham Callaghan, Garrett Duffy Hole 5: Liam Travers, Brian Sexton, Connor McCaughey Hole 6: Chris Cullen, Clem Walsh, Conor Curran Hole 7: Peter Durnin, Odhran MacShane, Eoin Purton Hole 8: Conor O’Hare, Daniel O’Brien, Callum Duane Hole 9: Ronan O’Callaghan, Benjamin Doggett, Andrew Doyle Hole 10: Sam Gammell, Ian Smith, Jamie Kelly Hole 11: Daniel McKenna, Jonathan Quinn, Conall Murdock Hole 12: Graeme McQueen, Rory McLarnon, Shane Hession Hole 13: Harley Phipps, Niall Henry, Gavin Crudden Hole 14: Mark Gorham, Austin McCann, Paul Murphy Hole 15: Ciaran Tracey, Charlie Connell, Tom Clancy Hole 16: David Bohill, David Muldowney, Niall Grant Hole 17: Aidan Quigley, Colin Roche, Peter Rogers Hole 18: Tola Gormley, David Marshall, Michael Green |
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