Limerick Golf Notes - weekly round-up from clubs across the Mid-West region

ADARE MANOR
LADIES: Ladies Open 2 Ball Better Ball competition August 7 - 1st Margaret Shovlin and Catriona Kenny (50pts); 2nd Margie Wallis and Gena Nicholas (44pts CB); 3rd Bernie O’Dea and Emer Rouine (44pts).

BALLYNEETY
RESULTS: Results of the 18 hole S/F sponsor Uro Dry Cleaners. We had 20 members who played in the competition.
The results are as followed: 1st Paula Carroll (14) 36 points, 2nd Dolores Curtain (21) 35 points (count back), 3rd place Samantha Larkin (43) 35 Points.
Congratulations to all.

BALLYKISTEEN
LADIES: 18 hole s/f Sunday, August 3 - Denise Carroll 35pts, Audrey McGrath 30 pts, Jane O'Dwyer 28pts
Tuesday, August 5 - 9 hole s/f; Mary C Kinane 19 pts, Jane O'Dwyer 18pts, Siobhan Condon 16pts
Saturday August 2 and Tuesday August 5 18 hole s/f - Jackie Kennedy 40, Margo O'Doherty 37, Aileen Beary 37
SENIOR LADIES: August 7 - 9 hole s/f; Sheila Hammersley 14 pts, Kitty Sheehan 12pts, Helena Nugent 9pts
President Gerry Doherty Prize to Ladies 18 hole s/f August 10 - Jackie Kennedy 36pts, Colette Fitzgerald 35pts, Aileen Beary 35pts
President Gerry Doherty Prize ladies 9 hole - Jane O'Dwyer 17pts, Mary Keane16 pts, Siobhan Condon 13pts.

BALLYBUNION
MENS: Members Week Waltz 18 Holes – Wednesday, August 6 Old Course; 1st Kevin W Barry (11), Sean J Healy (22), Sean C. Kennelly (11) and Kim Juliet Healy (36) 83pts (B9:41); 2nd Mary Hickey Keane (27), Richard O'Reilly (19), Stephanie O'Reilly (34) and Martha Woulfe (34) 83pts; 3rd Billy Farrell (23), Anne Marie Healy (18), Ann O'Flynn (17) and Con A O'Flynn (22) 82pts
Men’s Single Sponsored by Fusion Logistics – Sunday, August 10 Cashen Course- 1st Dale O'Sullivan(6) 41pts (B9 18), 2nd Scott Fitzgerald(15) 41pts (B9 17), 3rd PJ Barry(11) 37 Pts (B9 22). Best Gross: Brendan Gildea(2) 33; 4th Jack C Buckley(8) 37pts (B9 17) Category 1 - 1st Aaron Buckley(5) 37pts; Category 2 - 1st Chris O'Donoghue(6) 36pts (B9 20); 2nd Darragh Goggin(8) 36pts (B9 13). Best Gross: David Carr(8) 27 Pts, Category 3 - 1st Dan Sheehan(15) 37pts (B9 19); 2nd John Kennelly(13) 37pts (B9 18); Best Gross: Thomas Stack (14) 24; Category 4 - 1st Ml. Purtill(19) 36pts; 2nd Senan Gilbert(22) 35pts
LADIES: Members Week Tuesday 18 Holes Singles 5th August 2025 Old Course - 1st Eileen Kenny – Ryan (14) 38pts; 2ndAnn Kennelly (17) 38pts, 3rd Mary O'Grady (25) 36pts, 4th Mags O'Sullivan (17) 35pts
Members Week Waltz 18 Holes – Wednesday 6th August 2025 Old Course - 1st Kevin W Barry (11), Sean J Healy (22), Sean C. Kennelly (11) & Kim Juliet Healy (36) 83pts (B9:41), 2nd Mary Hickey Keane (27), Richard O'Reilly (19), Stephanie O'Reilly (34) and Martha Woulfe (34) 83pts, 3rd Billy Farrell (23), Anne Marie Healy (18), Ann O'Flynn (17) and Con A O'Flynn (22) 82pts
Ladies Members Week 4 Ball Better Ball – Friday 7th August 2025 Old Course - 1st Margaret M McAuliffe (23) and Margaret McAuliffe (7) 41pts, 2nd Teresa Cronin (19) and Sarah Quilter (18) 40pts, 3rd Caroline Horgan (36) and Fiona Hennessy (23) 38pts
Ladies Competition Sponsored by Tae Lane Boutique Listowel – Sunday 10th August 2025 Old Course - 1st Lorraine Canty(15) 37pts, 2nd Anne Marie Carroll(17) 36pts, Category 1: 1st Joan Scanlan(9) 36pts BG 27, 2nd Maeve Barrett(15) 32pts. Category 2: 1st Mags O'Sullivan(17) 35pts (B9:17), 2nd Maria Lyons(21) 35pts. Category 3: 1st Eileen Daly(31) 34pts, 2nd Marie Kennelly(31) 33pts (B6:12). Category 4: 1st Tess Noonan(36) 33pts, 2nd Eileen Barrett(34) 32pts. Seniors: Bernie Daly(28) 33pts, Vintage: Mary Horgan(18) 32pts
Ladies 9 Holes Old Course - 1st Mary B Kelly(26) 19pts (B6 10), 2nd Susan Quilter(20) 19pts
SENIOR MENS: Senior Mens Competition – Thursday 7th August 2025 Cashen Course - 1st. Paudie Kindlan (31) 34-1 33pts; 2nd Rory Flannery (19) 32-1 31pts. B5-12; 3rd. Brendan Kennelly (12) 31pts. B5- 11. Gross. Michael Barrett 23pts. 4th. Jerry O’Connor (21) 29pts, 5th. Nelius O’Sullivan (21) 35-7 28pts. B5-15. 6th. Tim Sheehan (30) 34-6 28pts.B5-13. 7th. Tommy Gleeson (22)30-2 28pts. B5-12. 8th. Dan Sheehan (14) 28pts. B5-11. 9th. Noel Nash (23) 29-128pts. B5-8. B1-1. 10th. Joe J. O’Connor (24) 30-2 28pts. B5-8. B1-0. V. Pat Shanahan (18) 27pts. B5-7. S.V. Timothy Houlihan (16) 29-5 24pts. B5-9. S.S.V. Noel Morkan (23) 30-4 26pts. B5-6.

DROMOLAND
LADIES: AIB Sponsored 18 Holes - 1st Mary Arthur 38pts, 2nd Maria Colfer 37pts, 3rd Mairéad Bergin 36pts, 4th Mairéad Toomey 36pts.
9 Hole weekly - 1st Mary Rogers 18pts, 2nd Michelle McCarthy 17pts
18 Hole Singles 3rd August - 1st Deirdre Cooney 38pts, 2nd Siobhan Dyar 38pts, 3rd Joan Ryan 37pts
9 Hole 3rd August - 1st Annette Shanahan 22pts, 2nd Frances Bergin 20pts
MENS: Nine hole - 1st Shane Mowat, 2nd Niall Geraghty, 3rd Jason Mulderrig
VPar - 1st Brian Shally 3up, 2nd Adam Merriman 2up, 3rd Daniel Lennon 2up, Gross Seamus Cusack 2up, 4th Brian Maloney 2up
MENS SENIORS: Group A - 1st Shay O’Callaghan, 2nd Willie Fitzgerald, 3rd Con Ryan
Group B - 1st Don Barrett, 2nd George O’Carroll, 3rd Pat Bergin.

NEWCASTLE WEST
SENIORS: Wednesday, August 6 - 1st Mossy O’Connor and John Geogeghan. 2nd Ger Synott, Pat O’Brien and Dan Danaher.
Monday, August 11 – Seniors Pro-Am qualifier; Dan Cannon, Donie O’Grady and Pat O’Brien – reserve, Tommy O’Connor.
Fixtures – Monday, August 18 (Open Week) – Team of four (Straight Scramble) Pick your own team and book online through the Pro Shop
Monday, August 25 – 2 ball scramble, 1st draw at 9.30, second draw at 10.15. Please note: names will be taken on August 25 for outing to Roscrea Golf Club.
KILRUSH
MENS: August 2-3 SuperValu Singles - 1st Patrick O'Dea (Lahinch) (21) 41 pts, 2nd Michael Moloney (19) 38 pts, Gross Jim Young Jnr 31 pts, 3rd Seamus O'Doherty (18) 37 pts
August 5 Galleon Bar Singles - 1st Jim young Snr (9) 39 pts, 2nd Sean Lyons (16) 38 pts, Gross Tom Clancy 36 pts, 3rd Liam Griffin (Luttrellstown GC) (19) 38 pts
August 6 Ennis Electrical Singles - 1st Paul Keane (36) 37 pts, 2nd Bill O'Reilly (14) 37 pts, Gross Declan O'Donovan, 3rd Brian Scanlan (11) 36 pts
August 7 AON Physiotherapy - 1st Tom Clancy (+1) 38 pts, 2nd Pat Brennan (11) 38 pts, Gross Malcolm McCarthy, 3rd Noel Thornton (20) 36 pts
August 8 KG&SC V Par - 1st Seamus O'Doherty (17) 3 up, 2nd Billy Clarke (17) 1 up, 3rd Martin P Brennan (20) Tied
August 9 KG&SC Stableford - 1st John Donnelly (15) 35 pts, 2nd Derek Garvey (9) 35 pts, 3rd Michael JM Kelly (19) 35 pts
August 10 Versiv Open Stroke - 1st Tom Fox (13) 62, 2nd Michael Miniter (13) 67, Gross Shane Lillis (+3) 70, 3rd Robert McKernan (24) 67.
LADIES: Ladies: August 5 -10 P+M Golf Ladies Singles - 1st Clodagh Brilly Kileen GC (39) 37pts, 2nd Mary Downes (30) 37 pts, Best Gross: Fiona Kinsella 21 pts, 3rd Michele Quinn Boyle GC (23) 36 pts, 4th Anne Brennan (16) 33 pts
August 7 AON Physiotherapy Ladies Singles - 1st Marion Brennan (23) 39 pts, 2nd Carmel O'Flaherty (47) 36 pts, Best Gross: Fiona Kinsella, 3rd Ailish Lorigan (21) 35 pts.

TIPPERARY
Results: Sunday, August 3 – Club Day - Winner: Joanne Horgan (13) 35pts
Wednesday, August 6 – 18 Hole Stableford – Sponsored by Fitzpatrick Casino - Winner: Ann English (20) 40pts, Runner Up: Mary Walsh (27) 39pts, Third: Kate Nicholson (30) 38pts, 9 Hole: Mary Martin (15) 20pts
FIXTURES: Wednesday, August 13 - 18 Hole Stableford – Club Day and Sunday, August 17 - Club Day – 18 Hole Stableford
SENIORS: Seniors results from Thursday August 7 - 1st Ml Fuller, Eddie Stapleton, Noel Ryan, John Joe O'Donoghue 101; 2nd - Liam Armshaw, Paddy O'Halloran, Vincent Gilligan, Willie Ryan c 99; 3rd - Nicholas Cooke, Connie Hayes, Seamus Ryan, Jerry Long 97, 4th - Pat Walsh, Alex Ryan, John Ryan b, John Walsh 96

COUNTY TIPPERARY
Men’s Golf: Last weekend we had the Maher Cup kindly sponsored by P J Maher. An excellent turn out played in ideal weather conditions.
The winner was Oliver Carr playing off 9 with an excellent score of 43 points. In 2nd place Andrew Fryday (16) with 41 points. Best Gross Andrew Burke (3) with 33 points gross. In 3rd place John Kirby (32) 40 points (B9), 4th Oisin Slattery (13) with 40 points (B9)
Category Prizes: Cat 1: (PH 0-9), 1st place Aidan Murphy (8) 38 pts 2nd Timothy Ryan (8) 34 pts. Cat 2: (PH 10-13). 1st Niall McNicholas (10) 39 pts. 2nd Joe Burke (12) 38 pts Cat 3: (PH 14-17) 1st Seamus Reade (14) 38 pts. 2nd Noel Murphy (13) 37 pts Cat 4: (18 +) 1st Vincent Carr (18) 40 pts. 2nd Damian O’Dwyer (24) 40 pts. Senior Winner: Tommy Moloney (20) 37 pts (B6)
Ladies Golf: Our Tuesday morning golf was won by Maura Maher and Pauline Tracey and the lucky dip was won Rosemary Shannahan. The Ladies are off to Tipperary Town Golf Club this Tuesday for their Tuesday golf.
Our Medal competition which was kindly sponsored by Josie Alley was very well supported as always there were some great scores recorded. The winner was Amy O‘Sullivan (30.6) 43 pts. 2nd Mary O’Donnell (31.2) 37pts. Best Gross Sheena Ryan (13.0) 24 gross pts and 3rd Pauline Fitzgearld (17.2) 36pts.
Congratulations to Pauline Fitzgearld and Collette O’Dwyer who represented the club in Bandon recently in the East Munster Australian Spoons. They came third and qualified for the National Finals in Co. Longford GC on Monday August 25.
Last Thursday golf was a waltz and there was some fine scoring and the wining team was Hanora Cahill-Connery, Anne Murphy & Marie Holohan on countback. In 2nd place Rosemary Maher, Geraline Ryan and Margaret O’Connell. Join us for two fantastic days of golf at Dundrum Wednesday, August 13 and Thursday 14 and help fundraise as we PLAY IN PINK to support breast cancer research. We have a 2 ball better ball and a 9-hole competition for the ladies and a 18-hole & 9-hole singles for the men and is open to members and visitors. We also have a coffee morning on Wednesday 13th between 10am & 1.30pm in the Clubhouse for all the non-golfers.. All the proceeds go towards vital breast cancer research.
Men’s Midweek Golf: In 1st place Gerard Flanagan (6) with 21 points. 2nd 2nd Michael Ryan R/G (10) 20 points. Best Gross Jack Ryan (Cluen) (1) 18 points;
Seniors: Result of the away outing to limerick Golf Course on 5th Aug. Singles Competition: In 1st place Liam Ryan (Con) 35pts, 2nd Charlie Gaffney 34pts, 3rd PJ Collins 33pts. Team Competition: In 1st place Gerry Maher, Tony Farrell, Charlie Gaffney with 93pts. 2nd Davy Fitzgerald, Eamon O' Dwyer, John Graves with 90pts. 3rd PJ Collins, Pat Leahy & Denis O'Donnell 87pts. Nearest the Pin: Pat Leahy on the 7th and Eamon O'Dwyer on the 14th.