Limerick Leader weekly golf club notes

ADARE MANOR
Lady Captain's Prize: Mairead O'Donovan. h/c 27.65 net; Best Gross. Evette Walshe h/c12 84 gross; 2nd Rita Maher h/c 31 68 net; 3rd Mary Keane h/c 23 69 net; 4th Antoinette Meghen.h/c 24 70net CB; 5th Mary Rose Cremin h/c32 70 net; 6th Mgt Hennessy h/c33 70net; 7th Merlyn O'Connor h/c22 70net; 8th Mary Moran h/c 37 71net. CB; 9th Theresa Lillis h/ 26 71net; Front 9 Jean Ryan h/c 19 34net; Back9 Ann Marie Connolly h/c 26 31net; Nearest Pin Therese Dunne; Past Captains Noreen Kinevane 70net; Men's Prize 1st Martin Hayes 30Pts; 2nd James Ryan 28Pts; Senior Ladies: 1st Ann Duffy 26pts; 2nd Sheena Wise man 25pts C.B 25pts; 3rd. Nyala O'Boyle 25pts.

BALLYBUNION
Men’s Competitions: Sunday 2nd July, Eric Browne Singles Sponsored by Conor Liston, Cashen Course; 1st Joe Stack (19) 39pts; 2nd   Des O’Donnell (9) 37pts; 3rd Ciallian Beasley (8) 36pts; Gross  Stephen Galvin  31pts.
Ladies: Ladies Competitions: Tuesday 27th June; Ladies Competition- Cashen Course; 18 Holes Singles Stableford; 1st Mary O’Donoghue (13) 40pts; 2nd Catriona Corrigan (14) 37pts; 3rd Rose FitzGerald (19) 36pts; 4th Deirdre Keating (21) 35pts; 9 Hole Competition: 1st Norma Mullane (14) 17pts.
Senior Men: Senior Men Competitions: Thursday 29th June: Senior Mens Competition, Cashen Course; 1st Jerard Leahy (27) 15+20 35pts; 2nd Jerry Sexton (28) 34pts. B5-12; 3rd Anton Casey (14)  26+8  34pts. B5-8; Gross. Frank Dore 23pts;

BALLYNEETY
Men's Results: The Four Elms Cup; 1st Frank Sarsfield 43 points; 2nd Roman Scuglik 42 points; 3rd Johnny Fitzgerald 42 points; Gross Dave Collopy; 4th Gearoid Clancy 41 points; Cat 1 John Bartley 39 points; Cat 2 Kevin Hayes 40 points; Cat 3 Patrick Walsh 40 points.
Ladies: Eileen Murphy Foursomes; 1st Leonie Cambell & Aloma O'Halloran 44 points; 2nd Rosemarie Casserly & Aine Feeney 43 points.
Seniors: June medal; 1st Tom Ryan 44 points; 2nd Robby Bogan 44 points; 3rd Pat Prior 43 points; 4th Paudie Hehir 42 points; 5th Tom O'Callaghan 42 points
Captain's Prize: The refixed Captains Prize will take place July 28 & 29. Time sheet is now open.
Club Teams: Our J B Carr 2nd leg went down narrowly to Templemore in Munster quarter final 3/2. It was 6/4 overall, well done to Manager Michael John Cosgrave & Connie Ryan
The team: Gerry Whelan & Joe Grimes; Denis Healy & Walter Shanahan; Gerry Kavnagh & Tom Ryan; Alan Enright & Tom Buckley; Micheal Butler & Jackie Nelligan. Reserves: John O'Regan Tony Carroll John Malone.
Well done to our Challenge Cup ladies who had great win over East Clare have now qualified for Munster west final.

DROMOLAND
Results: Mens 9 hole week of 26th June; 1st Michael Lewis 21; 2nd Diarmuid McMahon 21; 3rd Stephen Bergin 21.
18-Hole Stroke: Mens 18 Hole Stroke competition; 1st Matthew Cooney 65; 2nd Conor Barry 66; 3rd Patrick Marnane 67; Gross Brian Shally 72; 4th Colm Sheils 69.
Ladies: Ladies 18 Hole Stableford GOY Results; 1st Leslie O'Flynn 37pts; 2nd Sheila Kent 36 pts; Gross Joan Ryan 20 pts; 3rd Julie Fitz 35 pts; 4th Patricia Piccalo 35 pts.

GALBALLY GOLF SOCIETY
Mitchelstown Outing: Our fourth outing of the year, the Brian Chaplin Memorial Cup took place in Mitchelstown GC on Saturday last. Brian was one of the founding members of our golf society in 2004 and acted as the society treasurer right up to his untimely death in September 2020. This was the third running of Brian’s Cup and we had a great turnout with 31 players taking to the fairways in Mitchelstown GC which was in great shape. Results were as follows- 6 *2s - Joe Franklin, Adrian Byron, Kevin Collins, Decky Wallace, Timothy Ryan & Josie Dunne. N the pins- Adrian Byron, Joe Franklin and Siobhain Fitzpatrick. Longest drive- Marcus Browne, Best lady Siobhain Fitz. Best +21 Hcap- Timothy Ryan. 3rd Josie Dunne (24) 37 Pts; 2nd James Hayes (15) 38 Pts; 1st Martin O’Connor (21) 40 Pts.
Next outing is Clonmel on Sunday, July 16 followed by Thurles on Saturday, August 26 for the Mike Sheehan Memorial Cup. New members most welcome. Please contact Denis Ryan at 0872259744 to be added to WhatsApp Group.

LIMERICK
Ladies: Limerick Golf Club Ladies' Club PGA Tankard 24th and 27th June; 1st Siobhan Finucane, P/H 29, 39 points; 2nd Judi Lyons, P/H 18, 37 points (b9); Best Gross Emily Walsh, P/H 5, 29 gross; 3rd Caroline O'Donnell, P/H 29, 37 points; 4th Laura Comber, P/H 16, 36 points; 9 hole competition: 1st Caroline Harrington, P/H 26, 19 points.

NEWCASTLE WEST
Pro-Am: The STL Logistics sponsored 2023 Pro-Am was officially launched on Thursday last at Newcastle West Golf Club. Members of the O’Riordan family, club members and officers, sports stars and political representatives converged on the club for the launch of this prestigious event. Mayor, Francis Foley – who was performing one of the final functions of his illustrious term of office – spoke in glowing terms about the club and the event. Club Captain, Denis Woods welcomed everyone and expressed his sincere gratitude to STL Logistics and the O’Riordan family for their unstinting support. The O’Riordan family have a long and distinguished association with the club. Mike, who is an honorary life member, has also held down the positions of Captain, President, and Director. He has represented the club with distinction in the National Cups and Shields competitions. The sizable gathering included: Adam Teskey, Cathaoirleach of the Municipal District of Adare-Rathkeale; rugby stars, the Wycherley brothers; Limerick hurling star, Gearoid Hegarty and Tipperary hurling star, Alan Tynan – to name but a few. Seamus Hennessy, speaking on behalf of the sponsor said that STL Logistics were delighted to be involved in this impressive event and wished the club and all involved the very best of luck. The Pro-Am – one of the biggest one-day tournaments in the country – will take place on Saturday, August 19th and PGA Tournament Director, Yvonne Cassidy, is confident that the one-day tournament will attract the top professionals from the 2022 order of merit. Amateurs from far and wide will be chomping at the bit to test their skills against those of some of the best professionals in the country. The format will place three amateurs in a team of four that will include a top professional. Two scores will be counted at each hole and the entry fee per team is €450. Prizes for the winning professional and the top three amateur teams will be presented on the night. A limited number of entries are still available and qualifying competitions will continue over the coming months – details at www.newcastlewestgolfclub.com. For further information: contact the office at 069/76500.
SENIORS: Fixtures: Wednesday, July 12th – Captain’s prize to the seniors; 9-hole singles (tee time 3pm – 5pm, book online or through the pro shop). Friday, July 14th; Outing to Charleville Golf Club – draw in Charleville at 8.45am (names and fees will be taken on Monday next July 10th.

TIPPERARY
Ladies: Results Sunday, July 2nd Club Day 18 hold S/Ford; Winner: Karen Bibby (47) 38 pts; Runner Up: Keira O'Mahony (16) 38 pts; 3rd: Mary Whelan (15) 37 pts. No competition last Wednesday, June 28th as we held the Golf Ireland Munster Boys U18 competition which was won by Douglas' Jack Murphy and our own Donnacha Cleary was runner up, just 1 shot behind.