Update 20th December

RESULTS - The clubs annual Christmas Bonanza was played on Sunday the 19th of December with good conditions both overhead and under foot. 1st Adam Daly 23 points, 2nd Jonathan Egan 21 points,  Gross Sean Heslin, 3rd Owen Garvin. Nearest the Pin -  Gerry O'Dowd, Longest Drive-  Adam Daly.

 

Sunday 12th December 9 hole Stableford  - 1st Mark Feehan, 2nd John McGuinn

 

FIXTURES - We hope to play the other fixture in the club’s Christmas schedule - the annual Christmas Scramble, which traditionally takes place on the 27th of December , names to be entered in the draw at 12, with a “shotgun start” at 12.30. This is of course subject to weather conditions and to whatever public health guidelines that are in force on that date. If you missed the presentation on Sunday the 19th and have a prize to collect, please come up after the Scramble to take away your prize.

WINTER LEAGUE - Well done to Terry Canning who topped this year's Winter League. Terry had a great campaign and was the outright winner on 3 of the 6 weekends. Owen Garvin also brought in several great scores over the few weeks and took 2nd place.

 

BONANZA - This year's Christmas Bonanza had to be postponed to next weekend due to the high winds forecast for Sunday the 12th. A 9 hole "Turkey" competition was played instead. It is hoped to play the Bonanza next weekend, the 18th and 19th December, weather and ground conditions permitting.

 

MANAGEMENT AGM - The overall club AGM or "Management Committee AGM" took place on Sunday the 28th of November in the clubhouse. A new Management Committee was elected, but some important positions currently remain unfilled. Please contact any committee member if you have an interest in joining the committee.

Update 22 November 2021

WINTER LEAGUE - Weekend of November 14th/15th - 1st Terry Canning 40 points, 2nd Gerry Carty 38, 3rd Jimmy Dwyer 37.

MANAGEMENT AGM - The overall club AGM or "Management Committee AGM" takes place next Sunday the 28th of November at 5pm in the clubhouse. All members are welcome to attend.

RESULTS - Sunday 8th November : 1st - Charlie O'Donnell 40 points, 2nd - Michael Reid 40, 3rd - Padraic O'Connell 40.

KING HARMON CUP - Best of luck to Lochlainn Conboy and Jason Beirne who are the 2 last men standing in the 2021 King Harmon Cup ( or the Sir Cecil Stafford King- Harmon Trophy to give it its rarely used full title). The cup has been competed for within the club for almost 100 years. Best of luck to Jason and Lochlainn in the final.

MENS' CLUB AGM - The AGM of the Mens' Club was held on Sunday 14/11/21. The following members were elected to the Mens' Committee for 2022 : Jonathan Egan, Brendan Gaffney, Lorcan Egan, Vincent Egan, Liam Mullaney, Terry Bright, Seamus Gallagher, Jim Mooney, Gerry Carty, Lochlainn Conboy.

TED HESTER COMPETITION - The competition and social event for Ted's 90th birthday that was due to be played next Saturday the 20th has been postponed til after Christmas.

MANAGEMENT AGM - The overall club AGM or " Management Committee AGM" is scheduled for 28/11/21 at 5 pm in the clubhouse. Motions to be discussed at an AGM must be with the respective Secretary 7 days prior to the meeting, as must nominations to the committees. Nominations must have a proposer and seconder and the person being nominated has to have consented.

Update 8th November

COMPETITIONS - The competition for the weekends of 30th October to 5th December is the Winter League. Best 2 aggregate scores to count, count back is based on next best 3rd and subsequent cards.

 RESULTS - Winter League Sunday 31/10/21 1st Pat Brogan 40 points, 2nd Owen Garvin 39, 3rd Lorcan Egan 38.

 AGMs -  The Mens' Club AGM takes place next Sunday November the 14th and the overall Club AGM (Management AGM) on Sunday the 28th, both meetings start at 5pm in the clubhouse. All male members are encouraged to attend the Mens' AGMs and all members the overall club AGM. Motions to be discussed at an AGM must be with the respective Secretary 7 days prior to the meeting, as must nominations to the committees. Nominations must have a proposer and seconder and the person being nominated has to have consented

Update 31st October

 COMPETITIONS - The competition for the weekends of 30th October to 5th December inclusive is the Winter League. Best 2 aggregate scores to count, count back is based on next best 3rd and subsequent cards.

 

RESULTS - October Bank Holiday Shambles - 1st Lochlann Conboy, Michael McHale, Seán Purcell, Paddy McLoughlin.

2nd - David Wynne, Owen Garvin, Tony Garvin, Cillian Doyle.

3rd - Seán Heslin, John McGuinn, Lee McKillen, Jason Beirne.

 

CLUB DRAW - Recent winners in the clubs monthly fund-raising draw were - 1st Therese O’Daly, 2nd Liam Whyte, 3rd Paddy Nangle.

1st place gets 120 euro, 2nd and 3rd 60 apiece. Entry envelopes are available at the clubhouse noticeboard or you can set up a direct debit for 10 euro per month to the clubs bank account at the following IBAN : IE59  BOFI 905328 22439700.

 

AGMs - The Ladies’ Club AGM takes place on Sunday the 7th of November, the Mens Club AGM on the 14th and the overall Club AGM (Management AGM) on Sunday the 28th, all meetings start at 5pm in the clubhouse. Every member is encouraged to attend both their respective Mens’/Ladies’ AGMs and the overall club AGM. Motions to be discussed at an AGM must be with the respective Secretary 7 days prior to the meeting, as must nominations to the committees. Nominations must have a proposer and seconder and the person being nominated has to have consented. New nominations are welcome to any of the 3 committees.

Update 17th October

 KING HARMON QUALIFIERS - Well done to Brendan Gaffney won week 3 of the King Harmon qualifying rounds with 44 points, which was achieved with a 2 over par gross. Conor Hamill came 2nd with 42 points. Each player’s best 2 cards from the 3 weekends were used for qualifying purposes which resulted in a requirement of 74 points to qualify for the match play rounds ( as compared to 70 points in 2019 and 72 points last year). The match-ups for the quarter-finals are :

John McGuinn vs Jason Beirne

Conor Hamill vs Frank Flanagan

Brendan Gaffney vs Lochlann Conboy

Owen Garvin vs Seán Purcell.

AGMs - The Ladies’ Club AGM will take place on Sunday the 7th of November, the Mens Club AGM on the 14th and the overall Club AGM (Management AGM) on Sunday the 28th, all meetings start at 5pm in the clubhouse. Every member is encouraged to attend both their respective Mens’/Ladies’ AGMs and the overall club AGM. Motions to be discussed at an AGM must be with the respective Secretary 7 days prior to the meeting, as must nominations to the committees. Nominations must have a proposer and seconder and the person being nominated has to have consented. New nominations are welcome to any of the 3 committees.

Update 10th October

Golfer of the Year for 2021, Jason Beirne, receiving his trophy from Mens’ Captain Jonathan Egan

KING HARMON QUALIFIERS - Gabriel Lavin and Frank Flanagan put themselves in with a strong chance of qualification for the match play part of the King Harmon Cup in the first round. Both men had 42 points with Gabriel just edging it on countback. Lochlann Conboy came 3rd with 40 points. It was great to see some members from the Ladies’ club participate in the competition for the first time. The 2nd round was played on Sunday the 10th and the final qualifying round will be on the 17th, with the top 8 qualifying for the match play rounds ( not top 16 as stated elsewhere). A player’s best 2 cards from the 3 weekends are used for qualifying purposes.

 

AGMs - The Ladies’ Club AGM takes place on Sunday the 7th of November, the Mens Club AGM on the 14th and the overall Club AGM (Management AGM) on Sunday the 28th, all meetings start at 5pm in the clubhouse. Every member is encouraged to attend both their respective Mens’/Ladies’ AGMs and the overall club AGM. Motions to be discussed at an AGM must be with the respective Secretary 7 days prior to the meeting, as must nominations to the committees. Nominations must have a proposer and seconder and the person being nominated has to have consented. New nominations are welcome to any of the 3 committees.

 

SOCIAL - Given the curtailed social life within the club in the past 2 years, some members have expressed an interest in a social evening for members in the clubhouse in the weeks leading up to Christmas. We will be canvassing interest soon to get an idea of numbers.

 

CONDOLENCES - At the recent committee meeting condolences were expressed to the family of the late Mai Regan. Mai and her late husband Tommy were both keen members of the club for several decades. Condolences were also expressed to members Patti Dowd and Michael Simon on recent bereavements.

Update 26th September

 

GOLFER OF THE YEAR - Congratulations to Jason Beirne who capped a recent run of form by claiming the Golfer of the Year title. It had been between Jason, Brendan Gaffney and Conor Hamill, but Jason was the winner of the final competition of the series, the 18 hole V Par played on Sunday the 26th of September. He had a fine score of +7, just beating Martin Daly’s +6. Pat Brogan was in third place with 2 up.

FIXTURES - Next Sunday’s Mens’ competition is the first of the 18 hole Stableford qualifiers to reach the matchplay  stage of the King Harmon Cup competition.

The Mens’ Thursday competitions have now concluded until next April.

Update 19th September

FIXTURES - Next Sunday's Mens competition is the final one in the Golfer of the Year series. Jason Beirne and Brendan Gaffney are the clear leaders, but Conor Hamill is also still in with a chance if he places well next week and his 2 rivals fail to do so. This competition will be an 18 hole V-par, the first played in this scoring format in the club for a long time.

The Mens Thursday competitions come to an end for 2021 with this coming Thursday’s competition. It is still available to sponsor if any member would care to do so.

 RESULTS - It was great to see Michael O’Dowd back in the winners enclosure after a lengthy sabbatical from the game of golf. Michael won the Thursday competition on 9/9/21 with 22 points. Gerry Nerney took the runners-up spot with 21, Jason Beirne was third with 19 points.

Tommy King won the 18 Hole Stableford on Sunday the 13th with 43 points.2nd David Gallagher 42, Gross Brendan Gaffney, 3rd Jason Beirne.

The winner of the Mens Thursday competition on 18/9 was Lochlainn Conboy, with Charlie O’Donnell taking 2nd and Michael Connolly coming third.

INTERCLUBS - Well done to Lewis Shaws Connacht Shield team who had a great win against Co.Sligo Golf Club (Rosses Point) on Monday 6th September. Lochlainn Conboy and Mark O’Donohoe had another fine win on the 15th hole in Boyle but the overall win was sealed when we heard that of the 3 games away in Rosses Point, Boyle had won 2, very much against the odds. The 2 away wins were achieved by the pairings of Paul Connolly with Gerry Carty, and Conor Hamill with Brian Furey. Best of luck to Lewis and all the team in the next round.

As well as the ongoing Connacht Shield campaign, Brendan Gaffney is currently assembling a team to play in the  Connacht 9 Hole Interclub Tournament. Boyle will be playing the winners of Strokestown vs Ballinamore in the next 2 weeks, with date and venue yet to be confirmed.

The Boyle ladies will compete in this year’s Roscommon Cup on Saturday the 2nd of October in Athlone Golf Club.

RESULTS - The winner of the Men’s Sunday Competition played on 5/9/21 was John McGuinn with 42 points. In second was Padraic O’Connell with 42 and Shane O’Dowd took 3rd place 40. Terry Canning’s prize for best gross score would suggest that his recovery is going well.

INTERCLUBS - Hard luck to Sean Heslin’s Jack O’Sullivan Cup team who lost the zone final to a strong Tubbercurry team during the week. Good luck to Tubbercurry Golf Club in the rest of the competition.

Attention turns now to Lewis Shaws Connacht Shield team who play against Co.Sligo Golf Club (Rosses Point) on Monday 6th September teeing off at 3.30 pm. Best of luck to Lewis and the team.

We are involved in one more interclub tournament after this, the Connacht 9 Hole Interclub. This team is captained by Brendan Gaffney and will be playing the winners of Strokestown vs Ballinamore in the next 2 weeks, date yet to be confirmed.

 

RESULTS - 12 HOLE STABLEFORD THURSDAY 28/8 The winner of our last 12 hole competition of the year was Frank Casserly with 28 points, 2nd Kevin O’Connor 28 points, 3rd Adam Daly 28 points. Lee McKillen won the 2s club.

Lochlainn Conboy was the winner of the 9 hole Stableford played on Thursday the 2nd of September with 22 points.

Update 30th August

CRUMLIN CLASSIC - The annual fundraiser for Crumlin Hospital was played on the 28th and 29th of August. 

1st Lochlann Conboy, Michael McHale, Conor Hamill 86 points

2nd Adrian King, Sean Heslin, John McGuinn 84 points

3rd Colin O’Sullivan, Tadhg Lowe, Shane O’Dowd 83 points

Lady President Mandy Toolan presenting the Lady Presidents Prize to Marie Hanmore-Cawley

 

LADY PRESIDENTS - Mandy Toolan’s Lady Presidents Day took place on Sunday the 22nd. This years winner was Marie Hanmore-Cawley, 2nd Tish Perry, Gross: Liz Dwyer, 3rd Aisling Gaughran, 4th Mary O'Hara, 1st Nine Therese O'Daly, 2nd Nine Regina McLoughlin. A 9 hole competition was also played on the day - 1st Catherine Roddy, 2nd Joey Mullaney. The Men's prize winners: 1st Niall Kearney, 2nd Lee McKillen, Gross Lochlainn Conboy, 3rd Gerry Nerney.

 

INTERCLUBS - Well done to Lewis Shaw’s Connacht Shield team who had a good win over Castle Dargan on Monday 23rd. Lochlann Conboy continued his great form with his 5th win away from home this year, partnered this time by Interclub newcomer Mark O’Donohoe. Jim Suffin and Brian Furey had an early win on the 14th in  Boyle, Gary Carty and Michael Simon had to go a bit further to hole 16 but always looked in control. 

The matches were called in at this point but Karl Keenan and Paul Connolly had looked like they would provide a 4th win, having come from 3 holes down on the front 9 in Castle Dargan to being in front when they were called in on the 16th. The team are set to play Rosses  Point in the next round on Monday the 6th of September.

This week Sean Heslin’s Jack O’Sullivan Cup team play in the zone final against Tubbercurry, teeing off on Monday the 30th at 3.30. 

 

CLUB DRAW - AUGUST - 1st Jim Mooney, 2nd Pat Conroy, 3rd Regina McLoughlin.

1st place gets 120 euro, 2nd and 3rd 60 apiece. Entry envelopes are available at the clubhouse noticeboard or you can set up a direct debit for 10 euro per month

to the club's bank account at the following IBAN : IE59  BOFI 905328 22439700.

Update 22nd August 2021

CAPTAIN'S PRIZE - Jonathan Egan’s Captain’s Prize to the men was held on Sunday the 15th of August with a very strong field taking part despite clashing with the Roscommon under 20s game in Dublin. The events of the weekend commenced with a very successful and social Captain’s Scramble on Friday evening with presentation afterwards. It was great to see a number of teenagers taking part in the competition. The Captain's Prize to the Ladies was competed for on Saturday.

The winner of the men’s Captain's Prize for 2021 was Jason Beirne who was the joint leader (with 5 others) with a nett 65 going into the 9 hole playoff. It was an extremely tight finish with Jason just edging Lorcan Egan into second place by half a shot. The presentation of prizes was held immediately after the playoff. Jonathan Egan congratulated all the winners and thanked several members who had contributed to the very successful year the club has been having on all fronts.

The club ran a small fundraiser connected with predicting the winner of the Captain’s Prize and have since donated the proceeds of 200 euro to the “Cycle for Sandra”, the Hospice fundraiser that commemorates our much missed former Lady Captain, the late Sandra McCrann.

 

RESULTS - CAPTAINS PRIZE - 1st Jason Beirne, 2nd Lorcan Egan, Gross Brendan Gaffney, 3rd Seán Purcell, 18 nett Conor Hamill, Past Captain Charlie O’Donnell, Seniors’ Prize Michael Bannon, Category 0-13 Michael Simon, 14-20 John McGuinn, 21+ Mark Feehan. 1st 9 Barry Greaney, 2nd 9 Ryan Daly, 3rd 9 Martin Daly, Student Prize Cillian Doyle, Visitors’ Prize Paddy Egan,

CAPTAINS’ PRIZE TO THE LADIES 1st Moira Egan, 2nd Marie Hanmore-Cawley, Gross Tish Perry, 3rd Mary O’Hara.

 

OTHER RESULTS - Mens 12 hole Thursday 12/8/21 1st Liam Whyte 30 points, 2nd Ryan Daly 29, 3rd Sean Heslin 27. All 3 players also split the 2s club between them.

18 Hole Stableford 9/8/21 -1st Niall Kearney 43 points, 2nd Lee McKillen 40, Gross Lochlainn Conboy, 3rd Gerry Nerney 39 points.

 

INTERCLUBS - Best of luck to Lewis Shaw’s Connacht Shield team who take on Castle Dargan next Monday 23rd, teeing off at 4pm.

Sean Heslin’s Jack O’Sullivan Cup team are now in the zone final against Tubbercurry having beaten Rosses Point and Carrick On Shannon Golf Clubs in the previous rounds. That match takes place the following Monday the 30th at 3.30pm. Here’s hoping they can continue their fine run.

Update August 8th

RESULTS - The August Bank Holiday Shambles competition was won by the team of Mandy Toolan, Fiona Keenan, Cillian Doyle and Karl Keenan with a score of 124 points.

2nd - Liam Mullaney, Pat Conroy, Paddy McLoughlin, Michael McHale 123 points 3rd (on countback) - Conor Hamill, Lochlainn Conboy, Sean Purcell, Michael McHale -123 points.

CAPTAINS PRIZE - Jonathan Egan’s Captains Day takes place on August 15th this year. To be eligible to win first place in the Mens’ Captains Prize competition you must have played in one 18 hole qualifying competition in the club this year, have a valid WHS handicap, and be in “good standing” as regards membership. There will be a Scramble on the Friday evening beforehand open to all club members, men and women, please have names in for 6, with shotgun start 6.30. Food on Captains Day itself will be a barbecue, with the meat being very kindly sponsored once again by Club Member Tom Kearney’s business, Quality Meats, Wine St Car Park, Sligo. The competition will be the usual 18 hole Stroke with a 9 hole playoff, with presentation immediately afterwards. There will be 1 or 2 tough pins on the day! It would be great to see a good turnout, the best of luck to everyone who takes part.

CAPTAINS PRIZE TO THE LADIES - This competition had been due to be played on Sunday the 8th but will be rescheduled. The Lady Presidents Prize to the Men was competed for on the 8th, but was still ongoing at the time of going to press, results to follow during the week.

INTERCLUB - Well done to Sean Heslin’s Jack O’Sullivan Cup team who had a great away victory over Carrick On Shannon Golf Club during the week. Martin Wynne and Conor Hamill won very early in Boyle on the 15th. Lee McKillen and Lochlainn Conboy continued their unbeaten run in their first interclub season winning on the 15th away in Carrick On Shannon. Lorcan Egan and Padraig O’Connell were 3 down after 9 holes in Boyle but clawed their way back hole by hole and won their match with Padraig’s last putt on the 18th, thereby clinching the overall win for Boyle. The 2 remaining matches in Carrick, which were the pairings of Brendan Gaffney and David Gallagher and Jim Suffin and team captain Sean Heslin were called in at this point, but could well have provided another win or 2. This team are proving themselves to be a force to be reckoned with consecutive victories over Rosses Point and Carrick On Shannon. Best of luck in Round 3 to all. 

Update 2nd August

 RESULTS - In the Mens’ Thursday 12 hole competition, an in-form Lochlainn Conboy was the winner with 32 points, just pipping Frank Casserly’s 31, with Niall Kearney taking 3rd place with 30 points. The 2s club was shared between Seamus Gallagher, Brendan Gaffney and Lochlainn Conboy.

The August Bank Holiday competition was a 4 person Shambles, ongoing at the time of going to press, results to follow next week.

FIXTURES - Next Sunday the 8th of August plays host to the Mens’ Captains Prize to the Ladies and the Lady President’s Prize to the Men. The men’s 12 hole weekly continues this Thursday.

CAPTAINS PRIZE - Jonathan Egan’s Captains Day takes place on August 15th this year, with the Captain’s Prize to the Ladies taking place on the 8th. To be eligible to win first place in the Mens’ Captains Prize competition you must have played in one 18 hole qualifying competition in the club this year, have a valid WHS handicap, and be in “good standing” as regards membership. There will be a Scramble on the Friday evening beforehand open to all club members, men and women, please have names in for 6, with shotgun start 6.30. Food on Captains Day itself will be a barbecue, with the meat being very kindly sponsored once again by Club Member Tom Kearney’s business, Quality Meats, Wine St Car Park, Sligo. The competition will be the usual 18 hole Stroke with a 9 hole playoff, with presentation immediately afterwards. There will be 1 or 2 tough pins on the day! It would be great to see a good turnout, the best of luck to everyone who takes part.

Update 26th July

Committee Cup winner Lee McKillen receiving his prize from Men's Captain Jonathan Egan

COMMITTEE CUP - Congratulations to Lee McKillen who won this year's Committee Cup after a 9 hole play-off, in which he played in a superb 2 over par gross. 2nd Mark Whelan, 3rd Michael Bannon, 27 gross Brendan Gaffney, Category 0-15 Lorcan Egan, 15 - 25 Jason Beirne, 24 + Mark Feehan. Front 9 Gerry Nerney, Back 9 Seamus Gallagher, 3rd 9 Ryan Daly. Ladies 1st Michelle Quinn, 2nd Susan O’Mahoney, Ladies 27 Gross Tish Perry. 

RESULTS - Mark Feehan won

the Mens’ 12 hole held on Thursday the 22nd of July with 29 points, 2nd Brian Furey  28, 3rd Conor Hamill 27. The 2s club was unclaimed and rolls over to next week.

The Bart Moran Cup was won by Gabriel Lavin with a fantastic 48 points, Jim Suffin was 2nd with 47, 3rd was Mark Feehan with 44. Brendan Gaffney had the best gross score.

 

INTERCLUBS - Congratulations to Sean Heslin’s Jack O’Sullivan Cup team who had a resounding victory over Rosses Point this week, winning all 3 home matches in Boyle which clinched the win, while the 2 matches called in in Rosses Point were 1 up and level respectively. In the next round they take on the winners of Carrick On Shannon versus Strokestown.

 

CLUB DRAW - July 1st Jim Mooney, 2nd Seamus and Marie Gallagher, 3rd Conor Hamill. 1st Prize 100 euro, 2nd and 3rd 60 apiece.

 

Update 12th July

PRESIDENTS PRIZE

Cian Smith accepting 1st Prize in the Presidents Prize 2021 from Padraig O’Connell

Men's President Padraig O’Connell's prize was played on Sunday the 11th of July in very challenging conditions weather-wise, although the course remained in excellent shape throughout.

Cian Smith was a very popular winner of this year’s President's Prize and carried his great form of a 64 nett into the 9 hole playoff to emerge victorious. In second was last year’s Captain's Prize winner Martin Daly, with son Ryan taking 3rd place, and Lochlainn Conboy returning to form to take the prize for best Gross.

The presentation took place for the first time ever in the beautiful location of our putting green due to restrictions in place on the use of the clubhouse. 

Other prize winners - 18 nett - Conor Hamill, Past President - Owen Garvin, Senior - Pat Brogan, Category 0-13. - Lee McKillen, 14-20 - Tom Kearney, 21+ Sean Purcell, 1st 9 - Liam Mullaney, 2nd 9 - David Gallagher, 3rd 9 - Gerry Nerney.

President Prize to the Ladies

Aisling Gaughran accepting 1st Prize in the Presidents Prize to the Ladies from Mens’ President Padraig O’Connell

1st -Aisling Gaughran, 2nd Marie Hanmore-Cawley, Gross Tish Perry, 3rd Liz Dwyer.

FIXTURES

Sunday the 18th of July is the date for this year's Bart Moran Cup for the men and the Niamh Nangle Cup for the women.

RESULTS

Conor Hamill won the Men's 12 hole held on Thursday the 8th of July with 30 points, 2nd Frank Casserly, 3rd Gabriel Lavin 29. The winner of the 2s club was Brendan Gaffney.

INTERCLUBS

Commiserations to our  All Ireland Fourball and Pierce Purcell teams who exited their competitions in the past week. Next up is Sean Heslin’s Jack O’Sullivan Cup team later this month.

Update 5th July

PRESIDENTS PRIZE - Men's President Padraic O’Connell's prize will be held next  Sunday the 11th of July. We hope that Padraic has better luck weather-wise with his President’s than his Captain’s Prize when play had to be abandoned due to torrential rain and postponed to the following Sunday. Hopefully lightning doesn’t strike twice (literally).

The competition will be in the time-honoured format of an 18 hole Stroke followed by a 9 hole playoff.

The current Covid restrictions mean that there will be some differences from our usual Presidents Day. There will be no food on the day, alcohol can be consumed outside only. It is hoped to hold the presentation outside on the putting green if weather permits, if not, it will be deferred to the following Sunday.

FIXTURES - Sunday the 18th of July is the date for this year's Bart Moran Cup for the men and the Niamh Nangle Cup for the women.

RESULTS - The James Shivnan Cup competition was played on Sunday the 26th of June and this year's winner was Brian Furey with 41 points, 2nd Mark O’Donohoe 40, 3rd Jim Suffin 40, Gross Brendan Gaffney 40.

Brian Furey continued his great week by winning the Mens’ 12 hole held on Thursday the 1st of July with a fantastic score of 33 points, 2nd Adam Daly 30, 3rd Gerry Nerney 29. The winner of the 2s club was Pat Conroy.

Sunday the 4th of July played host to the PGA Tankard. The playing conditions deteriorated as the day progressed, so players in the afternoon were always going to be up against it to beat early riser Tommy King’s 44 points. 2nd place went to Marc O’Connor, Gross Brendan Gaffney, 3rd was Gabriel Lavin.

INTERCLUBS - Best of luck in this week's interclub matches to John McGuinn’s All Ireland Fourball team and Liam Whyte’s Pierce Purcell team.

THANKS - to Martin Daly and Lee McKillen who have offered to clean up and re-paint our benches. Ivor Parkes Painters and Decorators have very kindly sponsored the materials for the job.

Update 27th June

 FIXTURES- The PGA Tankard competition for the men will be on Sunday the 4th of June, and the first of this year's majors, Mens’ President Padraic O’Connells prize will be on Sunday the 11th of June. Sunday the 18th of July is the date for this years Bart Moran Cup for the men and the Niamh Nangle Cup for the women.

RESULTS - The James Shivnan Cup competition was played on Sunday the 26th of June. Results are delayed due to an issue with the computer touchscreen. A new one has been ordered and should arrive in the next week. 

The Drumderrig Cup was played for on the 20th of June by the ladies and men’s sections. The winner was Charlie O’Donnell 64 nett, 2nd Marie Hanmore-Cawley 65, 3rd Paul Brown 66. Gross Karl Keenan.

In the Mens’ 12 hole held on Thursday the 24th the winner on count back with28 points was Adam Daly, with Tadhg Lowe taking 2nd place with the same score and Kevin O’Connor came 3rd. The winner of the 2s club was Paul Connolly.

INTERCLUBS - The first round victory of John McGuinn’s All Ireland Fourball team’s on Tuesday meant that Boyle knocked the big guns of Rosses Point out of 2 competitions in the space of 4 days. This match was a tighter affair ; by 9 o’clock that evening each side had won 2 games apiece so all was dependent on the final game in Boyle. Shane O’Dowd and Pat Brogan were all square with their opposites after 18 holes, so it was to be a “sudden death” finish, with the next pairing to win a hole deciding both the game and overall match outright. They each halved the 19,20th and 21st holes before Boyle finally won this game and the overall match on the 22nd. Congratulations again to all. Both our Pierce Purcell and All Ireland Fourball teams now take on Strandhill in their respective second rounds.

Paddy McLoughlin’s Seniors’ team came extremely close to making it 3 out of 3 for Boyle against Rosses Point in 1 week, but the “sudden death” finish went against Boyle this time, with the deciding game being won by Rosses Point on the 19th hole on their home turf. It could not have been any closer, but it was great to see a good performance in a grade the club has traditionally been weak in.

CLUB DRAW - Winners of the club draw in July were - 1st Paddy McLoughlin, 2nd Jonathan Egan, 3rd Frank Flanagan.

1st place gets 120 euro, 2nd and 3rd 60 apiece. Entry envelopes are available at the clubhouse noticeboard or you can set up a direct debit for 10 euro per month to the clubs bank account at the following IBAN : IE59  BOFI 905328 22439700.

Update 21st June

 FIXTURES- The James Shivnan Cup takes place on Sunday the 27th of June, the PGA Tankard will be on Sunday the 4th of June, and the first of this year's majors, Mens’ President Padraic O’Connell’s prize will be on Sunday the 11th of June.

RESULTS - Congratulations to Gerry Carty who beat Vincent Egan in the final of the 2020 King Harmon Cup competition.

The Drumderrig Cup 18 hole Stroke competition was played on Sunday the 20th of June, with results to follow during the week.

Pat Conroy was the winner of this year's King Cup competition played on Sunday the 13th of June, with a tremendous 45 points. An in-form Marc O’Connor took 2nd place with 42 points, David Wynne claimed the prize for the best gross score. Jim Callery played some fine golf to have a score of 41 points and took 3rd place.

In the Men's weekly 12 hole played on Thursday the 10th of June, Adam Daly was first with 30 points, 2nd Pat Conroy 28, 3rd John McGuinn 26. Martin Daly won the 2s club. The competition on the 17th of June was won by Gerry Nerney’s 27 points, 2nd Paddy McLoughlin 26, 3rd Mark Feehan 24.

INTERCLUBS - Liam Whyte’s Pierce Purcell team claimed a major scalp in the first round of this year's competition, knocking out Co Sligo Golf Club (Rosses Point), who have won the All Ireland final of this tournament on several occasions. The win was achieved despite Boyle having the disadvantage of 3 matches in Rosses Point and 2 in Boyle. Charlie O’Donnell and Gerry Carty won their match on the 17th in Boyle, Liam Whyte and Sean Heslin had a tighter game, not overcoming their opposites until the 20th. Word came through from the Point that Boyle had won 2 matches there - Brendan Gaffney and Paul Connolly winning 3 holes up with 2 to play, and first-time interclub players Lochlann Conboy and Lee McKillen trouncing their opposites, 5 holes up with 4 to play. Boyle’s 3rd pairing of David Gallagher and Jim Suffin were called in at this point as the match had been won, they were level with their opposites on the 14th so Boyle could well have won this match as well. Congratulations to all. Our Pierce Purcell team now take on Strandhill in the second round in 2 weeks.

This week we wish good luck to John McGuinns All Ireland Fourball team vs Rosses Point this Wednesday the 23rd, and Paddy McLoughlins Seniors in the Fred Perry Cup (yet again vs Rosses Point) the following day, Thursday the 24th. Members are welcome to come up and support the teams in these matches. Sent from my iPhone

Update 7th June

 

FIXTURES- There are 2 cups up for grabs for the men in the next 2 weeks. The King Cup 18 hole Stableford takes place next Sunday the 13th, with the Drumderrig Cup 18 hole Stroke competition scheduled for the following Sunday the 20th of June. The ladies compete for the Jumble Cup this coming week and also compete for the Drunderrig Cup on the 20th.

RESULTS- Lorcan Egan and Mark Feehan were the winning team in the Boyle round of the Holmpatrick Cup. Congratulations especially to Mark on his first time in the winner's enclosure. They now go on to represent the club in the area final.

In the ladies section, Tish Perry was the winner of the PGA Tankard competition.

Seamus Gallagher won the men’s Thursday competition, with 32 net.

CLUB DRAW- May winners - 1st Liam Mullaney, 2nd Michael Simon, 3rd Lorcan Egan. First prize each month is 120 euro, 2nd and 3rd are 60 each. Entry envelopes are available at the club notice board, or sign up via online banking for 10 euro per month. The club bank is Bank of Ireland, Boyle, IBAN   IE59  BOFI 905328 22439700 . Please put your name in the narrative as reference.

INTERCLUBS- The men’s section is competing in 3 interclub matches in the last week in June. First up is Liam Whyte’s Pierce Purcell team on the 22nd of June. This competition is open to players with handicaps above 10.5. Paddy McLoughlin’s Seniors also play against Rosses Point on Thursday the 24th. This team is open to members aged over 55. On Sunday the 27th, John McGuinns All Ireland Fourball team compete, yet again versus Rosses Point.Players must be over 30 and have a minimum handicap of 14.5. The team captains will be seeking out people to play on these teams shortly and organising practice rounds in Rosses Point in advance of the matches.

Update 31st May

 FIXTURES- Next Sunday, the 3rd of June, round of the Holmpatrick Cup takes place.

The all-island competition, which raises funds for the National Council of the Blind for Ireland, sees participating golf clubs hold a qualifying tournament, with the winners going forward to the county final. The county final victors then proceed to the provincial final, with four provincial champs then playing off for the Holmpatrick Cup at St. Andrews in Scotland.

RESULTS- Congratulations  to Tadhg Lowe   who won this years Voucher competition with a fantastic 59 nett, with fellow young gunMarc O'Connor taking 2nd with 63.Lorcan Egan had the best gross score and Cillian Conboy came 3rd with 65.

Aisling Gaughran took 1st place in the Ladies Competition with 71 nett, Regina Mcloughlin came 2nd, Patricia Perry claimed the prize for best gross score and Moira Egan was 3rd.

The Captains Drive In 18 hole Stableford was won by David Wynne with 42 points, Jim Suffin was 2nd with 41, John McGuinn claimed the prize for best gross score and Jim Mooney was 3rd with 37 points.

Adam Daly, Conor Hamill and Lee Mckillen took 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Mens 12 hole played on Thursday the 27th.

Update 23rd May

FIXTURES - Next Sunday, the 30th of May is the date for this years Voucher competition. This is the most lucrative prize of the year, as the winner gets their membership fee handed back to them, up to the value of full single membership. To be eligible to win, you must have your membership paid up to date for 2021.

The Holmpatrick Cup takes place on Sunday the 3rd of June.

RESULTS - The golfing year had its traditional start somewhat later than usual when the Captains Drive In event took place on Sunday the 23rd of May.  Captain Jonathan Egan hit the traditional drive up the first which was circulated on video due to the ongoing restrictions on gatherings. The competition itself was played as an 18 hole Stableford, results to follow during the week.

The 18 hole Stableford competition that took place on Sunday the 17/5 was won by Gerry Nerney with 40 points, John McGuinn claimed 2nd place with 38, the prize for best gross score went to Terry Bright and Tommy King came 3rd with 38 points.

Weather conditions meant that no men’s competition was held on Thursday the 20th.

Thursday 13/05 1st Ryan Daly 26 points, 2nd Niall Kearney 25, 3rd Tommy King 25. 2s club - Michael McHale.

CONDOLENCES - to Michael Bannon and Kevin O’Connor on their recent bereavements.

JUNIOR CONVENOR - The role of Junior Convenor in the club is currently vacant. The role entails organising Junior Golf activities in the club such as lessons, competitions, golf camps etc. If any member has an interest in taking on the role please contact Jonathan Egan or any other member of the Management Committee.

GOLF RULE RE ABNORMAL COURSE CONDITIONS - There are a number of piles of cut branches on the peripheries of the playing areas of the course which may occasionally interfere with play. There is usually free relief from these conditions depending on the circumstances. Please check rule 16 in the R and A Rules of Golf for more information.

KING HARMON CUP - The marathon campaign that was 2020 King Harmon Cup match play tournament is almost at a close, a full 9 months after it started. Vincent Egan and Gerry Carty are the last men standing, having been victorious in their respective semi-finals, and will do battle in the final shortly. The King Harmon Cup has been played for in the club since the early 1930s.

 

BAR - The clubhouse and bar facilities remain closed in adherence to the NPHET guidelines. The next loosening of restrictions of note takes place on Monday the 7th of June when licensed premises are allowed to sell alcohol for consumption outdoors. Whilst the club would very much like to facilitate this, it may prove difficult with current resources. If members are willing to give of their time and skills to get the bar open in a manner that complies with the rules, please contact House Convenor, Vincent Egan. If it is felt that we cannot comply with the guidelines on 7/6/21, the bar may have to stay shut until full indoor service is allowed.

 

FIXTURES - A full fixtures list for the remainder of 2021 will be published during the coming week. Next Sunday, the 23rd of May sees the “Captain’s Drive-in”, which has always been our traditional start to the golfing year. As we are still not permitted to hold large get-togethers, for this year we will have to forego the traditional bloodsport of all crowding around a nervous Captain trying not to make a hames of the ceremonial drive up the 1st fairway. The Captain would like to reassure members that you will have ample opportunity to see exactly how bad a golfer he is later in the year. The format of the competition will be an 18 hole Stableford.

The following Sunday, the 30th of May is the date for this year's Voucher competition. This is the most lucrative prize of the year, as the winner gets their membership fee handed back to them, up to the value of full single membership. To be eligible to win, you must have your membership paid up to date for 2021.

The Holmpatrick Cup takes place on Sunday the 3rd of June.

Update 16th May

 

Update 10th May

RESUMPTION OF COMPETITIVE GOLF
Golf Ireland sent us some welcome correspondence about the resumption of competitive golf. The original plan from the email we received on 29/4 indicated that internal club competitions would resume in early June, but this latest one confirmed that clubs could  resume most competitions from this week, commencing 10/5. V vv Committee members are busy compiling a new fixtures list which we hope to release very shortly.

This week sees some other restrictions removed, the most notable of which are that Non-Members are allowed to play and Fourballs are also permitted again.

INTERCLUBS
Interclub competitions also resume in June and the Connacht branch of Golf Ireland have released a provisional fixture list.

Pending fixtures for the Boyle Mens section include -

 

10/6/21 Fred Perry Trophy (Seniors)

Boyle VS Co Sligo (Rosses Point)

 

22/6 Pierce Purcell Cup

Co Sligo VS Boyle

 

27/6 All Ireland Fourball Competition

Boyle VS Co Sligo

 

JULY

 

26/7 Jack O’Sullivan Cup

Boyle VS Co Sligo

 

AUGUST

 

23/8 Connacht Shield

Boyle VS Castle Dargan

 

SEPTEMBER

 

26/9 9 Hole Interclub

Strokestown OR Ballinamore VS Boyle ( Boyle have bye through first round)

Update 17th January

KING HARMON MATCHPLAY - Although all golf is currently suspended under the National Level 5 restrictions, some of the outstanding matches in the King Harmon Matchplay competition managed to proceed during December. The quarter-final results are as follows - Gerry Carty beat Michael McHale, Lorcan Egan beat Jason Beirne, Lochlainn Conboy was beaten by Vincent Egan. Padraig O’Connell and Martin Daly’s match will be played when the restrictions are relaxed to a degree that permits golf to resume.

CLUB DRAW - Recent winners in the club's monthly fund-raising draw were -  December - 1st Lorcan Egan, 2nd Liam Whyte, 3rd Paddy Nangle.

1st place gets 120 euro, 2nd and 3rd 60 apiece. Entry envelopes are available at the clubhouse noticeboard or you can set up a direct debit for 10 euro per month to the club's bank account at the following IBAN : IE59  BOFI 905328 22439700. 

AGM.  The AGM of the men's club took place on Sunday the 17th of January at 5 pm.
Due to the ongoing Level 5 restrictions, the meeting took place online via “Zoom”, with a link to participate in the meeting sent out to male members during the week prior to the AGM. The 2021 men’s committee was ratified at the meeting. Notable points from the meeting included that the increase in the men’s membership during the year led to a healthier than expected revenue from the men's competitions. It is hoped to have the overall Club AGM on Sunday the 14th of February. As the current restrictions are very unlikely to have relaxed to a degree permitting large indoor gatherings, it is expected that this meeting will also take place via “Zoom”.

PHOTO - Cormac Boydell from Cork sent the attached photo to us during the week. It shows a gathering of Boyle Golf Club members outside the clubhouse pavilion in 1913, some with their clubs beside them. This picture appears to have been taken at the club's previous location on the Warren side of the town where “The Warren” housing estate is currently located. Cormac’s grandmother Gladys Jameson originated from Abbeytown. We wish to thank Cormac for forwarding us this piece of the club's history from before World War 1.