Sunday, July 24, 2016

Update 25th July 2016

Results

Captain’s Prize to Ladies (Sun 24th)
1st Liz Dwyer (16) 69 nett
2nd Kathleen Candon (29) 70 nett
Gross Tish Perry 89
3rd Sandra McCrann (33) 74 nett

Gents 18 Hole Stableford GOY R13 (Sun 24th)
1st Gerry Carty (13) 42pts
2nd Jim Mooney (10) 39pts
Gross Gary Carty 33pts  
3rd Paul Connolly (19) 39pts

Boyle Arts Festival Open Competition (Sat 23rd)
1st Cillian Doyle (18) 43pts
2nd Michael Simon (15) 42pts 
3rd Tommy King (24) 41pts

Men's 12 Hole Open Competition (Thurs 21st) 
1st Cillian Doyle 30pts
2nd Michael Costello 26pts

Scramble (Fri 22nd)
1st Brendan Gaffney, Tish Perry, Paul Connolly & Ted Hester

Fixtures

• Thurs 28th – Ladies & Gents 18 Hole Par 3 Competition. (3/4 of Handicap)
• Fri 29th – Captain’s Scramble (Draw 6.30pm, Shotgun Start 6.45pm) 
• Sun 31st – Ross Andrew’s Captain’s Prize. 

The club wishes Ross every success for his weekend. 

Club Matchplay

Outstanding quarter final matches in the King Harmon Cup are to be play by this Saturday 30th July. 

Interclub Golf

The final remaining interclub competition on our gents calendar is the Connacht Shield which is scheduled for Tuesday 2nd August away to Ballaghaderreen. Those who wish to make themselves available for selection should write their name on the relevant sheet on the club noticeboard or contact team captain Brendan Gaffney. 

Junior Golf

Free golf lessons for junior members continues every Saturday morning from 11am to 1pm. 

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Update 19th July

Results


Boyle Business Association 3 Ball Rumble (Sat & Sun) 
1st Paul Connolly, Michael Gilmartin, Michael Bannon 86pts
2nd Sean Heslin, Shane Loftus, Michael Simon 86pts
3rd Lorcan Egan, Cillian Doyle, Michael Reid 81pts. 
Ladies: Joyce Boles, Mary O’Hara, Annette Bartlett 72pts. 
Thanks to all who came out to play to ensure this was a well supported event. It represents a token of our appreciation to all those local businesses who provided sponsorship to our recent open week. 

Thursday 14th July – 12 Hole S/ford.
1st Gerry Carty 28pts
2nd Cillian Doyle 28pts
3rd Lorcan Egan 27pts

Friday 15th July – Scramble
1st Gerry Carty, Michael Gilmartin, Seamus Gallagher, Mervyn Boles. 

Fixtures


Thurs 21st July - Men's 12 Hole Open Competition
Friday 22nd July - Scramble (Draw 6.30pm)
Saturday 23rd July - Boyle Arts Festival 18 Hole Stableford (Open Competition) Entry €7. Online Booking here.

Sunday 24th July - Men's 18 Hole S/ford (GOY) & Captain's Prize to Ladies (18 Hole Stroke). 
Club Matchplay

A reminder that quarter final matches of the King Harmon Cup are to be played by Saturday 30th July. Well done to Jonathan Egan who is the first player through to the semi-finals. 

Junior Golf
Junior golf continues every Saturday Morning from 11am to 1pm for junior members. Membership enquires can be made to Michael Gilmartin on 086 203 9182. 


Monday, July 11, 2016

Update 11th July

Open Week Results


Monday
Men’s 9 Hole Stroke: 1st Paddy Egan (Oughterard) 28.5; 2nd Michael Rush 29.5; 3rd Paul Connolly 30.5. Visitor: Colm Connolly (Ballymote)
Ladies 9 Hole Stroke: 1st Tish Perry 35; 2nd Peggy Feely 37; 3rd Claire Cryan 38.5.
Tuesday
Ladies Gala 18 Hole Stableford: 1st Regina McLoughlin 37pts; 2nd Brid Connellan (Strokestown) 37pts; Gross Betty Scanlon (Tubbercurry); 3rd Peggy Feely 32 pts; 4th Christine Hannon (Tubbercurry).
Men’s 9 Hole Stableford: 1st Ross Andrew 23pts; 2nd Lorcan Egan 23pts; 3rd Terry Canning 21pts; Visitor: Colm Connolly 21pts.
Wednesday
18 Hole Scotch Mixed Foursomes: 1st Ross Andrew & Claire Cryan 63.5; 2nd John McGuinn & Peggy Feely 65; 3rd Michael Rush & Sandra McCrann 65.
Thursday
Men’s 18 Hole Stroke: 1st Michael Bannon 63; 2nd Martin Wynne 63; Gross Gary Carty 71; 3rdLorcan Egan 65; Visitor: Michael Gaffney (Mullingar) 66
Ladies 9 Hole Stableford: 1st Ruth Hogg 21pts; 2nd Sharon Morgan (Ballinamore) 15pts; 3rd Elizabeth Muldowney (Carrick on Shannon) 15pts; Visitor: Niamh O’Reilly (Ballymote)
Friday
Men’s 9 Hole Stableford: 1st Eamon O’Loughlin 21pts; 2nd Cillian Doyle 20pts; 3rd Michael Simon 19pts.
Ladies 9 Hole Stableford: 1st Ruth Hogg 16pts; 2nd Moira Egan 16pts; 3rd Sandra McCrann 14pts.
Saturday
Fourball Betterball: 1st Ross Andrew & Gerry O’Hara 48pts; 2nd Pat Conroy & Lorcan Egan 45pts; 3rdCharlie O’Donnell & Terry Canning 45pts; Ladies Team: Paula Cull & Ruth Hogg 35pts
Sunday
Competitions were cancelled due to heavy rainfall.
Presentation of Prizes for competitions (Thurs-Sat) will take place this Thursday Evening in the clubhouse at 9pm. Prizewinners are requested to attend. Open week’s raffle will also be held on the night.

• Thanks to all the businesses and individuals who supported our Open Week. And also a mention to the organising committee and to anyone who contributed to its success in any way. The club wishes to thank you all.

Fixtures
Thursday – Men’s 12 Hole Open Competition
Friday – Social Scramble
Saturday & Sunday – Boyle Business Association. Format: 3 Ball Waltz Rumble. Cost: €30 per team.
Saturday July 23rd: Boyle Arts Festival Open – 18 Hole Stableford – Cost: €7

Interclub Golf
The Junior cup team competed in the north zone qualifier in Carrick on Shannon last Saturday. The team were unfortunate not to reach Sunday’s matchplay stage missing the cut of 333 by just 6 shots.

Club Matchplay
The King Harmon has reached the last 8 competitors. Quarter final matches are to be played by July 30th.

Junior Golf
Free Golf Lessons for junior members continues every Saturday morning from 11am-1pm.

Monday, July 4, 2016

Update 4th July

Results
The Fore Club Alliance competition took place last weekend. Forty points proved to the mark required to feature in the top three. The best of the 40’s came from Pat Brogan who edged out Jonathan Egan and David Wynne on the countback who were second and third respectively. The gross prize went to six handicapper Aidan Grealish from Strokestown. 

The men’s 12 hole open competition on Thursday was won by Owen Garvin 28pts. In second place was Colm Connolly also on 28pts. 

Friday’s Scramble was won by the team of Charlie O Donnell, Tommy King & Marian Ahern. 

Open Week Fixtures
• Monday (4th July): Our annual Open Week gets underway on  with a nine hole stroke for ladies & gents. 
• Tuesday is Ladies Day with the competition being an 18 hole stableford. There will also be a 9 hole stableford for gents.
• Wednesday there will be a mixed scotch foursomes competition. The handicap is half of the combined total. 
• Thursday is Men’s Day with an 18 hole competition to be played in strokeplay format. A 9 hole stableford for ladies will also take place.
• Friday there will be a 9 hole stableford for both ladies and gents.
• Saturday is a Fourball Betterball and any combination is permitted. Each player will play off 9/10 of their handicap.
• Sunday: The closing competition of Open Week will be an 18 hole Stroke for ladies and gents

Full bar and catering facilities will be available each day. 

The Club thanks all the local businesses and organisations for their generous sponsorship and support. For more information call 086 864 5797 or email info@boylegolfclub.com

Interclub Golf
The Jack O’Sullivan team bowed out of the competition at the hands of Ballymote on Thursday last on a scoreline of 3 matches to 2. 
The Junior Cup team lead by Gary Carty will compete in the Junior Cup in Carrick on Shannon this upcoming weekend. It is a five man team played off scratch, and no player with a handicap of less than 5 in the previous year may compete. The team will attempt to qualify from Saturday’s strokeplay, for Sunday’s matchplay stage. 
In news related to this, the team captain managed to lead home a field of many of the competitors last Sunday in Carrick’s Junior Scatch Cup. Well done to other Boyle players – Brendan Gaffney, Sean Heslin & Charlie O’Donnell who also placed highly.

Monthly Draws
The May/June draws took place in the clubhouse on Sunday evening.
May results: Winner Pat Conroy €70, Runners up Claire/John Cryan & Ted Hestor €40 each.
June Results: Winner Denis & Mary O’Donnell €70, Runners up Mary O’Hara & Michael Gilmartin €40 each.
Congrats to all the winners and thank you for taking part. Good luck in the July draw.

‘Get Into Golf’
The final week of the kids ‘Get into Golf’ program will go ahead this Wednesday evening, with the two time slots remaining the same: 6-7pm & 8-9pm. Participants will receive their certificate of completion from the CGI on the evening along with a golf related goodie bag.
• Golf class for ladies & gents (beginners & improvers) will also take place from 7-8pm on Wednesday evening with PGA Professional Peter Duignan. Cost of the session is €8. Contact Gary on 086 068 2116 for more info.