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.