Update 5th September

GOLFER OF THE YEAR - As of the 1st September, the leading contender for Golfer of the Year is still Pat Conroy with 88 points on the order of merit, but only by 7 points now as Charlie O'Donnell has leapfrogged Jim Callery into second place with Jim now lying 3rd with 78. The next 3 contenders are Vincent Egan, Ciarán Beirne and Mark O'Donohoe with 73, 71 and 71 respectively.

RESULTS - The men played an 18 hole vpar competition on the weekend of the 27th and 28th, which was won by Ciaran Beirne with 5 up, just beating Tadhg Lowe on countback. Charlie O'Donnell was 3rd with 3 up.

FIXTURES - The Mens Thursday Competition continues this week. Sponsors are still sought for the remaining weeks.

Next Sunday the 11th of September there will be an 18 hole stableford for the men.

INTERCLUBS -  : Well done to Niall Kearney's Connacht Shield team who chalked up another win, this time against Swinford Golf Club. Boyle had 3 games at home and 2 away, but were under pressure when they lost one of the home games. Thankfully Shane O'Dowd and Cillian Doyle hit a good run of form playing in Swinford and claimed a win in an away game to cancel the home loss. Boyle went on to win 2 more games at home in Boyle to seal the overall win, thus progressing to the next round of the Connacht Shield tournament.

 

Update 29th August

GOLFER OF THE YEAR - As of the 27th August, the leading contender for Golfer of the Year is Pat Conroy with 88 points on the order of merit, leading Jim Callery by 10. The next 3 contenders are Charlie O'Donnell, Vincent Egan and Mark O'Donohoe with 66, 65 and 62 respectively.

RESULTS - The winner of the final Ladies Wednesday Scramble of the summer were Marie Wynne, Pauline Feely and Pamela Nutley. The last of the Friday Scrambles for 2022 was also held in the past week and particular congratulations are due to first-time participants Olive Filan and Carmel Beirne who were part of the winning team along with Gabriel Lavin Adrian King.

The winners of the Men's Thursday Competition held on 25/8 were - 1st Gerry Nerney 28 points, Padraic O'Connell 27, Owen Garvin 27. There were no 2s.

The men played an 18 hole vpar competition on the weekend of the 27th and 28th, results to follow.

FIXTURES - The Men's Thursday Competition continues this week. Sponsors are still sought for the remaining weeks.

Next Sunday the 4th of September there will be an 18-hole stableford for the men.

MONTHLY DRAW -   The winners for August were - 1st Geraldine McDermottroe, 2nd Mandy Toolan, 3rd Regina McLoughlin. Please consider supporting our monthly draw.

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 22nd August

 LADY PRESIDENT'S DAY - Susan O'Mahoney's Lady President's Day was held on Sunday the 21st. The ladies competed for her prize in the usual 18 hole Strokeplay format with the prize-giving taking place in the clubhouse that evening. Susan paid tribute in her speech to all those who had contributed to both the Ladies section and the overall club during the year.

First place this year went to Maura O'Farrell, who was particularly delighted with her win having taken a break from the game for an extended period in recent years.

2nd Kathleen Mahon, Gross Tish Perry, 3rd Joey Mullaney. Past President Moira Egan. Front 9 Catherine Roddy. Back 9 Caroline Carty. Category winners - Therese O Daly, Mandy Toolan, Mary O'Hara.

9 hole Competition - 1st Fiona Keenan, 2nd Carina O'Donnell.

Lady Presidents to the Men - 1st Tom Kearney 45 points, 2nd Tadhg Lowe 43, Gross Ciaran Beirne, 3rd Jim Callery.

 

GOLFER OF THE YEAR - With only a few Order of Merit competitions left for the year, Pat Conroy is standing 10 points clear of 2nd placed Jim Callery on 88 points. Vincent Egan is in 3rd place with 65 points, closely followed by Mark O'Donohoe on 62 and Michael Simon on 61. 

 

RESULTS - Well done to the Lady Presidents Scramble winners who were Denise O'Dowd, Regina McLoughlin and Chris O'Dowd.

The winners of the Mens Thursday Competition held on the 18th were : 

1st Dessie Murphy 28 points,  2nd Martin Sweeney 26, 3rd Liam Mullaney 25.

Cillian Doyle won the 2s club.

 

FIXTURES - This coming Wednesday evening (the 24th) sees the last of the very popular series of Ladies Summer Scrambles.

The Mens Thursday Competition continues as a 12 hole competition this week. Sponsors are still sought for the remaining weeks.

 

INTERCLUBS - Well done to our Connacht Shield team captained by Niall Kearney who had a tight win over our neighbours in Ballaghaderreen Golf Club. Boyle had won 2 of the games at home comfortably and had lost the 2 away games in Ballaghaderreen, so the deciding game was the last one in Boyle where Terry Canning and Charlie O'Donnell were all square after the first 18 holes, thus proceeding to a "sudden death" playoff. Terry and Charlie eventually prevailed after 20 holes of golf, clinching the overall result for Boyle. The team pairings were : 

Adrian King and Brendan Gaffney, Terry Canning and Charlie O'Donnell, Lee McKillen and Lochlainn Conboy, Tom Kearney and Ciaran Beirne, Tadhg Lowe and Cillian Doyle. Best of luck in the next round.

Update 8th August

 CAPTAINS PRIZE - Gabriel Lavin's Captain’s Prize to the men was held on Sunday the 7th of August with a very strong field taking part. The events of the weekend commenced with a very successful and social Captain’s Scramble on Friday evening with presentation afterwards. The Captains Prize to the Ladies was competed for on the previous Monday.

The winner of the men’s Captains Prize was Sean Purcell with both one of the lowest nett scores and also the biggest scoring gap between 1st and 2nd. The presentation of prizes was held shortly after the playoff. Gabriel congratulated all the winners and thanked several members who had contributed to the very successful year the club has been having on all fronts.

RESULTS - CAPTAINS PRIZE - 1st Sean Purcell, 2nd Charlie O'Donnell, Gross Adrian King, 3rd Jason Beirne, 18 nett Vincent Egan, Past Captain Terry Canning, Seniors’ Prize Pat Conroy, Category 0-13 Brendan Gaffney, 14-20 Conor Hamill, 21+ Michael Reid . 1st 9, Lochlainn Conboy 2nd 9 Martin Wynne, 3rd 9 Lorcan Egan,  Visitors’ Prize Fergus O'Beirne.

Captains Scramble - 1st  

Gabriel Lavin, Adrian King, Geraldine McDermottroe

CAPTAINS’ PRIZE TO THE LADIES 1st Aisling Gaughran, 2nd  Susan O'Mahoney Gross Moira Egan 

RESULTS -  Thursday 4/8/22

1st Martin Daly 32 points

2nd Gerry Carty 28 points

3rd Vincent Egan 27 points

Thursday 28/7/22

1st Shane O'Dowd 29

2nd Liam Whyte 28

3rd Owen Garvin 28

2s club was split between Paul Brown and Owen Garvin

Bank Holiday Shambles

1st Adam Daly, Martin Daly, Dessie Murphy, Lee McKillen 158 points

2nd Marc O'Connor, Kevin O'Connor, Michael Keane, Ciaran Beirne 153

3rd Vincent Egan, Jonathan Egan, Lorcan Egan, Paul Brown 151

Update 1st August

 RESULTS  - Mark O'Donohoe was the winner of the Mens 18 hole Stableford played on the weekend of Sunday the 24th of July. Mark had 38 points, second place went to Sean Purcell's 35 and Colin O'Sullivan had 34 for 3rd.

The midweek competition held on Thursday the 28th was won by Shane O'Dowd with 29 points, Liam Whyte was second and Owen Garvin third, both with 28 points. The 2s club was shared by Paul Brown and Owen Garvin.

 

CAPTAIN'S PRIZE - Next Sunday the 7th of August is the date for the biggest competition of the golfing year in our club, the Captain's Prize. The Mens' Captain this year is Gabriel Lavin. There will be a Captain's Scramble on Friday evening, open to all members with names to be in for the draw at 6, with shotgun start at 6.30. All members are welcome to play in this competition. For the Captain's Prize to the men on Sunday, the format will be the usual 18 hole Strokeplay with the players with the best scores returning for a 9 hole playoff in the evening with the presentation shortly after the end of the playoff. Players must have their membership " in good standing" and have a valid handicap. There is no requirement this year to have played in a specified number of competitions prior to the Captain's Prize.

 

VOLUNTEERS EVENING - There will be a volunteers evening this Wednesday at 6.30 to do some tidying up around the course prior to the Captain's Prize. It would be great to have a good turn out for our Captain. Please bring equipment if you have some, e.g strimmer, brush etc

Update 25th July

 INTERCLUBS - Boyle had a notable victory over Enniscrone GC in the first round of the Jack O'Sullivan Tournament. The win was a particularly sweet one for first time team captain Shane O'Dowd as Boyle had some significant disadvantages, including the club being drawn to play 3 of the 5 matches on Enniscrone's course, but also the refusal of Enniscrone to allow the match to be played at a weekend. Boyle GC has a significantly lower playing population than Enniscrone so we knew that playing on a weekday would disproportionately affect our ability to fulfil the fixture. We were still seeking our 10th player on the day of the match when Mark Whelan stepped in. In the games in Boyle, Vincent Egan and Lorcan Egan won their game, and word came back that we had lost 1 of the 3 Enniscrone games but in the 2nd of the Enniscrone ties Shane O'Dowd and Karl Keenan pulled off the most vital result of the day beating their opposite numbers from Enniscrone on the 14th hole of their own course. Back in Boyle, Martin Wynne and Mark Whelan were 3 holes down early on in their match but overturned this deficit to win the deciding game of the match. Away wins against Enniscrone are a real rarity so this was a very satisfying one for Boyle. Best of luck to Shane and the team in the next round.

 

RESULTS  - Mark Feehan carried some of his recent Thursday night form through to the competition played on Saturday and Sunday the 16/17th of July, winning the 18 Hole Stroke competition with a 61 nett. Adam Daly was 2nd with 64, Lorcan Egan had the best gross and Kevin O'Connor came 3rd with 66 nett.

 

PRACTICE NETS - The practice nets are closed until further notice. Thanks for your cooperation.

 

REDUCED GREEN FEES FOR CHILDREN - We have a very competitive membership rate for under 18s at 60 euro for a full year. Our usual green fee for a round for a non member is 15 euro, but we are offering  a special reduced green fee for under 18s on Mondays of just 5 euro. This rate will apply on Mondays for June, July and August. We hope this will allow some children and teenagers try out the game and see if they enjoy it without having to commit to a Junior Membership first. Just sign the Green Fee book in the front hall of the clubhouse and place the green fee in an envelope in the letterbox beside the inner door. Under 18s must be supervised by an adult.

Update 20th June

INTERCLUBS - Well done to our Mens Pierce Purcell tournament team who had a very solid win over Ballinamore Golf Club on Saturday the 18th. Boyle were up against it, having 3 matches away in Ballinamore and just 2 at home. The pairings of Lee McKillen with Conor Hamill  and Liam Whyte with Jason Beirne had 2 good wins at home in Boyle and the match went in Boyles favour when word came back that Lochlainn Conboy and Michael McHale had won their game in Ballinamore. The 2 other away pairings for Boyle were Terry Canning with Gerry Carty and Tadhg Lowe with Pat Brogan. Well done to joint captains Liam Whyte and Brendan Gaffney and good luck in the next round.

Hard luck to our ladies team who had a narrow defeat to Carrick On Shannon in the Minor Cup the same day. Mary O'Hara won her game and Aisling Gaughran and Susan O'Mahoney managed to bring their matches to sudden death play-offs, being level after 18, but luck wasn't with us. Best of luck to Carrick on Shannon in the next round.

RESULTS - Well done to Dessie Murphy and Mark Feehan for changing the look of this weeks winners list, with  Dessie winning the Mens' Thursday competition played on the 16th with 28 points, and  Mark a close second with 27, just edging  Pat Conroy on countback.

The 2s club was shared between Paul Brown and Paul Connolly.

PRACTICE NETS - The practice nets are closed until further notice. Thanks for your cooperation.

GREEN FEES/NEW MEMBERS - New members are always welcome in the club. We have some very competitive starter rates including Distance Member 185 euro, 1st year Beginner 170 euro, Under 18 60 euro, Under 30 275 euro. A full list is available on boylegolfclub.com. Our Green Fee is 15 euro.