Rathbane Golf Club

Men's Results 2010

Week Ending July 25th

Captain Pat Hannon's Prize (27 holes): 1st Tom Ryan 98 nett, 2nd Shane Hogan 101 nett, 3rd Brian Garvey 101 nett, 4th Pat Coakley 103 nett, 5th Kieran O'Shea 103 nett, 6th Kevin Martin 103 nett, Best Gross: Cian Healy 76 (18 holes). Congratulations to Tom on winning a 2nd successive captain's prize - a well deserved award for a true sporting gentleman and his consistently good golf. A special thanks from Pat to all who played and to all who helped on the day including the course staff, barbeque chef, committees, the Ladies Club and sponsors.

Seniors July 22nd (16 Holes): 1st Joe Beggs 35 pts, 2nd Frank Mulqueen 35 pts, 3rd Dan Heelan 35 points. Open Singles July 21st: 1st Colin Earls 43 pts, 2nd S O'Doherty 40 pts, Best Gross: Paul Fitzgerald. July Month Medal 10/11th July: 1st Robert Carroll 63 nett, 2nd Paul Duhig 67 nett, 3rd Bryan Keane 69 nett, 4th Niall Slattery 70 nett, 5th Captain Pat Hannon 70 nett, Best Gross: Mark O'Doherty 81, Category 1: 1st David Neenan 71 nett, Category 2: 1st John Williams 70 nett, Category 3: 1st Martin McNamara 71. Men's Singles July 18th: 1st Sean O'Dwyer 43 pts, 2nd James Murphy 42 pts, 3rd Paul Fitzgerald 42 pts, Best Gross: Darren Stanners 74. Open Singles July 14th: 1st John Wallace 47 pts, 2nd Colin Tuite 43 pts, Best Gross: Paul Fitzgerald 72. Junior Captain Niall Moloney's Prize: 1st Cathal O'Neill (12) 41 pts, 2nd Brian Quinn 39 pts, 3rd Eoghan Tuohey 39 pts.

Commiserations to our Jimmy Bruen team who were defeated by Carrick on Suir Golf Club in the Munster Semi-Final hosted by Mitchelstown Golf Club. Despite the narrow defeat the team can be proud of their achievements this year, a record best for our young club.  The team: Paul Clancy, Stuart Fitzgerald, Eddie Costelloe, Tony Byrnes, Tom Ryan, Colin Tuite, Kevin Martin, John O'Neill, Morgan Lewis, Jim Davern, Shane Hogan, Jim Keane, Mark O'Doherty, Billy O'Doherty, Keith Doran, Managers: Eamon Ryan, Leonard Fitzgerald. A word of thanks to all caddies, supporters and Mitchelstown Golf Club. Roll on next year!

Fixtures: This weekend we will hold a 2-man Scramble. Open Singles continues each Wednesday followed by Seniors each Thursday morning.

Week Ending June 27th

President Leonard Fitzgerald’s Prize Results: 1st Kevin Martin  41pts, 2nd John Jack Ryan 40pts, 3rd Barry Lipper 39pts, 4th Jim Davern 39pts, 5th Mark O’Doherty 38pts. Best Gross: Cian Healy. Well done to all for achieving such good scores in what were very windy conditions on our challenging new course. It has been said that Rathbane suits left-handers best – that point has surely been proven by the fact that 3 of the 5 winners are left-handers. Phil Mickelson would be proud!  

Wednesday Open Singles Results: 1st Seamus Mc Mahon 42pts, 2nd Colin Earls 42pts. Well done to Seamus and to Colin who has featured quite regularly of late and managed to come tumbling down in handicap. Best Gross went to Tristan O'Rourke.  

Seniors Results 1st Eddie Keane, 2nd Billy Fisher, 3rd Dan Heelan. Congrats to Eddie and to Bill and Dan who are no strangers to the winners’ podium.  

Our Jimmy Bruen team take pride of place this week when they recorded a great victory over Ennis in Doonbeg in the North Munster Final. They now move on to Mitchelstown on Sunday July 18th to compete in the Munster finals. Well done to the entire playing panel, caddies and supporters who turned out on the day. It was indeed a great day for our club and co-managers Eamon Ryan and President Leonard Fitzgerald. All now hope to continue their quest at Mitchelstown where all the support will be appreciated once again.  

This weekend we host a Team of Four (2 scores to count) while our Junior Cup team play in Nenagh. Open Singles continues each Wednesday with Seniors each Thursday.

Week Ending June 13th

Hearty congratulations to our Jimmy Bruen team who competed brilliantly in Roscrea to reach the North Munster Area Final. They first defeated Adare 3.5 / 1.5 followed by victory over Adare Manor 3 / 2. The area final is expected to take place in Doonbeg June 23rd - date and venue to be confirmed. Well done to all the players, subs, caddies, supporters and management. Special thanks to the staff and members of Roscrea Golf Club for being terrific hosts.

In a great week for our club, our new course of redeveloped tees, bunkers, trees and other works was officially opened by Mayor Kevin Kiely. A charity golf classic followed  and was won by the team of Shane Hogan, Martin McNamara & Denis Healey, with Robert Carroll, Phonsie Franklin & Kieran Doheny in 2nd and Ken Doheny, Declan O'Connell & John Twomey in 3rd. Well done to everyone who competed on a course that was in great condition. A special word of praise to the green keeping and course staff for their hard work and commitment in recent months. Now it's up to all of us players to keep the course in good condition!

This weekend we host a Singles Stableford while our Mixed Foursomes team compete in Adare. Open Singles continues each Wednesday with Seniors each Thursday.

Week Ending June 6th

June Monthly Medal: 1st Con O'Connor, 2nd Nicholas Markham, 3rd Patrick Byrne, 4th Michael Collopy Jnr, 5th Michael Hennessy, Best Gross: Paul Fitzgerald, Cat 1: 1st Tom Ryan, 2nd Jim Davern, Cat 2: 1st Paul Carroll, 2nd Daniel Heelan, Cat 3: 1st Martin Ennis, 2nd John Nolan.

Seniors (15 hole singles): 1st Bill Fisher 37 points, 2nd Mike Lysaght Snr 36 points, 3rd Tom Bond 34 points. Well done to all the winners and best of luck to Manager Larry Johnson and assistant Tony Duggan on Tuesday 8th when our seniors take on Castletroy in the JB Carr Diamond trophy.

This weekend we host a 3-man Rumble in Aid of Crumlin Hospital. Our Jimmy Bruen team compete in Roscrea - best of luck to all the players and management in this legendary competition. Open Singles continues each Wednesday with Seniors each Thursday.

Our new tees will be officially opened by Mayor Kevin Kiely 11am Friday June 11th. All members are welcome to attend this eagerly awaited opening. A charity golf classic has been arranged in conjunction with the opening for members and guests. It is a team of 3, any combination male/female. A time sheet is opened for Thursday 10th and Friday 11th 2pm to 5pm each day.

Week Ending May 30th

Club Foursomes Qualifier - 1st Tony Byrnes & Captain Pat Hannon 59 nett, 2nd Michael Lysaght Jnr & Pat McNamara 61 nett, 3rd Brendan Moloney & Billy O'Doherty 61 nett. Well done to the first 16 pairings who now will play in the foursomes matchplay through the summer months.

Seniors: 1st R O' Sullivan, G Hartigan & M Barry, 2nd P O' Sullivan, F Mulqueen & J Dempsey. Well done to all, especially John Dempsey who may have featured for the first time! Also Michael Barry and Gay Hartigan who have been playing great golf lately!

Our new tees will be officially opened by Mayor Kevin Kiely 11am Friday June 11th. All members are welcome to attend this eagerly awaited opening. A charity golf classic has been arranged in conjunction with the opening for members and guests. It is a team of 3, any combination male/female. A time sheet is opened for Thursday 10th and Friday 11th 2pm to 5pm each day.

This weekend we host our June Monthly Medal. Open Singles continues each Wednesday with Seniors each Thursday.

Week Ending May 23rd

3 Ts Singles Stableford: 1st Colin Earls (17) 46 pts, 2nd Morgan Lewis (8) 44 pts, 3rd Tony Prendergast (9) 43 pts. Well done to Colin on a great score - he will now represent our club in the provincial rounds of this nationwide competition. All proceeds from our competition will be donated to the 3 Ts - please refer to www.3ts.ie for more details on this charity's works and the golf tournament. 

Thursday Seniors Singles: 1st Peter Stringfield, 2nd James Murphy, 3rd Mick Barry. James Murphy recorded a hole in one at the 11th hole giving him a 5 point score at this hole! Well done to all who took part and especially to Jim on his ace.

Commiserations to our Pierce Purcell team who lost to Roscrea 3 ½ to 1 ½ in Charleville. The club thank team manager Billy O’Doherty, his players and supporters for a gallant effort. 

Our new tees will be officially opened by Mayor Kevin Kiely 11am Friday June 11th. All members are welcome to attend this eagerly awaited opening. A charity golf classic has been arranged in conjunction with the opening for members and guests. It is a team of 3, any combination male/female. A time sheet is opened for Thursday 10th and Friday 11th 2pm to 5pm each day.

This weekend we host our Club Foursomes Match Play Qualifier (Stroke Play). The top 16 pairings will qualify for competition which will be played over the summer months. Open Singles continues each Wednesday with Seniors each Thursday.

Week Ending May 16th

May Monthly Medal. 1st John McCoy (14) 60, 2nd Mike Daly (19) 60, 3rd Davey Stapleton (18) 61, 4th Austin McInerney (20) 61, Best Gross: Paul Clancy (8) 69 strokes. Well done to all who competed in the medal on what was a course in great condition. Fabulous score by Paul Clancy who is playing strong golf this year. Wednesday Open Singles: 1st Keith Bermingham (8) 44 pts, 2nd Noel Bermingham (9) 41 pts. Thursday’s Seniors: 3 man scramble -this was the week for the big hitters of the seniors when Frank Corbett, Dan Heelan, and Vincent Clarke came home first in this event scoring no fewer than 10 birdies – what an achievement that was for this like able bunch of lads! John J Ryan had his own personal achievement when he recorded an eagle at the 14 when he holed out with a sand wedge. Our Barton Shield team of Eddie Costello, John O Neill, Paul Fitzgerald,and Colin Tuite, went under to a strong Dromoland team on Sat morning after a bright start well done to the lads and team managers Eugene Kennedy and Jim Davern who represented the club in a very professional manner. Open Singles continues each Wednesday, Seniors on Thursday. This weekend we host the 3 Ts Singles Stableford, a nationwide charity competition in aid of the prevention of Suicide in Ireland. Please support this very worthy cause. This Saturday, Charleville Golf Club will host our Pierce Purcell  team who will compete against Adare. Good luck to all!

Week Ending May 9th

Our four ball qualifier was held this week. At the time of going to press full results were not known but impressive scores were recorded by Brian Garvey and Colm McCarthy, Noel and Kieth Bermingham, Paul Duhig and Barry Lipper, Tony Byrnes and Paul McMahon to mention but a few. Full results will be posted on the notice board this week along with the junior results who had a good turn out on Sunday. This competition has proven a great success and the time sheet will be available every Sunday for all our junior members. 

The seniors had a novel competition this week and great fun was had by all. Paddy Keane returned a brilliant score of 42 points and awaits the outcome of his playing partners to see if he is to finish in the prizes. Tony Lynch, the man responsible for this competition, kept the outcome a mystery until all cards were returned. The seniors will be informed of the result next week. John Mulcahy is another who returned a good score and awaits with bated breath on the outcome.

Work on the course is reaching completion and the new bunkers are proving to be a challenge for all. We wish to remind all members that the maintenance of same is of great importance. Please use the rakes provided.

Week Ending May 1st

Three man scramble 25/04/10: 1st Noel Birmingham, Keith Bermingham & Paul Duhig, 2nd Shane Hogan, Barry Lipper & Brendan Kennedy. Open Singles 28/04/10: 1st Niall Slattery, 2nd Cian Healy. Great to see Cian playing great golf again. Seniors results: three man team 29/04/10: 1st Marcello Coppola, Joe Beggs & Denis Doherty, 2nd John McMahon, Dan Vaughan & Sean O Dwyer. Monthly Medal 02/05/10: 1st David Stapleton, 2nd Bryan Keane, 3rd Pat Tubridy, 4th Vincent Markham, 5th Pat Coakley. Category One: 1st Noel Birmingham, 2nd Keith Doran. Category Two: 1st Pat McNamara, 2nd John J Ryan. Category Three: 1st Michael Daly, 2nd Christy Hannon. Best Gross: Morgan Lewis (71). Well done Davey Stapleton on a great win! The expert hurling swing is evolving into a great golf swing! Congratulations to Richie Sellars who aced the 13th hole. Junior Singles Stroke Play: great scores from Lee Coughlan, Ross Kenrick, Eoghan Tuohey, Ger M Sheahan, Ronan Moloney, Alan Sheehan and Dean Reidy who emerged the winner with a gross of 80 from a handicap of 24. Trials will go ahead for the Barton Shield, Mixed Foursomes and Pierce Purcell this week. Next weekend’s competition is a four ball qualifier. Open Singles continue each Wednesday followed by Senior on Thursday. Finally, a note to the course staff for their excellent work in recent weeks – the course is looking fantastic!

Week Ending April 25th

Congratulations to the winners of our April 17/18th stroke play competition. With the shortened course the high handicappers came into their own. In first place was the very popular Vincent O' Brien. The hard working club treasurer Declan O'Connell was second, after shooting the round of his life. Kieran O'Doherty, who lost five shots this week, was third! Jack Vaughan another man who has being prominent of late was fourth while Martin Ennis who also finished in the prizes with the seniors was a gallant fifth. Nice to see these 5 golfers in the prizes, as all 5 have been playing great golf as of late.

Open singles April 21st: First place, once again, Kieran O'Doherty. While the minor places were filled by  David Crowe and Christy Cosgrave. Seniors results April 22nd: First place was the vastly talented Paul Kennedy. Second place was Phonsie Franklin and third place was Joe Begg, by virtue of a count back.  

Our seniors also had an outing to Thurles on Monday the 19/04/10. A special word of thanks to Peter Stringfield who was the chief organiser of the event. Also, many thanks to Thurles Golf Club for the excellent hospitality shown to our members! First place with 95 points was Christy Downes, James Murphy, Fred O'Connor and Alfie Collins. Second place on 94 points was Mike Lysaght, Phonsie Franklin, Bill Fisher and Sheila Manning. Finally, third place went to the team of Peter O'Sullivan, Pat Forde, Martin Ennis and Tony O'Neill. Longest drive was the veteran of the seniors Frank Mulqueen while Martin Ennis again featured with nearest to the pin.  Trials continue next week for our Barton Shield, Pierce Purcell and Mixed Foresome teams.

Open Singles continues each Wednesday, followed by Seniors each Thursday. This weekend we will host our first Monthly Medal. Finally, a note to our juniors, please check the notice board and time sheets for up and coming junior events.

Week Ending April 18th

This weekend's weather proved very popular with our members, resulting with a large turnout for the Singles Strokeplay competition. Some fine golf was produced, with the in-form Kieran Doherty, Barry Lipper, Paul Duhig and Kieran Murphy amongst others returning great scores. Top of the leader board this weekend however was Vincent O'Brien! Next week we will see a 3 man scramble take place and the countdown is then on to the years 1st Monthly Medal on the new course.

Seniors results - Ollie Kiely Cup: 1st Donal Coffee, 2nd Frank Corbett, 3rd Joe Forde. Frank and Joe, both of whom are on top of their game at the moment, must be disappointed not to have got on to the winners podium but Donal stole a march on them to land the cup. The golf was of the highest calibre and all bodes well for the seniors for the coming season if this to be the yard stick on which they are measured. Well done to all who took part and congratulations to the winners, especially Frank who has been unlucky over the last few weeks.

Open Singles continues each Wednesday, followed by Seniors each Thursday.

Week Ending April 11th

Our Lady Captain Marie Bartlett led her team to victory in the seniors this week with Peter O'Sullivan and Bill Fisher completing the winners line up. In second place were the dream team of Mick Lysaght, Tom Bond, and Frank Mulqueen. Not to be outdone the men's Captain Pat Hannon had his own highlight recording an eagle on the par 4 17th hole. In the Open Singles on Bank holiday Monday James Murphy, fresh from his winter league victory, defeated John Tony Williams on count back, both had 43 points. In Wednesday's Open Singles Barry Healy's score of 38 points saw off the 37 points of Robert Carroll. Well done to all who participated.  Next weekend we will host a Singles Strokeplay. Open Singles continues each Wednesday, followed by Seniors each Thursday.

Week Ending April 4th

Winter League Singles Stableford: 1st Tom Ryan, 2nd Tony Byrnes, 3rd Kieran Cronin. Overall winners of Winter League: 1st Gay Carr's Blue Boys , 2nd Tom Ryan's Red Devils, 3rd Pat Hannon's Dodgers, 4th Brian Garvey's Shavers. Well done to all who took part!

This week our seniors once again turned out in numbers, and the bragging rights were taken by the veteran of the seniors tour Phonsie Franklin. In runners up spot was, once again, Peter O'Sullivan while John Haigney continues his good form of late by taking 3rd place in a very competitive 15 hole Singles Stableford. Well done to all. Reminder to all seniors travelling to Thurles April 19th that fees must be paid this week. 

Wednesday Open Singles: 1st Tony Lynch, 2nd Keith Doran. A fine back 9 saw Tony take top spot. A special mention goes to Niall Hayes, Conor Burns, Ross and Shane Kenrick who represented the club at Dromoland Castle on Wednesday in the Irish Junior Foursomes - well done lads.

Next weekend we will host a Mixed Scramble. Open Singles continues each Wednesday, followed by Seniors each Thursday. A reminder to everyone that we will host a team of 4 table quiz in Bobby Byrnes Thursday April 15th 8.30pm. All members and guests welcome. See club notice board for further details.

Week Ending March 28th

The highlight of our week was Sunday's Captains Drive-In. While the Captain and Vice-Captain strutted the course in Greg ("The Shark") Norman styled attire amidst the glorious sunshine, the team of Eddie Costelloe, Tom Bond, Mary Traynor and Geraldine McNamara remained focused on the job to score a great victory in the shotgun start mixed scramble. Spring is in the air and Eddie is already warmed up for a great year of golf! Captains Pat Hannon and Marie Bartlett thank all members for a splendid reception and turn out. A total of 116 players participated in the competition and all proceeds will be donated to charity. A special thanks to the clubhouse staff, course staff and club committees for making this a special day.

Thursday's Seniors 3 man scramble results: 1st Larry Johnson, Mick Barry, Gay Hartigan. 2nd Peter Stringfield, John J Ryan, Eddie Keane. The shot of the week came from Senior John Dempsey ("swimming coach") - his second on the par 4 17th hole fell in at the deep end to record his first ever eagle. Wednesday's Open Singles results: 1st Robert Carroll 44 points,  2nd Barry Healy 44 points after count back.

Next weekend we will host a Singles Stableford. Open Singles continues each Wednesday, followed by Seniors each Thursday. Fixtures booklets are available in the clubhouse to members while the schedule is also viewable on www.rathbanegolfclub.com. A reminder to everyone that we will host a team of 4 table quiz in Bobby Byrnes Thursday April 15th 8.30pm. All members and guests welcome. See club notice board for further details.

Week Ending March 21st

Wednesday Open Singles March 17th: 1st Bart Ohanya, 2nd Kieran O’Shea , 3rd Peter Stringfield. Sunday 21st March, Winter League 2 man scramble: 1st John Mc Coy / Ian Mellerick, 2nd Gay Carr / James Murphy, 3rd Larry Johnson / Frank Mulqueen. The league table is really tightening up as we head for the final round in 2 weeks time. DODGERS 222, BLUEBOYS 219, DRIVERS 218, POETS 217, KELLYS HEROES 217, SHAVERS 216, WESTIES 215, TONYS TERRORS 214, CHANCERS 213.  

Next Sunday 9am (March 28th) we will host our Captains Drive-In followed by a scramble, shotgun start. All members are encouraged to attend what promises to be a very enjoyable occasion. Open Singles continues each Wednesday, followed by Seniors each Thursday. Pencil into your diaries another fun event – we will host a table quiz, team of 4, in Bobby Byrnes Thursday April 15th 8.30pm. See club notice board for further details.  

Congratulations to Bart Ohanya our head green keeper who shot level par on the back nine on Wednesday to win the Open Singles, just beating our  newly slimmed vice captain Kieran O Shea on the back 9.  Kieran and Bart put in some great work on our new course throughout the last 2 years. Though golf time has been at a premium, the odd few holes of practice has paid dividends and both players will be thrilled to shoot in the mid 40s on a course that is fast taking shape. We wish Bart well on his deserved vacation home and thank the green keeping staff and course contractors for some fine work on the course in recent days.

Week Ending March 14th

Wednesday Open Singles Results: 1st Barry Healy, 2nd James Murphy. Sunday Winter League Foursomes: 1st Fergus Maher & Ger Byrnes, 2nd Tom Ryan & Seamus Breen, 3rd Tony Williams & Kieran Cronin. The league table is hotting up with only a narrow margin between the top 10 teams. League table standings: 1st Dodgers 177 pts, 2nd Drivers 175 pts, 3rd Shavers 173 pts, 4th Blue Boys 172 pts, 5th Westies 171 pts. Great to see Mike McMahon playing some fine golf - Pat Mc would have been proud of Mike's round. Next week Winter League is a 2-Man Scramble. The Open Singles continues each Wednesday while the Seniors continues each Thursday. Entry sheet for the Captains Drive-In 28th March is now open.   

The Seniors Scramble on Thursday was won by the O'Sullivan boys Peter and Richard with a great deal of help from the in-form Peter O'Grady. The very hard working team of Peter Stringfield, John J Ryan and supremo Larry Johnson have informed me that there is a big calendar of events this year and they would like to thank all the seniors for the magnificent turn out over the years and welcome all new members to the fold.   

Competition Fixtures for 2010 have been approved and can be viewed on www.rathbanegolfclub.com. Fixtures booklets will soon be available in the club house for members to collect. Membership of the club is open for 2010 – new members are very welcome – please contact the club house for details at 061 313655.

Week Ending March 7th

The great weather finally arrived and was matched with some great golf. Course staff had Rathbane looking good. Sunday's Fourball Results: 1st Christy Hannon & Pat Tubridy. 2nd Con O'Connor & Paul Kennedy. 3rd Tony Lynch & Jim O'Brien (after countback). 

Rathbane's seniors would like to thank the staff at Dromoland for the hospitality shown to them on Monday 1st March. A brilliant time was had by all and the following team emerged victorious - Larry Johnston, Mary Traynor, Jim O’Brien, and Peter O'Sullivan. The runners up team were led by lady captain Marie Bartlett, Frank Mulqueen, John Haigney and the youthful Eddie Costello. On Thursday the singles competition over 13 holes was won by John J Ryan, with Marcella Copolla and the in-form Sean O'Dwyer taking the minor placings.

Next weekend we will attempt another round of the Winter League with a Foursomes. The Open Singles continues each Wednesday while the Seniors continues each Thursday.

Competition Fixtures for 2010 have been approved and can be viewed on www.rathbanegolfclub.com. Fixtures booklets will soon be available in the club house for members to collect.

Week Ending February 28th

Sunday’s Winter League was once again postponed due to frost. However, thanks to Brian Garvey et al, an impromptu 4-man scramble was organised once the frost thawed after 11am. 1st Keith Bermingham, Tony Byrnes, Christy Earls and Tony Lynch, 2nd John O’Neill, Barry Lipper, Kieran O’Shea, Kieran Murphy. Very little separated 2nd , 3rd , 4th  and 5^th - great scores were had by all.

The Wednesday Open Singles Stableford got back on track this week and Gay Carr enjoyed his day off with his brother in law James Murphy - both men were out on the course early. Unfortunately for Gay it was the man with the hybrids, James, who stood on the winners’ podium pipping Gay by a single point. Spare a thought for Bart Ohanya and Ray O’Callaghan who both shot into the 40s and failed to  register in the prizes. We await the new course with bathed breath where high scores will be at a premium. Well done to all who participated. The frost derailed the Seniors on Thursday much to the disgust of Robert Carrol who sacrificed the singles on Wednesday to work on his short game, and as Frank Corbet (no stranger to the winners enclosure himself ) and Garryowen stalwart Dan Heelan will testify Roberts’ game was finely tuned for this outing. Nice to see fellow senior Sean O’Dwyer reaping the benefits of such hard work Sean has being a great ambassador of the seniors since its formation. The word around the club house is Sean has a major in his sights this year if his form holds up and lady luck prevails. Finally let me remind you of two away outings for the seniors - Dromoland on Tues 2nd March and Thurles on Mon 19th April. All members are reminded that anyone intending to travel must have their club membership paid beforehand.

A special note of thanks to Abbey Sarsfields GAA and Ken Crowe who looked after our Junior Cadets on Saturday morning with some goodies. Well done to all who continue to make this coaching programme a success. Next weekend we will attempt a round of the continuously postponed Winter League with a Fourball. The Open Singles continues each Wednesday while the Seniors continues each Thursday.

Work on the course resumes in earnest this week as the contractors strive to complete their redevelopment work and ensure that the full course opens May 1^st. Separately, the green keeping staff will hollow tine all greens by mid March readying them for a busy summer of golf. Thanks in advance to all players for their continued cooperation and understanding.

Week Ending February 21st

Jack Frost hit a number of our competitions again this past week. While we did have some nice evenings for golf, Wednesday’s Open Singles and Sunday’s Winter League had to be cancelled. Both competitions will resume again this week. The next Winter League round will be a 2-man Scramble. After early ground frost on Thursday morning the seniors got back to playing again with a 12 hole scramble on much to the delight of all the members. The winning combination of O'Sullivan, Crean and Mulqueen previously mentioned in these dispatches proved way too strong for the early favourites of James Murphy, the very popular Tony Lynch and Christy Downes who has dropped a lot of shots coming into this season and may take time to adjust. Nice to see Jack Crean learning from the maestro and the word from the grapevine is that Frank is thinking of charging a nominal fee! Membership of the club is open for 2010 and new members are very welcome. Application forms are available from the club house.

Week Ending February 14th

Tony Byrnes the resident handicap secretary joined the Hole in One Club on Saturday morning last when he recorded an ace at the par 3 11th hole. Tony who has done sterling work over the past few years for the club was elated to see his pitching wedge effort come to rest in the cup and the fact that he was in exalted company made it much sweeter. However his three playing partners had to treat themselves to tea and coffee as Tony headed to the nearest watering hole to celebrate.

Our Seniors competition fell foul to the weather conditions on Thursday morning but despite the frost most of the lads got out for some much needed practice during the week. There was a real ding dong affair on Tuesday morning when the Alickadoos of the seniors namely Larry, Peter, Sean, and John Jack were engaged in heavy battle and it’s no secret around the club who won that game. On another front Frank Mulqueen was seen giving lessons to our Captain whom we’re sure will benefit from the valid tips passed on to him, while Peter O Grady and John Mulcahy will certainly reap the rewards for the heavy practice put in over the last few weeks. Rumour has it they are honing their skills for the away trip to Thurles!

Our Winter League fell foul to the weather too. A hard frost (and a bizarre fog!) on Sunday morning meant that the scheduled Fourball had to be postponed to next Sunday. Players of all faiths are asked to start praying for better weather! Roll on the summer! The Open Singles Stableford continues each Wednesday with the Club Seniors following it each Thursday morning. A fixture list of all competitions for 2010 will be published in coming weeks. Membership of the club is now open and new members are very welcome! For details please phone the club house at 061 313655.

Week Ending February 7th

Seniors Results: 18 hole 3 man scramble - 1st were the youthful Con O Connor, Paul Kennedy, and Martin Ennis. The veterans of the senior camp Tom Bond, Mike Lysaght Snr and the ever improving James Murphy had to be content with the runners up spot on this occasion. Once again the seniors turned out in numbers for this competition and look forward to another successful season in 2010. The seniors competition is held every Thursday morning, organised by Larry Johnson and team. No Open Singles was held last Wednesday.

Due to unfortunate technical (computer) issues Saturday/Sunday's Winter League results were not available at time of going to press. However word on the street was that great battles were had amongst the many teams that competed resulting in some excellent scores. Results will be posted on the board in the club house.

The team captains and vice-captains have been appointed for 2010 - Senior Cup: Eugene Kennedy & Jim Davern; Junior Cup: Brian Garvey; Barton Shield: Jim Davern & Eugene Kennedy; Jimmy Bruen: Eamon Ryan & Leonard Fitzgerald; Pierce Purcell: Billy Doherty; Mixed Foursomes: Kieran O' Shea. Thanks to all those who applied for these positions and thanks in advance to the captains & deputies for their voluntary efforts in helping our members compete in Munster and beyond. The target date for the opening of the new course is May 1st, weather and luck permitting. The route of the course (holes 1 to 18) will remain unchanged (same as past decade) other than it being tougher and longer! Membership of the club is open for 2010 and new members are very welcome. Application forms are available from the club house.

Week Ending January 31st

Results: Wednesday Open Singles - 1st Robert Carroll (15) 45pts, 2nd Seamus Marsh (16) 44pts, 3rd David Neenan (13) 43pts. No competitions were held Sunday as the greens were deemed unplayable due to overnight frost.

Fixtures: Round 1 of the Winter League will start this Sat/Sun Feb 6th/7th with a Singles Stableford format. There is still time for last minute team entries - a team entry sheet is displayed on the notice board and all prospecting players are asked to register their names on it as soon as possible. The Open Singles continues each and every Wednesday throughout the year.

Notices: Members are encouraged by the club to ensure that all players, be they members or visitors, refrain from walking and playing in the redeveloped areas around new bunkers and tee boxes. These areas are deemed Ground Under Repair. Every little effort to protect these areas helps especially as we look forward to the onset of Spring and the eagerly awaited growth of new grass.

Membership of the club is open for 2010. Current members and new members are kindly asked to pay their subscriptions as soon as possible. Application forms are available from the club house.

Week Ending January 24th

An icy start to Sunday morning resulted in a delay to proceedings and a change of format for the scheduled Singles Stableford competition. An impromptu shotgun-start 4-man scramble was held once the course thawed out. Winners were Shane Hogan, Noel Bermingham, Barry Lipper and Jim O'Brien who shot 11 birdies. The Games Committee send their sincere thanks to the Ladies Club for their help and understanding in accommodating the delayed competition. Captain Pat Hannon did not play due to personal commitments and recovery from Leeds dramatic away draw at Spurs! Roll-on the replay! Brian Garvey and Garry Leslie won the money in the game of 45 (cards) held in the clubhouse while waiting for the frost to lift!

The Winter League will start February 6th & 7th. A team sheet is displayed on the notice board and all team captains are asked to enter names of all team members as soon as possible. A Singles Stableford will be help next weekend 30th & 31st, weather permitting.

Membership of the club is now open for 2010. Current members and new members are kindly asked to pay their subscriptions before January 31st. Application forms are available from the club house.

Week Ending January 17th

Membership of the club is now open for 2010. Current members and new members are kindly asked to pay their subscriptions by January 31st. Application forms are available from the club house. As the weather and course finally thaws, the Captains Pat Hannon and Marie Bartlett wish all players a good year of golfing. It promises to be a great year especially when the redeveloped sections of the course become playable by summer.

Membership of the club is now open for 2010. Current members and new members are kindly asked to pay their subscriptions before January 31st. Application forms are available from the club house.

Due to adverse weather conditions no competitions have been played in recent weeks. However, work amongst the committees has already resumed. The Men's committee for 2010 is President: Leonard Fitzgerald; Captain: Pat Hannon; Vice-Captain: Kieran O'Shea; Hon-Secretary: Eamon Ryan; Hon-Treasurer: Declan O'Connell; Hon-Handicap Secretary: Tony Byrnes; Hon-Competitions Secretary: Jim Davern; Committee: Sean Curran, Martin Ennis, Brian Garvey, Shane Hogan (ex-Officio), Eugene Kennedy, Colm McCarthy, Michael Nolan and John Twomey (PRO).

The Ladies committee for 2010 is President: Patsy O'Connor; Captain: Marie Bartlett; Vice-Captain: Noreen Campbell; Hon-Secretary: Teresa Stack; Hon-Treasurer: Noreen Campbell; Hon-Handicap Secretary: Jude Byrne; Hon-Competitions Secretary: Sarah Vaughan; Committee: Marie Barker (ex-Officio), Marie Costelloe, Elaine Donegan, Marion Kennedy, Mairead O'Connell, Margaret O'Sullivan, Judy Purcell and Mary Traynor.