Boyle Golf Club

Boyle, Roscommon

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23/04/2018

INTERCLUB – Well done to the Boyle men who had a noteworthy 4-1 victory over Ballinamore in the first round of the All Ireland Fourball on Saturday the 21st. Congratulations most especially to Seamus Gallagher and Michael Gilmartin who pulled off a victory away from home in Ballinamore and also to Pat Conroy who stepped in at short notice to manage the team. The team members were Vincent Egan, Jimmy Dwyer, Padraig O’Connell, Michael Rush, Tom Kearney, Owen Garvin, Paddy Nangle, Paddy McLoughlin, Seamus Gallagher and Michael Gilmartin. The team will be meeting Strandhill in the next round on the 5th of May. Of note, Boyle take on Ballinamore again in a different tournament, the Connacht Seniors Tournament, on the 2nd of May.

COMPETITION RESULTS – A mens Scotch Foursomes Strokeplay took place on Sunday the 22nd, won by Lorcan and Patrick Egan with a 59 nett, beating the 65.5 of Michael Simon and Gerry O’Dowd in to second place. This competition was sponsored by Boyle based business, East Brothers Machinery.

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS – Next Sunday the 29th sees the first big competition of the year, the “Voucher”, which will be played as an 18 hole strokeplay competition. First prize for both Ladies and Gents is a free single membership for the year. Only fully paid up members are eligible to win, so if you haven’t done so already , pay your membership this week to give yourself an opportunity of winning it back next Sunday. The club is very grateful to our member Tom Kearney whose business “Quality Meats”, based in the Wine Street car park in Sligo, is sponsoring this competition.

The annual fundraiser for Our Ladys Childrens Hospital, the “Crumlin Classic” will take place over the May Bank Holiday weekend. The mens’ mid week competition takes place again this Thursday, increasing this week from 9 holes to 12.

15/04/18

RESULTS – The mens’ 9 hole competition played on Thursday 12/4/2018 was won by Brendan Gaffney, with Patrick Egan and Michael Rush taking 2nd and 3rd respectively. The competition was sponsored by Patrick Egan.

The annual outing took place on Saturday 14/4/2018 to St Margarets’ Golf and Country Club in Dublin. Thanks are due to Gary Carty and Michael Rush who organised this trip. The overall winner on the day was President of the mens’ club, Michael Simon. In second and third places were Charlie O’Donnell and Ross Andrew, with the ladies prize going to Joey Mullaney. Mary O’Hara had a notable double, winning both the “longest drive” and “nearest the pin” prizes.

An 18 hole Stableford was played on Sunday 15/04/2018, very kindly sponsored by Keating Amenity Solutions. David Purser had the winning score of 41 points, just edging out Frank Casserly on countback. The gross prize was taken by David Wynne and Tom Kearney was 3rd with 40 points.

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS – On this coming Saturday, the 21st, the Boyle men take on Ballinamore in the second of their inter-club fixtures, the All-Ireland Four Ball competition. This tournament replaced the well known Cecil Ewing Shield competition 2 years ago.

Next Sunday, the 22nd of April, sees a Scotch Foursomes competition for the men and the PGA Tankard competition for the ladies. We are very grateful to local Boyle business, East Brothers Machinery, for sponsoring the mens’ Foursomes competition. The following Sunday, the 29th, sees the most notable competition of the year to date, the “Voucher”. The first prize for this competition is a free single membership for the year, but only paid up members are eligible to win, so if you haven’t paid up by that date you may be doing yourself out of a chance to win one of the best prizes of the golfing year.

COURSE WORKS – The golf course will be closed from Monday to Thursday this week to enable the postponed verti-draining to take place.

 

 

08/04/2018

The mens’ competition on Sunday the 8th of April was an 18 hole Strokeplay kindly sponsored by Ireland’s leading golf shop, Golfstyle, which is located in the Liosban Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway. Gerry O’Hara was the runaway winner with a 62 nett, beating fellow Ballinafad man Peter Leydon into second place with a 68 nett. The picture above shows Gerry receiving his prize from captain, Terry Canning.Charlie O’Donnell took the prize for best gross score and Frank Casserly was third with 69 nett. The Easter weekend Shambles fundraiser was won by the team of Paul Connolly, Patrick Egan, Conor Hamill and Moira Egan with 117 points.Second place went to Ted Hester, Frank Casserley, Lewis Shaw and Jim Callery with 112 points, and the Ladies Prize went to the team of Mary O’Hara, Joey Mullaney, Carmel Mc Garry and Carmel Conlon with 96 points. The first of the mens’ weekly Thursday night competitions took place on the 5th of April. The winner’s bottle of brandy found a home in Deerpark with Charlie O’Donnell in what has been a productive week for him. Upcoming competitions – Sunday the 15th sees the second of the new initiative of sponsored Sunday competitions for the men, this one being kindly funded by Keating Amenity Solutions. A ladies’ 18 hole stableford competition takes place the same day.The PGA Tankard competitions take place the following Sunday, the 22nd of April. In the second of this years inter-club competitions, the mens’ club are hosting Ballinamore in the first round of the All-Ireland Fourball Competition on Saturday the 21st. The course will be closed for a few days from this Tuesday while verti-draining takes place on all the greens and on some areas of cattle damage. The club wishes our member Lewis Shaw all the best in his year as captain of the Shepherd’s Crook Golf Society Charlie O’Donnell took the prize for best gross score and Frank Casserly was third with 69 nett. The Easter weekend Shambles fundraiser was won by the team of Paul Connolly, Patrick Egan, Conor Hamill and Moira Egan with 117 points.Second place went to Ted Hester, Frank Casserley, Lewis Shaw and Jim Callery with 112 points, and the Ladies Prize went to the team of Mary O’Hara, Joey Mullaney, Carmel Mc Garry and Carmel Conlon with 96 points. The first of the mens’ weekly Thursday night competitions took place on the 5th of April. The winner’s bottle of brandy found a home in Deerpark with Charlie O’Donnell in what has been a productive week for him. Upcoming competitions – Sunday the 15th sees the second of the new initiative of sponsored Sunday competitions for the men, this one being kindly funded by Keating Amenity Solutions. A ladies’ 18 hole stableford competition takes place the same day.The PGA Tankard competitions take place the following Sunday, the 22nd of April. In the second of this years inter-club competitions, the mens’ club are hosting Ballinamore in the first round of the All-Ireland Fourball Competition on Saturday the 21st. The course will be closed for a few days from this Tuesday while verti-draining takes place on all the greens and on some areas of cattle damage. The club wishes our member Lewis Shaw all the best in his year as captain of the Shepherd’s Crook Golf Society.


Winner of the Golfstyle Strokeplay Gerry O'Hara receiving his prize from Captain Terry Canning

 

1/04/2018

COMPETITIONS – The competition that took place over the Easter weekend was an 18 hole Shambles team event and was played as a fundraiser for the club. Results to follow next week.

This Thursday, the 5th of April, is an important day in the golfing world with the US Masters teeing off in Augusta and the mens’ weekly Thursday competitions commencing in Knockadoobrusna. For any member that wishes to sponsor one, please put your name on the sponsors list in the clubhouse.

The competition for next Sunday the 8th of April sees a change from the fixture card in that it will be an 18 hole Stroke instead of a Stableford. In a new departure for competitions in the club, it will the first of a new series of sponsored Sunday competitions. This one will be sponsored by the west of Ireland’s number one golf shop, GolfStyle, who are based in the Liosban Business Park just off the Tuam Road in Galway. We are very grateful to GolfStyle for sponsoring the first of these competitions.

OUTING – The club outing to St Margaret’s on the 14th of April is attracting great interest with approximately 20 people signed up. There are still a few places left so please make contact in the next few days if you intend going.

INTERCLUBS – Hard luck to the men’s team who lost out narrowly to Ballaghaderreen in the Connacht 9 hole clubs’ championship on Easter Saturday.

WORKS – The verti-draining that was scheduled to take place on the greens this week has been postponed until weather conditions are more suitable.

 

25/03/2018

The Boyle round of the Holmpatrick Cup was played on Sunday the 25th of March. In first place were Shane Loftus and Paddy McLoughlin with 44 points, just pipping Michael Rush’s and Michael Gilmartin’s 43 points in to second place. Congratulations to Shane and Paddy who go forward to the county final. Third place went to Patrick Egan and Lorcan Egan, who also had 43 points. 
Next weekend’s competition is a Club Fundraiser Fourball Shambles open to all Ladies and Gents members of Boyle Golf Club. The competition can be played from Good Friday to Easter Monday inclusive. The club asks all members to support this endeavour to raise money to spend on course maintenance and improvements.

The men’s weekly Thursday competitions resume on Thursday the 5th of April. In the same week the mens’ section take on our neighbours from Ballaghaderreen in the first inter-club match of the year. This will be a first round match of the Connacht 9 Hole Clubs Championship which was established by the Connacht branch of the GUI last year as a competition to be played for between exclusively between the 9 hole clubs of the region. A number of our neighbouring clubs fall into this category including Ballaghaderreen, Ballinamore, Ballymote, Castlerea, Strokestown and Tubbercurry.

 

19/03/2018

RESULTS – An 18 hole Gents Stableford was held on Sunday the 18th of March. In first place was Vincent Egan with 36 points, Michael Simon took second with 34 points. Charlie O’Donnell took the gross and Owen Garvin came in 3rd with 34 points. The birdie tree winners were Sean Heslin and Charlie O’Donnell.

COMPETITIONS – Next Sunday, the 25th, sees the Boyle round of the Holmpatrick Cup for the Gents. This is played as a Fourball Betterball, with the winners proceeding to playing against all the other winners in Co Roscommon, and then to provincial level if successful. The winners in each of the 4 provinces get to play the final in St Andrews, Scotland. The Holmpatrick is a fundraiser for the National Council for the Blind, and marks its 85th year in 2018.
We are hosting a club fundraiser over the Easter weekend which will be played as an 18 hole Fourball Shambles. Members are asked to support this competition to help raise money for the works we hope to carry out during the year.

OUTING- If there are people interested in playing in the club outing on the 14th April to St Margaret’s, we would ask them to put their names down, the trip will be cancelled if there is insufficient interest.

THURSDAY COMPETITIONS – The mens’ weekly Thursday competitions will be starting again in a few weeks. This has been a very popular competition over the years, usually taking the format of 9 hole competition for its first few weeks in April and early May, then lengthening to a 12 hole as the evenings get longer. It is a welcome sign of the approach of summer when we see a crowd waiting around the first tee-box at 6 o’clock on a Thursday evening.  A list for sponsoring the men’s weekly Thursday night competitions is on the noticeboard in the clubhouse. The club asks all men who play in this on a regular basis to consider putting their name down to sponsor one.
 

11/03/2018

RESULTS – An 18 hole Gents’ Foursomes competition took place on Sunday the 10th of March. Results to follow.

MEMBERSHIP – We would be grateful if any memberships due could be paid in the next few weeks. For any new members, membership rates are available on www.boylegolfclub.com, with particularly competitive rates for those who are taking up golf for the first time. We have been happy to see some new faces playing golf in Boyle in the past few weeks and the Mens’ Committee meeting this month approved applications for 5 new members.

 

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS – A Gents 18 hole Stableford will take  place on Sunday the 18th of March, followed on Sunday the 

25th of March by the Boyle heat of the Holmpatrick Cup for the men. There will also be an 18 hole Stableford for the Ladies that day.

The Easter weekend will see a club fundraiser, playable from Saturday the 31st of March to Monday the 2nd of April inclusive. The format will an 18 hole Fourball Shambles (i.e on each hole all players on the team drive off, all then play their second shot from their teams’ best drive and complete the hole as per a scramble). All members are encouraged to enter and to recruit any of their friends in other clubs that may be interested in playing.

The first of the Interclub matches for 2018 takes place in early April with the Boyle men hosting Ballaghaderreen in the Connaught 9 hole clubs competition.

There is a sheet on the noticeboard for all members interested in going on the club outing to St Margaret’s on the 14th of April.

WORKS ON THE COURSE – There will be a meeting held in the clubhouse in the coming weeks to organise volunteers for various duties during the year. Volunteers are absolutely essential for the running of the club and members are encouraged to consider contributing a few hours of their time during the year, whether it be behind the bar, on the course or maintaining the clubhouse and its immediate environs.

Weather permitting, it is hoped to carry out some verti-draining in the first week in April to include both the greens and the areas damaged by cattle in December. This work requires sand to be brushed in to the holes created by the drainage machine, and the club requests that any members who may have some spare time that week to bring a brush and help out for a while. A new shed is currently under construction to the rear of the existing one and it is also hoped to commence the finishing touches to our new practice chipping green shortly.

 

 

 

04/03/18

FRED PERRY

It is with great sadness that we learned this week of the sudden passing of Fred Perry. Fred was a former Captain and President of Boyle Golf Club, and at the time of his death had almost half a century of unbroken service with the Golfing Union of Ireland, including having served as President of the Union in 1982, a huge honour for both Fred and Boyle Golf Club. He remains the only member of the club to have served in this capacity. Fred served the GUI in several roles over the decades and was involved as referee when Rory McIlroy  became the youngest ever winner of the Irish Close Championship in Westport in 2005. Fred was awarded lifetime honorary membership of Boyle Golf Club several years ago in recognition of his contribution to the game both here in Boyle and at national level. Fred’s work ethic and desire to promote the game remained as strong as ever and despite being in his 85th year he remained active in the GUI and was due to chair a meeting of their constitutional review committee this week. An obituary has been published on gui.ie describing Fred’s career in golf.
Deepest sympathies are extended to Fred’s family and many friends.
Funeral arrangements for Fred are as follows: reposing at his residence at Carrick Road Boyle Monday 4.00pm to 7pm. Removal from residence Tuesday 1.30pm for service at Church of Ireland, Boyle at 2pm. The Club will hold a guard of honour on Tuesday at 1.30pm at Green Street (Credit Union).  Club Members are asked to wear club blazers or club/blue jumpers.

 

The Golf Course remained closed this past weekend and the Spring League was reduced to just two rounds due to the poor weather conditions. Congratulations to Brendan Gaffney, Vincent Egan and Moira Egan who are this years winners. Next Sunday, the 11th of March will see the start of the 18 hole Competitions with an 18 Hole Mens’ Foursomes.

25/02/18

The 2018 Captains Drive-In took place in perfect conditions on Sunday the 25th of February. Captains Terry and Marie hit 2 well-struck drives up the 1st fairway, thus launching the golfing season in the traditional manner. They would like to thank the members for the great turnout on the day. After the ceremonial start, a social 9 hole scramble was played. In first place was the team of Brendan Gaffney, Paul Connolly, Margaret Loftus and Owen Garvin. Second place went to Lorcan Egan, Willie Tiernan and Fiona Keenan, and in third was the team of Captain Terry Canning, Lady Captain Marie Hanmore-Cawley and Michael Rush.
Thanks very much to Jim Mooney who took the photos of the Drive-In.
Next weekend, the 3rd and 4th of March, sees the final round of the Spring League. Vincent Egan, Moira Egan and Brendan Gaffney are the in-form team at present, but they have a tight lead over the next 2 teams.
A 9 hole stableford competition for the men will also be played on Sunday the 4th of March. On Sunday the 11th of March there will be an 18 hole Mens’ Foursomes competition.

18/02/18

This weekend saw round 3 of the Spring League take place ( round 2 has been postponed til the weekend of March 3rd and 4th due to the inclement weather conditions of last week). The leaders after round 1, Moira Egan, Vincent Egan and Brendan Gaffney continue to be the pacesetters with an aggregate score of 119. Charlie O’Donnell, Ted Hester and Michael Rush are a close second on 122.5 , with the last podium place currently occupied by Willie Tiernan, Tommy King and Jim Callery.

This week saw a meeting take place in the Clubhouse to discuss some proposed changes in the layout of the course. There were no objections and the club has already initiated some of the changes, starting with new out of bounds areas behind the 1st green and to the right of the 6th fairway, and the widening of the “spinney” water hazard to the right of the 2nd fairway. The other changes will be seen over the next few months and include open drains in front of the 5th and 9th greens, trees between the 2nd and 4th fairways and introducing areas of rough around some tee-boxes. Other work planned this year includes the finishing of the recently constructed chipping practice area by installing drains and preparing the surface of the green. A practice driving net will also be installed beside this green.
The club has arranged a social golf outing to St Margaret’s Golf and Country Club in Co Dublin on Saturday the 14th of April. Boyle member Gary Carty works in St Margaret’s and has obtained a great deal for us for 18 holes of golf followed by a 2 course meal for 40 euro. All members are invited.

Next weekend sees the official launch of the golfing year with the Captains’ Drive-In. The draw takes place at 12.45 pm with tee-off at 1. The bar will be open and food will be available.

 

11/02/18

Weather conditions akin to a succession of biblical plagues resulted in many of the 2nd round matches from the Spring League not taking place this week.

All members are invited to attend a meeting in the clubhouse this coming Wednesday the 14th of February at 7.30 pm to discuss a number of proposed changes to the layout of the course. A full account of the proposals is available on the club website under the “Course” section. Many of the proposals are acknowledging the reality that some areas of the course never dry out fully in the course of a year and that cutting and maintaining these areas has become disproportionately labour intensive. It is proposed that several such areas be left uncut throughout the year. In the same vein, it is proposed that 2 open drains be created on both the 5th and 9th holes to protect the 5th green from flooding and to improve drainage on the 8th and 9th holes in the area near the 9th teebox. There are a few other proposals including some tree-planting, re-aligning semi-rough areas and widening of hazards. 

The Captains Drive In takes place on Sunday the 25th of February.

 

 

04/02/18

Round 1 of the clubs Spring League competition has concluded with the two leading teams separated by the tightest possible margin. Currently in first place are Brendan Gaffney, Vincent Egan and Moira Egan on 60.5, just ahead of Charlie O’Donnell, Ted Hester and Michael Rush on 60.6. In third place this week are Jim Mooney, Pat Conroy and Fiona Keenan on 62.7. The full leaderboard is available on the club’s website. The Spring League continues over the next 2 weekends and is followed by the “Drive In” on Sunday the 25th of February. Captains Terry Canning and Marie Hanmore-Cawley will get the 2018 golfing season off to its official start that day and welcome all members to join them.

 

28/01/18

The winners of the Gents Fourball Betterball played on Sunday the 28th of January were Ross Andrew and Gerry Carty with 42 points, closely followed by Vincent and Lorcan Egan with 41 points. The club would like to thank all those involved in getting the course re-opened after recent damage incurred.
The draw for the Spring League competition also took place on Sunday the 28th, with the competition to take place over the first 3 weekends in February. There are the usual “notable” draws in this….Conor Hamill has the added responsibility of ensuring Captain Terry and Lady Captain Marie are still on speaking terms by the time the drive in happens, and Brendan Gaffney will similarly have to tread carefully. Good luck to all in their various golfing and peacekeeping endeavours!

 

15/01/18 

The course remains closed for necessary renovations. The membership rates for 2018 are now available and include a competitive rate of 170 euro for first year beginner members, 60 euro for Juniors and 185 euro for “distance members” – i.e someone who resides over 50 km from Boyle. The distance memberships are especially popular among people from the area who no longer live here but who visit occasionally, and these members are considered an integral part of our club. Contact Terry on 086 8297496 or Paula on 086 6038638 or info@boylegolfclub.com.

Our fixtures have been released for 2018, upcoming highlights include the Spring League taking place over 3 weekends in February and the Captains Drive In on the 25th of February.

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Winner of the Golfstyle Strokeplay Gerry O'Hara receiving his prize from Captain Terry Canning 08/04/2018. The mens’ competition on Sunday the 8th of April was an 18 hole Strokeplay kindly sponsored by Ireland’s leading golf shop, Golfstyle, which is located in the Liosban Business Park, Tuam Road, Galway. Gerry O’Hara was the runaway winner with a 62 nett, beating fellow Ballinafad man Peter Leydon into second place with a 68 nett. The picture above shows Gerry receiving his prize from captain, Terry Canning.Charlie O’Donnell took the prize for best gross score and Frank Casserly was third with 69 nett. The Easter weekend Shambles fundraiser was won by the team of Paul Connolly, Patrick Egan, Conor Hamill and Moira Egan with 117 points.Second place went to Ted Hester, Frank Casserley, Lewis Shaw and Jim Callery with 112 points, and the Ladies Prize went to the team of Mary O’Hara, Joey Mullaney, Carmel Mc Garry and Carmel Conlon with 96 points. The first of the mens’ weekly Thursday night competitions took place on the 5th of April. The winner’s bottle of brandy found a home in Deerpark with Charlie O’Donnell in what has been a productive week for him. Upcoming competitions – Sunday the 15th sees the second of the new initiative of sponsored Sunday competitions for the men, this one being kindly funded by Keating Amenity Solutions. A ladies’ 18 hole stableford competition takes place the same day.The PGA Tankard competitions take place the following Sunday, the 22nd of April. In the second of this years inter-club competitions, the mens’ club are hosting Ballinamore in the first round of the All-Ireland Fourball Competition on Saturday the 21st. The course will be closed for a few days from this Tuesday while verti-draining takes place on all the greens and on some areas of cattle damage. The club wishes our member Lewis Shaw all the best in his year as captain of the Shepherd’s Crook Golf Society Charlie O’Donnell took the prize for best gross score and Frank Casserly was third with 69 nett. The Easter weekend Shambles fundraiser was won by the team of Paul Connolly, Patrick Egan, Conor Hamill and Moira Egan with 117 points.Second place went to Ted Hester, Frank Casserley, Lewis Shaw and Jim Callery with 112 points, and the Ladies Prize went to the team of Mary O’Hara, Joey Mullaney, Carmel Mc Garry and Carmel Conlon with 96 points. The first of the mens’ weekly Thursday night competitions took place on the 5th of April. The winner’s bottle of brandy found a home in Deerpark with Charlie O’Donnell in what has been a productive week for him. Upcoming competitions – Sunday the 15th sees the second of the new initiative of sponsored Sunday competitions for the men, this one being kindly funded by Keating Amenity Solutions. A ladies’ 18 hole stableford competition takes place the same day.The PGA Tankard competitions take place the following Sunday, the 22nd of April. In the second of this years inter-club competitions, the mens’ club are hosting Ballinamore in the first round of the All-Ireland Fourball Competition on Saturday the 21st. The course will be closed for a few days from this Tuesday while verti-draining takes place on all the greens and on some areas of cattle damage. The club wishes our member Lewis Shaw all the best in his year as captain of the Shepherd’s Crook Golf Society

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2017

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17/12/17 
The Clubs Christmas Bonanza Competition was played on Sunday the 17th of December. Shane Loftus came 1st in the men’s competition with 32 points. The next 3 places in the men’s section went to David Purser, Terry Canning and Ross Andrew, who each had 31 points and were separated only on countback. Ruth Hogg won the ladies’ section with Carmel McGarry in 2nd place. 3rd and 4th went to Paula Cull and Moira Egan respectively. At the prize-giving Men’s Captain Terry Canning presented Patrick Egan with a trophy for topping the order of merit for Golfer of the Year 2017. Raffle prizes were won by Michael Simon, Michael Rush, Patrick Egan, Susan O’Mahoney, Michael Gilmartin, Jonathan Egan and Marie Gallagher. The golfing year in the club has not yet concluded with a Gents 9 hole Stableford planned for next Sunday, Christmas Eve and on the 27th of December we will hold our Christmas 9 hole Ladies and Gents Scramble. Names need to be in for the draw for teams at 12.45 with a shotgun start at 1pm.
 
03/12/17
The Gents 18 hole stableford competition held on Sunday the 3rd of December was won by Sean Heslin with a score of 41 points, with second place going to Patrick Egan who had 38 points. Jim Mooney won the gross prize and Owen Garvin took 3rd place with 36 points. Next Sunday’s competition is the ever popular Christmas Bonanza Ladies and Gents 18 hole stableford competition with prizes for Ladies and Gents 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th. Everyone who plays in this competition gets to take home something, so if you haven’t featured in the winners enclosure in 2017 , this might be as good as it gets! The presentation of prizes will take place afterwards in the clubhouse at 6 pm. Online booking is available for tee-times.
 
19/11/17
The clubs AGM was held in the clubhouse on Sunday 19th of November. The clubs Management Committee for 2018 comprises of the following members – Chairperson Terry Canning, Honorary Secretary Martin Wynne, Honorary Treasurer Paul Connolly, Greens Convenor Michael Rush, Clubhouse Convenor Vincent Egan, Junior Convenor Brendan Gaffney. They are joined on the committee by Jonathan Egan, Liam Whyte, Liam Mullaney, Patrick Egan, Liz Dwyer, Susan O’Mahoney, Marie Hanmore-Cawley, Michael Simon, Gerry O’Hara, Mary O’Hara and Willie Tiernan. In the men’s 18 hole stableford played on the same day, Sean Heslin kept it in the family by beating Shane Loftus on countback, both having 41 points. Patrick Egan came in third with 40 points. Upcoming dates include a men’s 18 hole Stableford next Sunday the 26th of November, and the ever popular men’s and ladies Christmas Bonanza competition on Sunday the 10th of December.
 
12/11/17 
The Men’s 18 Hole Stableford held on Sunday the 12th of November was won by our new Greens Convener, Michael Rush, with a score of 39 points. In second place was Gary Carty with 38 points, the best gross score went to Patrick Egan, and in third was Frank Flanagan with 37 points. Our nine hole stableford Winter Open can be played from Monday to Saturday every week throughout the Winter, and a men’s 18 hole stableford competition will be held next Sunday, the 19th of November. The Club AGM also takes place that Sunday at 5 pm in the clubhouse. This is the AGM of the “parent club”, i.e, the combined men’s and ladies sections and all members of the club are very much encouraged to attend.
  
05/11/17
The men’s AGM was held on Sunday 5/11/17 in the clubhouse presided over by the outgoing captain Gerry O’Hara. Condolences were expressed to the family of our past Captain, Michael Archer, who passed away in 2017. Gerry in his report thanked those who had supported him during the year, and mentioned developments in the club during 2017 which included the display of photos of previous Captains and Lady Captains in the clubhouse, and most especially the successful completion of course development works, part funded by the National Lottery Sports Programme. This work included additional drainage on the course itself, the construction of a chipping practice area, the purchase of machinery and the erection of a new shed. Gerry thanked the members of the sub committee who oversaw this work. Gerry wished incoming Captain Terry Canning the best of luck in 2018. The honorary secretary, Martin Wynne, paid tribute to Gerry for his commitment to the club in his year as Captain and also to those who volunteered their services within the club during the year, in particular Michael Rush who stepped in at short notice as Competition Secretary during the year. The following officers were elected to the men’s committee for 2018 : Captain -Terry Canning, President – Michael Simon, Honorary Secretary – Martin Wynne, Treasurer – Liam Mullaney, Competition Secretary – Willie Tiernan, Handicap Secretary – Patrick Egan, Communications Officer – Jonathan Egan. They will be joined on the committee by Brendan Gaffney, Seamus Gallagher, Liam Whyte, Michael Rush, Paul Connolly, Vincent Egan and Gerry O’Hara. The overall club AGM will be held in the clubhouse on Sunday 19/11/2017 at 5 pm.
 
16/10/17
Thank you to everybody who supported the ‘Niamh’s Journey There’ Fundraiser at the weekend. The results were as follows:
18 Hole Mixed Foursomes
1st Terry canning & Therese O Daly 61
2nd Tom kearney & Ruth Hogg 63
3rd Sean Heslin & Mandy Toolan 65
 
12 Hole S/Ford
1st Gerry O Dowd 29pts
2nd Paddy Mc Loughlin 27pts
3rd Jonathan Egan 25pts
  
Winter Open 9 Hole S/Ford
1st Michael Rush 20pts
2nd Peter Leydon 19pts
 
Fixtures for this week:
Winter Open 9 Hole S/Ford Play any Day Monday – Friday.
Fundraising Classic 4 Ball Shambles Fri 13th, Sat 14th & Sun 15th
  
RESULTS SUNDAY 15th 4 Ball Shambles
Sun 15th 1st Jim Dwyer, Eamon Perry, Dave Purser, Padraig O Connell 121pts
2nd Terry Canning, Ross Andrew, Gerry O Hara, Seamus Gallagher 120pts
3rd Gerry O Dowd, Conor Hamill, Ted Hester, Jim Callery 117pts
Ladies: Sandra Mc Crann, Paula Cull, Ruth Hogg, Regina Mc Loughlin 102pts
 
Winter Open 9 Hole S/Ford 1st Ross Andrew 20pts.
 
08/08/17
Results
The Presentation for the Captain’s Prize took place on Sunday Evening. Captain Gerry O’Hara thanked all who took part and he also Thanked those who helped in making the Day a great success. He Thanked the various Committees for all their hard work throughout the Year. Gerry congratulated all the winners on the day. The List of Prize winners were as follows:
1st Charlie O Donnell, 2nd Peter Leydon, 27 Gross Patrick Egan, 3rd Michael Simon, 18 Nett Lorcan Egan, Cat 1 Terry Canning, Cat 2 Vincent Egan, Cat 3 Frank Flanagan, Past Captain Brendan Gaffney, Senior Michael Reid,
1st Nine Gerry Nerney, 2nd Nine Gerry O’Dowd, 3rd Nine Sean Heslin. The Ladies Winners were: 1st Liz Dwyer , 2nd Aisling Gaughran , Gross Tish Perry , 3rd Claire Cryan 12 Hole S/Ford Thursday 3rd August 1st John Mc Guinn 27pts, 2nd lorcan Egan 26pts, 3rd Jim Dwyer 26pts.
Fixtures Men’s 12 Hole S/Ford Thursday 10th Re-Scheduled July Monthly Medal 18 Hole Stroke Sunday 13th Connacht Shield Inter Club against Co. Sligo Golf Club takes place on Monday 14th.
The Draw for The King Harmon Matchplay will take place on Thursday Evening after the Men’s Competition The Boyle Traders Association 4 Ball Shambles will take place on Sat 19th – Sun 20th August. Your Support for this competition would be greatly appreciated as this would be a good way of saying. Thank you for their loyal and continued support of our Open Week
Juniors
Junior Lessons will take place as usual on Saturday Morning at 11.00am.
 
31/07/17
Results
Men’s 12 Hole S/ford Thursday 27th 1st Michael Simon 28pts, 2nd Jim Dwyer 27pts, 3rd Lorcan Egan 25pts, Sunday’s July Monthly Medal was cancelled due to flooding on the course and will now take place on Sunday 13th August Fixtures This Week sees the Final Mayor of the Year The Captain’s Prize take place on Sunday 6th August Men’s 12 Hole S/Ford Thurs 3rd August Captain’s Scramble Fri 4th August The Re-Arranged Captain’s Prize to the Ladies will take place on Tuesday 1st August Sunday 23rd Results Crumlin Classic 3 ball Rumble 1st Tommy King, Pat Brogan, Shane Loftus 90pts 2nd Lorcan Egan, Michael Reid, Frank Flanagan 90pts 3rd Pat Conroy, Michael Gilmartin, Michael Rush 88pts Men’s 12 Hole S/Ford Thurs 20th 1st Jim Dwyer 28pts 2nd Michael Simon 27pts 3rd Brendan Gaffney 24pts Fixtures Men’s 12 Hole S/Ford Thurs 27th Social Evening Golf Friday 28th Draw 6.30pm Captain’s Prize to Ladies Sunday 30th Men’s July Monthly Medal 18 Hole Stroke Sun 30th Competition News Congratulations to Jim Dwyer & Liam Whyte who Won their Semi Final in the Foursomes Matchplay and will now play Cian Smith & Paul Connolly in the Final. The Draw for the King Harmon Matchplay will take place on Thursday 10th August
09/07/17
The Club would like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors for their Kind & Continued Support of our Open Week. Thank You to the Members & Visitors who Played in the various Competitions during the Week. Thank You to the Open Week Committee for all their hard work in making the Week a great success. 
Commiserations to our Ladies Junior Foursomes Team who were beaten by Ballinasloe in the Connacht Semi-Final last Saturday
Fixtures
Gents 12 Hole S/ford takes place on Thursday 13th July , Jack O Sullivan Inter Club Competition takes place on Thursday 13th July , Social Evening Golf 3 ball Scramble on Friday 14th Draw at 6.30pm.
James Shivnan Memorial Golf Challenge in Aid of Mayo/Roscommon Palliative Care will take place on Saturday 15th July. Your Support for this Competition would be greatly Appreciated.
Gent’s 18 Hole S/Ford takes place on Sunday 16th July
The Final Round of the Fore Club Alliance takes Place this weekend in Castlerea Golf Club on Fri 14th – Sat 15th – Sun 16th July
02/07/17
Results
Fore Club Alliance 1st Michael Simon 39pts, 2nd Jim Dwyer 39pts, 3rd Owen Garvin 38pts. Ladies 1st Ann Neary (Strokestown), 2nd Peggy Feely, 3rd Ruth Hogg.
Ladies Australian Spoons 1st Mary O Hara & Carmel McGarry, 2nd Liz Dwyer & Regina McLoughlin, 3rd Peggy Feely & Moira Egan.
The Men’s 12 Hole S/Ford was Won by Captain Gerry O Hara 29pts, 2nd Paul Connolly
Fixtures
This Monday sees the start of Open Week and the Competitions are as follows: Monday 3rd Ladies & Gent’s 9 Hole Stroke
Tuesday Ladies Gala Day 18 Hole S/Ford – Gent’s 9 Hole S/Ford , Wednesday 18 Hole Scotch Mixed Foursomes , Thursday Gent’s 18 Hole Stroke – Ladies 9 Hole S/Ford , 
Friday Ladies & Gents 9 Hole S/Ford , Saturday 18 Hole Fourball Betterball – Juniors Skills Challenge , Sunday Ladies & Gent’s 18 Hole Stroke. The Club would like to Thank all our Sponsors for Open Week & Competitions throughout the Year.
Juniors
There will be a Junior Skills Challenge on Saturday Morning which will take place at 11am followed by Presentation of Prizes
Upcoming Events
Jack O Sullivan Inter Club Competition takes place on Thursday 12th July
James Shivnan Memorial Golf Challenge in Aid of Mayo/Roscommon Palliative Care will take place on Saturday 15th July
The Club wish our Ladies Junior Foursomes Team the Best of Luck in The Connacht Semi Final against Ballinasloe on Saturday 8th July
 
25/06/17
Thank You to Betterbuys/Surprises who Sponsored Sunday’s June Monthly Medal and the winners were 1st Eamon Perry 65 , 2nd Liam Whyte 66 , Gross Sean Heslin 78 , 3rd Jim Dwyer 67.
Fixtures
The Ladies Australian Spoons Scotch Foursomes takes place on Tuesday 27th , The Men’s 12 Hole S/Ford is on Thursday 29th and next Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd is the Fore Club Alliance 18 Hole S/Ford
In other Competition news Congratulations to Paul Connolly & Cian Smith who booked their place in the Final of the Club Foursomes Trophy and now await the Winners of the other Semi-Final between Sean Heslin & Michael Rush and Jim Dwyer & Liam Whyte.
Juniors
The Junior Golf Lessons will take Place as usual on Saturday Morning at 11am
Course Drainage Work
This Week will see the completion of the Drainage work on the Course and the New Practice Area. Thank You to Niall Foran and his Team for the very Professional way the in which the work was carried out  Thank You to all who were involved on the Lottery Fund Committee & the Course Committee for all their hard work.
 
18/06/17
The Presentation for Mary O Hara’s Lady Captain’s Prize took place on Sunday evening. Mary thanked all who played in the Competition and she also thanked the Groundsman & all the Volunteers for the wonderful condition of the Course. She gave a special mention to Mary McDermott and those who helped with the catering on the day. Mary also thanked all the Members of the Ladies Committee for helping make the Weekend a Wonderful Success. She Congratulated all the Winners of the Day The full list of Winners are as follows 1st: Regina McLoughlin , 2nd: Ruth Hogg , Gross: Liz Dwyer , 3rd: Joey Mullaney , 18 Nett: Kthleen Candon , Cat 1: Susan O Mahoney , Cat 2: Sandra McCrann , Cat 3: Paula Cull Past Captain: Mandy Toolan , 1st Nine: Eithne Gaffney , 2nd Nine: Tish Perry , 9 Hole Prize: Eileen Jackson , Visitors: Antoinette Casey. The Lady Captain’s Prize for Men Winners were 1st Michael Reid 42pts , 2nd Paul Connolly 40pts , Gross Patrick Egan 75 , 3rd Dave Purser 39pts
Fixtures
On Thursday 22nd we have the Men’s 12 Hole S/Ford  and on Friday 23rd is the Social Evening Golf Scramble Draw at 6.30pm. The June Monthly Medal 18 Hole Stroke kindly Sponsored by Betterbuy’s/Surprises Boyle will take place on Sunday 25th
In other Competition News Well Done to Michael Simon & Lewis Shaw who booked their place in the Semi-Final of the Foursomes Matchplay Trophy.
Juniors
There shall be an Introduction to Golf Evening for Juniors on Monday 19th at 7.30pm also Junior Golf lessons will take place as normal on Saturday morning at 11am
 
11/06/17
The Presentation for Seamus Gallagher’s President’s Prize took place on Sunday Evening. Seamus thanked everybody for their support over the weekend and he also thanked all who work on the course and all who help out in the clubhouse.
Congratulations to Vincent Egan on winning his 1st Major after 40 years. I am sure Vincent would say himself it was worth the wait. The full list or winners were 1st Vincent Egan , 2nd Paul Connolly , 27 Gross Patrick Egan , 3rd Pat Brogan , 18 Nett Gerry O Hara , Past Pres Brendan Gaffney , Senior Prize Paddy Nangle , Cat 1: Terry Canning , Cat 2: Ross Andrew , Cat 3: Paddy McLoughlin , 1st Nine David Wynne , 2nd Nine Kevin O Connor , 3rd Nine Charlie O Donnell , Student Prize Cillian Doyle.
Fixtures
On Thursday 15th is the Mens 12 Hole S/Ford and on Friday 16th there is the Lady Captain’s Scramble Draw at 6.30pm
Next Sunday 18th June is the Lady Captain’s Prize 18 Hole Stroke and also the Lady Captain’s to Men 18 Hole S/Ford.
In other Competition News Well Done to Paul Connolly & Cian Smith who booked their place in the Semi-Final of the Foursomes Matchplay Trophy. Result of the Mens 12 Hole S/Ford on Thursday 8th was 1st Jim Dwyer 28pts
2nd Brendan Gaffney 25pts , 3rd Charlie O Donnell 25pts
Juniors
Golf Lessons for Juniors will take place as normal on Saturday Morning at 11am
 
04/06/17
Congratulations to our Lady Captain Mary O Hara who won the President’s prize to Ladies on Sunday with a score of 72, in Second place was Tish Perry with 72 and the Gross was won by Peggy Feely and Third Place went to Susan O Mahoney with 73. In the Men’s 18 Hole S/Ford Well Done to Sean Heslin who won with a score of 43pts, in Second place was Kevin O Connor with 42pts, the Gross went to Gary Carty with 74 and in Third place was Vincent Egan with 41pts.
In other Competition News, Congratulations to our Ladies Junior Foursomes team who beat Ballaghaderreen to book their place in the Connacht Semi Final
Next Sunday 11th June we have the 2nd Major of the Year the President’s Prize hosted by Seamus Gallagher. The Club would like to take this opportunity to wish Seamus the best of luck next Sunday.
The Course will remain closed from Tuesday – Friday while the Drainage work continues but will Re-Open on Friday evening at 6pm for the President’s Scramble Draw at 6.30pm
In the Club Foursomes Matchplay Sean Heslin & Michael Rush are the first pair to book their place in the Semi Final and all other matches are to be played must be completed by Sat 17th June.
  
28/05/17
The May Monthly Medal 18 Hole Stroke Sponsored By The Mayfly Inn Ballinafad was won by Seamus Gallagher with a score of 63, in Second was Eamon Perry also with a score of 63, the Gross went to Patrick Egan with 72 and third was Frank Flanagan with 64. As today’s competition was also the Qualifier for the PGA Tankard Seamus will be joined by Susan O Mahoney who won the Ladies PGA Tankard with a score of 59, second place went to Joey Mullaney with 68 , the gross went to Tish Perry and third place was Mandy Toolan with a score of 69.  Well done to Seamus & Susan and we wish them the best of luck when they go to Royal Tara Golf Club in August.
 
Inter Club News
Commiserations to the Pierce Purcell Team who were beaten by Strandhill 3 – 2 on Saturday afternoon.
 
Fixtures
The President’s prize to the Ladies will take place on Sunday Next & there is an 18 Hole Stableford for the Men. There will be No Competition for the Ladies on Tuesday or Men’s Competition on Thursday Due to drainage work taking place on the course this week.
 
Club Foursomes Matchplay
The Third Round has been extended for one week. All Matches must now be played by Saturday 17th June.
 
Junior Golf
Junior Golf lessons will take place on Saturday morning at 11am as normal.
 
26/05/2017
We are delighted to announce that The Lottery Funded Drainage Work on the course will commence this Monday the 29th of May. Unfortunately, while this work is taking place, The Golf Course will remain closed from Monday-Friday and will Re-Open for the Weekend. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
  
22/05/2017
Results
Last Sunday’s Bart Moran Trophy was won by Pat Conroy with a score of 64, in second was Jim Dwyer with 66, the gross prize was won by Gary Carty with 72, and in third was Pat Brogan with 67. 
The ladies Niamh Nangle Cup was won by Marie Hanmore Cawley, in second was Ruth Hogg while in third was Paula Cull. Well done to all prize winners. 
Last Thursday’s men’s competition was won by Sean Heslin with 24pts, in second was Michael Rush 23pts and third was Ted Hester also with 23pts. 
 
Fixtures
Next Sunday will see the first Monthly Medal 18 hole stroke which is the second competition in the Brogan’s totalhealth Pharmacy Golfer of the Year series. It is aptly and kindly sponsored by the Mayfly Inn, Ballinafad. Many thanks to them for their sponsorship. 
The men’s Thursday competition also continues this week. 
 
Club Matchplay
Entries are now being taken for the club’s singles matchplay competition, the King Harmon Cup. The sign up sheet is on the noticeboard. 
The foursomes matchplay competition has progressed to round three with these games to be played by 10th June. 
 
Interclub Golf
Commiserations to the Jimmy Bruen team who were beaten on scoreline of 3-2 with two of the away games losing in extra holes. 
It’s a busy period on the interclub golf calendar with the Mixed Foursomes team playing Castlerea on Wednesday and the Pierce Purcell team playing Strandhill on Saturday. Good luck to both teams. 
 
Junior Golf
Junior Golf lessons for kids aged 8-16 began last Saturday at 11am and will continue every Saturday until the end of August. 
They are coordinated by Junior Convenor Brendan Gaffney along with Moira Egan & Paddy Nangle and are free of charge (excluding membership). 
 
17/04/17
Results
Commencing with the most recent results, the Club Fundraiser held over the Bank holiday weekend was won by the trio of 1st Michael Simon, Michael Reid & Frank Flanagan with 93pts, in second was Pat Brogan, Paul Connolly & Seamus Gallagher with 87pts and in third was Terry Canning, Ross Andrew & Gerry O Hara 86pts. Thanks to all who played, some more than once –  It is much appreciated by the club.
The previous weekend the voucher competition for men and the ladies lucky strike took place. The two respective winners were Terry Canning & Moira Egan both of whom will get to enjoy complimentary golf in the year ahead. Second in the voucher went to Jim Dwyer, gross prize to Brendan Gaffney & third to David Wynne. The ladies runner up was Regina McLoughlin, the gross winner was Tish Perry & third was Liz Dwyer. 
The first men’s Thursday competition was held on Thursday 13th April. In first place was Pat Conroy with 21pts, Owen Garvin was second and Sean Heslin was third, both with 17pts.
 
Fixtures
This Sunday there will be an 18 hole singles stableford competition for men. The men’s Thursday competition will also take place this week.
 
Interclub Golf 
Commiserations to the 9 hole club team who lost to Dunmore Demesne last Monday. This was our first interclub match of the season. Next men’s team up is the seniors who play Ballinamore on the 3rd May. In ladies interclub golf, good luck to the challenge cup team who play Roscommon on Saturday.
 
Club Foursomes Matchplay
The draw for this year’s edition of the competition has been made available to view on our website or club noticeboard. Jonathan Egan & Seamus Gallagher will be looking to make it a hat-trick of wins having captured the title in 2015 & ’16. The deadline for those involved in the preliminary round is Saturday 29th April to complete their match.  
  
 05/04/17

Results

Last Sunday’s singles stableford was won by Jim Mooney (10) with 38pts, in second was Padraig O’Connell (16) with 37pts, the gross prize went to Terry Canning, and in third was Pat Brogan (19) also with 37pts.
The winter 9 hole competitions have came to a conclusion as of the last week of March. Thanks to all who supported these competitions.

Fixtures
This weekend the rescheduled gent’s voucher and ladies’ lucky strike competition will take place. They will be playable either Saturday or Sunday.
Unlike the traditional one day event it has been in the past, the decision was made to play it over two days to facilitate those members who wish to support Boyle Celtic FC in the Showgrounds on Sunday afternoon in their FAI Junior Cup semi final. In related news, congrats to members Brendan Gaffney & Mandy Toolan in their involvement of the production of The Boyle Celtic Song which reached number one in the Irish iTunes download charts!
The club would like to send their best wishes to the team ahead of this weekend’s historic game.

Sponsorship
Sponsors are currently sought for the men’s Thursday competition which runs each week beginning Thursday 13th April. If you wish to sponsor one of these, please write your name on the sheet provided on the noticeboard.
Also, there is an opening for businesses or individuals to sponsor our new monthly medal competitions which will be held on the last Sunday of every month. These competitions will form the core of the Golfer of the Year series and will be the gents flagship events outside of the clubs majors.

Presentation
A presentation of prizes will be held on Sunday evening next after the voucher competition. Other prizes to be presented include those for the Boyle Courthouse Classic. The attendance of prize winners is requested.

 

27/03/17
Results

The Boyle Courthouse Golf Classic took place over the weekend. The following are the results:
 

1st Jim Mooney, Michael Gilmartin, Paul Connolly, Paddy Mc Loughlin 94pts
2nd Gerry O Hara, Terry canning, Ross Andrew, Peter Leydon 90pts
3rd Willie Tiernan, John Mc Guinn, Vincent Egan, Sean Mc Loughlin 89pts
Ladies Prize: Joey Mullaney, Carmel McGarry, Carmel Conlon, Mary O Hara 83pts
Longest Drive: Lorcan Egan
Nearest The Pin: Tom Kearney
 
The winners of the Courthouse Classic Raffle were as follows:
1st Claire Cryan
2nd Pat Brogan
3rd John Mc Guinn
4th Paul Connolly
5th Michael Gilmartin
6th Jim Callery
 
Fixtures
This upcoming Sunday 2nd April, the gents voucher and the ladies lucky strike competitions will be held. Members are reminded that membership payments are now due. Our membership Secretary is Paula Cull, Drumderrig House, Abbeytown, Boyle. 
 
Course Maintenance
The scarifying of greens is being carried out on Monday this week so the course will remain closed while this work is in progress. A list of volunteer tasks are available to view on the noticeboard. Members are encouraged to make themselves available and lend a hand if they have some free time. The volunteers coordinator is Michael Rush. 
 
27/02/17
The Spring League Final is scheduled for this Sunday 5th March.
A fourball betterball competition will also take place for gents on Sunday. 
 
20/02/17
Spring League
The Spring League sponsored by PD Golf has entered the business end of proceedings with two of the four groups having completed all of their group matches. Only a few games remain outstanding in groups 2 and 4 and may be played any day up until this Sunday. 
In group 1, Peggy Feely & Kevin O’Connor have secured their place in the final by winning their final match 2 up to leave them on a five match aggregate of +12, a score sufficient to top the group. Shane Loftus & Regina McLoughlin finished one behind and will possibly take one of the two best runners up spots.
In the second group, Paul Connolly & Seth Meredith lead and are in a strong position to top the group. Their total score of 9 up leaves them 6 clear of 3 other pairs, one of them being Dave Purser & Claire Cryan who have a game outstanding. 
Moving to group 3, Vincent Egan & Lewis Shaw have completed a clean sweep in their group finishing with a total aggregate of +18, the highest score recorded in the competition. They are followed by Pat Conroy & Susan O’Mahoney who won 4 of their 5 games, finishing with a total score of +13. 
In the final group, Michael Rush & Gerry O’Hara continue to lead on +8, followed by Paddy McLoughlin & Mandy Toolan on +5. Also, don’t rule out Willie Tiernan & Sandra McCrann who are only 3 holes further back with one game yet to be played. 
 
Other Results
Last week’s 9 hole stableford was won by David Wynne with 19 points. 
 
Fixtures
This week the weekly 9 hole re-entry competition continues and may be played any day Monday to Saturday inclusive.
Next Sunday there will be an 18 hole stableford for gents. Entry fee will be €7.
This week is also the final chance to get unplayed Spring League matches completed otherwise the non played scores will be applied. 
  
14/02/17
Spring League
The Spring League group stage has entered the final two weeks with each pair having played at least three of their five matches.
Group 1 sees Peggy Feely & Kevin O’Connor take up a strong position to progress after a 7 hole win over their opponents at the weekend. Shane Loftus & Regina McLoughlin are now in second. 
In group 2, Paul Connolly & Seth Meredith continue to lead and hold a 5 hole lead over Jim Dwyer & Tommy King. 
The third group has co leaders with the pairs of Pat Conroy/ Susan O’Mahoney and Vincent Egan/ Lewis Shaw neck and neck on +12. 
Group 4 is a tight affair with most pairs still having a genuine chance of qualifying for the final. Michael Rush & Gerry O’Hara sit on top of the group with an aggregate of +8, three ahead of Paddy McLoughlin & Mandy Toolan.  
 
Other Result
Last week’s weekly 9 hole stableford was won by Michael Reid with 20 points. 
 
Fixtures
This week is week 5 in the PD Golf Spring League. Many pairs will be looking to wrap up their group matches by the end of this week. However there is an extra week to facilitate those who still have two games to play. The deadline is Sunday 26th February. 
The weekly 9 hole stableford is playable this week until Sunday inclusive.
 
06/02/17
Spring League
The PD Golf sponsored Spring League continued this week with overnight frost delaying action on Sunday for the second week running.
Beginning with the first group the biggest movers were Peggy Feely and Kevin O’Connor who had a 5 hole win over their opponents which leaves them in second place behind Shane Loftus & Regina McLoughlin.
In group two, Paul Connolly & Seth Meredith now lead the way after having overtaken Jim Dwyer & Tommy King who now lie in second position.
Moving to group three, Vincent Egan and Lewis Shaw remain in poll position despite taking a break this week! Pat Conroy & Susan O’Mahoney stay in second place but have closed the gap to two holes. 
In the fourth group, pairs five and six, namely Michael Rush/Gerry O’Hara and Paddy McLoughlin/Mandy Toolan are currently jostling for the top spot with the former holding the upper hand by one hole.  
Other Result
The weekly 9 hole stableford competition was won by Michael Rush with 20 points.
 
Fixtures
The Spring League enters week number four this week with the schedule of matches for the fourth round as follows: Pairs 1 vs 4, 3 vs 5 and 2 vs 6. 
The weekly 9 hole stableford is playable Monday-Sunday inclusive. 
 
Condolences
The club extends its sympathies to the McLoughlin family on the recent passing of Margaret. Ar dheis dé go raibh a hanam.
 
31/01/17
Spring League 
The Spring League continued this week with frost delaying play on Sunday morning till approx 11am. 
In group 1, the pairing of Shane Loftus and Regina McLoughlin have taken the lead after a 6 up win over their opponents at the weekend. Gary Carty & Carmel Keenan remain in second position despite a narrow loss in their game. 
In group 2, Jim Dwyer and Tommy King have taken a commanding lead with back to back wins, most recently a 6 up win to bring their total to +8. Currently, the second best score in the group is held by Paul Connolly & Seth Meredith who won their first game 5 up. 
Group 3 sees Vincent Egan & Lewis Shaw come through to take up first place on +7 who are 4 holes clear of two pairs, Charlie O’Donnell & Fiona Keenan and Pat Conroy & Susan O’Mahoney. 
In group 4, Paddy McLoughlin and Mandy Toolan still hold the lead on +6 who are two holes in front of Michael Rush and Gerry O’Hara.
 
Other Result
Last week’s weekly 9 hole competition was won on a countback by Sean Heslin with 20 points. 
 
Fixtures
Spring League matches are playable this week with the round 3 schedule being pairs 6 vs 4, 2 vs 3 and 1 vs 5. An extra day, Sunday 26th February has been added to facilitate players struggling to get all matches played. The drive in will now take place on the second Sunday of March. 
The weekly 9 hole competition for men continues this week til Sunday inclusive. 
 
Club Meetings
The monthly meetings of the ladies, gents and management clubs will be held this Wednesday evening February 1st in the clubhouse. The ladies and gents meeting will take place at 7.30pm and will be followed at 8.30pm approximately by the management meeting. 
 
And Finally
Belated birthday wishes to greens convener Willie Tiernan and his partner Linda who held their joint birthday celebrations in the clubhouse recently. 
 
24/01/17
Spring League
The PD Golf sponsored Spring League has gotten underway with most pairs having completed their first match by Sunday last.
In group one Michael Simon and Tom Lavin are best placed with a four hole win over their opponents. Wins were also recorded by Gary Carty and Carmel Keenan and by Shane Loftus and Regina McLoughlin who finished  2 up and 1 up respectively.
In group 2 Brendan Gaffney and Margaret Loftus lead the way with a three hole win. They are followed by Jim Dwyer and Tommy King who recorded a score of 2 up. 
In group 3 the pairing of Charlie O’Donnell and Fiona Keenan finished 3 up after 12 holes, a score which currently tops that group. Vincent Egan and Lewis Shaw occupy second place after a one hole win.
Finally in the fourth group, Paddy McLoughlin and Mandy Toolan registered the greatest margin of victory to date with a 6 up win while in second is Michael Rush and Club Captain Gerry O’Hara who won their first match 4 up.
 
The format of the competition is such that it is likely that all teams will have a chance of qualifying for the final right up until the last couple of rounds as standings can change quickly so all is not lost for those who did not win their first game! 
 
All five group matches are to be played by Saturday 25th February. 
 
Other Result
Last week’s weekly 9 hole competition was won by Jim Mooney with 18 points. 
 
Fixtures
Spring League matches are up for decision again this week with the suggested order for round 2 are pairs 3 vs 4, 6 vs 1 and 2 vs 5 in each group.
 
The weekly 9 hole stableford re-entry will also continue this week and can be played any day Monday through to Sunday inclusive. 
 
 
15/01/17
Results
Sunday’s 18 hole stableford for gents was won by Terry Canning (12) 39pts, in second was Vincent Egan (18) 38pts, the gross was won by Charlie O’Donnell and in third was Seamus Gallagher (18) 36pts. 
 
Fixtures
The draw for the PD Golf sponsored Spring League has been made is available by clicking here. Round 1 matches are to be played by this Sunday 22nd January if possible. All 5 group matches are to be completed by Saturday 25th February. The final for the four group winners along with the two best runners up is set for Sunday 5th March. Entry fee is €5 per person per match excluding the final. A full list of rules is available on the club noticeboard. Also, this week there will be a 9 hole stableford (re-entry). It can be played any day Mon-Sun inclusive.
 
08/01/17
Results
Sunday’s 18 hole stableford for gents was won by Paul Connolly (18) 40pts. In second was Jim Mooney (10) 39pts and in third was Club Captain Gerry O’Hara (20) also with 39pts. The gross prize was won by David Wynne.
The 9 hole re-entry competition held on New Years Day was won by Seamus Gallagher. 
 
Fixtures
On Sunday January 15th there will be an 18 hole stableford for gents. The entry fee is €7. The Spring League will commence on the week starting January 16th and can be played any day of the week. The format is fourball matchplay played over 12 holes for ladies and gents. The entry fee is €5 per person per match. The final is scheduled to be played on March 5th between the winners of each group along with the two best runners up. 
Update: 12.01 – We are delighted to announce that the Spring League will be sponsored by PD Golf located at Co Longford Golf Club. Many thanks to Pete for coming on board, and we look forward to forming a mutually beneficial relationship over the coming year.