Tuesday May 12th
Yesterday the Irish mixed foursomes teed it up against Edmonstown in the 3rd round of the competition. A home win by Eddie Lonergan and Mary O’Neill set it up for a grandstand finish. Wins by Ray Nolan and Mags Smith on the 21st hole followed by a fantastic win by Alan Condren and Monica Smith on the 24th away from home take Greystones to the 4th round of this prestigious competition.
Sunday 10th May
Our Ladies Junior Foursomes team were out against Newlands in the second round of the competition on Sunday. Up against a very strong opposition our ladies Helge Hayden-Smyth & Amanda Lawless, Mags Smith & Ciara Marmion and Roisin Norris & Monica Smith have it all to do next week in the second ( away ) leg of the tie. The tie currently stands at 3-0 to Newlands.
Better luck for our Under 15 Boys‘ team who traveled to Wicklow yesterday in the first round of the competition. Always a very tough fixture our boys came away with a comprehensive 4:1 victory. Congratulations to all the team who teed it up yesterday ( Simon Philips, Evan Dalton, Jake Brodeur, Ben Hynes and Christopher Lawless ) and to manager David Fry and assistant Philip Brodeur.
Last out yesterday was our Barton Cup team who had a very tough fixture against last year’s quarter finalists, Naas golf club. With 3 matches away team manager Barry O’Leary knew he needed the team to put in a great performance and they didn’t disappoint. Away wins from Jason Hackman and Ray McDonnel ( 5&4 ) and Martin Nolan & Cian Gilmore ( 3&2 ) followed with a home win from Ben Malone & Con Thomas ( 4&3 ) ensured victory. Collie Dunne & Jack Joyce were all square at home after 15 when called in. Matt Malone & Gavan McGirr went down 4&3 in Naas. The team are now in the last 32 of the competition and face Castle in the next round.
Monday 4th May
Our Irish Mixed team were due to play Carrickmines in round 2 of the competition on Saturday but this match had to be rearranged due to the course being closed.
The delay didn’t appear to have caused any difficulty for the Greystones team however. Ben Malone & Helge Hayden-Smyth won 6&5, Liam Moulton & Aideen O’Leary won 7&5 and Eddie Lonergan & Mary O’Neill completed the sweep of home match wins 4&3. The away pairings of Alan Condren & Monica Smith won 1 up and Ray Nolan & Polly O’Reilly were 1 up on 18 when they were called in. Congratulations to all players and managers Pat Gormley & Jenny Moore.
Sunday 3rd May
Another early start for the Eamonn Darcy team, this time up in Powerscourt where they faced Woodbrook.The team were beaten 3:2 in this their last match in the series. Alan Condren & Eddie Lonergan won 5 up and David Byrne & Dan O’Byrne won 1 up in the two foursomes matches. Debutante Ben Malone lost 5&3, Conor Keown lost 4&3 and Kevin Condren lost 1 down.
All credit to the team who braved some appalling weather over the series of matches and to Collie Dunne who created the competition in order to give game time to our senior players in preparation for the Senior Cup and Barton Shield competitions later in the year.
Woodbrook made it to the final where they were beaten on the 21st hole in the final match by Powerscourt.
Monday 27th April
Our ladies’ Challenge Cup team travelled to Edmonstown today to play Glen O’ the Downs in the second round of their All-Ireland title defense. Wins for Elaine Smith, Aishling Marmion and Celine Joyce ensured the victory in a tightly contested match. Barbara Furey and Noelle Ahern played brilliantly on the day and only narrowly missed out to stiff competition. Next round will be played in Woodbrook on May 31st, opposition to be confirmed.
Also in Edmonstown today were the Greystones Minor Cup team managed by Ann O’Neill. Lisa Croke, Amanda Lawless and Aideen O’Leary won out the country. Monica Smith and Frances Twomey were called in but were in a strong position at the time. Congratulations to all.
Sunday 26th April
Niamh Kielty took the Ladies Intermediate Cup team to Knockanally to face Charlesland. Well done to President Via Maume,Roisin Norris, Ciara Marmion, Karen Purcell and congratulations to Lady Captain Jeanne Thorpe who won the deciding match on the 21st.
Gerry Kilfeather travelled to Killiney with the away players in the Metropolitan Cup while assistant manager John Kilmartin stayed at home. In a match that looked like either side could win at differenent stages Greystones came out on top in the end. Cathal Cooney won the first point with a 5&4 win away from home, the home players then followed with Kieran Dowdall winning on 18, Stephen Bourne winning 2&1, Jack Joyce winning 3&1 and Con Thomas winning 4&2. Meanwhile Ray McDonnell won 3&2 in Killiney. Shay Hoey was playing 19 after winning 17 & 18 when he was called in. Paul McKnight and Cian Gilmore were on the 18th in Killiney when they were called in. A great performance overall.
Sunday 19th April
An early start for the Eamonn Darcy team who took on Dun Laoghaire GC up in Dun Laoghaire. Collie Dunne’s team won out 3:2 with wins for Alan Condron and Eddie Lonergan ( on 14 ) and David Byrne and Dan O’Byrne ( came from 4 down after 7 to win 2 up ) in the foursomes and for Sean McParland ( 4&3 ). A great win.
The Barton Cup team teed it up at 1.30 with 3 home and 2 away to Killiney in the 1st round of the competition ( GGC beat Smurfit in the preliminary round ). Collie Dunne & Jack Joyce won 5&4, Ben Malone & Con Thomas won 6&4 and Martin Nolan & Ray McDonnell won 4&2 in the home matches while both away pairings of Shane O’Connor & Trevor Philips and Walter Gilbert & Matt Malone halved their matches. Well done to the team and manager Barry O’Leary and assistant manager Pete Murray.
The ladies went out after the Barton Cup in the Finn Trophy. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be three from three on the day for Greystones as the ladies went down 4:1 in the end in what was a tight match which could have gone either way right up till the end.
Sunday 13th April 2015
Horrendous conditions at Grange Golf Club caused the Grange Scratch Foursomes to be cancelled after 6 holes.
The ladies Challenge team got their All Ireland defense off to a great start yesterday with a win over Milltown Golf Club. 12 year old Aishling Marmion won at home along with Gina Kilfeather. Elaine Smith added the vital away point. Well done to all the team which also included Noelle Ahern and Ger Hickey both of whom played away.
A good result also for the Ladies Junior Foursomes who won their 3 matches in the home leg of the tie against Stacktown. Helge Hayden-Smyth and Amanda Lawless won 2 up, Mags Smith and Ciara Marmion won 3&2 and Roisin Norris and Monica Smith won 3 up.
Sunday 29th March 2015
First out was the Eamonn Darcy team who faced Bray up in Powerscourt at 8 am in the most miserable conditions. Collie Dunne’s team halved the match 2.5 to 2.5 and have two more matches left in the series.
Sunday’s difficult conditions hampered our Leinster Fourball team managed by Gerry Browner, assisted by Andy Nolan, and took away some of the home advantage in their match against Elm Park. In the end Elm Park prevailed but thanks to all those involved for their efforts.
The final match on Sunday was the 1st round of the Irish Mixed Foursomes. We we up against a very strong Glen O’ The Downs team and had 3 away matches. Ben Malone and Mags Smith won an away point and Eddie Lonergan and Mary O’Neill came up trumps at home. It all came down to Barry & Aideen O Leary’s match at home after Ray Nolan and Polly O’Reilly just lost out away on the 20th hole. In a very exciting finish we won out on the 21st hole and now face Killiney in the next round.
Saturday 28th March 2015
On Saturday ( 28.3.2015) Barry D. O’Leary’s Barton cup team beat the Smurfit Club ( out of the K Club ) in their preliminary round match. We now face Killiney in the 1st round.
Friday 27th March 2015
Friday 27.3.2015 saw a well prepared team under the manager-ship of Robert Prole assisted by David Kelly bow out of the JB Carr competition. The Wicklow G.C. pairings were very strong and as is often the case, it all came down to the last match on the 18th, with the second last match having won on the 20th. Hard luck to all the team.
Monday 23rd March 2015
Well done to the Greystones Ladies’ team who won their first round match in the Minor Cup yesterday ( 23.3.2015). With three matches away and two at home it was always going to be a big ask against a strong club like Grange but wins for Amanda Lawless and Lisa Croke away and for Frances Twomey in Greystones took the team through to the next round. Congratulations to Marguerite and all the team.
