Interclub News
Another busy weekend for teams..
We are set for another busy Sunday and Monday for our Interclub teams.
First out on Sunday at 15.30 is Tom Byrne’s Senior Cup team who face Bray in the Semi Final of the Leinster South division. With three matches away our team have it all to do against a strong Dun Laoghaire team.
Straight after the Senior Cup team, our Under 15’s team also take on Dun Laoghaire, again with three matches away, in the second round of this Leinster pennant.
Our third team out is our Jimmy Bruen team who are playing the two home matches of this tie at 16.20 having already played the away leg on Thursday night. The heroics of Tom Byrne & Jamie Anderson on the back nine on Thursday have kept this tie alive. Alan Byrne’s team know what they must do.
Last, but by no means least on Sunday, Gerry Browner and the Powerscout Cup team open their campaign with a home match against Woodbrook. Tee off is at 16:40.
On Monday morning the Boys Under 18 Interclub team head for Royal Curragh to play in the Leinster finals of this competition. Tee off is at 9.30.
Looking forward to later in the week, on Wednesday our girls head for Tulfarris G.C. to compete in the Golf Ireland Interclub event.
Best of luck to all the teams and as always you can follow the live scoring using the Live Scoring webpage which can be found by CLICKING HERE or by following the link on this website’s Home page.
Good return for Jimmy Bruen team away in Bray..
Alan Byrne’s Jimmy Bruen team played Bray this afternoon in the quarter final stage of the competition. Due to fixture congestion the away match was played a few days before the home leg. With three matches away the obvious danger was that, if a point couldn’t be won this afternoon we would have no need to play the home matches.
Our first pair out were Ian Mullally & Eddie Davis. On an incredibly hot day on Bray head the lads turned 2 down and while they played well were unable to claw the match back and ultimately lost 3& 2. Second out were Alan Byrne & Craig Hazelton who got off to a dreadful start and found themselves 4 down through 7. A fantastic fight back saw them 1 down with 2 to play and after halving the 17th in pars the lads went to 18 needing a win. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be and Alan had to try to hole a 17 footer that just slipped past the hole to keep the match alive .
It wasn’t looking great for the third match early on either with Tom Byrne & Jamie Anderson 1 down after the first nine holes. Neither Tom nor Jamie have giving up in their DNA however and a very strong start to their back 9 gained them a 2 hole lead with three to play. A win for Bray on 16th had the anxiety levels for the Greystones spectators rise but the Greystones pair kept their heads and a win for them on the 17th sealed the match 2&1.
The two home matches will be played on Sunday afternoon. You can follow the live scoring using the Live Scoring webpage which can be found by CLICKING HERE or by following the link on this website’s Home page.
Jimmy Bruen in Bray today
Best of luck to Alan Byrne’s Jimmy Bruen team who are in Bray this afternoon playing their away leg of the quarter finals. Tee time is at 16.30.
The team will play three matches this afternoon and will have two home matches on Sunday. You can follow the live scoring using the Live Scoring webpage which can be found by CLICKING HERE or by following the link on this website’s Home page.
Teams weekend update..
First away this afternoon was our Pierce Purcell team who faced Dun Laoghaire in the third round following a great win against local rivals Delgany. Our first pairing out at home, Stefan Florin & Rob Tierney took their match by the scruff of the neck early on and after going 3 up through 9 they then applied the pressure to close the match by a margin of 5&4. It was a much tighter affair for our second match pair of Alan Byrne & Gerry Browner who turned 1 down. Both players are also team managers ( Jimmy Bruen & Powerscourt Cup ) and understood the value of each point and stuck to their task to find themselves dormie two up. A loss of 17 kept Mark’s blood pressure on the high side but a great win on 18 sealed the match 2 up. Away from home, Frank Marmion & Shane Power were playing well and were 2 up through 12 after the delayed away start time. Our third match in Greystones featured Stephen O’Brien & Eoin Mullen who looked in a strong position at 4 up at the turn. Matchplay golf is never over till it’s over of course and a rally by Dun Loaghaire from the 10th through the fourteenth saw the match all square. 15 & 16 were halved and the Greystones pair had a great win on 17. 1 up and one to play it fell to Stephen to hole a 5 footer on the 18th to close out the match and the tie for Greystones. Away from home, Conor Whelan & John Comer had taken control of their match, turning 2 up and getting to dormie 5 up before being called in.
Second out this afternoon was our Barton Shield team who also faced Dun Laoghaire. This was a quarter final match for Tom Byrne’s 2021 team. Unfortunately this was not going to be our day. At home Adam Packman & Gary Dunne found themselves on the back foot having lost the first 4 holes. At this level it’s hard to recover from such a position. Away from home Eddie Lonergan & Daniel O’Byrne were faring betting and at just one down through 7 were well in the match and were all square after 14. This is a cumulative holes format and we were ultimately unable to recover from the slow home start loosing 7&6.
After the Barton Shield our Ladies Revive team took to the course to play Powerscourt with three matches away and two at home. This was round 3 for Lisa Croke’s team, having beaten Delgany and Foxrock in rounds 1 and 2. Lisa headed to Powerscourt to look after the away leg awhile Mags Smith looked after the home tie. Three matches were settled early. Away from home Marguerite Hamill & Ger O’Shea played really well to overpower their opponents and win out 5&4 and put a point on the board for Greystones. Our second away pairing of the normally unbeatable, Hayley Mulcahy & Sandra Cotter didn’t fare so well coming up against a really strong pair and they ended up loosing 4&3. At home Jacinta Dean & Aine O’Rourke were 1 up through 6 and turned 3 up. They kept their feet on the gas and closed their match out 5&3. At 2/1 up in the tie, the remaining matches were extremely tight. In Powerscourt Amanda Lawless & Mary Hutch were 1 up through 9 and 1 up standing on the 18th tee. Powerscourt won the 18th and the match headed to the 19th. Meanwhile, in Greystones our first match out had a really strong pair of Mary Lockhart & Regina Barry. As it happens Powerscourt also had a strong pair in this match position. All square through 9 became all square through 14 with the players swapping holes. Greystones edged ahead with a great win on 15 only to see their lead go when Powerscourt won the 17th. No stress in amateur golf then ? On 18, Greystones played the hole impeccably to win the match and close out the tie for Greystones.
Congratulations to all the teams and many thanks to the managers and players who put themselves out their representing their club – it is appreciated.
Like the curates egg – good in parts !
Interclub matches this Sunday …
First out this Sunday will be Mark Byrne’s Pierce Purcell team who, after seeing off Delgany in round 2 now face Dun Laoghaire in the third round. Greystones have three matches at home and two away. Tee off in Greystones is at 14.30 and at 15.50 in Dun Laoghaire.
Second out is our Barton Shield who also face Dun Laoghaire. Tom Byrne’s young 2021 team beat Woodenbridge in round 2 to get to this quarter final stage. Tee time is at 15.00.
Straight after that the Ladies Revive team are set to play Powerscourt with three matches away. This is round 3, Greystones having beaten Delgany and Foxrock in rounds 1 and 2. Tee off is at 15.10.
It should be a great day to be on the course supporting the teams but if you can’t make it you can follow the matches on the live scoring webpage ( available on the front page on this website ) or by clicking here
Hard Luck to Greystones Best Cup team…
Hard luck to Pat O’Dowd and his Best Cup team who lost 3 to 2 to Delgany this afternoon. With three at home and putting out a strong team Pat felt we had a great chance but alas it wasn’t to be we came up against a very strong Delgany team who played extremely well on the day.
In Delgany, Jimmy Hempenstall & Brian O’Connor lost on 16 and our second away pairing of John Carroll & Michael Gaughran fought bravely from 4 down to eventually loose on 17. Three wins at home were now required and with Dermot Whiston & John Gogavan getting us a point on 15 ( 4&3) and Maurice Phelan & Paul Cahill also winning by a margin of 3&2 it all came down to the George Hughes & Chris Corrigan match. A solid front 9 had George & Chis in touch with their opposition but unfortunately they lost their match and the tie on the 16th, 3&2.
Hard luck to Pat, Joe and all the team.
Best of luck to the Best Cup team this afternoon…
Pat O’Dowd’s Best Cup team take on Delgany this afternoon. Tee off in Delgany is at 3.30 and in Greystones at 4.30. We have three matches at home and two away this afternoon.
You can follow the matches on the live scoring web page the link to which which can be found on the front page of this website or by clicking here
Win for junior boys in Wicklow Cup ….
Our third Junior match out today saw Neil Lawless’ Wicklow Cup team take on Blainroe in Greystones. This competition is a scotch foursomes format.
Neil’s team included two debutantes pulling on the yellow club shirt, Adam Moore and Kallum McCormack. Neil paired Adam and Kallum with two stalwarts in William O’Riordan and Jack McGovern respectively for their first team outing.
First out were Jamie Anderson & Mark Lawless who turned 1 up and finished out their match 3&2 after a very solid performance. At the other end of the team sheet, Brook Mangan & Milo Delaney were in total control, winning out by a hefty 9&7 margin against two Blainroe players making their debuts for their club. The third Match out featured Kevin Dillon & Tom Murray who sealed their match on the 15th hole, 4&3. Jack McGovern & Adam Moore had to wait till the 16th to win, 3&2 and give Adam his first club point. William O’Riordan & Kallum McCormack stuck at it till the 18th when Kallum held a putt for a halved match and an overall team result of 4 1/2 to 1/2 for Greystones.
Congratulations to all the team.
Tough morning on the course for Greystones junior boys
Hard luck to the Irish Junior Foursomes team who lost out to local rivals, Delgany this morning. The competition is handicapped and we were giving 7 shots at home and 3 away.
It looked to be very much going our way after the first eight holes with our home match of Dylan Holmes & Jamie Anderson in a commanding lead of 6 up and the away team of George O’Brien & Jack McGovern at3 up. As we all know however team match-play golf can turn in a flash and so it happened this morning.
All square after 15 our pair in Delgany lost 16, 17 & 18 to finish 3 down. To be fair they had absolutely no luck on the day.
All eyes turned to home where a win on 16 brought the match to 3 up for Greystones however we were giving a shot on 17. Delgany won this hole with a par which included an unbelievable Up & Down from the back of the green. Meanwhile in Dalgany, George & Jack were on the putting green in case of a play off depended on a win on 18 for Dylan & Jamie. On 18, Delgany were in trouble off the tee and hit a provisional while Greystones split the fairway. Delgany found their first ball and were able to hack it out to the fairway and their next shot was to 6 feet which Paddy McGovern duly held for the visitors to give them a win by 1 hole.
Hard luck to all involved.