On Sunday our Senior Cup panel narrowly lost out (2-3) to Dun Laoighaire in the final of the regional qualifiers. Having beaten Powerscourt, Blainroe and Wicklow over the course of the weekend, we came up just 1 match short on Sunday afternoon in Druids Heath. The golf on Sunday was of the highest standard on a tough course. Thanks to all of the panel members and management on a very fine effort.
Interclub News
Junior teams into 2 semi finals
Well done to the under-15s and Fred Daly teams who both progressed last weekend to Leinster semi-finals. The Under 15s managed to successfully negotiate their 2nd leg against Elm Park on Friday morning, having won the first leg 4.5 to 0.5. On Saturday, the Fred Daly team also overcame Elm Park winning 3-2 in a very close encounter. The achievements of both sides are testament to their hard work, practice and coaching over the last number of months. Well done to all and keep it up.
Teams Update
Following a busy weekend for our teams, we’re still active on a number of fronts in the chase for pennants. Our Under 15 team lead 4.5 – 0.5 against Elm Park in the Leinster quarterfinals with the return leg to come on Friday. Unfortunately both our Jimmy Bruen and Powerscourt Cup teams bowed out this weekend. On the ladies side our Junior Foursomes team showed great heart to defeat Powerscourt on the 20th hole in the deciding 3rd match late on Sunday evening. Both the Minor Cup and Ladies Junior Cup sides however lost over the weekend. Once again, thanks to everyone for all of the commitment in representing and supporting the club.
Irish Mixed team into Leinster 1/4 final
On Thursday, our defending Irish Mixed title holders put in a superb performance to overcome a very strong Milltown side in a last 16 tie. The team managed by Jennifer Moore and Gavin McGirr had home advantage for the first time in the competition. After a very close fought match for much of the evening, Greystones pulled away by winning both matches in Milltown as well as the first match in Greystones. Well done to all involved as we look forward to another quarter final.
Irish mixed champions in action
On Thursday June 15, our Irish mixed team take on Milltown in the mixed foursomes. We’re down to the last 16 in Leinster so momentum is once again building. The matches are due to kick-off at 5pm with 3 games in Greystones and 2 away. We are defending Leinster and All Ireland champions so please come out to support the team.
Mixed week for our teams
Over the past week several of our teams have been in action. Unfortunately both the Junior and Metropolitan Cup teams didn’t manage to progress last weekend despite the best efforts of players and management. On a more positive note the Cullen Cup team advanced to the next round following a superb 3-2 win over near neighbours Bray.
Cullen Cup seeking 12 from 12
Our 2 time winning Cullen Cup team play Bray later today in the 2nd round of the competition. GGC are unbeaten in this competition since 2014 – a run of 11 successive rounds. This has been a fantastic achievement to date, and is testament to work put in by players, caddies, team managers, conveyors and the support provided by the Club.
Let’s hope for another good performance today. The match kicks off at 5pm in Greystones.
Ladies Revive
The Revive team are getting into the habit of winning close matches with a superb victory over Powerscourt on Monday, May 29th. Similar to the previous round against Bray, Greystones looked set to be beaten for most of the afternoon/evening. Once again, Greystones staged a very late comeback in win two late matches to advance by the narrowest of margins. Huge congratulations to all the players, panel members and of course Ciara Marmion for masterminding another win.
Fred Daly and U-15s
The Under 15s play their 2nd leg of their last 16 tie against Naas (away) on Saturday with a 4pm kick-off. We are leading 3-2 heading into this leg so fingers crossed that the team can come away with a positive result. The Fred Daly team are also in action this weekend against our neighbours Bray on Sunday. This is a last-16 match, with 2 games at home starting at 2pm and 3 away matches starting at 3.30pm. Best of luck to both teams in what is a big weekend for our juniors.
Continued success for our teams
Greystones teams are continuing to perform well. The All Ireland Mixed Winning team kept up their excellent form with a very strong showing against Edmondstown. Greystones won both home matches and won 2 of the 3 matches away (we were also up in the remaining tie when they were called in). Next up for Jennie and Gavin’s team is an encounter with Milltown. Unfortunately, the winning run of our men’s fourball side came to an end on Saturday with a narrow (3-2) loss against the Grange. The Barton Shield team qualified on Saturday at Old Conna and defeated Charlesland on Sunday. However, we came up just short against Dun Laoghaire on Sunday afternoon. On Monday, the Ladies Boyne Trophy team put in a superb performance to beat Druids Heath (4-1) and our Super Seniors team also won 4-1 against Knockanally, although that may not be sufficient for them to qualify for the semi-finals.
