Interclub Results

Under 15s triumph in Baltinglass

Our Leinster Under 15s Interclub team were in a wet and wild Baltinglass GC this morning to take on Carton House in their final.

George O’Briens team were as follows: Ruadhán Murray, Dylan Cavazza and Conor Dignam.

Both Conor and Dylan got off to great starts with both lads being ahead at the turn. Dylan was 2 up and Conor 1 up.

Ruadhán found himself one down at the turn and his opponent extended it to a two hole advantage on the 10th. Two halves on 11 & 12 left the Carton House player two up.

Dylan Cavazza extended his lead to 3 up on the 10th and put the first point on the board for Greystones with further wins on 12 & 13 which gave him a 5 & 4 win.

Meanwhile Conor Dignam also put further distance between him and his opponent with wins on 10 & 11. Despite his opponent winning two holes, Conor won 14 & 16 to win 3 & 2 which gave Greystones the 2nd point they needed to win the pennant.

At this point Ruadhán Murray was called in as his teammates had the points in the bag.

To get to the final the team had beaten Killiney, Wicklow, Castle, Newbridge and Edenderry.

Congratulations to George O’Brien who was assisted through the year by Ben Crowley and Chris Lawless. Thanks also to Davey Lewis and his team and the junior convenor Neil Lawless.

Well done not just to the lads today but also Ollie Packman, John O’Boyle and JP Lynch who played and won matches throughout the campaign.

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Fred Daly advance to All Ireland Semi finals

Peter Anderson selected the following players to take on Edenderry in the All Ireland Quarter final at Warrenpoint GC:

Will O’Riordan, Dylan Holmes, Jamie Anderson, Toby Murphy and Milo Doyle.

The boys done the management of their club proud advancing with a final score of 4-1.

Will in the top match won 5&4, Dylan won 1 up, Jamie 3&2, Toby was 1up through 16 when he was called in.

Next up is a semi final match against Ballybunion GC tomorrow with the first match out at 8.10am.

All support welcome and wear your colours.

As usual scoring will be available on the app.

Thank you to Tom Byrne and Michael Joyce for the photographs.

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Barton and Bruen teams advance

On a beautiful sunny Sunday afternoon our Jimmy Bruen and Barton Cup teams got their 2024 campaigns underway.

First up was the Jimmy Bruen under the joint manager of Michael Keating and Gerry Kenny. In what was expected to be a difficult tie against Dun Laoghaire the Greystones team were fast out of the blocks. The two away pairs (Derek O’Regan/Fergal Duffy and Conor McAleer/Peter Nolan) developed early leads and were never caught. At home Collie Dunne and Rob Tierney again went ahead early on in the round and ran out comfortable winners by 5&4. Brian Murray and Kevin Barry were level through 9 and rattled off 5 wins in a row to win 5&4 also. So a final result of 3.5 to 0.5 in favour of Greystones.

Match results as follows:

Home

Collie Dunne/Rob Tierney won 5&4
Brian Murray/Kevin Barry won 5&4

Away

Conor McAleer/Peter Nolan won 6&5
Derek O’Regan/Fergal Duffy 5 up through 12 when called in.

Ray McDonnells Barton Cup team were next up and had an equally impressive win against Macreddin. With 3 matches away and 2 at home it can be a tricky thing to get through to the next round. Again our two matches got up early in their matches, both pairs birdieing the 1st, and were never headed by their opponents. Away from home it was a bit of a mixed bag. Match one were ahead early and kept their opponents at arms length staying ahead until they were called in after 14 holes. Match two got into an early lead but we’re then hit by run of losses which resulted in defeat on 15. Match 3 was a very comfortable affair, despite being all square through 5 they then won 6 of the next 9 hole to win on 14.

Match results as follows

Home

Chris Boylan/Keith McDonnell won 6&5
Eddie Lonergan/Shane Power won 3&2

Away

Alan Keane/Ruadhan Murray 2 up through 14 when called in
Ray Crotty/Ollie Nolan lost 4&3
Craig Hazelton/Shane Nolan won 6&4

Congratulations to both teams and keep an eye out for the next round of matches.

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Fred Daly V Blainroe

In what is hopefully the beginning of another long run this summer Greystones took on Blainroe in the first round of the Fred Daly Trophy. The away draw meant 3 matches away and 2 at home.

On a glorious sunny day the Greystones lads got off to very good starts and we’re up at the turn in all 5 matches. Great credit to all the players who kept the pedal down and ran out 4.5 to 0.5 winners.

Match results were as follows:

Home

Toby Murphy won 4&2

Milo Doyle dormie 4 when called in

Away

Dylan Holmes won 4&3

Jamie Anderson won 4&3

Will O’Riordan won 6&5

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Darcy Trophy: Blainroe v Greystones Result

On a very wet and windy morning, Greystones travelled to Blainroe to battle the weather and a strong Blainroe team. Our team comprised of Alan Condron, Davy Byrne, Dylan Holmes playing singles plus Adam Packman and Toby Murphy and Dan O’Byrne and Jamie Anderson playing foursomes.

By the time the team reached the eight hole, there was a lot of work to be done with Greystones up in only one match. However, as the weather improved so did our golf. In the singles formant Alan won on 16, Davy halved on 18 and Dylan won on 17.

Behind them the foursomes were very tight, with both matches going to the 18th. Adam and Toby lost on 18 in a match where it seemed very few holes were halved. That meant the score was 2.5 to 1.5 in Greystone’s favour with everything resting on the last hole. Dan and Jamie were up to the task however on won 18, resulting in a 3.5 to 1.5 win for Greystones.

Well done to Karl and his team and to all of the golfers and spectators who turn up in less than ideal conditions.

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Under 15s lose out to Malahide in final

Well it was a big ask and in the end our Under 15s weren’t able to pull off a “miracle in Malahide” this afternoon despite their best efforts.

The task was made as difficult as it was by virtue of the agonising defeat in the first home leg of the final in Greystones earlier this month when we lost 4:1. On that day Marc Lawless lost out by a margin of 3&2, William O’Riordan went down 4&3 while both Jamie Anderson and Dylan Holmes both lost their matches on the eighteenth. Jack McGovern held firm on the day to clinch a 2&1 win to give a glimmer of hope to the team. The real difference on the day was on the greens with the Malahide players coming to grips with our greens from the get-go while our players seemed to struggle.

To be fair the team set off today for Malahide full of fight and determination to not roll over and to their credit each and everyone of them gave their all over the two legs.

To make matters worse for the team Jack McGovern had to withdraw from the team for the second leg of the match due to a shoulder injury.

First out today was once again Marc Lawless who was getting three shots. Marc started well with a win on the first but his opponent found his rhythm and got himself into a good position with wins on the third, forth and sixth holes to go two up. Marc pegged him back to one up with a good win on the seventh but the Malahide man responded with wins on the eighth and ninth to get to three up. The tenth and eleventh were traded and then Marc pushed hard claiming both the twelfth and thriteenth holes to be back within touching distance. Unfortunately it wasn’t to be Marc’s day and loses on fourteen and fifteen sealed the deal for Malahide 3&2.

Our second man out today was Toby Murphy who didn’t play in the first leg but has been a stalwart of the team over the season. Toby was giving three shots to his opponent and it was nip and tuck for the first nine holes with Toby winning the second and fifth while his opposite number won the third and the seventh. All square after nine holes.

Our number three today was Jamie Anderson who made it clear from the off that he was going to do his damnedest to avenge his loss from the first leg with wins on the first two holes. He wasn’t going to have it all his own way however. He lost the third and won the fifth before loosing the seventh for the match to be all square through seven. Wins on eight and eleven saw him back in control however and he was playing some very solid golf.

William O’Riordan struggled a bit today off the tee and despite and excellent win the the second and a stunning half on the forth involving a fantastic up and down, found himself one down after five and three down and the turn. Despite his very best efforts he wasn’t able to recover and his opponent only needed and half on the tricky fourteenth to win the match 5&4.

Almost simultaneously, Toby, after a very difficult back nine watched as his opponent, not for the first time on the day, held a raker of a putt on the fifteenth to win the match 4&3.

The top match saw a rematch for Dylan Holmes who was once again giving one shot to his opposition. This was a match of the highest quality with holes being won and halved with birdies. Malahide took the early lead and were two up through four holes but Dylan steadied the ship and more with wins on the fifth, sixth and eighth holes to go one up. Malahide won the ninth to have an even match once again standing on the tenth teebox. There was nothing to separate either player over the first three holes of the back nine but Dylan who, like Jamie was eager to avenge his loss in the first leg, hit some magnificent shots to win the thirteenth and fourteenth and held a two hole lead with four to play when called in.

Jamie halved the twelfth and but a fine win on the thirteenth had him three up with five left to play. He and his opponent halved the fourteenth and Jamie was looking odds on to win his match on the fifteenth when called in.

All in all we should be extremely proud of this team and they have certainly given us lots of great golfing moments this year. Hard luck to managers Peter Anderson & Karl Holmes and to the entire squad.

Super Seniors march on

Liam O’Shea and Pat Barry lead their Super Seniors to the final this afternoon with a great win against Beech Park in the semis.

First out at home were Ray Hogan & Julian Pollard in this scotch foursomes competition and they started solidly halving the first three holes before wins on four & five had their noses in front. Their opposition fought back winning the seventh & eight holes to bring the match back to all square. Ray & Julian were giving two shots and halved the ninth and also the tenth while giving a shot. This must have felt like a win and they quickly followed up with wins on the eleventh & twelfth to go back to two up.

Alan O’Sullivan & Jim F. Ryan teed it up in the second home match and they started strongly winning the first , fourth and sixth holes to be three up. The Beech Park players were holding some great putts however and this was the difference on the seventh & eighth holes which they won. It looked like all the world that Alan & Jim were going to restore their lead to two up on the ninth but Beech Park made an amazing up and down from nowhere to half the hole and we turned one up. Alan & Jim were up against a canny pair and although they were getting five shots, lost the tenth while getting a shot to go all square and also lost twelve to find themselves one down for the first time in the match.

Our final pair at home were Eddie Joynt & Denis Cromie and like Alan & Jim they won the first. Eddie & Denis were giving three shots and lost the third while giving one of these. This loss on three was followed by wins on the fourth and the fifth and a loss on the sixth where they gave their second shot. Two shots gone and still one up after six holes was a good return. Beech Park won eight but Eddie & Denis playing some very steady golf won the ninth to turn one up. They gave their last shot on ten and lost the hole giving Beech Park the honour on the eleventh. The second Beech Park player stood up and hit a fantastic three wood straight at the pin, two hops and it rolled up to the hole before dropping in for a hole in one. Nothing that could be done on this hole and Eddie & Denis, much like Alan & Jim found themselves one down for the first time in the match.

Away from home both Greystones pairs were also giving shots. Cathal Cooney & Jerry Teehan were giving two while our final pairing of Sean Hynes and ( back from team golf retirement – “for one day only” – no chance ) Jimmy Hackman had to give five shots away from home. Reports from the course were that the greens were very fast and very tricky and early signs were not good. Cathal & Jerry were two down through five and Jimmy & Sean were two down after four. Cathal & Jerry have been excellent for this whole campaign and wins on seven and eight brought the match back to all square before a Beech Park win on the tenth. The Greystones pair were not phased by this and won the eleventh and twelfth holes to go back to one up. Holes thirteen and fourteen were halved and Cathal & Jerry won fifteen before loosing sixteen to be one up with three to play. An excellent half on seventeen had them dormie and they held their nerve to win the final hole and get Greystones our first point on the board.

Jimmy & Sean steadied their particular ship after their tricky start with halves on the fifth, sixth and seventh before winning eight and nine to go back to all square. This match looked like to was going to be very tight with all the holes from ten to thirteen halved.

Meanwhile back at home, Ray & Julien were battling hard and halved both the thirteenth & fourteenth before claiming the fifteenth to go three up with three to play. Ray hot a great shot to the back of the sixteenth and Julien rolled the ball past the hole to leave Ray a testy three footer for the match. Ray obliged and Greystones had two matches in the bag.

Alan & Jim had got their match back to all square with a win on fourteen but losses on the fifteenth and sixteenth saw them dormie two down and a loss on the seventeenth which included a visit to the water gave Beech Park their first point of the day by a margin of 3&1.

All eyes turned to the final home game where Eddie & Denis were hoping to recover from the Beech Park hole in one on the eleventh. They halved the twelfth and gave no quarter on thirteen and fourteen both of which they won. Another half on the fifteenth kept them one up with three to play. On the sixteenth Eddie hit the green while both Beech Park players found themselves in bunkers. They failed to get up and down and Eddie & Denis made a strong two putt to get to dormie two up.

While all this was happening Jimmy & Sean were turning on the style away from home. Knowing that they would be giving a shot on the 18th they needed to try to finish their match before then. A string on wins from the fourteenth to the sixteenth closed their match out 3&2 and sealed the tie for Greystones.

This was a fantastic result for the team. It’s not usual to get two away wins while giving shots ….

Congratulations to all involved. Next up is the final which will be held in a neutral venue ( Elm Park ) – date TBC

Under 15’s semi-final report

After the disappointment of the Leinster Under 15 Team Championship being abandoned at the quarter final stage with us still in it last year, this year’s event has taken on a bigger significance, particularly as this is the last year for many of our current squad. Today saw the team face Esker Hills in the semi final – Paul Dunne’s home club versus Shane Lowry’s home club.

Away from home we had Dylan Holmes & Jack McGovern teeing it up for us while at home we had Jamie Anderson, William O’Riordan and Marc Lawless in action. In terms of shots, Marc was getting four, Jack, Jamie & William each had to give four and Dylan had the difficult task of giving seven in his match.

We knew we were in for a tough day and with Marc one down through four and both William Jamie three down through six in the home matches it looked like we were in real difficulty. The Esker team looked extremely strong in all departments and were getting up and down if ever in trouble with apparent ease. Encouraging news from Esker Hills gave some hope that we might be able to knick a match away. Jack was one up after six holes and Dylan was all square through five.

Despite a couple of early three putts, Dylan played a fantastic round of golf on a tricky course and turned two up before winding the screw on the back nine for a 5&4 victory. Dylan was two under for the fourteen holes played and we now have a new definition perhaps of “knicking a match away “.

At home Marc was playing the round of his life. His wins on five, six, seven & eight steadied the ship and, despite a loss on the ninth he turned two up. He started the back nine in the same vein with wins on ten and eleven and stayed calm and in control till the 16th where a great two putt sealed the win 3&2.

Two matches in the bag for Greystones.

After his slow start, William had to work hard for a half on the seventh and followed that up with wins on eight and nine to get to the halfway stage at only one down. William was giving his third shot on the tenth hole but a solid par had him win the hole bringing the match back to all square. A poor tee shot on the eleventh gave the hole back to Esker and they were once again one up.

Jamie found himself down from the start against an opponent who gave no quarter. A win for Jamie on seven was followed by a halved eight and a loss on the ninth saw him move to the back nine at three down. A loss on the tenth, albeit while giving a shot looked ominous. A fantastic half on the thirteenth including a great up and down while stuck up against a sleeper followed by a win on the fourteenth was keeping the match very much alive however. Standing on the seventeenth tee, where he was giving a shot, Jamie was dormi 2 down but still fighting and hit a great drive up the middle.

Away from home Jack lost the seventh to go back to all square but he hit back on the eight and turned one up. Losses on ten and fourteen brought the match to one up in Esker Hill’s favour but, as usual, Jack hung in there, halving fifteen, sixteen and seventeen to be dormie one down on the eighteenth. On the eighteenth, Jack showed his strength of character to win the hole and halve his match.

While Jamie and Jack were fighting hard, William had hit the Pro button from the twelfth and won four holes on the trot. Standing on the 16th tee, William was dormie three up and hit a wonderful iron shot to fifteen feet. His Esker opponent over-shot the green and left himself with an extremely difficult up & down. As it turned out it wouldn’t have mattered as William rolled his putt to the hole-side for par and to win his match 4&2 win and secure a place in the final for the team. William was 1 under for his last five holes.

Jamie was called in from the seventeenth fairway and Jack’s match didn’t continue to the nineteenth.

A great performance from the lads and of course from the management team Peter Anderson & Karl Holmes.

Next up is the final on 26th September against Malahide.

Under 15s book place in Semi Finals

Congratulations to Peter Anderson, Karl Holmes and their Under 15’s team who had an early start when they faced Elm Park at eight o’clock this morning in the quarter finals of the Leinster Under 15 Interclub competition.

This competition is handicapped and our team had to give 26 shots in total this morning to a young Elm Park team but on the upside we had three matches at home.

Our away pair of Dylan Holmes & Jack McGovern were up against two excellent players in Elm Park and both found themselves down early doors. Jack was two down through two holes while Dylan was three down after six. Jack held on, halving every hole from the third to the tenth but some very solid golf from his opponent coupled with the six shots Jack had to give proved too much and Jack lost his match 5&4.

At one stage Dylan must have though he was playing Jordan Spieth. His opponent had just ten puts on the front nine holes. Some fine golf from Dylan kept him in touch and he turned just one down but was facing an uphill battle having to give shots on the way in.

Meanwhile, at home we had William O’Riordan, Jamie Anderson and Marc Lawless representing the club. William and Jamie were each giving 7 shots while Marc was giving just one and it was Marc who got out of the blocks fastest and a string of wins on six, seven and eight had him two up after the front nine. From there holes were swapped but good wins on the fifteenth and sixteenth for Marc closed the match – a great 4&2 win.

Jamie started great and was two up after two but his opponent wasn’t going to roll over and, at the turn Jamie was just one hole to the good. A loss on ten had the match back to all square.

William and his opponent traded holes on the front nine with William turning one down but a great win on the tenth while giving a shot got the match back to all square.

Things started to come clearer around the 12th hole for both Dylan and Jamie. A loss for Dylan took him to two down and with more shots to give, while a win for Jamie took him to one up. Jamie followed with another great win on twelve ( giving a shot ) to move to two up and looking like he might be gaining some control of the match. Unfortunately for Dylan a loss on the fourteenth left him with an uphill battle. Halves on fifteen and sixteen were enough for Elm Park to seal their second point and move to a 2 – 1 lead in the tie.

Jamie, playing some really solid golf won the thirteenth and halved fourteen before holing a great par save put on the fifteenth to win the hole and go dormie 3 up. It was important to try to close the match before the seventeenth when he would be giving a shot. The pin on sixteen was the back right and Jamie’s tee shot was straight over the pin but unfortunately rolled off the back of the green leaving him a very difficult up & down. His opponent found the bunker on the right. Neither were able to get up & down and the hole was halved in fours. A second win for Greystones and the tie was now 2 – 2.

All eyes turned to William who was on the seventeenth tee box . He hit a great drive to beside the fairway bunker, he was lucky not to go into the bunker but unlucky to end up with the ball above his feet for his second shot. His Elm Park opponent hit a poor tee shot and followed this up with a poor second . William’s experience came to bear and he hit a lovely second shot to the left hand side of the green leaving himself a tricky 40 foot putt. In the end William’s lag to three feet was enough to win the hole and his match and seal the tie for Greystones.

Next up is a semi final match against either Esker Hills or Casltecomer.

Congratulations to all involved.

At this stage it all looked decidedly tight, the away matches looked to be in difficulty,

Under 15s V Elm Park Friday 27th

Best of luck to Peter Anderson & Karl Holmes and their team who play Elm Park in the quarter finals of the Under 15 Interclub tomorrow ( Friday 27th ).

Tee off in Greystones and Elm Park is 08.00 so an early start for all.

Great win away for Powerscourt Cup team

Congratulations to Gerry Browner’s Powerscourt Cup team who played Bray this afternoon.

It’s never easy to play away from home anywhere and Bray is definitely no exception. You typically have to win your home matches and hope to sneak one away, however that wasn’t how the matches unfolded today.

At home our second pair out, Michael Whelan & Michael Gaughran struggled at the start and were three down after three. They rallied to be just one down after the eleventh but Bray took the advantage in the closing stages and the two Michaels lost the match 4&3.

Our first pair away from home, Maurice Bracken & Simon G. Keane had a nip and tuck match all the way to the eighteenth where they were unlucky to be pipped at the post.

Our second pair away in Bray of Joe Aherne & Michael O’Neill started slowly, all square through seven holes but build up a head of steam from there and won a second vital away point 3&2.

2 to 1 in Bray’s favour at this stage….

Our last match out in Bray saw Heber O’Farrell & Conor Aherne tee it up. They had a similar tight match as Maurice & Simon had however on this occasion the match point went Greystones’ way on the eighteenth.

All to play for then in the last match. A new pairing in this competition, Michael McNaughton & Mark McAleer came up trumps with an excellent home win on the 15th to win 3& 2 and seal the tie for Greystones.

Well done to Gerry and John Browner and their team.

Hard luck in the Jimmy Bruen….

Hard luck to Alan Byrne and Fergal Duffy and their squad who came up just short this afternoon in the Leinster South final of the Jimmy Bruen.

This was the first time since the first round that we held home advantage but unfortunately it wasn’t to be our day.

Our first home pairing of Tom Byrne & Jamie Anderson got off to a great start. They halved the first and won the second and they never looked like they were in any trouble for the rest of their match. They turned four up and won their match 6&5 ( not the first time that they did this ).

Our second away pairing of Cian Gilmore & Ben Crowley had demolished their opposition away in Dun Laoghaire last time out. They won the first and we were all hoping for a repeat performance. Alas it wasn’t to be and despite turning just 1 down, Beech Park pulled away dramatically on the back nine and won the match 5&4.

One all…..

Our third pair at home today, Michael Smullen & Paul Keane were involved in a very tight match and were in touch for most of the round. Constant pressure from the opposition however kept them ahead for the whole match. Two down after nine, became three down through twelve and a loss on the fifteenth closed the match 4 &3.

Advantage Beech Park ….

Our second home pair today of Ray Crotty & Kieran Dowdall have been excellent throughout the campaign but it wasn’t to be their day today. They found themselves three down after seven holes but battled on, winning the eighth & ninth to be just one down at the turn. Beech Park regrouped and won ten and the fourteenth to get to three up with four to play. Ray & Kieran won the par 5, fifteenth and had a great chance to steal the sixteenth but a great up and down from the bunker by their opposition and an unfortunate three putt sealed the match and the pennant for Beech Park 3 & 2.

Our first pair away from home Mark Byrne & Craig Hazelton got off to a great start and were two up after three holes. The opposite number dug deep and didn’t let them run away from there and the match was all square by the time they had completed the front nine. Wins on thirteen & fourteen for Beech Park had them at two up with four to play when called in.

This year’s campaign saw a huge effort from the managers, Alan and Fergal and the entire the squad. They did the club proud in how they represented us all and some of the golf on display during their matches was of a much higher standard then might be expected at this handicap level.

Hard luck and well done to all.

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