Sunday April 30th
Ladies Singles Stableford
No. played : 17
1st Bernadette McGowan (27) 41 pts
2nd Geraldine Mulcahy (28) 36 pts
Two’s Draw – €8 per 2
Ann-Marie Darcy, Von McDonald, Geraldine O’Shea
Ladies Competition Results
Battle of the Boyne
Orla Delaney and her Boyne Trophy team anticipated a tough assignment this afternoon (30th April) as they faced Rathfarnham Golf Club in the first round of this competition. Orla had two pairs at home with three travelling to Rathfarnham.
In Greystones, Orla paired Jennifer Moore with Margaret McGirr in the first match with Anne Costello & Grace Dodd out second. Grace had been called up just this morning after the late withdrawal of Ann Browner due to injury.
Away from home, Orla had selected Deirdre Ahern & Joyce Kirwan as her lead pair with Mary Hutch & Sandra Cotter out second and Jacinta Deane & Frances Towmey bringing up the rear.
The match in Greystones teed off thirty minutes ahead of the away match with Jennifer & Margaret halving the first two holes but loosing three and four to go two down. The pair responded immediately however with wins of the fifth and the tricky sixth to square the match. A loss on the seventh was cancelled by an excellent win on the ninth and the pair headed down the lane as they had started.
Anne & Grace halved the first two holes also but from that point they put on a masterclass, winning four holes in a row to go four up after six. Their opposition pegged one back on the seventh but from this was only a temporary respite for them as Anne & Grace managed their way in to a 6&4 victory.
1-0 to Greystones
Meanwhile, in Rathfarnham Deirdre & Joyce started like a train and, like Anne & Grace, found themselves four up through six holes and very much in control of their match. They went five up with a win on the eighth but turned four up after loosing the ninth. Wins on ten and thirteen closed the match out 6&5 – a tremendous result away from home.
2-0 Greystones.
Second out away from home, Mary & Sandra were having a tougher afternoon. Despite winning the first, the Greystones pair were two down standing on the tenth tee in a back and forth game. Only one hole was in fact halved on the front nine! The Rathfarnham players took full advantage of their local knowledge on the back nine, winning ten, thirteen and fifteen while losing only the fourteenth to secure a 4&3 win.
3-1 Greystones.
Right behind Mary & Sandra, Jacinta & Frances we also in a tough match. The Greystones pair won the first two holes to take an early lead but were back to all square by the eighth teebox and found themselves one down heading to the back nine.
As this was unfolding, back at home, Jennifer & Margaret were also using their familiarity with the course to their advantage and they went into a two hole lead with wins on the tenth and twelfth holes. It was going to take a very strong pair to beat Jennifer & Margaret from this position on their home course, and particularly with Margaret in such excellent form as she was in today. Wins on the fifteenth and a par win on the sixteenth were enough to close out their match 4&2 and to win the tie for Greystones.
Jacinta & Frances were all square, and fighting hard on the fifteenth when called in.
3.5 – 1.5 to Greystones
Congratulations to Orla and the whole team on an excellent performance.
Thursday 27th April – Medal 2 GOY 2
Thursday 27th April
Medal 2 GOY 2
No. Played: 31
1st Sandra Cotter (24) 75 (Back 9)
2nd Lisa Hennessy-Caffrey (49) 75
3rd Áine O’Rourke (25) 76
Two’s – €10 per Two
1st Lynn Smullen , Patricia O’Sullivan, Áine O’Rourke
Thursday 27th April – 9 Hole Singles
Thursday 27th April
9 Hole Singles
No. Played: 11
1st Fionna Dutton (22) 21 pts
Two’s Draw – €5.50
Sarah Quilter, Ita Ryan
Tuesday 28th March – 9 Hole Singles
Tuesday 28th March
9 Hole Singles
No. Played: 3
1st Linda Walsh (16) 22 pts
Two’s Draw – €1.50
Kathy Breslin, Emer McFadden
Tuesday 25th April – Singles Stableford
Tuesday 25th April
Singles Stableford
No. Played: 38
1st Amanda Lawless (21) 36 pts
2nd Anne Browner (31) 35 pts
3rd Frances Twomey (22) 34 pts (Back 9)
4th Geraldine Nelson (23) 34 pts
Two’s – €38 per Two
1st Michelle Knapp
Tuesday 25th April – 9 Hole Singles
Tuesday 25th April
9 Hole Singles
No. Played: 7
1st Anne Trayers-Storan (21) 17 pts
Two’s Draw – €3.5 per Two
Kathy Breslin, Pamela Fitzgerald
More good teams news……
This afternoon (Sun 23rd April) saw both Ladies and Men’s teams in action.
First out were the Ladies Revive Active team, managed by Lisa Croke who were up against a fancied Woodbrook team but, crucially we had three home matches today.
First out at home in this fourball competition were Amanda Lawless & Mary Lockhart. Amanda & Mary found it hard going on the front nine, with consecutive losses on seven and eight not helping matters, and they were three down as they headed for the tenth. The pair registered their first win on the tenth and, buoyed on by this, they struck again on both the twelfth and thirteenth to square the match, heading for the business end of the game.
Second out were Jennifer Moore & Anne Costello who, despite going one down after losing the second hole, stamped their authority from there and turned three up. While a loss on ten briefly halted their march, the pair weren’t going to beaten today and a win with a good par on the fourteenth, followed by halves on the fifteenth and sixteenth were enough to see the pair through and put a point on the board.
This wasn’t the first point on the board however as, almost simultaneously, just behind them on the fifteenth, Jacinta Dean & Aine O’Rourke were closing their match out by a margin of 4&3. Jacinta & Aine came out all guns blazing, playing their way to a brilliant, five up after five start.
2-0 to Greystones.
Meanwhile, away from home, Iris Haughton & Orla Delaney were first out and found themselves two down in the match as the game moved to the sixth tee. From there on however Iris and Orla didn’t do much wrong and four, unanswered wins from the eighth to the eleventh set the platform for an excellent away win 4&3.
The final match away from home saw Sandra Cotter paired with Mary Hutch. This pair played some excellent golf in a very tight match. There was never more than one hole in it and when called in Sandra & Mary were just a single hole behind when called in.
Amanda & Mary, who were unaware of the match being over, managed to complete a great comeback with an excellent up and down by Amanda on the last hole proving decisive to win their match, 1 up.
A great team result, well done to all the players and of course, manager Lisa Croke.
Our Men’s Senior Cup team teed off at 16.00 with two matches at home and three away to Grange Castle. While, on paper, Greystones would have been favourites to win this tie, we have seen in the not too distant past where matches such as these can be a banana skin.
At home today we had Shane O’Connor and Adam Packman while in Grange Castle we had David Byrne, Daniel O’Byrne and Dylan Holmes.
At home, Shane & Adam proved too strong for the high end of the Grange Castle team with Adan closing his match out 7&6 and Shane winning his by 6&5.
Is was tougher in Grange Castle although Dylan got off to to a flier, 1 under and six up through seven. David was also in control of his match but it was a tighter affair while Daniel found himself two down after ten holes.
In the end it was Dylan that sealed the deciding point with a 6&5 win. When called in, David was three up through fourteen and Daniel was one to the good also after fourteen.
Well done to Karl Holmes and all the squad.
Sunday 23rd April – Singles Stableford
Sunday 23rd April
Ladies Singles Stableford
No. played:19
1st Lynn Smullen (21) 37 pts
2nd Joyce Kirwan (24) 35 pts
Two’s Draw -€9.50 per 2
Áine McArdle, Von McDonald, Joyce Kirwan
Thursday 20th April – 9 Hole Singles
Thursday 20th April
9 Hole Singles
No. Played: 26
1st Nuala Gunning (29) 20 pts
2nd Patrice Dowling (16) 19 pts
3rd Fiona Coleman (15) 17 pts
Two’s Draw – €6 per Two
Fiona Tilson, Rita Bishop, Sinead Fagan, Patrice Dowling
