Louis O’Connor was spotted out on the Course this weekend perfecting his levitating act.
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Weekend match reports
Not a great weekend for Greystones teams.
On Saturday, Colm Mulcahy and Eddie Lonergan and their Fitzgibbon Cup team played the away leg of Round 3 in Bray.
Collie Dunne & Steven Bourne were first out and came up short losing 2&1. Liam Moulton & Colm Mulcahy were third out and lost 3&2 however Chris Boylan & Rob Tierney gave the team a glimmer of hope with a great 5&3 win. The home leg of this match was played on Sunday morning. Peter Anderson & Toby Murphy were first out and were beaten on the seventeenth as were Jamie Anderson & David Kirby. The middle pair of William O’Riordan & Michael Joyce managed to grab a halved match, having been dormie two up ( no reflection on young William by the way ! ).
Earlier on Sunday morning Barry Massey’s and Karl Holmes’ charges took on Woodbrook in the first semi final of the Eamonn Darcy trophy.
David Byrne was first out in the singles, had 13 pars, 2 bogies and lost on the fifteenth … Shane O’Connor also lost on the fifteenth while Darren McCormack played great to win on the eighteenth. In the foursomes, Dylan Holmes & Chris Boylan lost on seventeen and Diarmaid MacGabhann & Alan Keane were all square playing the seventeenth when called in.
Ladies’ Charity Fashio Show
Congratulations to the Ladies’ section who had their charity lunch and fashion show in the club yesterday.
The day was a great success. Quite apart from having some great food and a lot of fun, the day raised over 5,000 Euro for Greystones Cancer Support. Both the ladies’ and men’s sections will each be running a charity day in aid of this very worthwhile local charity later in the season.
Well done to all involved.
Matches this weekend 2nd & 3rd April
On Saturday, Colm Mulcahy and Eddie Lonergan and their Fitzgibbon Cup team will play the away leg of Round 3 in Bray. Tee off in Bray is at 07.30. The team is selected as follows:
Collie Dunne & Steven Bourne
Chris Boylan & Rob Tierney
Liam Moulton & Colm Mulcahy
Subs: Brain Frawley and Trevor Philips
Ben Crowley and Gavin Nolan
On Sunday morning, Barry Massey and Karl Holmes’ charges play Woodbrook in the first semi final of the Eamonn Darcy trophy. This is being played in Greystones and the tee off time is 07.00. The second semi final will feature Old Conna V Dun Laoghaire with the final teeing off at 13:50 that same afternoon. Hopefully Greystones will be playing ….
The team selected for the semi final is as follows:
Singles:
David Byrne
Darren McCormack
Shane O’Connor
Foursomes:
Dylan Holmes & Chris Boylan
Diarmaid MacGabhann & Brian
Subs: Eddie Lonergan, Daniel O’Byrne and Alan Keane
Straight after the Eamonn Darcy semi final matches at 08:40, our Fitzgibbon team play the home leg of their match V Bray. The home team as selected is:
Peter Anderson & Toby Murphy
Jamie Anderson & David Kirby
William O’ Riordan & Michael Joyce
SUBs: Martin Nolan & John Egan
Eddie Davies & Tom Sheehy
All support will be most welcome. If you can’t make it to the course you can follow the matches on line by clicking the live scoring link at the bottom of the members page on the club website or by clicking here.
Tough start for our Super Seniors
Liam O’Shea took his Super Seniors team to Old Conna this afternoon in the first round of the defense of the title won last year.
It was a tough start for the team who would much prefer to have been playing in more summer-like conditions.
Our first pair out were Cathal Cooney & Jerry Teehan who took up where they left off last year with a strong performance and at 3&1 win. The normally excellent pair of Alan O’Sullivan & Finbar Fay were out second and they came up just short, losing out on the 18th. Jim Ryan & Vincent Prendergast were up against a strong pair found themselves one down playing the 18th but were unfortunately unable to get a half match. Pat O’Regan & Pat Raftery were a strong pair in last years successful campaign and they came up trumps again today, winning their match 2&1. Our final pair of Eddie Joynt & Denis Cromie were unlucky not to get at least a half, losing on the 18th.
So an overall loss 3 to 2, but with three matches having been decided on the 18th it could have easily gone our way on a another day.
Next up will be a match against Delgany on May 5th.
Super Seniors begin the defense of their title
Best of luck today to Liam O’Shea and Pat Barry and their Super Seniors who head to Old Conna in the first round of the defense of the title won last year.
The team selected today is as follows:
Cathal Cooney & Jerry Teehan
Alan O ‘Sullivan & Finbar Fay.
Jim Ryan & Vincent Prendergast
Pat O ‘Regan & Pat Raftery.
Eddie Joynt & Denis Croomie
Tee off is at 11.40 in Old Conna.
The 1st match starts at 11.40 on Thursday next.
All support will be most welcome. If you can’t make it to the course you can follow the matches on line by clicking the live scoring link at the bottom of the members page on the club website or by clicking here.
Team results Sunday 20th
Congratulations to Barry Massey, Karl Holmes and their team who faced Old Conna in a rearranged Eamonn Darcy Trophy match at first light this morning. There were three singles matches and two foursomes matches.
David Byrne was first out and closed his match out on the 15th, as did our third man out, Shane O’Connor. Daniel O’Byrne, who played second, closed out his match on the 12th.
Old Conna put out their strongest Barton Shield pairs for the foursomes matches but they were no match for Dylan Holmes & Alan Keane who won their match on the fourteenth. Brain Frawley & Diarmaid McGabhann were unlucky not to get a half in their match, loosing on the eighteenth.
Straight after the Eamonn Darcy Team, Colm Mulcahy’s & Eddie Lonergan’s Fitzgibbon were up against a strong Woodbrook team in a home and away fixture.
At home Colm Mulcahy & Toby Murphy were first out and it took a good final putt by Toby on the eighteenth for the pair to earn a half. Our second pair of Jamie Anderson & David Kirby came out on top, winning on the seventeenth 2&1 while our final home pairing of William O’Riordan & Michael Joyce closed out their match with a good up and down for par on the sixteenth to win 3&2.
It was a tougher day for our away team. Ray Nolan & Rob Tierney went down 4&3, and Ben Crowley & Gavin Nolan lost on the seventeenth, 2&1. Our final pairing of Collie Dunne & Trevor Phillips were narrowly beaten on the eighteenth.
Despite today’s narrow loss, the team is still in with a chance of making the final.
Matches tomorrow Sunday 20th Eamonn Darcy & Fitzgibbon
Barry Massey & Karl Holmes’ team face Old Conna in a rearranged match tomorrow. Tee off is at 07.00 in Greystones.
Team is as follows:
Singles:
David Byrne
Daniel O’Byrne
Shane O’Connor
Foursomes:
Dylan Holmes & Alan Keane
Brain Frawley & Diarmaid McGabhann
Straight after the Eamonn Darcy Team, Colm Mulcahy’s & Eddie Lonergan’s Fitzgibbon face off against Woodbrook in a home and away fixture. Tee time is 07.50.
The Fitzgibbon team is as follows:
Home
Colm Mulcahy & Toby Murphy
Jamie Anderson & David Kirby
William O’Riordan & Michael Joyce
Away
Ben Crowley & Gavin Nolan
Ray Nolan & Rob Tierney
Collie Dunne & Trevor Phillips
All support will be most welcome. If you can’t make it to the course you can follow the matches on line by clicking the live scoring link at the bottom of the members page on the club website or by clicking here.
St. Patrick’s Day @ Greystones
With no parade in the town for 2022, Captains Amanda and Danny’s social team put on a great event to mark St. Patrick’s Day in the club. The Captain’s Drive which was to precede the event will be rescheduled. Great music, great food and a little golf – including a hole in one on the 16th – were the order of the day. With a full time sheet for the double nine hole scramble results were as follows:
Front nine:
Winners – Maria Madigan, Nuala Gunning, Brian Fawsitt and Alvin Gunning
Runners up – Joyce Kirwan, Áine O’Rourke, Inesa O’Gallagher and Jonathan Kriwan
Back nine:
Winners – Craig McCormack, Darren McCormack, Derek McCormack and Ashton McCormack
Runners up – Ann Marie Darcy, Máire Ní Shoidhail, John Darcy and Michael Joyce
Hole in one ( 16th ) – A very welcome visitor from Castleknock – Una Murphy
There was no real contest for best dressed lady with Polly O’Reilly playing off around +5 in this regard on the day ! Finbarr Fay won the best dressed man by a head, beating Neil Lawless into second place.
Many thanks to all for making the day such a success including Oliva, Paul and Davie, along with their teams. A special shout out to Janet Redmond and her team for the room and table decoration.
Changes to Scorecard Protocols
Golf Ireland have instructed clubs that the temporary Covid 19 rule modifications must be removed by March 31st at the latest and that clubs must revert to full compliance with the rules of golf as set out before the pandemic.
To comply with this instruction Greystones Golf Clubs will revert to the following score recording protocols from Saturday March 19th.
• Players MUST swap cards prior to commencement of play.
• Players must record their playing partner’s scores in the players score section of the scorecard and should note their own score in the markers score section of the scorecard.
• At the end of the round both players must agree the scores and BOTH THE PLAYER AND MARKER MUST SIGN THE CARD.
• Players should enter their scores using the PSI terminal and the card MUST also be deposited in the card box for review. Fourball scores must also be entered on the PSI terminal and the cards put in the card box. Please note that the original scorecard boxes will once again be used for card collection.
• It is acceptable for the score to be entered using the How-did-I-do app BUT THE CARD MUST STILL BE FULLY COMPLETED AND DEPOSITED IN THE CARD BOX.
Cards must include player’s name, handicap Index and date.
Failure to comply with any of the above may unfortunately result in disqualification.
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