Mannan Castle Golf Notes: Justin Moroney Ward secures singles title

With humid conditions across the whole weekend, there was no one hotter on the course than Justin Moroney Ward who shot an excellent 45pts.

Finishing in second place was Conor Fegan, Conor shot a brilliant round of 3 over par 41pts. With 25pts on the back nine, James McGeown finished third with a score of 39pts.

Saturday Open Singles Results - 24th June 2023: 1st Justin Moroney Ward (PH.18) - 45pts, 2nd Conor Fegan (PH.8)- 41pts, 3rd James McGeown (PH.10) - 39pts.

The course played its full length on the Sunday and with some thundery showers it made for difficult conditions. Pat McDonnell didn’t find it tough, shooting a brilliant nett 66.

One shot further back was Terry Kiernan who shot a great score of nett 67, just pipping Tommy Hoey on the count back who also shot a nett 67. The Gross prize went to Mark Lambe with a score of 75.

June Monthly Medal Stroke - 25th June 2023: 1st Pat McDonnell (PH.15) - Nett 66, 2nd Terry Kiernan (PH.10) - Nett 67 c/b, 3rd Tommy Hoey (PH.22) - Nett 67.  Gross Prize: Mark Lambe (PH.0) – 75 pts.

Meanwhile, the Summer Series kicked off recently with some brilliant scoring and plenty of golfers taking to the course. Taking first place was Ronan Donaghey with a superb score of 42pts. Ronan shot 22pts front nine, with 20pts on the back nine.

Fionnan Cassidy finished runner up with a score of 39pts. He had a score of 23pts on the back nine to pip John Clarke to third, who also had a score of 39pts. The Gross prize went to Mark Lambe with a score of 73.

We would like to thank this week’s sponsor Philip Cass Sales LTD for their continued support.

Open Stableford Singles- 29th / 30th June: 1st Ronan Donaghey (PH.15) 42pts, 2nd Fionan Cassidy (PH.13) 39pts, 3rd John Clarke (PH.10) 39pts. Gross Prize: Mark Lambe (PH.0) 33pts.

Our Summer series kicked off Thursday 29th and runs for eight weeks. Top class prizes are up for grabs. Get onto the BRS site or phone Kevin in the Mannan Castle Proshop (042) 966 3308 to get your name on the timesheet.  Our Thursday Open is open to men and women.

Dundalk Golf Notes: Open Week sees great scoring across multiple competitions

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MANNAN CASTLE SENIORS

Despite the somewhat damp weather, a large contingent of seniors teed up for the weekly Mannan Castle Seniors competition. Held over nine holes, the scoring was very competitive with some challenging pin positions.

Liam Kenny had his first success since joining the seniors with a countback victory, scoring 21 points. The foundation of his win was the three-par 5's, where he recorded two pars and a birdie for 11 points.

In category one Philip McGovern had an impressive round, also carding 21 points. He had no less than seven pars on his card. A bogey 5 on the index 1 sixteenth was probably his undoing.

Category 2 winner Peter Sloan will also rue the sixteenth, where a triple bogey seven resulted in a no score and any chance of victory. His final score of 20 points was still an excellent round.

Senior Results 27th June 9 Holes (9 hole playing handicap) - Overall: Liam Kenny (12) 21pts c/b. Category 1: Philip McGovern (5) 21pts, Category 2: Peter Sloan (12) 20pts.

MANNAN CASTLE LADIES

This week’s winner was Louise Hanratty, our lowest handicapped female golfer. One over par on the front nine, her round included nine pars and two birdies which is incredible golf, but then with a playing handicap of six, you must be accurate in every aspect of your game.

In second place, Eilish Crawley did very little wrong. Playing steady golf, she hit the fairways and stayed out of trouble. Eilish’s short game was just fantastic, and she put on a chipping and putting demonstration. 

Third place winner this week we have Marie Conlon, whose an inspiration to many of us. She took up golf later in life and now she never misses a golf competition. Wednesday mornings rain deterred many ladies from playing, but not Marie. 

A huge thanks to O’Rourke Oil, Ivy Lane, Carrickmacross for sponsoring our competition again this year. Your sponsorship is really appreciated. We remind our members to support our sponsors.

O’Rourke’s Oil 18-hole Strokeplay – 28th June: 1st Louise Hanratty (6) 70 nett, 2nd Eilish Crawley (29) 71 nett, 3rd Marie Conlon (48) 72 nett.