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TULLAMORE GOLF CLUB

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SN Mahon PGA Tankard sponsored by Hoey & Denning Solicitors
This weekend we held one of our flagship strokeplay events of the year and we are again grateful to our long standing sponsors Hoey and Denning for their continuing support.
Conditions were wet on Saturday morning but Adam Martin made the game look easy with a superb round of 69 gross (63 net). He recorded 5 birdies and it is fair to say that if conditions were a little more favourable, he could have gone even lower. It is fantastic to see one of our young golfers deliver a performance like this and we offer huge congratulations to Adam.
Another very promising young golfer Jack Smith took the gross prize with a fantastic round of 68, well played Jack!
Other winners:
Cat 1: Larry Larkin 67, Ray O’Hagan 68
Cat 2: Brian Clear 66 (B9), Dennis Watts 66
Cat 3: John Fenlon 67 (B9), Matthew Condron 67
Cat 4: Brian Geraghty 66 (B9), Kieran Glynn 66.
Team Golf
It was a mixed weekend for our teams. Starting with the good news, our Barton Shield team won their first round against Mountrath by 3 holes. This was a great win and earns the team a second round clash with Millicent, winners of the Leinster Central section in 2024.
On Saturday, our Mixed Foursomes team had a brilliant 3-1 victory over Portarlington.
Unfortunately our Barton Cup team went down by the absolute narrowest of margins to Cill Dara with the top match at home going to the 19th.
Finally, our JB Carr team was on the wrong end of a 1-4 scoreline against Greystones.
Well done to all players that represented our club over the weekend and we wish every success and luck to those teams that are still fighting for honours.

LADIES

Competition
This week’s ladies' golf competition was an 18 Hole Stableford generously sponsored by Corcoran Hearing Tullamore.  We began under slightly overcast skies, creating cool and comfortable playing conditions. Fortunately, there was no rain throughout the day, and the weather gradually improved with frequent sunny spells, adding a touch of brightness to the event.  A great day for golf, with a pleasant mix of clouds and sunshine!  Josephine Hickey (34.3) delivered an impressive round scoring 42 points to secure victory.  The winner of Category 3 was Mary Minnock (44.3) with an excellent round of 41 points whilst Grace Anne Finnegan(29.3) was runner-up with 39 points.  Stephanie McNiff (10.2) clinched the top spot in Category 1 with 40 points while Gemma Butler (12.9) was second with 37 points. Susan Troy (25.3) secured Category 2 with 38 points on a countback from Helen Wilson (27.7).  The 9 Hole Qualifier winner was Evelyn McCann (39.4) with 19 points on countback from Anna Ryan (38.6).
The monthly Senior Women/Autumn Belles competition – Rain can’t stop the swing!  Despite the damp conditions our senior women golfers showed resilient and good humour in this month’s 3-ball Scramble on Thursday.  With light showers peppering the course through the morning, players were challenged not just by the layout but by the skies above!  A big congratulations to Helen Lee, Mary Minnock and Maria Molyneaux  who claimed top honours with a steady round and excellent course management.  Runners-up Theresa Kelly, Katherine Buckley and Mary Egan were close behind. And in third place were Frances O’Donohue, Olive Walsh and Monica Lee.  Thanks to all the ladies who took part and made the day enjoyable despite the drizzle.  It’s always a pleasure to see such determination, laughter and cheerful spirit shine through the showers.  Next month’s competition is scheduled for Thursday 17th July at 9:30 – here’s hoping for dry fairways and blue skies!
Singles Matchplay Update
The first round of the Singles Matchplay has now concluded.  Please ensure that your next round is played by Friday, 28th June.  For details on matchups and further information, please check the noticeboard in the locker room.
Best of Luck to Our Interclub Teams!
Wishing all the best to our fantastic interclub teams in their upcoming matches:
·       Mixed Foursomes v Portarlington – Saturday 14th June
·       Senior Foursomes Team vs. Moate – Sunday, 15th June
·       Junior Cup v Moate - Sunday 22nd June
·       Leinster Trophy v Mount Temple - Sunday 22nd June
Play well and represent us with pride – we’re all behind you!
Phoenix Challenge Women’s OPEN – 20th June -
Join us for the Annual Phoenix Challenge Women’s OPEN on Thursday, 20th June!
·       Format: 4-Person Team Event (2 to score on each hole)
·       Open to Members & Visitors
·       Time Sheet: Now open!
·       Visitors can book via the Pro Shop or Office at: 057 932 1439
Come and enjoy a great day of competitive golf and camaraderie.

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ROSCREA GOLF CLUB

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Competitions
Friday to Sunday June 13 to 15: Open Singles, 18 Hole Stableford, kindly sponsored by Paddy Shanahan, Toomevara.
1st Andrew Golden (13) 40 points
2nd Alan Dooley (20) 37 points(c/b)
3rd Damien Gleeson (17) 37 points (c/b)
4th John Kennedy (20) 36 points (c/b) [Templemore GC]
Saturday& Sunday June 21 & 22 (men): 3Ts; 18 Hole Open Singles. For timesheet book online on our BRS system or phone (0505) 21130 (ext. 2).
Wednesday Open June 11, Summer Series 3: 18 Open Singles Stableford (Men & Women), kindly sponsored by Michael Horan Golf Shop.
1st Gerry Hayes (11) 39 points
2nd Cillian Moloney (12) 37 points (c/b)
3rd Frank Cullinan (29) 37 points (c/b)
4th John Mullally (13) 37 points
Wednesday Open June 11, Summer Series 4: 18 Open Singles Stableford (Men & Women), kindly sponsored by Michael Horan Golf Shop.
For timesheet book online on our BRS system or phone (0505) 21130 (ext. 2).

Lotto
Wednesday June 11: Numbers drawn 21, 22, 28 & 30. No Jackpot Winner and no Match 3 Winners. Online Lucky Dip; Caroline Deane. Offline Lucky Dip; John Maher. Next week’s Jackpot is €14,750.00. Your support makes a great difference. Lotto draw takes place Wednesday at 8.00pm. Lotto envelopes are available at the bar and sign-in areas. A Lotto subscription €40 for 6 months is also available. Additionally, our Club Lotto can now be played online at Smartlotto.ie

Roscrea Senior Men’s Golf Society
Results for Friday June 13 – Away outing to Rathdowney GC
1st Chris Conlon 30 points (c/b)
2nd Billy Conlon 30 points
3rd Gerry Hayes 29 points
4th Andy Larkin 28 points (c/b)
5th Martin Donnellan 28 points
6th Dan Greed 26 points
Outings continue every Friday (weather permitting). All senior members (over 60) welcome to join and play. 12 Holes max. Tee reserved from 9.00am to 10.00am, or book your own time on BRS.
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Team News
What a weekend!! - Huge congratulations to our ladies’ Intermediate Foursomes Team who had a fantastic win over Kilrush on Saturday 14; well done ladies.
Another great win for our ladies’ Minor Foursomes Team against Castletroy Sunday 15; well done ladies
Wishing our teams and managers the best of luck in the next round.
Tuesday June 17: 18 Hole V Par, GOY 4 competition. Please note; in order to calculate accurate Stableford Points for GOY please record full gross scores for each hole. Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.

Summer Festival golf 3
9 Hole re-entry commences June 16.

ParTee Ladies
ParTee Ladies every Thursday at 2.15pm. Please contact Carol as early as possible for inclusion in draw.

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MOATE GOLF CLUB

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Due to the postponement of the Festival of Golf last week the ladies played in an 18 hole stableford competition on Wednesday 11th. The winners were 1st Carmel Coughlan (27) 40 pts, Cat 1 Pearse Corbett (19) 40 pts, Cat 2 Betty Behan (26)37 pts, Cat 3 Rose Buckley (36) 34 pts and Cat 4 Bernie Lennon (44) 32 pts.
The Festival of golf will now be held from the 16th to 20th July. There will be some small changes to the ladies fixture list because of this but these will be highlighted on the fixture list.
Ladies Our Lady Captain Marianne Young’s Prize is on Saturday 28th July. Information regarding draw times and rules will be shown on the notice board in the clubhouse.
Hard luck to the Senior Foursomes team and to the Mixed Fourball team who lost their matches at the weekend. We wish the best of luck to the Ladies Leinster Trophy team who meet Co Longford golf club and to the Junior Cup team who play Tullamore on Sunday 22nd.

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Results
Open Stableford 15/06/2025: 1st Kevin Allen (21) 43pts, 2nd Pat Doyle (19) 42pts, Gross: Jamal Sabir (+3) 37pts, 3rd Gareth Cassidy (10) 41pts, Ladies: Sinead Power (26) 40pts, Front 9: Dwayne Farrell (21) 23pts, Back 9: Paul Lyons (20) 22pts.
JM Thursday Open Stableford 12/06/2025: 1st Joseph Hurley (10) 36pts.

Anniversary
As this is our major fundraiser for the year the predicted bad weather meant we had to make an early call and push this celebration back to 16-20 July. All such decisions are taken with presenting the course in the best possible condition to the maximum of members and visitors possible and we hope everyone understands this. The BRS is now open again for re-booking for a 2 Person Scramble (16th July), Open Singles Stableford (17th), 4 Person Scramble with shotgun start (call shop) (18th) and the 4 Person Team Classic (19th & 20th).

Competitions
Next weekend we have Martin Ryans Vice Captains Prize while the JM Thursday Open qualifiers continue on June 19th (see below for further details). The fortnightly 13 hole competition runs to 22nd June and can be played any day, it is important to note your correct hc on the card when playing - whether it be off yellow or white tees.

JM Thursday Open
The qualifying table has been updated and will be on the website shortly. Not many changes this week as Joseph Hurley stays top on 119pts, with James Cafferty & Joe Creggy next on 116pts. Leading lady Eleanor Dillon is 21st on 106pts and the best of the many visitors is still Roscommon’s Michael Armshaw who is in 28th on 103pts. We now have 217 points scorers and have had visitors from 27 clubs.
Course Corner
We have a practice area which must be used rather than having 5 or 6 shots from say the 150 mark on any hole. Anyone found doing this will be in for some disciplinary action from the committee. The greens are in great shape so please remember to fix all your pitchmarks and fill your divots. Remember to bring the bags back to the stand please. Unfortunately a lot of golfers in Moate are still failing to rake bunkers and this causes problems for those playing behind.

Interclub
On Saturday the Mens Barton Cup team kept the flag flying with an excellent victory over Abbeyleix and the Barton Shield men beat Edenderry while the Central Towns team went down fighting to Mullingar. The Mixed Fourball failed to progress on Sunday v Naas and we also lost to Tullamore in the Leinster Senior Foursomes.
We have plenty of team action again next Sunday as the men face Glasson in the Michael Moore Cup and the ladies have the Leinster Womens Trophy v Longford and the Junior Cup v Tullamore. Best of luck to all involved. If you are not too busy on Sunday afternoon you could do worse than pop down and give them a bit of support.

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BIRR GOLF CLUB

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Open Tuesday: 1st Nett: Craig Shortt (13) 38pts, 2nd Nett: Gerry Hayes (V) (14) 38pts, Gross: Eanna Mulhare (0) 32pts.
Lady Captain's Prize to Men: 1st Nett : Eoghan Kelly (16) 43pts, 2nd Nett: Adrian O'Sullivan (11) 39pts, Cat 1 Ger Gath (6) 39pts, Cat 2 Sean Moylan (11) 34pts, Cat 3 John Murphy (15) 37pts, Cat 4 Desmond Mannion (18) 38pts, Gross: Declan Gath (3) 34pts
2s ClubJune 14th: Sean Stone 15th & Brendan Coakley 15thJune 15th : John Troy 15th, Kenneth Killeen 15th, Eoghan Kelly 14th, Kieran Kelly 2nd, Keith Hogan 2nd, Tom Murtagh 15th , Brian McDermott 15th, Lorcan Conn 15th, Ger Gath 2nd & 15th, Declan Gath 2nd and Robert Ryland 15th
Next Saturday & Sunday June 21st & 22nd18 Hole Singles Stableford

Seniors
Result June 12th 2025: 1st: Brendan Bennett, Dave Baker, Ken McDowell (53.8 Last nine 31).

Teams
Commiserations to our Barton Shield team who lost out narrowly away to New Forest. The team was: Mikie Horan/Robbie Shiels and Eanna Mulhare/Tom Moylan. Manager: Dermot Moylan.

LADIES

The Club Mixed is underway. The first rounds to be completed by June 22nd 2025.
A 9 Hole Stableford Competition is ongoing.
An 18 Hole Competition, sponsored by Cut and Curl takes place on Wednesday June 18th 2025.
Mr Captain's Prize to Ladies took place on June 14th and 15th 2025.
The results are as follows: 1st Niamh Treacy (22) 71 Nett, 2nd Brid Guinan (29) 72 Nett, Gross Laura Nugent (10) 75 Nett, 3rd Maggie Lynch (15) 72 Nett.
Draw Times: Wednesday (Ladies Day) draw times, Draw at 9.50am for 10am tee off.There will be no draw in the afternoons. Arrange and play after 1pm.
Glen Eagles Thursday scramble will take place on Thursday June 19th 2025 tee off time 12.30pm.
The Presidents' Mixed scramble takes place on Mondays. Entries taken between 4.30pm and 6.30pm. Last week's winners were 1st Mary Brennan, Kay Kelly and Darragh Horan, 2nd, Keith Hogan, Anne Delaney and Jack Flannery.

Play In Pink
Weekend of June 21st 2025, Open to men and women. Great cause, please support. A coffee morning will be held on Saturday morning June 21st in the club house. Please support. A 9 Hole competition will take place over the weekend for members.
The Ladies are hosting a social night on Tuesday June 24th 2025 for the residents of Birr Hospital. It is proposed to have a three club competition beforehand. More to follow

Presidents' Mixed
The Presidents' mixed scramble continues on Monday evenings. Entries taken between 4.30pm and 6.30pm. Always a good evening, so hope to see you all there.
Last week's winners were: 1st Mary Brennan, Kay Kelly and Darragh Horan, 2nd Keith Hogan, Anne Delaney and Jack Flannery.

Fundraiser Draw
The numbers drawn this week were 6, 11, 15 and 20. The jackpot was not won. The weekly prize winner was Declan Gath. The jackpot stands at €3,000.