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Preidents Prize 9/08/10
THURSDAY OPEN
Last Thursday in the singles Open, Shane Daly had 42 points to win the competition on a countback from Edenderry man Gary Blong.
The Thursday Open is played in Stableford format over 18 holes.
Entry fee is €5 for members and €15 for visitors. So come along and sample the course, the food and the fun in Castle Barna.
JORDAN GETS THE FORMULA RIGHT FOR PRESIDENT'S PRIZE 2010
Kieran Mangan's Presidents Prize was up for grabs on Sunday last in Castle Barna and the format was 18 holes of Strokeplay, with those making the cut going back out for a further 9 holes of Strokeplay.
With the first players out at 6.30 am, and the last out at 2pm, the course was packed to capacity. President Kieran was on hand with goodies for all the entrants and the re-cycling bin must be full of plastic bottles now. Despite the sunshine, the course played tough with the blue tees back to the limit and the rough was tough also. CSS eventually ended up at 71 and the cut-off was 74.
In the 18 holes Michael Flynn was the early leader with Noel Baker, Liam Scally and Ray Scally putting a bit of pressure on too. Jimmy Donoher shot 68 nett of (17) to get himself in the running and former club Secretary, Padraig Egan (14) shot a 67 nett.
For the gross prize, three players were tied after 18 holes. Aidan McCormack, Stephen Egan Snr, and Dan Shaughnessy were all in with 79 gross.
And so to Team Jordan... Martin, not Eddie, carded a 66 nett to be in front by a nose going into the 9 holes. Would he hold on or would the chasing pack and the pressure get to him?
In the 9-holes, James Kelly held on to take 4th nett while Padraig Egan secured 3rd nett. This was a great performance from Padraig and it is nice to see him back in the winners' enclosure. Daniel Shaughnessy nosed in front to take the 1st gross with 114 shots for 27 holes or seven over par. Stephen took the 2nd gross with 117.
But by far the best mover of the day was Paul Coffey. Having just made the cut, and eight shots behind the front runner, Paul got himself to within half a shot of the top spot with a 102.5 nett for 27 holes.
The 18 holes leader, Martin Jordan, did enough to ensure that he remained top of the leaderboard at 8.30pm when the last card was in. The President's Prize for 2010 goes to Martin Jordan a most worthy winner.
Results:
Winner: Martin Jordan (20) 102 nett
2nd Nett Paul Coffey (19) 102.5 nett
3rd Nett Padraig Egan (14) 103 nett
4th Nett James Kelly (14) 104 nett
1st Gross Daniel Shaughnessy (5) 114 gross
2nd Gross Stephen Egan Snr (7) 117 gross
Leading Qualifier James Donoher (17) 68 nett
Committee Prize Capt. Liam Scally (13) 105.5 nett
Junior Richard Coffey (20) 42 points
The presentation night afterwards was a great success with Dave Peyton providing the music. This man has played all over the world and it's great to see him gigging locally now and then.
During the prize giving, Kieran Mangan, Club President, spoke highly of all those who helped make the day a success, and he congratulated all the winners. Captain Liam Scally and Lady Captain, Angela Lynch presented outstanding prizes on the night with a beautiful array of crystal on display.
CONGRATS
The Lady President's prize was a closely fought battle and the eventual winner was Catherine McGrath, who put together a great 27 holes to secure her 2nd successive President's Prize. Well done Catherine.
Derek Hannon and Michelle Conway walked up the aisle on Friday last. Either we're going to see less of Derek at the club, or maybe Michelle might join the ladies.
Alan Leech missed the President's Prize on Sunday as he and his good wife recently celebrated the birth of twins.
We didn't see much of Mick 'Butch' Brereton on the course this week either....the young lad must be keeping him awake all night. Or maybe Butch is keeping the wee lad awake.
INTERCLUB NEWS
The Michael Moore team played Esker Hills on Saturday last in the semi final of this competition. This is the furthest we have ever progressed and the lads were in form to reach the final. However the lads from Esker came and conquered and thereby progress to the final on Saturday next in Portarlington. All matches were played in a very sporting manner both at home and away and the players, caddies and managers were all well looked after as usual. This team have played well and taken on some of the finest clubs like New Forest, Mount Temple and Mountrath and while it is disappointing not to get to the final, the full squad can take great pride in getting so far. Well done to manager Brian McCormack and his able assistant Dan Cunningham for taking the team to this stage.
Next up is the Clerkin Shield at Ballinlough Castle G.C on Sat, September 18th. This is a one day event for adult golfers with a handicap of 21 or over and the format is single Stableford. The manager for this team is Kieran McGurran.
The Offaly Championships will be hosted by Birr G.C. on Friday October 1st. We are defending champions here and we will be lining out in an attempt to do the double. Once confirmation is received from Birr, a team sheet will go up on the notice board. Managers for this one are Noel Mooney and John M. Lynch.
OPEN DAYS IN CASTLE BARNA
The Seniors Open continues every Tuesday while the Open Single Stableford is on each Thursday.
Booking available on-line at www.castlebarna.ie or by phoning the clubhouse on 057 9353384.
RUMBLE FOR CRUMLIN
15/08/10
On Sunday morning last the golfers of Castle Barna took to the course in large numbers to support the annual Musgrave Challenge i.e. the Rumble for Crumlin. This is a very worthy event close to the hearts of many members and it is great to see the support that the event gets. With the spectacular weather over the weekend, and most of the holidaymakers back in vogue, scoring was bound to be good.
Out at first light were the early birds, Aidan Nolan, Turlough O'Neill and Shamie Feerey. These lads are always among the first on the tee box any Sunday morning. However they always hit the ground running and on Sunday they combined well to score 84 points and set the bar for the rest of the day.
Vice-Captain, Kieran McGurran was in the company of the brothers Quinn, that's Murty and Vivian to their friends. These boys are well used to teaming up for events such as this and together they put together an excellent score of 86 points to be the overall winners on the day.
Results:
1st Kieran McGurran, Murty Quinn & Vivian Quinn 86 points
2nd Aidan Nolan, Turlough O'Neill & Shamie Feerey 84 points
COMING NEXT SUNDAY
Next Sunday will be a Single Stableford. The sponsors for the day will be ET Embroidery, run by Edmund and Martina Scally in nearby Kilclonfert. Edmund is a brother of our captain, Liam and ET will embroider logos etc. on club or society clothing, so please keep them in mind when you do business.
PRESIDENTS PRIZE
The Presidents Prize takes place on Sunday week, August 29th and the timesheet is now in the clubhouse. President Kieran Mangan will be on hand for the day and might even give us a bar of a song at the presentation that night.... The format as always will be single Strokeplay over 18 holes for qualifying, with those players who make the cut going back out for a further 9-holes later in the day.
To win this prestigious competition, players must be members for over a year and must have three qualifying singles cards in the club since April.
OPEN SINGLE THURSDAYS
The turnout for the Thursday singles continues to be good with a number of visitors playing each week. Last week we saw a couple of the Killeigh society lads out on the course and by all accounts the pre-outing practice was of benefit to John "Dusty" Dunne.....
The winner on the day was Shane Daly with 39 points, an excellent score which was matched by Shane Francis and Philip Joslin. A countback was required to separate the top three.
THURSDAY 9-HOLE COMPETITION
With Strokeplay being the format for the evening and the Michael Moore squad out practising, the numbers for the 9-holes were down on Thursday evening last. Taking great advantage of this was our Treasurer Martin Furlong (18) who had a 32 nett only to be beaten into 2nd place on a countback by young Daniel Molloy (24). Daniel also had a 32 nett and has shown great improvement in his playing thanks to the Junior Summer camp, which has been running successfully at the club over the summer. Much praise must go to all at the club for the massive effort they put into the running of the camp.
INTERCLUB NEWS
The Michael Moore squad play Esker Hills in the semi final of this competition on Saturday August 28th at 3.30pm. We have four matches at home and three in Esker Hills and all support will be greatly appreciated as we bid to win what will be a very tough fixture.
SUNDAY SINGLE STABLEFORD - AUG 8th
Last Sunday the glorious weather ensured that the course was packed to capacity for the single Stableford.The categories as always were a close affair but in Category 1 Robert Hogan displayed continuing good form.Rob shot 39 points of a handicap of 5 to take the Cat 1 prize. Category 2 was won by the in-form Murty Quinn of the Lake County with 42 points. James Mahon is another man showing excellent form and shot 41 points to take Category 3. The top man in category 4 was Dominic Goodings. Dominic played some very consistent golf to win Category 4 with 40 points. The junior section was won by Lee O'Meara with 41 points of his handicap of 18. That's a great score for the Ballymooney lad, who has been featuring in the prizes of late.
Results:
1st Trevor Hayes (12) 44pts
2nd Stephen Lynch (15) 43 pts
Cat 1 Robert Hogan (5) 39 pts
Cat 2 Murty Quinn (11) 42 pts
Cat 3 James Mahon (18) 41 pts
Cat 4 Dominic Goodings (24) 40 pts
Jun Lee O'Meara (18) 41 pts
MONDAY SOCIAL GOLF
Thank God it's Monday....now how often do you hear that? Monday's evenings are social evenings at Castle Barna. Every Monday evening the lads and lasses take to the fairways for mixed social golf and the craic, as they say, is only mighty.The golf is followed by a presentation and some refreshments and definitely this is a tonic to be recommended for the Monday Blues....
THURSDAY OPEN.
The Thursday Open is played in Stableford format over 18 holes. This event is attracting large numbers each week but there is always room for a few more. So if you're available on a Thursday why not come for the Open and stay for the crack.
On Thurs July 29th young Philip Joslin carded 45 points to win. This was a great score for the young man with his handicap of 14. The runner-up spot went to Seán Lynch with a score of 40 points of his handicap of 5, while Stephen Quigley returned to the winners' enclosure taking third place with 39 points with a 13 handicap.
Last Thursday the same trio featured in the prizes with Philip, now off 12, again taking the top spot with 40 points. Stephen Quigley (12) maintained his form, scoring 39 points for second place. Seán Lynch (5) finished in the bronze section with 38 points.
THURSDAY 9-HOLE
With the evenings starting to close in but mild weather continuing, the Thursday 9-hole competitions are busy with as many lads trying to get out in less time. On Thurs, July 29th the format was a single Stableford and the man on a mission was Derek Hannon. The mighty mouse had a wonderful 22 points to top the lot of a handicap of 2. In fact all the three prize-winners had 22 points. In second place was Ethan Mann (17) while third place went to Gerard Colgan (15)
Last Thursday, the format was also single Stableford. The top dog here was James Mahon (19), no stranger to the podium, with 23 points. In 2nd place was Kevin Mann (16) with 22 points. Three lads had 21 points and on a countback Lee O'Meara came third, Stuart Quinn (22) was 4th and Jim "Sparky" O'Neill was 5th.
SENIORS
On Tuesday July 27th the senior members held a 3 ball better ball. The man from Rhode, Haul Malone led his winning team of Christy Swords and Joe Conlon to the top of the leader board.
INTERCLUB NEWS
The Michael Moore team have advanced to the semi-final stage and will play Esker Hills on the last weekend of the month. Castle Barna will enjoy home advantage for the first time in the competition this year and all the panel are practicing to secure their places. Brian McCormack and Dan Cunningham are watching and waiting as the lads are put through their paces.
DATES FOR THE DIARY....
Aug 15th - Musgrave Challenge, 3-ball rumble - over 18 year olds....
Aug 15th - Junior Single Stableford.
Sept 2nd, 3rd and 4th - OPEN Club Fundraiser 2 person team event. Entry €25 per person including meal. For times ring clubhouse 057 9353384 or book on-line.
July 11th - Captain's Qualifier - Round 2
Of course the Seniors Open continues every Tuesday while the Open Single Stableford is on each Thursday.
Booking available on-line at www.castlebarna.ie or by phoning the clubhouse on 057 9353384.
SUNDAY SINGLE STABLEFORD - AUG 1st
On Sunday August 1st the competition was an 18H Stableford. Mick Lennon has been showing some great form recently and had a great performance in the Captains Prize. Michael had 41 points to win the overall on Sunday on a count back. In second place was local man Noel Harte. Noel (12) also had an excellent 41 point.
The categories are always closely contested and on this occasion they went to Brian McCormack Jnr., Eamonn Lawlor of Port, Cammy McLellan of Mullingar and that unbeatable Clonaslee gentleman Tom Flynn. The junior section was won by Joe Joslin (19) with an excellent 40 points.
Results:
1st Michael Lennon (16) 41 points (b9)
2nd Noel Harte (12) 41 points
C1 Brian McCormack Jnr (2) 38 points
C2 Eamonn Lawlor (14) 40 points
C3 Cammy McLellan (17) 40 points
C4 Tom Flynn (22) 39 points
Junior Joe Joslin (19) 40 points
G.O.Y. SINGLE STABLEFORD
01/08/10
Last Sunday morning saw the inaugural plating of the Castle Barna Pairs. This competition is a fourball betterball and the sponsor was CENTRAL HOTEL (formerly Day's), Main St., Tullamore.
With some great scoring in the competition, Castle Barna could have been re-named the O'Meara course on Sunday because three members of the clan featured in the prizes. In first place following a countback was Michael O' who paired up with Brendan Scally for the day. The boys recorded an excellent 47 points to win. In second place were the father and son pairing of John & Lee O'Meara. The lads also had 47 points. In third place were Seán Hughes-Clarke and Joe Joslin and the lads posted a score of 46 points.
Results:
1st Brendan Scally & Michael O'Meara 47 points
2nd John O'Meara & Lee O'Meara 47 points
3rd Joe Joslin & Seán Hughes-Clarke 46 points
The club thanks Central Hotel for their continued support and we would ask our members to please consider our sponsors when doing business.
COMING NEXT SUNDAY
Next Sunday will be a GOY Single Stableford. Also please note that next Sunday will also be the final date for entry to the Fourball matchplay.
OPEN SINGLE THURSDAYS
On Thursday last a large number took advantage of the nice weather and turned out to play in the Open Singles. The winner with 40 points was David Brazil, while Brian McCormack Jnr had 39 points to come 2nd on a countback. In 3rd place was a visitor to the club, Colm O'Tuathaill, of Balcarrick G.C. who also had 39 points.
THURSDAY 9-HOLE COMPETITION
The nine holes competition on Thursday last was Strokeplay. To the fore in the prizes was Ger Mooney. The Cappincur man shot an excellent 29 nett to win. Ger Duffy had 30.5 nett to come 2nd on a countback from Ballinagar's Damien Cunningham, the golfer in the family...who came 3rd. Seán Lynch took 4th spot with 31.5 nett, while the same score got 5th place for John O'Meara.
INTERCLUB NEWS
The Michael Moore squad had a fantastic win over New Forest on Sunday last. The team under the watchful eye of Brian McCormack and his able assistant, Dermot Cunningham had four matches away and three at home.
At the home venue were Anthony Lynch, Liam Lynch and Adrian Stewart. The lads fought hard with Anthony winning on the 12th and Adrian losing out. Liam Lynch was 2-down on the 17th tee-box but managed a great recovery to win on the 19th. They don't call him Golden-Irons for nothing.
Playing over at New Forest were Ger Peyton, Stephen Brennan, Micheál Farrell and Pat Fay. Micheál Farrell was on fire and reeled in his opponent on the 13th with absolutely consistent shooting from tee to green. Ger Peyton went down in his match while Stephen Brennan secured a great win on the 17th to get the crucial 4th match. Pat Fay, who was three down through thirteen, was 1 down playing the 16th when called in, and was in flying form following a great day in Trim on Saturday. Rumour has it that Pat had to sing Amhrán na bFhiann himself on Sat night because even the bar-man was gone home by then....
The lads are now in the semi-final of the competition and the battle for places is heating up...
CONGRATULATIONS AND CELEBRATIONS
Big celebrations among club members of late... First Kieran and Evelyn celebrated their 20th Wedding Anniversary on Captain's Day. Then Brian McCormack aka "The Rooster" hit 65 on Tuesday last. That's Years...not strokes. Not sure if the free bus pass will get him from Rhode to Daingean on a Sunday morning...but the new trolley Maureen bought him was looking good at his society Captain's Day on Saturday last. Brian heads up Seery's Society and presented some lovely prizes on the occasion of his Captain's Day.
