On The Fairways: News from golf clubs around County Wexford

Saturday and Thursday, April 20 and 23, 18-hole stableford, sponsored by Dillon’s Jewellers (62 played): 1, Tracy Rossiter (27), 40 points; 2, Helen McGuire (21), 39 points; gross, Ruth Kennedy (3), 33 points; 3, Catherine Carmody (32), 37 points; Senior, Josephine Brennan (18), 35 points; nine-hole (14 played), Rosaleen Doyle (17), 14 points; nearest the pin, Elaine Bolger, 1m 50cm.

Sunday and Monday, April 21 and 22, Australian spoons, 18-hole greensomes stableford (13 pairs): first nett, Pauline O’Neill and Kay O’Reardon (37), 40; first gross, Cathríona Walsh and Leonie Furlong, 24.

Both winning pairs have qualified for the regional final in St. Helen’s Bay on July 29.

Monday, April 22, Seniors (18 played): 1, Bernadette Boland (18), 29; 2, Mary McMahon (21), 25 (back nine).

Tuesday, April 23, mixed foursomes: 1, Cian Moran and Clodagh Williams (28.3), 28.6; 2, Katie Smith and Aidan Murphy (23), 29; 3, Anne Dunne and Paul Dunne (29.6), 32.3.

ROSSLARE LADIES

Sunday and Tuesday, April 21 and 23, singles stableford, sponsored by a lady member: 1, Phyllis O’Farrell (29), 37 points; 2, Veronica Kiely (30), 37 points; gross, Joan Bowe (10), 26 points; 3, Pauline Breen (26), 35 points; 4, Vonny Kelly (10), 35 points; Seniors, Anna Kelly (27), 35 points; Cat. 1, Paula Stafford (12), 35 points; Cat. 2, Helen McDermott (18), 35 points; Cat. 3, Clare Barry (31), 34 points.

Sunday and Tuesday, April 21 and 23, Burrow nine-hole result: 1, Sandra Woods (15), 22 points; 2, Ann Doyle (19), 18 points.

Saturday, April 27, fourball: 1, Miriam Linehan (31), Vonnie O’Connor (17), 43 points; 2, Anne Connolly (27), Mary Stent (31), 39 points.

Tuesday, May 7 will be our first golfer of the year competition, singles strokes, sponsored by a lady member.

Congratulations to our mixed fourball team who had a super win over Courtown on Sunday, April 21 – well done!

Our teams are in action this weekend, starting with our Challenge Cup team versus Wexford on Sunday, May 5, at 12.50 p.m. in the Burrow links course.

Our Leinster Cup team meet St. Helen’s on bank holiday Monday at 3 p.m., home and away. Best of luck to both squads, and all support is appreciated.

Dates for your diary: Sunday, May 12, Junior Scratch Cup (www.topgolfer.ie); Saturday, May 18, lady President Pat Byrne’s prize, singles stableford.

Keep up to date with news and results on our website (www.rosslaregolf.com) and on social media.

ST. HELEN’S BAY

Sunday, April 21: overall winner, Colm O’Leary, 28 points; gross, Niall Ellard, 23 points; Div. 1, Niall Ellard, 23 points; Div. 2, Derek Bradley, 20 points; Div. 3, Paul Morris, 24 points.

Wednesday, April 24: 1, Jimmy McMahon, 23 points; 2, Danny Kenny, 22 points; 3, Niall Ellard, 22 points.

Saturday, April 27: overall winner, Colm O’Leary, 25 points; gross, Cillian O’Grady, 23 points; Div. 1, Joe Kelly, 23 points; Div. 2, Samuel Berry, 24 points; Div. 3, Michael Grant, 21 points.

Sunday, April 28: 1, Seán Lynch, two up; 2, Colm O’Leary, level; 3, Eoin Kelly, level.

Upcoming open competitions: Friday, May 3, nine-hole waltz (any combination); Saturday, May 4, singles sponsored by the Dock Hotel, Rosslare Harbour; Sunday, May 5, greensomes; Monday, May 6, scramble (any combination).

The best of luck to our Duggan Cup team who will play Mount Wolseley on Sunday, May 5, and to our women’s team who play against Rosslare in the Leinster Trophy on Monday, May 6.

Congratulations to our Pierce Purcell team for winning their first round match on Saturday against Courtown by 2.5 to 1.5.

John Stafford, Gavin Morris, Jim Murphy and Ciarán O’Brien all played in St. Helen’s Bay, while Shane Sinnott, Richie Rogan, James McMahon and Pádraig Tiernan were in action in Courtown.

ST. HELEN’S BAY LADIES

The weather has finally taken a turn for the better and we had great conditions for golf over the last week. The overnight rain on Friday kept the greens and the fairways watered for the weekend.

Wednesday, April 24, open singles, eleven holes: 1, Bernadette Tully (18), 20 points; 2, Trina Cooney (20), 19 points; 3, Kathleen Murphy (19), 15 points.

Saturday, April 27, open singles, eleven holes: 1, Trina Cooney (20), 20 points; 2, Nora Kavanagh (9), 19 points; 3, Jean O’Kennedy (14), 18 points.

Sunday, April 28, singles v. par, eleven holes: 1, Janet Slattery (13), two up; 2, Cathy Dalton (20), three down; 3, Nora Kavanagh (9), three down.

Our ladies play Rosslare in the Leinster Trophy on Monday, May 6. The very best of luck to the team and their manager, Nora Kavanagh.

Upcoming competitions: Wednesday, May 1, open singles; Friday, May 3, open nine-hole three-person waltz; Saturday, May 4, open singles, sponsored by The Dock Hotel; Sunday, May 5, open greensomes; Monday, May 6, open bank holiday scramble, any combination.

A reminder that entry forms for the club matchplay competitions are now available in the locker rooms and on Clubnet. The closing date for entries is May 7.

BUNCLODY

Sunday, April 24, open 18 holes singles stableford – Category 1: 1, Michael Cuddihy (Monkstown, 14), 41 points; 2, Trevor Croke (Monkstown, 13) 40 points; Category 2: 1, Barry Walker (20), 41 points; 2, Ian Munnelly (20), 35 points; gross, Eoin Moore (0), 35 points.

NEW ROSS

Tuesday, April 23, 14-hole fourball (ladies and gents), sponsored by WE 5: 1, Noel Devine (10) and Seán Furlong (13), 35 points; 2, Bill Hurley (16) and Michael Malone (25), 33 points; 3, Ger Ronan (5) and Brian Teague (19), 32 points (last six).

Wednesday, April 24, 18-hole singles stableford (ladies), sponsored by Vale Oil: 1, Mary Fogarty (37), 42 points; 2, Lilian O’Hanlon (37), 35 points; 3, Anne Healy (22), 34 points; 4, Angela Treacy (26), 34 points (countback).

Wednesday, April 24, nine-hole singles stableford (ladies): 1, Breda Lacey (20), 20.

Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, 18-hole fourball betterball (Holmpatrick Cup NCBI), sponsored by Duncannon Beach Holiday Park: 1, John Somers (19) and Barry Mullane (10), 49 points; 2, Andrew Breen (15) and Eric Cummins (17), 47 points; 3, Seán Furlong (16) and Michael Malone (29), 46 points; 4, John B/W Murphy (17) and John Flynn (9), 45 points (countback); 5, James O’Keeffe (23) and Seamus Bolger (23), 45 points (countback).

Upcoming competitions: Wednesday, May 1, Katie Bailey Trophy (ladies), 18-hole strokes, sponsored by Adrian and Mary J. Maher; Wednesday, May 1, nine-hole singles stableford (ladies); Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5, 18-hole stroke gross competition (three categories), sponsored by Sanrose Sand Ltd.; Monday, May 6, 18-hole open singles stableford (ladies and gents); Tuesday, May 7, 14-hole (ladies and gents), sponsored by Murtec (Jack Murphy); Wednesday, May 8, Valerie Doyle, sponsored by Butcher’s Best; Wednesday, May 8, nine-hole singles stableford (ladies); Saturday and Sunday, May 11 and 12, 18-hole stableford (Top Dog).

NEW ROSS SENIORS

We had a very pleasant outing to Waterford Castle Golf Club on Monday, April 22. The weather was in good mood for a change with long periods of sunshine and little or no wind to contend with.

Many thanks to Val Power who made everyone welcome and made sure that everything was in order, on the course and in the restaurant.

Also, thanks to our own Johnny Farrell and Liam Glasheen who looked after the entry fees and scoring returns respectively.

Taking the honours with a fine score of 105 points were Michael Kavanagh (21), Michael Gannon (21), Kenny Irwin (25) and Liam Glasheen (25).

Then there was a three-way tie to separate second, third and fourth prize-winners. A better back nine gave second to Martin Murphy (15), Jimmy Ryan (21), Martin Whelan (27) and Fr. Jim Curtis (29) with 102 points.

On the same score and placed third were Eddie Keher (15), Jimmy O’Neill (23), Aidan Wallace (28) and Michael Long (31).

Fourth spot was taken by Billy Redmond (22), P.J. O’Farrell (25), Willie Naddy (28) and Donie Cody (30), again with 102 points.

Fifth prize went to Ger Maher (16), J.J. Hoyne (21), Robert O’Dwyer (28) and Peter Aldridge (34). Nearest the pin prize on the tough par three tenth hole was won by Mikey Lee.

Back home on Thursday we enjoyed another fine day for golf.

Again, it was a tight finish with the team of Andy Ronan (19), Denis Murphy (23) Patsy Farrell (26) and Donie Cody (30) winning by a point with a score of 104 points.

Pipped at the post with 103 points were Tony Redmond (20), Jack Fardy (24), Martin Burke (28) and Pat Coady (31).

Third prize went to Denis Kirwan (16), Willie Wallace (23), Liam Glasheen (26) and Robert O’Dwyer (28) with 101 points.

Congratulations to Pat Coady who had an eagle on the third hole.

Teams and tee-times for Thursday, May 2: 9 a.m., Tony Redmond, Billy Redmond, Tony Sexton, Peter Aldridge; 9.08 a.m., P.J. O’Farrell, Tony Harford, Aidan O’Connor, Paddy Mahony; 9.16 a.m., Joe Farrell, Dan Quigley, John Coleman, Donie Cody; 9.24 a.m., Mikey Lee, J.J. Hoyne, Patsy Farrell, Pat Coady; 9.32 a.m., Pat Phelan, John Hosey, Seamus Aylward, Kevin Treacy; 9.40 a.m., Tom Foley, Willie Wallace, Michael Gannon, Michael Long; 9.48 a.m., Cormac Farrell, Ger Maher, Willie Kelly, Tom Kent; 9.56 a.m., John Browne, Willie Whitty, Jimmy O’Neill, Les Jastrebski; 10.04 a.m., Mick Kavanagh, Martin Whelan, John F. Roche, Michael Brennan; 10.12 a.m., Jim R. Ryan, Andy Ronan, Larry Shannon, Aidan Wallace; 10.20 a.m., Denis Kirwan, Tommy Ryan, John Riordan, Luke Power; 10.28 a.m., Martin Murphy, Richie Aylward, Pat Traynor, Seán Ó hUiginn; 10.36 a.m., Johnny Farrell, Steve Travis, Liam Glasheen, Paddy O’Shea.

All please note this is a one-off fixture due to the Rower-Inistioge GAA Club Classic on Thursday, May 9.

Liam Glasheen will take names this Thursday for all those wishing to play on Thursday, May 16 and Thursday, May 23.

Johnny Farrell will be taking the entries and green fees of €30 for our trip to Coollattin on Monday, May 20. Captains of all teams are responsible for collecting the entry fees for their team.

Individual players should check their correct handicap in the book prior to taking part, as wrong handicaps on cards mean instant disqualification.

COOLLATTIN

Wednesday, April 24, open men’s singles stableford 18-hole competition: 1, Thomas O’Neill (29), 42 points (countback); 2, Larry Byrne (16), 42 points (countback).

BALLYMONEY

The much welcomed improvement in the weather saw a return to 18-hole competition recently. There was a very well-attended open singles stableford on April 20 and 21.

Results: Division 1, Conor Coone, 39 points; Division 2, Stephen Murphy, 41 points; Division 3, Greg Breslin, 39 points; Division 4, Jason Vickers, 41 points.

Wednesday nine-hole open competition (non-qualifier): 1, David Mordaunt, 23 points; 2, Stephen Byrne, 20 points; 3, Martin Conroy, 20 points, holding off Philip Croke, Julian Breen and Seamus O’Brien on countback.

Saturday saw Ballymoney take on Rosslare in the Leinster Trophy and, despite a battling performance by Conor Coone and his team, Rosslare prevailed.

Darren Dardis and his Junior Cup team had a great win over a strong Bunclody team, also on Saturday. With the match all square at two wins each, Dean Grannell had a great win on the first play-off hole in Bunclody.

Well done to Danny Whitty and David Cooper on overcoming Rob Kelly and Wes Fitzpatrick in the long-delayed final of the 2023 Scotch foursomes nine-hole matchplay. The match was played on Sunday afternoon.

The delayed Captains’ drive-in will take place on Saturday, May 4, with a three-person scramble competition to mark the occasion.

ENNISCORTHY

Our open mid-week singles competitions saw the opening of our new greens complex on holes four and five. These will enhance the quality of our course, and comments received from members and visitors alike were fulsome in praise for the new lay-out.

The nine-hole competition was sponsored by Kilcannon Garden Centre. The club are deeply indebted to our sponsors and urge members to support them.

Wednesday, April 24, nine-hole open stableford: winner, Con Fleming (10), 23 points; Div. 1, Cormack Martin (-1), 18 points; Div. 2, C.J. Murphy (5), 22 points; Div. 3, Michael Stafford (8), 20 points; Div. 4, Geoff Greenwood (12), 23 points.

Congratulations to all winners, and the competition on Wednesday, May 1 is sponsored by Sanrose.

It was an extremely busy weekend in the club, with the first of our monthly medal competitions being played along with four our teams playing in inter-club matches.

Sunday saw a large field facing the starter. Mixed weather greeted the players on Saturday morning and whilst there were calm conditions the rain was a bit of a spoilsport, contrasting with a sunny and blustery Sunday.

The course was in very good condition thanks to P.J. and his staff – well done lads.

Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28, monthly medal: 1, Denis Hayes (9), 67; 2, Trevor Moulton (15), 69 (last nine); gross, Graham Donohoe (+4), 70; 3, Mel Archer (18), 69; 4, Patrick Fitzpatrick (14), 70 (last nine).

Next weekend the monthly medal is sponsored by Turfcare, and on Monday, May 6 an open four-person team event will take place.

Our men’s Junior Cup team played Courtown in the first round of the AIG Junior Cup on Saturday. This was a very tight affair against a strong team, and in the end Enniscorthy prevailed by 3/2.

Well done to the players and team manager Frankie. Next round is a home draw versus Callan.

Courtown, however, gained revenge on Sunday when their Leinster Men’s Trophy team defeated Enniscorthy 5/2.

Our Pierce Purcell team also tasted defeat losing 2.5/1.5 to Castlecomer. Thanks to the managers and players for their commitment, and better luck next year boys.

ENNISCORTHY LADIES

We had 78 ladies playing in last Tuesday’s competition, which was our Valerie Doyle qualifier, sponsored by Killowen Farm.

Results (16-hole stableford): 1, Deirdre Bowler (30), 37 points; 2, Anne Harvey (19), 35 points; 3, Marina O’Byrne (43), 33 points; seven-hole stableford: 1, Monica O’Connor, 18 points.

Our first open Seniors competition took place on Thursday, April 25. We had a total of 58 players and it was sponsored by Flowers by Grace.

Results (18-hole stableford): overall winner, Stellah Sinnott (9), 40 points; Category A, Norena Kelly (27), 38 points (back nine); Category B, Carmel Maguire (28), 36 points (back nine); Category C, Bernie Delaney (35), 33 points; nine-hole qualifying competition: 1, Vera Swan (18), 21 points.

Next Tuesday we have our Australian spoons foursomes, sponsored by the Wexford Farmers’ Club, and timesheets are open.

We got our first taste of our two new holes (fourth and fifth) last week, and all reports are extremely favourable for the new challenges they present.

Thank you to Garry Flood Landscapes and to our own greenkeepers for doing such an incredible job. No practicing on these new greens please, so they can continue to bed in.

In team news, our mixed fourball will play Borris on Monday, May 6 at 2 p.m., our mixed foursomes are playing New Ross on Saturday, May 11 at 3.40 p.m., and our Minor foursomes play Gowran on Sunday, May 12 at 2.10 p.m.

COURTOWN

Tuesday, April 23, open fourball (ladies), sponsored by McCabe’s Pharmacy: 1, Mary Osborne (22), Michelle Stafford (31), 39 points; 2, Catherine Bennett (23), Eileen Moriarty (24), 38 points; 3, Norma Casey (24), Margaret Dooley (25), 37 points; nine holes, Rita Mahoney (21), Eleanor Shanley (14), 19 points.

Wednesday, April 24, open singles (gents): 1, Larry O’Brien (20), 46 points; 2, Mark Henson (14), 43 points; 3, Lee Kinsella (12), 42 points (last nine); gross, Ciarán Sheridan (+1), 32 points.

Saturday, April 27, open any combination fourball: 1, Jack Fitzgerald, David O’Connor, 46 points; 2, Shane Lennon, Shea Dempsey, 43 points (last nine).

Sunday, April 28, medal/DNG Pierce Properties Gorey (gents): 1, Aidan Quirke (20), 65; 2, Daniel Parker (24), 68; gross, Brendan Breen (2), 72; 3, Pat Doran (17), 68 (last nine).