JUNIORS NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS 2008    

 PORTARLINGTON

JUNIOR GOLFER OF THE YEAR 2008

FINAL STANDINGS

1st Ronan Dunne

2nd Luke Ward

3rd Michael Wilcox

4th Daniel Murphy

DANIEL MURPHY SELECTED TO PLAY FOR IRELAND IN QUADRANGULAR INTERNATIONAL & WON HIS 3 SINGLES MATCHES; ALSO FINISHED IN TOP POSITIONS IN BOYS AND YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIPS. PRESENTLY PLAYING OFF ONE HANDICAP.

DANIEL WAS MADE AN HONARY LIFE MEMBER OF THE CLUB FOR HIS ACHIEVEMENTS AND WAS SECOND IN THE PRESIDENTS PRIZE.

 

SEAN O’DONOGHUE THROUGH HIS HIGH FINISH IN THE ALL-IRELAND U15 CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2007 QUALIFIED FOR THE JUNIOR GOLF ACADEMY IN THE NORTH FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS,SEAN ALSO QUALIFIED FOR THE MATCH-PLAY STAGES OF THE ULSTER BOYS

PRESENTLY PLAYING OFF FIVE HANDICAP. SEAN WON BEST GROSS IN THE JUNIOR OPEN @ 2 OVER PAR

 

LUKE WARDE FINISHED IN THE TOP 15 IN 3 PROVINCIAL U15 CHAMPIONSHIPS INCLUDING A 5th PLACE  FINISH IN MUNSTER AND PERFORMED WITH DISTINCTION ON CLUB TEAMS

 

RONAN DUNNE WON THE BEST NETT IN THE MUNSTER U15 CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A SCORE OF 65 AND HAS COME DOWN TO 18 HANDICAP.

 

CONOR KAVANAGH BEAT THE MIGHT OF THE MIDLANDS IN THE TULLAMORE OPEN,SCORED 39 POINTS IN WINNING THE PRESTIGIOUS HOCTOR CUP.

 

LORCAN O’DONOGHUE AND BARRY SMITH QUALIFIED TO PLAY IN THE ALL- IRELAND LEINSTER AND ULSTER YOUTHS CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

MARK KIRWAN SCORED A MAGNIFICENT 13 OVER PAR TO WIN OUR JUNIOR OPEN

 

CIAN HURLEY WON THE VICE-CAPTAINS JUNIOR MATCH PLAY ALSO THIS 14 YEAR- OLD FINISHED WELL IN THE PROVINCIAL UNDER 15 EVENTS LOSING SHOTS IN THE PROCESS.

DENIS COLLINS HAS SHOT DOWN TO 9 HANDICAP WITH HIS GOOD AWAY PERFORMANCES.

 

 

JOE MOLLOY HAS FEATURED WELL IN ALL COMPETITIONS AND ALSO

WAS ON THE U 15 TEAM

 

 

 

YOUNGER GOLFERS

JACK BOLAND, KARL MCCORMACK AND SEAN BYRNE HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES WITH LATE WINS AT THE END OF THE SEASON. SEAN IS THE JUNIOR PRESIDENTS CHAMPION WHILE KARL HAS PLUMETTED TO 17 HANDICAP WITH HIS GREAT SCORES, JACK PERFORMORMED VERY WELL AND WON FOUR SUMMER COMPETITIONS. JOE HURLEY, THE NERNEY BROTHERS, CONOR VANDENDRIES AND NIALL DUNNE ARE SHOWING GREAT POTENTIAL.

 

 

 

 

GARRYHINCH CUP FOR GIRLS WAS WON AGAIN BY PORTARLINGTON

KATY LISTON, MAEDBH DOYLE, CHAOILFHIONN SIOBHAN CULLITON & RACHEL KIRWAN ACHIEVED A FACILE VICTORY AND THESE GIRLS HAVE WON SENIOR LADIES COMPETITIONS ALSO, ABLY MANAGED BY SHARON CULLITON.

 

 

 

OUR JUNIOR FOURSOMES TEAM

COMPRISING OF:

TOMAS SLEVIN, SEAN O’DONOGHUE

DOMINIC DOODY & CONOR KAVANAGH WERE

BEATEN ONLY IN THE LEINSTER SEMI-FINAL BY EVENTUAL ALL-IRELAND WINNERS ENNISCORTHY 

 

THE BOYS U 15 TEAM HAD A GREAT WIN IN ATHY AND FOUGHT A GREAT BATTLE WITH TULLAMORE EVENTUALLY GOING DOWN TO THE EVENTUAL LEINSTER CHAMPIONS

 

COLAISTE IASOGAIN HELD THEIR CLASSIC RECENTLY AND HAD 40 JUNIORS PLAYING, A BIG CHANGE FROM THEIR FIRST WHEN ONLY 8 JUNIORS PLAYED. TIM HEWITT AND OLIVER STACK DOING TROGAN WORK ON THEIR BEHALF.

 

 

COACHING

NOEL OUR “PRO” IS NEVER SHORT A WORD OF ADVICE TO OUR JUNIORS AND COACHES THE JUNIOR BOYS AND GIRLS EVERY SATURDAY MORNING. EAMON O’FLANAGAN (HERITAGE PROFESSIONAL) HELD COACHING FOR OUR JUNIOR MEMBERS.