1st Ger Poole, Peter Watchorne, Sean Smyth, Margaret Watchorne 35&2/10 (b6)
2nd Declan Milner, Noel Comerford, Mick Slattery Eamon Mulhall 35&2/10
3rd Michael McMahon, Shane McAuley, Joe Sweeney Mark O'Neill 36&3/10 (b6)
Wednesday 28th October Men’s Open Singles
1st Conor McNamara 45pts
2nd Karl McCormack 43pts
Gross Kevin Connolly 36pts
3rd Jordan Shanahan 41pts
The Dr. Canning Cup was postponed this weekend due to the inclement weather. This competition sponsored by Peter and Margaret Watchorne will now be played next weekend 7th & 8th November. The competition scheduled for next weekend sponsored by Kevin Bracken will now be played on the weekend of 14th &15th.
We had a super turn-out for last nights (Sunday) presentation of prizes. It was great to see so many members, sponsors and visitors taking the time to come to the club house and part take in the presentations. Even with so many competitions being presented the ceremony was all wrapped up within the hour and a good night was had by all. Congratulations to all the prize winners on the night and a heart felt thank you to all our generous sponsors.
The Wednesday Men's Open Singles competitions will continue into November on a rolling basis weather permitting.
Next weeks fixtures include Wednesday 21st Men's Open Singles followed on Saturday and Sunday 24th & 25th Open Hamper 18 Hole Foursomes (any combination) sponsored by Portlaoise Windows. Prize guaranteed for the best "Mixed" pair. Bank Holiday Monday 26th 12 Hole Invitation Scramble 4 Person Team (any combination) sponsor The Square Garage (Sean Ryan).
1st Gross Colin Walsh 71 Gross
1st Nett Colin Purcell 66 Nett
2nd Gross Brendan McDonnell 73 Gross
2nd Nett Gary Sinnott 68 Nett
3rd Gross Trevor Thornton 74 Gross
3rd Nett Donal Hogan 68 Nett
Wednesday 26th August Men’s Open Singles sponsor Alan Hainsworth
1st Andrew Turley 42pts (b9)
2nd Ollie Dixon 42pts
Gross Sean O’Donoghue 37pts
3rd Michael Whelan 40pts
Next weeks fixtures include Wednesday 2nd Sept Men’s open singles, Saturday 5th Sept Michael Moore Cup final and Sunday 6th Sept Lady Presidents Prize Ann Delaney.
1st Gerard Ward 67 Nett
2nd PJ Dempsey 68 Nett (b9)
3rd Ciaran Finane 68 Nett
4th Steven O’Rourke 69 Nett
1st Gross Kevin Connolly 77
Seniors James Brady 71 Nett
Past President Joe Bolton 74 Nett
Juniors 1st James O’Neill
Juniors 2nd Sean O’Donoghue
Wednesday 19th August Men's Open Singles sponsor Tom Slevin
1st James Snoddy 44pts
2nd John Garrigan 42pts
Gross Eamon Keys 40pts
3rd Luke Warde 39pts
Hole in One on the 17th Mark Kirwan
Thursday 20th August Junior Open Sponsor Eddie O'Donoghue
Cat 1 Winner Karl McCormack 42pts
Cat 2 Winner Evan Maher 41pts
Under 12 Winner Niall Dunne 37pts
Thursday 20th August Garryhinch Cup for Girls sponsor Cabinet Maker (JJ Byrne)
1st Portarlington
2nd Abbeyleix
3rd The Heath
Well done to Daniel Murphy who competed in the Irish Boys Amateur Close Championship in Bangor Golf Club from 19th-21st August. Daniel came throught Wednesday and Thursdays rounds well and went into the final days two rounds 5 shots off the lead. Daniels finishing position of 13th was enough to secure him both the Leinster and Irish Boys Order of Merit titles.
Best of luck to both Neagh and The Heath Golf Clubs who will battle it out in the final of the Michael Moore Cup on Saturday 5 the September.
Best wishes to all the Leinster Fourball team and management who play Wicklow GC in the first leg of the final on Saturday 29th August. Hopefully they will continue their great run and come out the winners after the two legged final.
Next weeks fixtures include Wednesday 26th men's Open Singles sponsor Alan Hainsworth, Thursday 27th men's Open Seniors and Sunday 30th Junior Scratch Cup 18 Hole Stroke sponsor Topcon Ireland Ltd. (Fergal Byron).
1st John Fitzpatrick 47pts
2nd John Connolly 45pts (b9)
Gross Daniel Murphy 38pts
3rd Ciaran Hutchinson 45pts
Thursday 30th July Men's Open Seniors sponsor Billy Moore
1st Bartley Rock 41pts
2nd George Flanagan 40pts(b9)
Gross Seamus McCusker 25pts
3rd Jim T. O'Reilly 40pts
Sunday 2nd August Jim Smith Cup 18 Hole Stroke sponsor Dunne Builders Services
1st Mark Kenny 65 Nett
2nd Eddie Byrne 66 Nett
Gross Daniel Murphy 71
3rd John Kohoe 66(b9)
Monday 3rd August Invitational Scramble sponsor Portarlington Tyres (Eamon Murphy)
1st Robbie Bates, James Kelly, Joe Fitzpatrick, John JR Ryan 51&6/7
2nd Sean O'Connor, Oliver O'Connor, John O'Connor, Barry McEvoy 52&2/7
3rd Peter Booth, Kathleen Booth, Orla Booth, Brendan Connolly 53&3/7
Wednesday 5th August Men's Open Singles sponsor Planet Golf (Michael Brennan)
1st Ciaran Finane 40pts
2nd Gareth Dillon 39pts
Gross Alan Lowry 34pts
3rd PJ O' Donoghue 38pts
Sunday 9th August Trustees Prize 18 hole Stroke
1st George Donagher 64 Nett
2nd Liam Dempsey 66 Nett
Gross Sean O'Donoghue 72
3rd Gerry Briscoe 67 Nett
Student Karl McCormack 65 Nett
Well done to the Leinster Fourball Team and Management who are through to the
final of the competition. Over 150 clubs started out in the competition and
we are now down to the final two. Portarlington will play Wicklow in a two legged
final, with the first match at home on the 29th, followed by the away match
two weeks later.
Congratulations to Daniel Murphy who competed for Ireland in the recent Boys
Home Internationals. Daniel won some valuable points for the Irish Team, who
enjoyed victory over both Scotland and Wales. However, the Irish lost their
crown to a strong English team who took full benefit from home advantage.
Best of luck to the Tudenham Cup Team who play Royal Tara in the next round
on Sunday 16th.
Next weeks fixtures include Wednesday Men's Open Singles sponsored by Portlaoise
Rewinds (Dermot Murphy), Saturday 15th Aug Fund Raising Classic team of 4, Sunday
16th Aug Patsy McGurrell Cup sponsor Kevin McGurrell and Wednesday 19th Men's
Open Singles sponsor Tom Slevin.
1st Ronan Coleman 45pts Tullamore GC
2nd Seamus Downey 44pts
Gross Gareth Dillon 36pts Heath GC
3rd Fiachra Scally 43pts (b9)
Congratulations to Ciaran Hutchinson and Finian Daly who defeated Old Conna away in the Daily Mail Fourball competition. The two lads will represent Portarlington in the All Ireland Quarter Final in a home draw with last years winners from Mannan Castle. Best of luck to Ciaran and Finian.
Hard luck to John Connolly and John McNally who represented Portarlington in the Laois final of the NCBI Holmpatrick Cup which was won by a strong pairing from the Heritage. Best of luck to the Heritage team in the upcoming Regional Final.
Well done to Daniel Murphy, fresh from his 23 hole semi final victory and 3&2 victory in the final of the Ulster Boys Championships, who last week claimed 3&1/2 valuable points for the Leinster Boys Interprovincial team. Both the Boys and Youth Inter-pros were held in Headfort GC between 21st and 23rd July, with Daniels Leinster Boys Team claiming their Championship.
Last Saturday saw the inaugural outing of The Centenary Challenge Shield which involved three of the four clubs who celebrated their centenary year in 2008. Delganey GC from Wicklow and Monkstown GC from Cork travelled to Garryhinch to take on Portarlington. The format involved 12 pairs from each club playing Scotch Foursomes stableford with ten scores to count for each club. In a tight contest played in great spirits, Portartington were delighted to be the first name on the impressive looking shield. The golf was followed by an enjoyable evening of songs and storytelling with our visitors going home impressed with both our course and hospitality and looking forward to next year already.
Next weeks fixtures include Wednesday 29th Men's Open Singles sponsored by Portarlington Scaffolding, Thursday 30th Men's Open Seniors sponsored by Plant Hire, Sunday 2nd August Jim Smith Cup sponsored by Dunne Builders Services and Monday 3rd August Invitational Scramble sponsored by Portarlington Tyres.
PRO Column 14-7-09
Sunday 12th
July Captain's Prize Kevin Kennedy
1st Nett Gerry Kelly 100
2nd Nett Austin Fenlon 102
1st Gross Conor McCusker 115
3rd Nett Leo Deffew 104&1/2
2nd Gross Daniel Murphy 116
4th Nett David Hainsworth 105
Leading qualifier George Bonagher 66
Past Captain Martin Turley 68
Senior Peter Booth 70
Committee Joe Murphy 70
Junior 1st Mark Kirwan 67
Junior 2nd Robert Greensmith 69 b9
Junior Gross Sean O'Donoghue 76 b9
Wednesday 8th July Men's Open Singles
1st Eddie Byrne 44pts
2nd Peter Watchorne 41pts
Gross John McCusker 34pts
3rd Freddie Steward 39pts (b9)
Vice Captains Prize Frank Smith Wednesday 8th July
Students
Leading Qualifier 67 CJ Kavanagh
Semi Finalists Paddy Gordon, James O'Neill
Runner-up CJ Kavanagh
Winner (4&3) Mark Kirwan
Mens
Leading Qualifier 66 Kenneth Pitt
Semi Finalists Darren Conlon, Jim Doyle
Runner-up Joe Fitzpatrick
Winner (3&2) Pat Kitson
Well done to Daniel Murphy who won the Leinster Boys Championship last week at Laytown and Bettystown Golf Club. Daniel held the lowest handicap of the entire field and went on to win the championship from wire to wire. Daniel was tied on 286 strokes with Dungannon player Dwayne Mallon, however, Daniel took only 12 strokes over the three hole play-off, which was two clear of his opponent. Daniel follows in the footsteps of top tour players players including Shane Lowry and Padraig Harrington in lifting the prestigious Cup. After finishing second at the Munster Boys, and winning the Leinster boys, Daniel and fellow club member Sean O'Donoghue go into this weeks Ulster Boys Amateur Open Championship 14th-17th July at Holywood Golf Club full of confidence. Best of luck to both boys.
Best of luck to both the Leinster Fourball team and the Tudenham Cup team who take on Castlecomer and Woodlands later this week.
PRO's Column 3-7-09
Wednesday 1st July Men's Open Singles sponsor David Hainsworth
1st Eamonn Murphy 44pts
2nd Cian Hurley 43pts (b9)
Gross Steve O'Donnell 34pts
3rd Anthony Nolan 43pts (b9)
Sunday 5th July International Pairs sponsor Luttrell Oil ( Michael Luttrell)
1st Jimmy Murphy & Joe Bolton 45pts
2nd Frank Kelly & John McCarthy 44pts (b9)
3rd Fichra Scally & David Quinn 44pts
Well done to Daniel Murphy who finished 2nd in the recent Munster Boys Championship.
Best of luck to both Daniel and Sean O'Donoghue who compete in the Leinster
Boys Amateur Open Championship from 7th-9th July at Laytown and Bettystown Golf
Club.
Well done to Duirmuid Kelly on winning the Hoctor Cup at the Tullamore Junior
Open.
The very best of luck to both Cian Hurley and Karl McCormack who take part in
the Leinster Boys U-15 Open Championship at Beaverstown Golf Club on the 6th
July.
This weeks fixtures include a Men's Open singles on Wednesday 8th July sponsored
by Ryman Associates ( Frank Manning). The very best wishes from all the members
to the Club Captain Kevin Kennedy on his captains prize weekend between 10th-12th
July.
PRO's Column 27-6-09
Wednesday 24th June Men's Open Singles sponsor Cllr. Eddie Fitzpatrick
1st John McNally 43pts
2nd Tom Friary 41pts (b9)
Gross Kevin Connolly 39pts
3rd Conor McCusker 41pts (b9)
Thursday 25th June Men's Open Seniors sponsor Gerry Savage
1st Tom Kennedy 38pts (b9)
2nd Peter Burton 38pts
Gross John JR Ryan 20pts
3rd John Maycock 35pts
Saturday 27th June Junior/Seniors 18 Hole Foursomes sponsor Mountmellick Credit
Union ( Michael Feely)
1st John Ryan & Dominic Doody 38pts
2nd Brendan Fowler & Karl McCormack 37pts (b9)
3rd David Hainsworth & Gareth Davies 37pts
Sunday 28th June William Waller Cup sponsor Plum Heat Ltd. (Wesley Dempsey)
Top 32 to Q for Men's Club Championship sponsor McGettrick Printing Works
1st John Guinan 42pts
2nd John Jameson 41pts
Gross Daniel Murphy 39pts
3rd Harold Hainsworth 39pts
Student Ciaran Guinan 35pts
Well done to the Leinster Fourball team who defeated The Heath last week, and
are now though to the quarter final stage.
A big congratulations to the Tudenham Cup team who defeated Highfield in a very
tight match last Thursday evening, and the very best of luck in the next round
where they will meet either Tullamore or Woodlands.
Well done to the Junior foursomes team who came through their qualifying group
and progressed all the way to the final where they were eventually defeated
by a strong g team from Co. Meath golf club.
Next weeks fixtures include a Men's Open singles on Wednesday sponsored by David
Hainsworth and the International Pairs Fourball sponsored by Luttrell Oil (Michael
Luttrell).
The on-line timesheet is now open for the Captain's Prize (Kevin Kennedy) which
will be played over the weekend of 10th-12th June.
PRO's Column 8-6-09
Sunday 31st May Irish Heart Foundation 18
Hole Scotch Foursomes Stroke, Top 32 to Qualify sponsor Oxigen Environmental
Ltd. (John Gorman)
Leading Qualifiers Andrew Turley and Marty
Fitzpatrick 64
Monday 1st June Invitational Scramble 4 Person Team
18 Hole Stroke sponsor Cullen Auctioneers, Mountmellick
1st James Brereton, John Jameson, Michael Murphy, Noel Coughlan
52&3/7
2nd Joe Tinkler, Leo Tinkler, Rory Mullins, Mary Foy 52&4/7
3rd Patrick Reid, Jimmy Farrell, John Maycock, John O’Reilly 53&3/7
Wednesday 3rd June Men's Open Singles sponsor Liam & Marguerite Kirwan
(Trescon Lodge)
1st Kevin Shanahan 43pts
2nd Michael Turley 41pts
Gross Daniel Murphy 37pts
3rd Bernard Weldon 40pts
Sunday 7th June Men’s 18 Stroke Cobbe Cup sponsor Aidan O’Donnell
& Company Solicitors
1st Sean Dunne 67
2nd Fergal Moore 68
Gross Daniel Murphy 70
3rd Declan Milner 69
Student James O’Neill 62
Well done to the Jimmy Bruen team who qualified for the semi final round in Moate yesterday.
Well done also to the Leinster four ball team who are through to the 4th round of the competition.
Congratulation to everybody involved in the club on being named in the top 100 courses in Ireland by Golf Digest magazine. The judging panel as made of 8 distinguished golf writers and professionals, who judged courses on a variety of golfing criteria. They described Portarlington as “this midlands gem is one of the best kept secrets in the country”
Good luck to all our members and visitors for Open Week which starts this Friday 12th June (details of daily competitions on our web site)
1st S. O'Gallchoir C. Kelly (Newlands) M.Doyle (Beechpark) 82pts
2nd J. Bracken (Tullamore) D. Heffernan (Esker Hills) CJ O'Shea ( Esker Hills) 81pts
3rd Tony Lambe Eamon Murphy Paul Murphy 79pts
Well done to all the winners during the recent Laois International Challenge. Portarlington golf club came in for special praise from many of the participants, and a big well done and thanks to the organisers and sponsors of the event, looking forward to next years challenge already. A big well done to all the May prize winners who collected their winnings at Sundays presentation. Thanks to all the sponsors involved.
Next weeks fixtures include:
Wednesday 27th Men's Open Singles sponsor P.E.P Ltd. (Peter Dunne)
Sunday 31st Irish Heart Foundation 18 scotch Foursomes Stroke Top 32 to qualify sponsor Oxigen Environmental Ltd
Monday 1st June Invitational Scramble 4 person team event sponsor Cullen Auctioneers, Mountmellick
Wednesday 3rd June Men's Open Singles Laois Hospice Golf Day sponsor Treascon Lodge
PRO's Column 19-5-09
Wednesday 13th May Men's Open Singles sponsor Natural Wood
Designs (Ray Shiels)
1st James Halley 44pts
2nd Oliver O'Connor 42pts
Gross Kevin Connolly 38pts
3rd Lorcan O'Donoghue 41pts
Sunday 17th Men's Singles sponsored by Willie Ward
1st. Tomas Slevin 44pts
2nd. Fergal Moore 42pts
Gross. Derek Flynn 31pts
3rd. Francis Finn 41pts
The Portarlington Michael Moore Cup team suffered a defeat at the hands of a very strong New Forest team yesterday (Sun 17th) Best of luck to New Forest in the rest of the competition.
Next weeks fixtures include:
Wednesday 20th May Musgraves Crumlin Children's Hospital All-Ireland Club Challenge 2009 18 Hole Rumble (Team of 3)
Sunday 24th May Johnny Webster Memorial Trophy 18 Hole Stroke sponsor Webster Insurance ltd. (Matt & Valerie Moore)
Wednesday 27th May Men's Open Singles sponsor P.E.P ltd (Peter Dunne)
1st Pat Lawlor 40pts
2nd Chris O'Connor 38pts (b9)
Gross Lorcan O'Donoghue 31pts
3rd Bernard Weldon 38pts
Monday 4th May 4 person Invitational Scramble sponsor Leo Deffew & Mark Hand
1st Liam Dempsey, Dermot Dempsey, Eoghan McEvoy, Eimear McEvoy 56&2/7
2nd John Leogue, Alan Leonard, John Jameson, Dennis Bannon 56&4/7
3rd John Maycock, John O'Reilly, Patrick Reid, Jimmy Farrell 56&6/7
Hard luck to the Portarlington Fred Daly team who came up against a very strong Headfort team. It was a great achievement to be the first Portarlington team to qualify for this stage of the competition. We done also to Sean O'Donoghue and Luke Warde who both won their respective matches in the recent friendly match between the Junior Golf Academy of Antrim and a Leinster selection from junior coaching panels. Both guys represented their teams well, with Sean coming out on the winning side with his Academy team mates on a score of 6.5 to 5.5.
Next weeks fixtures include:
Wednesday 13th May Men's Open Singles sponsor Natural Wood Design Ray Shiels
Sunday 17th May Mens Singles Sponsor Willie Ward
Monday 18th May Laois International Challenge Fourball Stableford sponsor 4 Aces Cash & Carry
Wednesday 20th May Musgraves Crumlin Children's Hospital All Ireland Club Challenge 2009 18 Hole Rumble (3 person team) sponsor Musgrave/Supervalu
PRO's Column 27-4-09
Well done to Finian Daly and Ciaran Hutchinson who defeated an Abbeyleix
pair in the fist round of the Daily Mail Fourball competition, best of luck
for the next round. Best of luck to the Fred Daly team who play Headfort in
Rathcore on the 10th May. A place in the Leinster semi final awaits the winner
where they will meet either Naas or the defending champions Rosslare.
Good luck to the Portarlington Leinster Fourball team who take on Dunmurray
Springs this Tuesday. Well done to all the prize winners during the month of
April who collected their prizes at the presentation night on Sunday 26th. A
big heart felt thanks to all the sponsors involved. This weeks fixtures include
Wednesday 29th Men's Open Singles sponsor Kennedy & Co. Accountancy (Frank Kennedy).
Sunday May 3rd Conquer Cancer 18 Hole Stroke (GOY Comp) sponsor O'Sullivan &
Hutchinson Solicitors. Monday May 4th Invitational Scramble 4 person team event
sponsor Leo deffew & Mark Hand Wednesday 6th May Men's Open Singles sponsor
Pat Carlyle.
PRO's Column 20-4-09
Well done to Daniel Murphy who recorded
a comprehensive singles victory in the Irish Boys vs. Wales Boys match played
in Rosslare. A strong Wales team won out the overall match played over the 7th
& 8th of this month.
Well done to the Leinster 4ball team who won a hard fought match against Tullamore
on Good Friday. Best of luck in the next round.
Portarlington Juniors earned a Leinster quarter final spot against Headfort,
in the area qualifier they beat eleven other teams, having a 5 player gross
score of 404. They beat the Tullamore team on a countback who also had a score
of 404. It is the first time in the history of the club that they have gone
further than the qualifier. The team consisted of Daniel Murphy, Sean O'Donoghue,
Luke Warde, Josh Warde, Thomas Slevin, Conor Kavanagh and Michael O'Connor.
Well done to all involved.
Next weeks fixtures include: Wednesday 22nd Men's Open Singles sponsor Ger Philips
& Phil Raynor, Sat 25 & Sun 26th Men's Open Fourball sponsored by Forest
Hill Financial Planning (Ronnie & Sharon Culliton) and Wednesday 29th Men's
Open Singles sponsor Kennedy & Co. Accountancy ( Frank Kennedy).
PRO's Column 6-4-09
Best of luck to Daniel Murphy of Portarlington Golf
Club who has been selected to compete in the Irish Boys vs. Wales match in Rosslare
Golf Club from 7th-8th April. Best wishes also to Kevin Markham who launches
his book "Hooked: An Amateur's Guide to the Golf Courses of Ireland" on the
22nd April in Greystones Golf Club. Kevin spend 18 months playing over 300 courses
around the country and has complied a list of the best 18 holes from his travels.
The 14th hole in Portarlington Golf Club has made it into the book as the best
14th hole in the country. Portarlington also has the distinction of being named
in the top ten "Value for Money" courses in the book. The book is available
in Eason's and from Collins Press and I'm sure it will make a great read for
every golf fan.
PRO's Column 17-3-09
1st 37 & 5/7 Peter Booth, Kathleen Booth, Orla Booth, Brendan Connolly
2nd 39 & 2/7 Larry McLoughlan, Mary McLoughlan, Liam Kelly, Jimmy Lawless
3rd 40 Oliver O’Connor, Fintan Ward, Chris Hickey, Fiachra Scally
Sunday 22nd March 2009 18 Hole Stableford for Daffodil Day sponsored by Joe & Maura Fitzpatrick
1st 42pts (b9) David McCann
2nd 42pts James O’Neill
3rd 41pts Sean O’Donoghue
Gross 36pts Daniel Murphy
Sunday 29th March 2009 Holmpatrick Fourball sponsored by John & Martha Davies of Courtfields Restaurant
Top 32 to qualify for club fourball sponsored by Emo Oil
1st 44pts (b6) John Connolly & John McNally
2nd 44pts (b9) Finian Daly & Ciaran Hutchinson
3rd 44pts (b9) Tony Campbell & Ger Reid
John Connolly & John McNally qualify for Holmpatrick Fourball
Finian Daly & Ciaran Hutchinson qualify for Daily Mail Fourball
This weekend’s competition the William Waller Cup Sponsored by Plum Heat was postponed due to the inclement weather on Sunday 8/03/09.
Portarlington embark on their 2009 Barton Cup campaign with an away tie to Newbridge this Saturday 14th March at 1pm. The team selected is as follows
Home: Luke Warde & John Gavigan
Daniel Murphy & Pat Byron
Away: Niall Cooke & Richard Murphy
Joe Bolton & Colm Murphy
Darren Burke & Fiachra Scally
Club members are asked to come out and give the team all the support they deserve.
Next Sunday 15th March sees the Joint Captains Drive In, and everyone in the
club would like to wish both Kevin and Carmel all the very best for the coming
golf year.
Invitation Scramble on St Patrick's Day 17th March