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Gents Notes for week ending 22nd April 2007
Seamus Power shoots the lights out to sweep the Atlantic Sun Men’s Golf Championship
Seamus Power captured the Atlantic Sun Men’s Golf Championship, and also helped power the No.13 ranked ETSU men’s golf team to its record 18th conference title and first ever Atlantic Sun Conference championship on Wednesday afternoon at The Golf Club at Sanctuary Cove USA. Seamus, who enjoyed a hole-in-one during Tuesday’s second round, finished at 3 under par 210 (73-67-70) for the tournament, two strokes better than North Florida’s Michael O’Neal.
Meanwhile, Seamus’ ETSU teammates also helped lift the Buccaneers to the team win, as senior Rhys Davies (Bridgend, Wales) posted back-to-back 68s to finish tied for third, while junior Gareth Shaw (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) finished tied for fifth place. The Buccs ended the event with a team score of 16-over-par 868 (307-278-283) to finish 14 strokes better than second place UNF. With the victory, ESTU earns the A-Sun’s automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.
“It was a good day and the guys played really well,” said head coach Fred Warren, who has directed the Bucs to 13 conference championships in his time at ESTU, “We were able to pull away on the front nine and hold that advantage the rest of the way. We’re really proud of Seamus. He played very solid to become the first freshman in our program to win a conference championship.” Seamus, who used a 29 on the back nine Tuesday to build his lead, said he had one eye on O’Neal, but also kept his sights on his teammates Davies and Shaw. “Obviously, I was watching the guy in second place, but it was a good competition within our team as well,” said Seamus, who collected his first collegiate win. “I’m very happy to have had a couple good days on the course. As a team, all five of us are coming together at the right time.”
This victory is another major milestone on Seamus’s career path and he has certainly found his feet on the other side of the Atlantic in no uncertain terms. All at West Waterford Golf Club are delighted for Seamus, his family and friends.
Competition Results
Saturday and Sunday 21st and 22nd April – Club competition, 18-hole Stableford
1st: Brian McNamara (7) - 39pts. 2nd: Brian O'Callaghan (15) - 37pts. Gross: Martin Norris (12) - 26pts. 3rd: Liam Troy (23) - 36pts.
C.S.S Saturday and Sunday 36
Al Eile Stud Open Qualifier Wednesday 18th April
1st: Michael O’Keefe (8) W.W.G.C.C. - 39pts. 2nd: Terry O’Callaghan (15) W.W.G.C.C. - 38pts. Gross: Liam Ashby (5) Killerig G.C. - 31pts
C.S S: 39pts
Next Al Eile Stud Open Qualifier Wednesday 25th April.
High Handicap Tuesday 17th April
1st A: Noel Murray (22) - 21pts. 2nd A: Liam Troy (23) - 21pts. 3rd A: Jimmy Mansfield (22) - 18pts. 1st B: Eamonn Glavin (18) - 17pts. 2nd B: Liam Reilly (21) - 15pts. 3rd B: Billy Walsh (18) - 14pts. Guest: Justin Spratt (14) - 20pts.
Next High Handicap Tuesday 24th April
Fixtures
Tuesday 24th April – High Handicap
Wednesday 25th April – Al Eile Stud Open Qualifier, Open 18-hole Stableford
Friday 27th April – 3 Brothers Classic, 1st tee reserved up to 4.30pm
Saturday and Sunday 28th and 29th April – Club competition, 18-hole Stableford, timesheets in operation.
Monday 30th April – Open Seniors
Tuesday 1st May – High Handicap
Wednesday 2nd May – Al Eile Stud Open Qualifier, Open 18-hole Stableford
Friday 4th May – Scramble (first of the season)
Saturday 5th May - Club competition, 18-hole Stableford
Sunday 6th May – Gents Club Foursomes kindly sponsored by Tom Curran Hardware
Tuesday 8th May – High Handicap
Wednesday 9th May – Al Eile Stud Open Qualifier, Open 18-hole Stableford
Saturday 12th May - Club competition, 18-hole Stableford
Sunday 13th May - Club competition, Golfer of the Year Competition
A full list of our fixtures and other information is available on our website:
Club 4-Ball
Please note that the closing date for entries to the Club 4-ball is 29th April. The timesheet now filling up is posted in the clubhouse
Friendship Cup
In the first leg of the Friendship Cup competition between East Cork and West Waterford played at West Waterford on Saturday, West Waterford gained a slender 7-5 lead going into the rematch which will be played at East Cork on Saturday next.
Fred Daly
A titanic struggle between Dungarvan and West Waterford in the Fred Daly Cup played at Dungarvan GC on Sunday resulted in West Waterford winning by the narrowest of margins. In the last match of the day Philip Walsh secured victory for West Waterford on the 19th. Congratulations to the team Captain and all team members.
Fixtures Booklet and Website Update
Our fixture booklet for the 2007 is now freely available in the office. All members are urged to pick up a copy in order to make themselves familiar with the up and coming events of what promises to be an extremely busy golfing year at West Waterford Golf and Country Club. The fixtures have also been updated for 2007 on our website www.westwaterfordgolf.com
Course planner
Our new course planners are now available for sale in the office/shop at a very reasonable price and no doubt the competition scores will improve with all the additional information contained within these informative booklets.
Subscriptions
Subscriptions for the 2007 season are now overdue, and should be paid as soon as possible. We would like to thank those who have already paid for their prompt response, and request all members who haven’t paid to please submit the appropriate amount to the office, by post or in person at their earliest convenience.
Dungarvan Golf Triangle
Golf tourism as we all know is now a big business in Ireland and the Dungarvan area is ideally placed to garner its share of this ever-expanding market. A major selling point of our three courses, Dungarvan Golf Club, Gold Coast Golf Club and ourselves West Waterford Golf Club is that we are all within 5 minutes drive of Dungarvan town center. The “Dungarvan Golf Triangle” effectively, allows you to purchase a ticket that enables you to play each of the three courses, Monday to Friday for the combined price of €80, and in this era of high green fee rates, this represents good value. ‘The Dungarvan Golf Triangle’ is being advertised through all the usual mediums and is on sale in each of the three golf clubs. Tickets are valid up to 31st December 2007.
Following feedback from previous competitors and extensive discussions between the 3 local golf clubs, the Classic will undergo some changes in date and formats to provide fresh impetus to the event. The 2007 Classic is taking place on the 12th, 13th and 14th June 2007, for information on the event please contact the Tournament Co-coordinator Marie Curran on 058-42870 or 087- 2347918.
Golf Lessons
T.W Murphy E.G.T.F is available for golf lessons. Timmy can be contacted by ringing 086-3521070 for an appointment.
Club Contact details
Telephone: 058 43216
Fax: 058 44343
E-mail: info@westwaterfordgolf.com
Website: www.westwaterfordgolf.com
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