West Waterford Golf Club News – w/c 18th August 2024
Lady Captain’s Prize
After much planning, organizing and anticipation our Lady Captain Bridget Blackwell’s Prize to the Ladies got under way on Friday afternoon in perfect golfing conditions. Lady Captain Bridget welcomed all the participants and saw everyone off to the first tee box. By late afternoon there was a decisive leader in Eithne Ashby who shot a wonderful 65 nett. Eithne was in the final group on Saturday with partners Mary Lou Carroll and Finola Butler. The second group consisted of Geraldine Hickey, Ciara Donnelly and Marian Hilliard.
On day 2, Lady Captain Bridget and her family provided refreshments on the 9th hole which were very welcomed and enjoyed by the now weary golfers. By later afternoon anticipation was growing in the clubhouse as to who would be the recipient of the 2024 Lady Captain’s Prize, and it transpired that Eithne Ashby and Geraldine Hickey had the same score. However, on countback, Geraldine was the worthy winner with 140 nett. Geraldine is a very popular winner as our hard-working PRO and previously won the Captain’s Prize in 2022.
The presentation of prizes was held later in the clubhouse after a lovely meal presented by Clodagh and her staff. It was great to see such a good turnout of lady members, Bridget’s family and friends in our clubhouse, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The night continued with celebrations, music and chat.
Congratulations to our winner Geraldine and all the worthy prize-winners.
A huge thank you to our Lady Captain Bridget on such a well-organized and successful weekend and best wishes for the rest of the season.
Lady Captain’s Prize Winners
1st Geraldine Hickey (38) 140 nett (CB)
2nd Eithne Ashby (23) 140 nett
Gross. Mary Lou Carroll (18) 145 nett
3rd Jean Conway (20) 148 nett
4th Stella Kinsella (35) 148 nett
5th Finola Butler (18) 148 nett
Best Friday – Marian Hillard (30) 74 nett
Best Saturday – Trish O Shea (35) 68 nett
Cat A – Denise Nugent (21) 149 nett
Cat B – Joan Sheehan (25) 159 nett
Cat C – Aine Parks (30) 154 nett
Cat D – Noreen Byrne (46) 154 nett
Past Captain – Margaret O’Sullivan (25) 160 nett
Committee Prize – Una Mulligan (23) 154 nett
Best Visitor – Mark Blackwell (13) 36 pts
Ladies 9 hole – Suzanne Dalton (18) 19 pts
Men’s 9 hole – Michael Gill 19pts
GIG Scramble – Cora Drummy, Norma O’Driscoll, Ruth McNally and Mary Sugrue
Al Eile Summer Open Series
Our Open Qualifier series continued last week, with the following qualifiers:
Winner: Johnaton O’Sullivan (Williamstown GC)
Other Qualifiers: Eoghan O’Callaghan, Fiona Howard (Lismore GC) & Kevin Daly (Tramore)
There are only 2 more weeks left to qualify for the Grand Final, on Sat. 31st August. So, to be in with the chance of winning the fantastic 1st prize of golf in Trump Doonbeg, Dromoland GC & Galway Bay Golf Clubs, plus accommodation, you can enter on Monday. Wed. & Fri. each week. Four people will qualify each week for the Grand Final, including best lady, best gent & best gross scores. Book via our website, BRS or call 058 43216.
Ladies News
Reminders
- Bernie Twomey Memorial: Sunday 1st Sept.: Put your names on the sheet in the locker room. Draw for partners on Thurs. 31st August.
- Club Singles matchplay (sponsored by Dalton Jewellers) and the Mixed foursomes matches (sponsored by Topline Curran) continue. Please can you all get your matches played asap.
What’s on this week
- Mon. 19th – Mixed Fun scramble at 6pm
- Thurs 22nd & Sun 25th – 18-hole stableford (GOY), sponsored by Cass & Co.
- Thurs 22nd to Sun 25th – 9-hole qualifier
- August ongoing 9 hole sponsored by Ann Rochford
Men’s News
Results
Mon 12th August: Club Fun Scramble
1st – Joan Nugent, Vinny McCarthy, Christine Fogarty & Olivia McCarthy 32 nett
2nd – Denis Looby, Cora Drummey & Michael Phelan 32 nett
3rd – Aine Parks, Una McGinn & Conor Blackwell 33 nett
Tues 13th August: Tuesday Treats Sponsor- David Hayes, Golf Professional
1st – Richie Queally 22pts
2nd – Conor Blackwell 21pts
3rd – Noel Conway 21 pts
Sat. 17th August: 9-hole Stableford (Lady Captains Prize)
1st – Michael Gill 20pts
What’s on this week
- Al Eile sponsored Open Qualifier Series continues Mon., Wed. & Fri. this week.
- Mon. 19th – Mixed Fun scramble at 6pm
- Tues 20th – 9-hole ‘Tuesday Treats’, sponsored by Deise Golf.
- Sat 24th & Sun 25th – Intermediate & Minor Scratch Cups
Junior Academy News
- Last Tuesday, 6 of our boys travelled to Tramore GC for the final fixture of the 2024 Deise League. In sunny weather, West Waterford featured in the prizes. In 3rd place was Tom Halpin with a great score of 38pts and in 5th place was Daniel Murphy also on 38pts but beaten on a countback. These were two great performances from boys who have just recently attained a handicap, playing a new course from the white tees. Well done to both.
This Tuesday, Anthony O’Donnell will host his Junior Captain’s Prize for the coveted Pat Murphy Perpetual Trophy. All boys will be hoping for their best form for the biggest individual prize of the Junior calendar and best of luck to all. Presentation of the prize, along with other major competitions will be held later which will be communicated in due course.
Life on the Professional Circuit, with Séamus Power & Gary Hurley
On the PGA Tour, Séamus Power was competing in the FedEx St Jude Classic, the first of the season ending playoffs, having qualified in the top 70 on the FedEx points list. To make this week’s BMW Championship, he needed a top 5 finish. However, despite rounds of 67, 70, 66 and 67, and an excellent T10 finish, it unfortunately was not enough to see him qualify for next week’s playoff, finishing 56th on the FedEx standings, with only the top 50 going forward. We are likely to see Séamus next in Europe, with the Irish Open at Royal County Down on his agenda. After that, his next PGA Tour appearance will be likely be the Black Desert Championship in Utah, in October.
Last week, Gary Hurley was in action on the DP World tour, at the D&D REAL Czech Masters in Prague. However, with rounds of 74 & 71, unfortunately he failed to make the weekend cut. This coming week, Gary plays in the Danish Golf Championship in Aarhus.
Dungarvan Golf Triangle
To book the Golf Triangle, to play West Waterford, Gold Coast & Dungarvan for just €84, contact 058 43216 or email info@westwaterfordgolf.com/
Play and Stay Initiative with the Park Hotel Dungarvan
For those seeking a golfing break, we are delighted to recommend our the ‘Play and Stay’ offers in collaboration with the 4-star Park Hotel in Dungarvan. For details contact the Park Hotel on 058 42899 or visit their website.
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