Magazine - September 2012
Malahide win Juvenile Pennant
Our strategy was to give as many
boys as possible experience of
interclub competitive golf while
planning around holidays, which
was sometimes an issue. All
played their part along the way.
FINGAL
JUNIOR TEAM
TROPHY
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REPORT /
CLUBS
TIP FROM
THE PRO
Team Manager Donal Hughes, Daniel Murphy, Conor Sutton,
Jamie Kennedy, Karl Kennedy and Captain Fred Moran
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Malahide Juvenile boys won the Fingal Junior Team Trophy and
associated pennant in August this year. The achievement was
marked on the night of the President’s Prize in the club when Captain
Fred Moran presented plaques to the members of the winning team.
The competition has been running
for many years over 8 weeks
during the summer holidays and
involves 16 clubs from North
Dublin, City and County.
in that week. In addition to the
main competition, there are
individual net and gross prizes
each week. The upper handicap
limit is 24 with no lower limit.
All of the outstanding golfers
produced in the area over the
past number of years have played
in this competition as juveniles.
This year’s Irish Amateur Open
Champion, Gavin Moynihan
participated in this event for 3 years.
Prior to that Niall Kearney and
Eoin Arthurs, both of whom have
and continue to have distinguished
golfing careers, represented their
clubs in the competition.
The Malahide boys had an
outstanding campaign, winning
on the first day in Portmarnock
and the final day in Beaverstown
with two 2nd place and three 3rd
place finishes in between to clinch
the title. Corrstown finished in
second place overall with Clontarf
in third position.
The format of the Fingal Junior
Team Trophy is 18 holes stableford
with four players representing
their club each week with the
total of the best three cards
determining the team score and
ultimately their finishing position
In total, 14 boys represented
Malahide over the 8 weeks of the
competition as follows;
Andrew Conlon
Sean Costello
Jamie Kennedy
Daniel Murphy
AJ McCabe
Fintan O’Connor
Philip Rusk
Ciaran Conway
Karl Kennedy
Marco Lupo
Conor Murray
Sam Nolan
Paul O’Sullivan
Conor Sutton
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Special mention has to be made
of Daniel Murphy who won
two of the individual weekly
net prizes, firstly in Skerries with
47 points and then in Royal
Dublin with 40 points. Other
notable performances included
Karl Kennedy who won the
individual net prize on the final
day in Beaverstown with 44pts
and Conor Sutton who won the
individual gross on the same
day with 38pts gross. These were
some of the outstanding rounds
but there were many others and
every one of the 14 boys made
significant contributions to the
overall team success.
Two of our leading players in the
club namely Conor Sutton and
Andrew Conlon played towards
the latter stages of the event
when we were nervously defending
the substantial lead that we
had built up in the earlier rounds.
Both these lads showed great
commitment to the club at a
time when they were preparing
for the Leinster finals of the
Irish Senior Cup in which they
performed superbly.
Malahide had one previous win
in the history of this competition
and that was back in 2009.
Many congratulations to all on
this great achievement.
Donal Hughes
Team Manager.
COURSE REPORT
6th Hole Red Course. Photo taken by Malahide Camera Club.
The summer has been one of the wettest on record but
has only caused minimum disruption by way of course
closure. The Ladies Captains Prize qualifying round was
affected and unfortunately it had to be abandoned.
The wet ground made golf very difficult with little or no
run on the ball. This resulted in lower stableford scores.
The good condition of the course throughout the summer
months is thanks mainly to our Course Superintendant,
Colm and his staff. In spite of horrific weather conditions
they pulled out all the stops to ensure that a successful
Philip Walton Pro-Am took place in June 2012.
The wet weather and lack of sunlight is the main reason
that moss has appeared on some greens. Treatment for
this condition will take place in September 2012.
Autumn hollow coring of the greens has begun and
the yellow course is already completed with the greens
recovering rapidly. The blue and red courses will be
hollow cored later this month.
The bunkers have been badly affected by the wet
weather with rain washing sand from the faces of some
and making the sand very compact in others. There
have been many reports of the non-raking of bunkers
by members and visitors after use. Non-raked bunkers
are very unfair to fellow golfers and provide a wrong
impression of the course to visitors.
The continued distribution of divot mix on the fairways
by members is evident and is of great benefit to the
golf course.
The over hanging branch, a feature of the 1st red fairway,
has been removed for safety reasons.
Liam Morgan
Course Convenor
MGC Fore Magazine 2012
Produced by Laura Mahony
Edited by Tommy Rusk
Communications and Website Convenors.
Artwork & Print by Paul O’Connor – Custodian Consultancy
Malahide Golf Club Newsletter - Page 2
CLUBS
The Art Group
Malahide Golf Club Singer & Choir
Art Autumn classes and lectures will commence on Thursday
20th September 2012. Our Tutor is Catherine Lawlor.
There will be a visit to the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin
Castle on the 11th October 2012 to view an Exhibition of
Paintings on loan from the National Gallery. Admission is free
followed by an ‘Early Bird’ in the Trocadero Restaurant.
The annual Art Exhibition will take place from 9th to
11th November this year.
Anyone interested in joining the Art Club should contact
Anne Feeney, Chairperson, Ann Roche, Honorary Treasurer on
8460654 or Ann O’Sullivan, Honorary Secretary on 8461664.
Ann O’ Sullivan
The Bridge Club
The Bridge Club started back on Monday 3rd of September with a
jovial wine and cheese reception followed by Bridge. It was
great to welcome back all our bridge friends, who all looked
so well after our sunny summer!!!
The evening was started with a minutes silence for the late
Elma Kelly, a valued member of our club, may she rest in peace.
In the course of the evening we celebrated the Birthday of
Lil Cassidy (four score and ten). What a wonderful Lady.
If that was not enough we also marked a special Wedding
Anniversary of Frank and Claire Coogan, which they
celebrated in August.
Thursday Morning Bridge will resume on the 4th October at
10am/12.00pm. This is to facilitate Improvers and those
returning to Bridge after an absence, we would be delighted
to see you all there.
Lastly, on behalf of all members and especially this year’s
committee, I would like to thank last year’s Captain Michael
Walsh for all his hard work and especially for drawing up
a blue print on the workings of the Bridge Club. He did a
superb job.
Thank you Michael.
Wishing you all a Happy and enjoyable year
The Malahide Golf Club Singers were back in full rehearsals in
early August and we were delighted to be asked to entertain
for our President Donal’s night on the Saturday 25th August.
It was a lovely evening with dinner, presentations to the
winners of the Presidents Prize to both the Ladies and Men.
Team manager Donal Hughes and our Juvenile boys, winners
of the Juvenile Boys Fingal League, presented a delighted
Captain Fred with his first pennant of the year!
The choir was in fine voice and Musical Director Jenny, who
travelled back from a wedding in west Cork that day, sang a
beautiful rendition with backing vocals from the choir of
‘Up To the Mountain’. She was highly complimented.
Our next performance will be in the ‘Mill Theatre’ in Dundrum
on the 15th September 2012 with Jenny. We will perform four
songs and are very excited to be venturing out of our comfort
zone of Malahide.
We will soon be rehearsing our new repertoire for the Christmas
Dinner in December.
Club Theatre
Club Theatre is coming to Malahide Golf club for two nights
only Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd November 2012.
With a mix of drama, comedy, and music it promises to be a
wonderful night’s entertainment.
Look out for posters in the club
Colette Moran
The Snooker Club
Snooker will resume again in January 2013.
We would really welcome new blood to our snooker team and,
with such a large membership, there must be some hidden
talent within our ranks.
If anyone is interested in becoming involved and is free on
Monday nights, please contact Tommy Rusk on 085-1740777
or Alan Reilly on 087-2346059.
Tommy Rusk
Elizabeth O’Brien
Ladies Senior Golf
The Poker Club
The Ladies are back enjoying their Tuesday night poker and
would welcome new players. All you have to do is just turn up
at 8.00 pm on any Tuesday.
Mixed Poker will resume again on Thursday 6th September
at 8.30pm, and everyone is welcome.
Helen Doyle & Tom O’Loughlin ( 086 2517686)
Senior golf proved to be very popular and we had a large
attendance of Ladies over 55 years. There is a Ladies Senior’s
golf competition every Thursday Morning from 9.15- 11.15 am.
Booking opens online on the previous Thursday evenings
at 6pm. All Ladies of 55 years and over are welcome to play
in this very popular competition.
Anne O’Neill
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TIP FROM THE PRO JOHN MURRAY
PUTTING
1
3
5
The next thing you do is line
up the putter to the target.
Every shot in golf starts
with the proper approach.
Here you will see I am
behind the ball getting an
image of the Putt.
Your stance is slightly wider
than your shoulders.
6
4
7
The posture is very
important, your left eye
should be directly above
the ball, as you can see
in this photo.
8
A
2
The ball position is played
from a putter length from
your left heel.
Having got your line, you
now line up the ball to your
target using the line on the
golf ball.
In this photo, you can see
the grip with both the
thumbs on the center of
the putter shaft, using very
light grip pressure.
Malahide Golf Club Newsletter - Page 4
The putting stroke
is controlled by your
shoulders (there should be
no wrist action involved).
The putter swings back and
through the ball making
sure you accelerate the
putter towards the hole.
B
RULE OF GOLF ETIQUETTE
SLOW PLAY
How players can minimise round times:
• B
e aware of your position with regard to the group in front
and keep up with that group.
• If you feel that your group is losing ground, tell the other
players in your group
• If your group is behind, try to catch up.
• If you lose a clear hole and are delaying the group behind,
or if there is no group in front of you and you are delaying
the group behind, invite the group behind to play through.
Pace of Play
Slow play detracts from the enjoyment of the game
for many players.
There is a responsibility, therefore, on all players and
administrators to ensure that golf is played at a good pace,
and a pace appropriate to the course being played.
For ‘normal’ golf, it is important for administrators to set
targets for round times. There is not a ‘one size fits all’
model for round times, but it is important that the targets
are achievable without being too soft.
Two-ball rounds should take no more than 3 hours 10
minutes; three-balls should take no more than 3 hours 30
minutes, and four-balls no more than 3 hours 50 minutes.
If slow play has become an issue at your club, course or resort
then strong and decisive action should be taken to resolve
the problem. And as a general rule, try to keep up with the
group in front!
• B
e ready to play your shot. While exercising due
consideration for other players in your group, put your
glove on, check your yardage, pick your club and line up
your putt while others are playing.
• A
t the green, speed up your exit by positioning your bags
on the way to the next tee.
• M
ove off the green as soon as all players in your group
have holed out and mark scorecards at or on the way to
the next tee.
• P
lay a provisional ball if your ball may be lost outside a
hazard or out of bounds.
In Summary in order
to Keep Pace:
• Keep up with the group in front.
How administrators can minimise round times:
• If you lose a hole, call the group • D
o not overload the course by using short starting
intervals. When play is in two- balls, at least eight minutes
should be allowed between groups and in three or four
balls, at least 10 minutes should be given.
behind through.
• If possible, incorporate starter’s gaps throughout the
course of the day to allow for clearance of any delays that
have arisen.
• Be ready to play your shot when it’s your turn.
• T he rough for daily play should be of such a length so as to
avoid numerous lost balls.
• H
ole locations for daily play should not be too severe and
neither should the green speeds.
• Play a Provisional Ball.
• Limit practice swings to one.
• Position your bags on the way to the next Tee.
• Pick your line of putt while others are putting.
• Leave the green promptly and Mark the card
after you Tee off if it’s your honour.
• A
dvise players of the time that should be taken to play the
course and remind them of their obligations with regards
to pace of play, i.e. keep up with the group in front and
allow quicker groups to pass through.
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Juvenile News
Juvenile Boys
News
After a busy summer of competition,
the Juvenile Boys had a successful year
with a superb win in the Fingal League
and the report of this great success
can be found on the cover page of the
magazine. The Boys also reached the
quarter finals of the Leinster under
15 Championships where, despite a
great performance on the day, lost a
very close battle 3-2 to Balbriggan.
Throughout this competition we used
a total of 10 players, which shows our
strength in depth in one of the most
important age groups for the future
of the Club. The players involved were
Daniel Murphy, Karl Kennedy, Sam
Nolan, Jamie Kennedy, Brian Whelan,
AJ McCabe, Robert Byrne, Harry Doyle,
Ciaran Conway, and Evan Gaffney. A
special thanks goes to Colin Sheils and
Leo Connolly who managed this team.
Colin and Leo are not long out of the
Juvenile Section themselves and did
a fantastic job with our under 15s in
their first attempt at management. It is
a credit to them that they were willing
to give up their time for the Club given
their college and work commitments.
Philip Smith won the Bob Mc
Adoo Junior Scratch Cup
with a score of 71
We held all our major competitions
over the summer months including the
Juvenile Captain Paul O’Sullivan’s Prize
which was won by Stephen Bradley,
our President Donal Lennon’s Prize
won by Daniel Murphy and our Captain
Fred Moran’s Prize to the Juveniles
which was won by Robert Byrne.
Congratulations to all the winners
throughout the summer; the only
disappointing aspect was being the
low turnout for competitions with only
an average of 50 out of 120 Juveniles
participating. We expect a significant
improvement in these numbers in the
coming year.
Juvenile Captain’s Day: Scott Porter,
Conor Murray, Juvenile Boy’s Captain
Paul O’Sullivan & Gavin Purcell.
In August we held the Juvenile Pro-Am
for the second year and this was again
a great success and enjoyed by all the
Juveniles. Sixteen teams took part in
the Regional Qualifying Round and two
Malahide teams made it through to
the Final to be held in St Helen’s Bay in
September. The winning team on the
day was Paul O Sullivan, Conor Murray
and Scott Porter (all Malahide) and Sam
Nolan, Matt Nolan and Alex Mannion
(Malahide) also qualified. Well done to
the qualifiers and the very best of luck
in the Final. A special thanks to John
and Michelle Murray for all their help in
organising this event.
Throughout the Summer the
GUI held the 4 Provincial Boys
Championships along with the Irish
Boys Championships and this year we
had three Juveniles competing in these
Championships namely Conor Sutton,
Andrew Conlon and Philip Smith. When
you consider the handicap required to
qualify for these events is normally 5
or less, to have three representatives
is fantastic for the future of Malahide
GC. Conor had great success in the
Connacht boys finishing runner-up,
which was a great achievement.
Andrew had a great run in Connacht,
Munster and Leinster making the cut
in all 3 events and finishing well up
the field. What is great for Malahide
golf club is the fact that we have
players not only taking part in these
Malahide Golf Club Newsletter - Page 6
Championships but also competing for
the major prizes and I have no doubt
that these three players along with
some new players from Malahide will
get very close to victory next year. It is
also excellent for the Juvenile Section of
the Club that Conor, Andrew and Philip
played a big role in this years Senior cup
team that reached the Leinster semifinal where the eventual winners, Castle
Golf Club, narrowly beat them.
As the season comes to an end,
the Juvenile Match play is at the
quarterfinal stages with the final being
played on the 6th of October along
with all the other club finals. A reminder
to all Juveniles that competitions will
be held during the mid-term break in
November and our Juvenile Captain’s
Dinner takes place on December 27th.
Please make every effort to support
these events.
Juvenile Captain’s Day: Ciaran
Conway,Jamie Kennedy, Daniel
Murphy & Brian Whelan.
Andrew Conlon won the Vice
Captain Bill’s prize with a score
of 43 pts and he was runner up in
the President Donal’s Prize
Juvenile News
Malahide win
Juvenile Pennant
Malahide Juvenile boys won the Fingal
Junior Team Trophy and associated
pennant in August this year.
(Refer to Front page)
Full Fingal Junior Team: (not in
order) Ciaran Conway, Andrew
Conlon, Sean Costello, Karl
Kennedy, Jamie Kennedy, Marco
Lupo, Daniel Murphy, Conor
Murray, AJ McCabe, Sam Nolan,
Fintan O’Connor, Paul O’Sullivan,
Philip Rusk, Conor Sutton with
Team Manager Donal Hughes.
Juvenile GirlS
News
The Juvenile Girls did very well this year
coming 4th in the Fingal league after a
slow start they battled well and some
of the girls had great scores. Orla Mc
Kiernan had a great score of 45 points
in Sutton in one of the Fingal league
games. She lost an impressive number
of shots this year and is now playing
off a handicap of 23. Eleven of our girls
from cadets and Juveniles took part in
an ILGU day in Hollywood Lakes in 6, 9,
and 18 hole competitions and all went
home happy with prizes for all. Niamh
Purcell, our Girl’s Juvenile captain had
a good turnout for her day and a lot
of the same girls enjoyed our Lady
Captains Liz’s day with Niamh Purcell
winning on the day.
Lauren Rock, Katie Smith, Juvenile Girl’s
Captain Niamh Purcell, Lady Captain Liz,
Sarah Boyle and Rachel Gallagher.
Cadet Erin Rock (middle in pink stripe) came 1st in a 6 Hole Scramble
at Hollywood lakes with two girls from other clubs.
Sarah Boyle and Lauren Rock
at Hollywood lakes.
Juvenile Convenors Girls - Mary Rock 087 2987528
Juvenile Captain’s Day: Juvenile Girl’s
Captain Niamh Purcell, Lyndsey Keane,
Hannah Mahony and Katie Smith.
Boys - Darragh Smith 0868381772
Juvenile Committee
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Cadets - Gerry Purcell 0876357019
other news
dates for the diary
Tuesday 18th September - Final Medal Presentation (Ladies) for the August
and September Medal. Guns and Roses presentation will also take place on
the night.
Saturday 6th October - Club Finals Presentation
Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd November - An Exciting Night of Club
Theatre (The Choir will perform excerpts from a variety of ‘plays and music’
on each night)
Friday 9th - Sunday 11th November - Art Exhibition
Tuesday 13th November - Announcement of Sadie’s incoming
Vice-Captain plus Guess Who? Competition.
Saturday 17th November - Captain’s (Frederick Moran) Dinner
Tuesday 20th November - Christmas Canapés Demonstration by Anna
McGrath and Wine Evening in aid of St.Vincent de Paul.
Saturday 24th November - Lady Captain’s (Liz Lillis) Dinner
Tuesday 11th December - Christmas Lunch with Presentation of Hampers
and Christmas Carols.
Saturday 15th December - Christmas Dinner Dance
Monday 31st December - New Years Eve Gala Dinner Dance
Daily Mail All Ireland Foursomes
The Daily Mail All Ireland Foursomes Semi-Finals and Finals took place on
Monday 10th September at Carton House Golf Course. Linda Newman
Matthews and Anne Ryan were representing MGC. They had a fantastic
Semi – Final win in the morning to get through to the All Ireland Final in
the afternoon. They were paired against mother and daughter, Sheila (30)
and Aoife Lowry (3) from Tipperary Golf Club. The golf was nip & tuck all
the way but unfortunately Linda and Anne lost on the 17th Hole. They
played wonderful golf and we want to congratulate them on their great
achievement and dedication for getting to the All Ireland Final. There
were 4 pairings of Ladies and 4 pairings of Men from the 4 provinces
represented. Well-done girls!!!
Vice Captains Days
Bill Lowe’s Vice Captain’s Day
Sadie Burke’s Vice Captain’s Day
Playing off a handicap of 5, Andrew
Conlon, one of our upcoming stars
won the Vice Captain (Bill Lowe’s)
Prize with a superb score of 43
points. The competition was held
on Saturday 16th June and Andrew
won by 3 shots from Gary Mahood.
Darragh Smith won the gross prize
with 33 points.
Irene Magee won the Ladies Vice
Captain (Sadie Burke’s) Prize with
a great score of 41 points
playing off a handicap of 16. The
competition took place on 26th
May and Tracy Corbett took the
runner-up spot with Lily Owens
winning the gross prize.
All the results from both days are available in the Members Area of the website.
Malahide Golf Club Newsletter - Page 8
Philip Walton Pro-Am
Against all odds the annual Philip
Walton Pro Am in aid of the St.
Francis Hospice went ahead on
Friday 8th June, despite appalling
weather conditions. Praise must
be given to all the teams and Golf
Professionals who took part.
Similarly to Colm Murphy, our
Course Superintendent, and his
team who performed miracles to
keep the course open, I am sure
they would be delighted never
to see a squeegee brush again!
A total of €13,000 was raised
for the Hospice so full credit to
Eamonn O’Reilly and his Organizing
Committee who were meticulous
and full of energy over the past
months, making the event yet
another huge success.
Pro Brendan McGovern from
Headford Golf Club won the PGA
prize with Peter Jones as runner up.
The Winning Amateur Team was
the ‘Heineken / Gibney’s Team’
with Barry Gibney, Thomas Gibney
& Tony Carly.
The Runners Up were: Claire Irwin,
Annette Molloy & Gary Irwin.
Third place went to Austin McCabe,
AJ McCabe, and Jim Killeen.
MEGGS
The MEGGS will be commencing back
on Wednesday 3rd October for their
President’s (Frank Coogan) Prize,
followed on Wednesday 10th October
by their Captain’s (Mr. J. Rice) Prize.
The MEGGS Annual Lunch will also
take place on Wednesday 10th
October at 4pm.
Open Week
Our open week ran from 4th to the
10th August inclusive and proved
to be a great success yet again.
All the results from Open Week can
be viewed in the News Section of
the website.
other news
All Ireland Mother
and Son Foursomes
(sponsored by Kellogs
NutriGrain)
Susan and Brian Carroll from Bray
Golf Club won the annual All Ireland
Mother and Son Foursomes held in
Malahide Golf Club on Sunday 17th
June with a superb score of 68 net.
Our own Mena Ahearne and her son
Philip, now representing Black Bush,
were runners-up on a score of
71 net. Mary and Philip Hyland from
Howth Golf Club won the gross prize.
Captain
(Fred Moran’s) Prize
Sean Breen won Captain Frederick
Moran’s Prize on Saturday 7th July
2012 with an outstanding score
of 81 stableford points pushing
Michael Lawler into the runner-up
spot with 78 points. In an incredible
duel in the sun, Sean, leader from
the first round with 41 points,
kept his nerve throughout despite
being put under enormous
pressure by Michael who has won
this competition on a number of
previous occasions. The day was
an astounding success and nobody
more than our Captain Fred
deserved the glorious weather
that we experienced on the day
and the throngs of people on the
balcony basking in the sun to
watch the final stages made for
a really special occasion.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Pauline and
Rachel Duddy who won the Mother
& Daughter Foursomes Open in
August in the Castle Golf Course
with a score of 34 points.
Congratulations to Chris and
Stephen Ryan who won the recent
Father and Son Open at Headfort
Golf Club (Old Course) with a score
of 65.
Lady Captain
(Liz Lillis’s) Prize
Maureen McCabe won the
Ladies (Liz Lillis’s) Captains Prize
on Saturday 14th July with a
magnificent score of 39 points with
Lily Owens taking second place
with 38 points. Alison Taylor won
the gross prize on a day when 147
ladies turned out in an effort to try
to win Liz’s prize. Unfortunately the
qualifying round on the previous
week had to be abandoned due to
unfavourable weather conditions
but, on the positive side, this
made for a very exciting final day
and it proved just that with such
a thrilling finish. Congratulations
to Maureen and all the winners on
what proved to be a great day.
Midsummer Madness
Barbeque
The Midsummer Madness Barbeque
turned out to be a wonderful
evening with a packed timesheet
on all three courses despite the
terrible weather conditions. Over
168 played golf and just short
of 200 ate at the Barbeque. Our
thanks to all our members and
their guests, to Colin in the Pro
Shop, Frederick Hanrahan and his
ensemble for providing the music
and to Roumany and Gad who
kept the Barbeque going until
10.30 despite all the rain.
Uden Cup
Unfortunately, Malahide were
beaten in the Uden Cup Final
recently. Trailing 4.5 to 2.5 from
the away leg the team did all they
could to turn the tie around but
were eventually well beaten in
the end by an excellent Corrstown
team. Congratulations to Team
Managers Joe O’Neill and Eamonn
O’Reilly and all the team members
on their great run in getting to
the final.
Malahide Golf Club Newsletter - Page 9
President (Donal
Lennon’s) Prize to the
Men and Ladies
Mens
Played on Saturday 25th August,
Jim Killeen won the President
(Donal Lennon’s) prize to the Men
with a great score of 40 stableford
points. Playing off a handicap of
9, Jim beat Andrew Conlon, now
playing off 2 into the runner-up
spot. Paul O’Connor won the gross
prize with 35 points while Noel
Cullen claimed 3rd prize with
38 points.
Ladies
On the previous Saturday 18th
August, Kate Fleming was the
victor in the President’s Prize to the
Ladies taking the title on a score
of 38 points. It was Kate’s 21 points
on the back 9 that proved decisive
as she took the top prize ahead of
runner-up Noreen Farrell, who also
had 38 points. Norma Murphy won
the gross prize on the day.
Ladies FINGAL
SENIORS TEAM
The Fingal Ladies Seniors Team
won their semi-final match against
Balcarrick and now go on to contest
the final against Skerries in
Donabate Golf Club on Thursday
27th September. Congratulations
to Team Managers Joan Doyle, Mary
Gallagher and all team members
on their achievements so far and
the very best of luck in the final.
Guns & RoSES
COMPETITION
The Guns and Roses presentation
will take place on Tuesday 18th
September. This will be the same
night as the monthly presentation.
Anne Ryan who beat Yvonne
Murray in the final won the
“Malahide Rose’. The Guns Trophy
goes to Pauline Clancy who beat
Lily Owens in the final.
OTHER NEWS
Senior Cup
Malahide’s Senior Cup Journey
started in June at Royal Dublin
Golf Club. Our first round match
was against St Anne’s and after
a slow start we eventually won
4-1. The next round we played
was against Howth again
winning by a 4-1 margin which
set up a difficult tie against
Skerries who had beaten
both The Island and the hosts
Royal Dublin in their previous
2 matches. The Team of Conor Sutton, Colin
Shiels, Gavin O’Connor, Philip Smith
and Paul O’Connor found themselves
in a difficult situation with 4 holes
to play. At this stage we had lost
Conor’s match, had won Gavin ‘s
game and we were 1 up in Paul’s
match. However, as Colin was 4 down
with 4 to play and Philip was 2 down
with 4 to play we looked like we were
going to lose out. But then came the
fight-back. This was typical of all the
players involved in this team. Firstly
Colin won 15 and 16 with birdies and
when Philip won 15 with a par and
16 with a birdie the whole match
had turned. Colin went on to win 17
and 18 with 2 brilliant pars’ to bring
his match down 19, which was such
a boost to the other matches. Philip
made par on 17 and 18 to win 1up,
which was a great performance
for a young man in his first Senior
Cup. While all this was going on
Paul’s match had gone back to all
square after 17. With the match now
2-1 in Malahide’s favour Colin was
now playing the 20th as Paul came
up 18 with a super drive and iron
followed by 2 great putts to secure
Malahide’s place in the Leinster
Quarter-Final for the first time in
over 10 years. The Leinster Finals
would take place over the week-end
of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th
of August in Hermitage Golf Club
and a lot of golf had been played
since Royal Dublin. After a summer
of fantastic golf, young Andrew
Conlon came through to claim his
place on the team for the QuarterFinal match against Ardee Golf
Club. Andrew joined Conor, Gavin,
Philip and Paul and what a debut
he experienced. Playing at number
2 in his first Senior Cup match he
was up against Eugene Smith who
had played for Leinster in this year’s
Interprovincial Championships and
had also reached the semi-final of
the south of Ireland. However, this
didn’t faze the 16 year old at all as he
powered his way to a 5&4 victory, an
outstanding performance. Having
lost match 4 (Philip), it was 1-1 with
Gavin all flat playing 18 only to lose
out to a birdie and when Paul closed
out his match by 2 holes it was left to
another young player Conor Sutton
to try to get us the Leinster Semi-final.
Conor had a tough match going 1
up playing the last but lost the 18th
hole resulting in the tie going to
extra holes. After 19 and 20 were
halved in par, Conor lost his drive to
the right on the 21st hole and, with
his opponent in good shape, faced
a difficult second shot from behind
the trees. Conor decided to rely on
his now famous short game, chipped
out and duly got up and down from
80 yards to halve the hole and send
the match down the 22nd hole.
Under extreme pressure Conor hit
the par 3 green but was left with a
tricky 2 putt on lightning- fast greens
to win his match, but true to form
he stepped up to the mark and sunk
a slippery down-hill three-footer to
bring Malahide to their first Senior
Cup Semi-Final in years.
We now
faced The Castle and David Mooney
was brought in to replace Philip. We
had a slow start in the match and by
the time we had reached the 13th
hole Gavin and Andrew were both 4
down, David 3 down, Conor 2 down
and ‘Mr. Consistency’ Paul 1 up.
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Things looked very bleak but then
the comeback started again. Firstly
Gavin won 14 and 15 to go back to
2 down, Andrew won 14,15,16 to
go 1 down and Conor won 14 to go
to 1 down and suddenly it was all
to play for again. Unfortunately this
time we had left ourselves with too
much to do and could not turn it
around, Gavin losing 2&1, David 4&3
and Conor 2&1 with Paul of course 2
up with 2 to play and Andrew with
a putt on 19 to win his match. The
Castle went on to win the Leinster
title defeating Portmarnock in the
final on Sunday.
This was a great performance from
a great bunch of Lads all of whom
have been members of Malahide
GC since they were 10 years old,
which is something we should be
very proud of in today’s golf. I would
like to mention Paul O’ Connor for
his quiet, reliable performance for
the team unbeaten in 5 matches,
Gavin O’Connor for his drive
and enthusiasm and helping the
younger players, Alyn Hogan and Lar
Craddock who didn’t play but were
there as subs for all the matches,
Andrew Keating and John Murray
my assistant managers, Captain Fred
Moran for his support throughout the
year and all the members who came
out to Royal Dublin and Hermitage
to support the team. Finally a special
mention to Colin Shiels the young
man who kept the whole dream
alive with his comeback in Royal
Dublin, and who put the team first
in Hermitage when he felt he wasn’t
playing well enough to feature on
the day but he was there at 7.30am
to caddie for the player who replaced
him Andrew Conlon. The fantastic
team spirit and ‘Can Do’ attitude is
what makes this all worthwhile, and
hopefully we can now go on and
build on this wonderful performance.
Darragh Smith,
Team Manager.
OTHER NEWS
ILGU Private Homecare East Leinster District Finals
Our Golf Course, Clubhouse, and
environs really looked at their best
on Sunday, 2nd September when
we hosted the ILGU East Leinster
District Finals. The sun shone and
it was fantastic to see the balcony
and downstairs patio busy with Team
supporters eating and
drinking outdoors.
The day was a huge success and all the
visiting Clubs were very complimentary
regarding the welcome they received
from the time they arrived at the
entrance to our Club.
Congratulations to Mary White,
our event coordinator and her
enthusiastic and committed support
team, ladies and men, who through
their very professional organisation
of the day, made us feel very proud
to be Captains of Malahide Golf Club.
Management Committee for their
support in hosting the day.
ILGU Private Homecare
Inter-Club Championships
Thanks also to our General Manager,
Mark, office staff, bar staff, bag room,
pro shop and cleaning staff. Mark was
on site all day Sunday.
District Finals Malahide Golf Club
2nd September 2012
Catering was a momentous
undertaking and Gad and Roumany
and their Team were up to the task
and looked after all 12 Teams and
a large number of supporters to
the satisfaction of all. Well done.
We estimate a footfall of approximately
500 people through the Club on
the day.
Match
Team
Winner
Senior
Foursomes
Hermitage
Hermitage
Our thanks to Colm and his course
staff who had the golf course in
superb condition for the event.
It is a big sacrifice to give up our
Course on a summer Sunday to
facilitate an event like this but we
have always tried to be supportive
of the ILGU and the GUI when asked
to accommodate major Tournaments
and we very much appreciate our
members continued support for
this approach.
We thank President Donal and the
Captains Liz and Fred.
Final Results
Elm Park
Junior Cup
Grange
Dublin City
Dublin City
Intermediate
Cup
Dublin City
Clontarf
Clontarf
Minor Cup
St. Anne’s
St. Anne’s
Dun Laoghaire
Challenge Cup
Dun Laoghaire
Dun Laoghaire
Powerscourt
Junior
Foursomes
Craddockstown
Glen of The
Downs
Glen of The
Downs
Garda Michael Bolton from Malahide
Garda Station on Traffic duty at the
entrance to the club ably assisted by
Mary Stanley (L) and Sile O Donovan
(Trustee).
MGC Helpers: Noreen Farrell, Bill
Lowe, Julie Allen, Margaret Crean,
Gerry O’Connor, John Hayes,
Caroline Doherty, Peggy Dempsey,
Carol Pitcher, Declan Sinnott, Micky
Barrett, Gary Campbell, Barbara
Kelly, Billy Farrell, Mary Stanley, Sile
O’Donovan, Jean Mc Keown, Anne
Macken Conway.
Photographers: Eileen Hanrahan
and Vera Mahood.
Mary White Event Coordinator
with Lady Captain Liz Lillis
Kings & Dukes Competition
Jim Killeen won the King’s Trophy beating Robert Shannon and Colin Shiels
beat George Ormsby on the 18th to win the King’s Plate.
John Muldowney beat Shaun Farrelly to win the Duke’s Trophy.
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PHOTO GALLERY
Lady Captain’s day: Maria Falvey, Sile O’Donovan,
Lady captain Liz & Eileen Callely.
Hospice Pro –Am Winners ‘Heineken / Gibney’s Team’
Barry Gibney, Thomas Gibney & Tony Carly.
Sadie Burke’s Vice Captain’s prize winner Irene Magee
Hospice Pro –Am Runners – up – Clare Irwin,
Annette Molloy & Gary Irwin with
Captain Fred & Pro John Murray.
Hospice Pro –Am 3rd Prize Winners, Austin McCabe,
Jim Killeen and AJ McCabe with Captain Fred & Pro John Murray.
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Maureen McCabe won the Ladies
(Liz Lillis’s) Captains Prize
PHOTO GALLERY
Sean Breen won Captain Frederick Moran’s Prize
Kate Fleming was the victor in the
Presidents Prize to the Ladies
Susan and Brian Carroll from Bray Golf Club won the All Ireland Mother
and Son Foursomes held in Malahide Golf Club in June 12.
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PHOTO GALLERY
OPEN WEEK - Some of the Prize Winners
Michael Lenihan, Denis Feeney, Sean Maguire,
Captain Fred, Oliver O’Farrell & Jim Lillis
Lady Captain Liz, Frank Collins, Sponsor
Paula Costello from O’Farrell Cleere,
Yvonne Collins and Captain Fred.
Laura Mahony, Lady Captain Liz, Tommy Rusk, Sponsor Paula Costello from O’Farrell Cleere and Captain Fred.
Life long Golf Pals Liam Hughes and John Murray
Oscar Mooney from MGC won The
Intermediate Scratch Cup
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PHOTO GALLERY
Gavin O’Connor and Ciaran Reale won the Senior
and Junior Scratch Cups in Skerries in August 12.
Pictured here with Mena Ahearne and Captain Fred.
Gavin O’Connor and Aidan Carleton won the Senior &
Junior Scratch Cups in Beaverstown in May 2012
Anne Ryan, Lady Captain Liz and Linda Newman
Matthews representing MGC in the All Ireland Final
of the Daily Mail Foursomes in Carton house.
Yvonne Power, Yvonne Collins, Sponsor
Aine Mc Cabe from Mc Cabes Pharmacy,
Jenny Breen and Lady Captain Liz
Lil Cassidy
Lil Cassidy, former Lady Captain
and Lady President, continues to
socialise regularly in the Club with
her golden non golfing friends.
Lil is 90 years young and recently
enjoyed a wonderful celebration
with her extended family to
celebrate the occasion of her
birthday. Our best wishes to Lil.
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MEMBERS FORTHCOMING SOCIAL EVENTS
Saturday 6th October Club Final’s Night
Saturday 15th December Christmas Dinner Dance
Saturday 31st December New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner Dance
*****
Starters
Carrot and ginger soup served with freshly baked rolls
OR
Salad of boston prawns on a bed of mixed leaves, capers and marie rose dip
OR
Saute chicken liver and brandy pate served with red onion marmalade and toasted ciabbata
*****
Main Course
Grilled 8oz sirloin steak with saute onions and mushrooms and cognac and pepper corn sauce (€4.00)
OR
Baked stuffed fillet of chicken with buffalo mozzarella, roast red peppers
and served with garlic & basil cream sauce
OR
Paupiette of Sole filled with Leek and Potato, served with a Dill and Lemon flavoured Cream Sauce
OR
Stuffed aubergine with savory basmati rice served with basil and coriander ragout
All main courses served with cream potatoes, steamed seasonal vegetables and herb
and garlic roast potatoes
*****
Dessert
Warm rhubarb crumble served with hot cream anglaise
OR
Double chocolate mousse served with warm Belgium chocolate sauce
OR
Warm apple pie served with vanilla ice cream
*****
*Freshly Brewed Tea or Filter Coffee
€23.00 PER PERSON
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