Breaking Points # 26
Captain’s
Log
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A mixed week for the teams this week. Our
Seniors & Pierce Purcell teams were narrowly
beaten by Strokestown & Enniscrone GC’s.
Our thanks to the Captains, Padraig Mc Munn
& Neil Gaynor, their selectors and especially
all the players who gave up their time to
attend practice sessions and play in the
matches.
Very well done to Roddy Gaynors Jimmy
Bruen Team, who defeated Carrick GC on
Monday evening. They now go on to play
Ballina GC in 2 weeks time.
We wish the best of luck to Robbie Fitzpatrick
& Alice Flanagan with the Mixed Foursomes
Team who take on Castle Dargan GC on
Wednesday evening(27/05). All support most
welcome
SOCIAL MIXED FOURSOMES
The Social Mixed got underway last Friday on a cool breezy evening. It was a slow
start with only eight couples turning out. Every indication is that participation will pick
up as there were a number of competing events in Sligo that same evening. The
winners with 18 points were our Inter-Club Mixed Foursomes pairing of Frank Gleeson
and Mary Conefrey. In second place with 12 points were Philip and Angela Soden. The
36 handicap prize went to Karol Butler and Lisa Flanagan. The “Pulley Outs” (a golf
ball) were won by Michael & Mary Kennedy; Lady Captain Carmel and Vice Captain
Jeff Hatt, Captain Aidan and Caroline Bradshaw. Please note going forward, Madge
Smyth will collect Mixed entry fees in the restaurant area adjacent to the door near the
first tee Note: There will be no Social Mixed on Friday 29th May as the Cancer Care
Fundraiser is on that day and evening. The next Mixed will be on the following Friday
June 5th , so why not come along, hone your game for the SHOUT fundraiser in
memory of Ronnie and enjoy a social evening.. Madge Smyth & Jeff Hatt
Golf Classic - Friday 29th May
Contact Pat Forkan – 087 2311039
Thought for the Day
Shouldn’t the word
"efficient" have only one f?
Club Fourball still open for entry.
A small number of slots still available.
Singles Stableford
Saturday 23rd May
Donal Cronin (6)
Derek Wynne (13)
Tommy Rooney (19)
Peter Lowry (20)
No. of Entries 81
42
41
40
40
CSS : 72
B9
B9
Singles Stableford
Sunday 24th May
Tom Ford (3)
Peter Maguire (14)
Tom Armstrong (10)
Jimmy Treacy (14)
No. of Entries 76
37
37
37
37
CSS : 73
Boys 18 Holes Sat 23rd May
1st
2nd
3rd
Joseph Keyes 37pts
Tom Flanagan 36pts
Tom Armstrong 34 pts
Boys 9 Holes Sat 23rd May
1st
Eamon O'Mahony
Well done to Eamon who had a
great par at the 4th
Master Class by Cronin needs no assessment.
Donal Cronin, current holder of the Jackson Cup(shown here)
won Saturday Singles with a personal best score of level par
resulting in 42 pts. He held off his fellow teacher and playing
partner, a rampant Derek Wynee, and won by the merest of
margins. Donal had a front 9 of 22pts with only 1 bogey on 7
and birdies on 4 and 5. Thanks to a birdie on 13 he was 2
Under playing 17. He went over the dip on 17 and bogeyed it
and was over green on 18 with an 8 iron from 133 metres to
also bogey. He attributes his success in no small part to a new set of irons
purchased recently from Jim Robinson. The investment is
paying off!!! He is now off his lowest ever handicap of 4.8
and is expected to feature again in the coming weeks.
It’s Ford fiesta time as Tom wins the day
B9
B6
B9
The mercurial Tom Ford (pictured here) won Sundays
Singles competition from the in form Peter Maguire
on the Back 9. In fact all four prize winners, on this
very windy but mainly dry day, had the same score and
Back 9’s and Back 6’s were required to separate them.
The winning round began in earnest early Sunday
morning but a temporary lapse of Ford focus on the 3rd
resulted in a lost ball and momentum was lost.
A pit stop was required when a usually Stable Ford
found himself uncharacteristically 5 over par after 9
holes. And so it was on the 10th Tee, a coffee
compliments of Joe Gilroy accompanied by a delicious
scone baked that very morning by Catherine Hanley
from an old SwinFord recipe, was served up. The short
siesta soon ended and a fully fuelled Ford emerged
firing on all 4 cylinders. A birdie barrage followed on
10, 11 and 12 and another was added on the 16th for
good measure making it a very strong back nine.
Sundays winner
shown here
Captaining the 1984
All Ireland Golf
Foursomes winning
Galway team.
Well done to the Jimmy Bruen team under the Captaincy
of Roddy Gaynor who beat Carrick on Shannon GC. Both
teams won at home and Gilroy and McHugh won in Carrick
to seal victory. Home Aidan Doyle & Karl Demmel ; Peter
O’Hara & Graeme Clark Away Declan O’Brien & Joe Casey ;
Alex McAleenan & Fergal Lynch ;Joe Gilroy & John McHugh
The Pierce Purcel team, captained
by Neil Gaynor, lost to last years
Connacht Champions, Enniscrone
in a closely contested match last
week.
The Seniors Team ,
captained by
President P McMunn
lost to Strokestown
Jack O’Sullivan Trophy Any golfers interested in
preparing for this competition please contact John Gilmartin
on 087 2430344. Eligible golfers must be over 18 years of
age on Jan 1st 2015 and have had a maximum handicap of
20 in the calendar year 2014.
Co Sligo Ladies played Enniscrone in the second round
of the Miele competition on Wednesday 20th May. The
team members in Rosses Point were Mary Conefrey with
Lady President Grainne Demmel and Grainne Conefrey
with Irene O’Donovan. Away members were Deirdre
Connolly with Michelle McGarraghy and Una Gleeson
with Vivienne Foley. Unfortunately for Captain Helen
Clarke they were beaten on the day.
Challenge Cup Match Win Congratulations to the Challenge Cup
team (below) with Captain Deirdre Connolly on a superb win over
Strandhill on Monday 25th. Jean Barr, Rosie Mullan and Patricia Harte
played at home and Maire Dufficy and Catherine Frazer were away in
Strandhill. Jean Barr won on the 15th hole, Rosie also had a fantastic
win on the 14th at home and Catherine Frazer won on the 13th in
Strandhill. Maire Dufficey and Patricia Harte were then called in. Well
done to all, especially the sub Patsy McElhone and the caddies. Good
luck in the next round on the 22nd June against the winner of
Ballinrobe and Donegal.
The Ladies Minor Cup team
with Captain Mary Conefrey
are playing Strandhill on
Thursday with 3 matches away
and 2 at home.
MIXED FOURSOMES
The Mixed Foursomes team is
playing Castle Dargan (Captains
Robbie Fitzpatrick and Alice
Flanagan) on Wednesday 27th May
with 2 matches in Castle Dargan and
3 at home. Tee off time 4pm.
Deirdre Connolly Challenge Cup Captain,
Patricia Harte, Lady Captain Carmel Hatt,
Patsy McElhone, Jean Barr & Rosie Mullan
NEWS Yet again the Tuesday competition had to be cancelled due to more unsuitable
weather conditions. Edel was fortunate to be able to reschedule for Thursday 21st May and this
was much more successful with favourable weather and great results from Anne McGill closely
followed by Pauline Maguire and Marie Rooney. Grainne Conefrey was also playing great golf
on Saturday and well done to Therese Gillen with a good result as well. Therese also had a
superb win in her Challenge Cup match against Tubbercurry
Tuesday 26th Marjorie Clarke Memorial Cup Single Stroke sponsored by
the Cat and the Moon, Saturday 30th May 18 holes single Stableford,
Monday 1st June OPEN Singles, Tuesday 2nd June Bianconi Trophy,
Stroke GOY, Medal Sponsored by the Italian Quarter.
History of the Marjorie Clarke Memorial Cup (courtesy of Mary Horkan)
Marjorie Clarke was a member of the Lyons family and played off a handicap
of 9. Her father was one of the founding members of County Sligo Golf Club.
The cup was presented in her memory by her three sons Michael, Malcolm
and Ronnie Clarke. The Cup is played for annually over 18 holes Strokeplay.
RESULTS
Saturday 23rd May: 18 Holes Singles Stableford. 1st
Grainne Conefrey (18) 39 pts, 2nd Therese Gillen (32) 36
pts CSS 34 pts.
Thursday 21st May: PGA Tankard sponsored by Jim
and Maggie Robinson: 1st Anne McGill (20) 38 pts, 2nd
Pauline Maguire (23) 37 pts (b9), 3rd Marie Rooney (12) 37
pts, 4th Michelle McGarraghy (20) 35 pts. CSS 35 pts
JUNIOR GOLF Maebh McLoughlin is playing in the U.S. Kids Golf European
Championship in Longniddry Golf Course in Scotland. She is competing in the Girls 8 &
Under which is 9 hole event held from May 26-28th with a practice day on 25th May. The
world’s best young golfers ages 5-18 descend upon East Lothian, Scotland for this highstatus U.S. Kids Golf European Championship. Approximately 550 players from 35
nations compete in this, Europe’s premier junior golf, tournament to showcase the next
generation of stars. The championship is held on many of Scotland’s historic golf courses
in East Lothian, including Gullane, Craigielaw, Luffness New and Longniddry. We hope
Maebh enjoys participating in such a prestigious tournament and we wish her well.
NEXT PRESENTATION
The next presentation has
been postponed from the 9th
June until 23rd June to coordinate with a large
number of events in the
calendar for June this year.
RECENT TEAM PICTURES
Caption
Caption
Contest
Contest
? What
What
werewere
theythey
saying
saying
to
to the
Lady
Lady
Captain?
Captain?
Mary and Lady President
Grainne before the Miele
match in Co Sligo
Senior Cup Captain playing the
waiting game in Westport GC
Lady Captain Carmel with Michelle
McGarraghy and Deirdre Connolly
Lady
Captain
Carmel
with Una
Gleeson
and
Vivienne
Foley
Winners
In
Strandhill
Catherine
Frazer
&
Maura
Dufficy
QUIZ Answer : When Is a Ball Holed?
The definition of 'holed' is; "A ball is holed when it is at rest within the
circumference of the hole and all of it is below the level of the lip of the hole.“.
The correct procedure is that the player, or another person authorised by
them, may move or remove the flagstick, and if the ball falls into the hole, the
player is deemed to have holed out with his last stroke; otherwise, the ball, if
moved, must be placed on the lip of the hole, without penalty. In stroke play,
if a fellow competitor (not authorised) removes the flagstick and the ball
moves away from the hole , there is no penalty to anyone and the ball must
be replaced. In match play, the opponent (not authorised) incurs a penalty
stroke and the ball must be replaced against the flagstick.
GOLF RULES QUIZ
Ladies Lunch in Austies
Madge Smyth
Mary Horkan
Last weeks MysteryMember was John Horan
Ground
under
repair
A
B
C
Where is the nearest point of relief from the GUR
area for a right-handed player in the picture above?
a) Point A, in the middle of the trunk of the tree.
b) Point B, immediately behind the tree.
c) Point C, just clear of the tree.
Anna Mullen
Mary Kennedy
Any idea on this this weeks?
Reeling in the Years – 18th -22nd Aug Irish Open 1988
Robbo Cops
a Faldo Flaw
Nicky baby, I think your take away
is a wee bit on the slow side
In 1988 our professional Jim “Robbo” Robinson qualified to play in the Irish Open held at
Portmarnock. It was won by 7 clear shots by Ian Wosnam who also won it the following
year, beating Philip Walton in a playoff. It had a strong field including the reigning US
Open champion Curtis Strange. Jim unfortunately didn’t make the cut and was amongst
some well known golfers in that regard. Most noticeable was defending Champion
Berhard Langer who the previous year had won by 10 and in the process had beaten the
4 round record score by 7 shots.
Other players who didn’t make the cut were the 2 O’Connors
(Jnr and Snr) , Colin Montgomerie, John O’Leary, Wayne Riley
(Sky Golf) and Frank Nobilo CBS Golf commentator.
Nonsense James, my take away is
always ready in 10 minutes from
the Rose Garden Chinese !
Reigning US Open
Champion Curtis
Strange sharing a joke
with Jim
Jim watching, Langer the defending
Champion on the practice range.
Faldo finished joint 2nd with Olazabal ,
Pinero and Des Smyth
SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS
Fred Perry (above) receiving the Services to Connaught
Golf award from Branch Chairman, Jim McGovern
Patricia , daughter of Sheila and President Padraig
McMunn and Brian Henry on the occasion of their
recent marriage. (Photo by Karen Gaynor)
Co Sligo GC Male Voice Choir,
Chairman Tony Cunningham with
Padraig McMunn , Sean Larkin, and
John Horan at the presentation of the
€6,000 raised at Spring Concert to
family members of the Rory Gallagher
and Donal Parsons Charities
Footgolf
the sport where players kick a size 5 football into a cup in as few shots as possible, is becoming one
of the fastest growing sports in the world. In 2013, the USA had two officially recognised FootGolf courses, and now
that number is over 300 courses in 43 States. Footgolf organisations are growing all over the world with the UK very
much to the fore and their nearest one to us is the 9 hole Foyle Club in Derry. But they are also beginning to pop up
around the Republic with courses in Dublin and a purpose built 18 Hole Foot Golf Course near Kinsale in Cork.
The Tee Shot
The Approach Shot
The Bunker Shot
You may run before kicking your Tee Shot and other shots except for when in a Bunker or on a Green when you must be stationery
Footee is
situated just
five minutes
from Exit 12
off the M50.
On the green you may leave the flag in but you
cannot use the sole of foot to roll the ball.
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If you, or your partner are celebrating a
birthday, anniversary or any special occasion
and you are looking for a venue
then look no further than YOUR CLUB
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for the night to meet your specific needs.
To discuss all of the above contact
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