Welcome to this month’s Golf in Kenmare Section. Thanks for the feedback from last month, keep it coming in please.
Ring of Kerry results.
12th and 13th of June Men’s Stableford. 1st David Keirns 38Pts, 2nd Dermot Murphy 37Pts, 3rd Henk Bons 36Pts, 4th JB McCarthy 33Pts.
5th-7th August Men’s Stableford. 1st Charlie Foley 40Pts, 2nd Daragh Roche 36Pts, 3rd Paudie Corkery 35Pts, 4th Pat O’Dwyer 32Pts.
22nd and 23rd July, Vice-Captain’s Prize Men’s Stableford. 1st John O’Connor(22) 39Pts, 2nd Stephen Daly(17) 38Pts, 3rd David Keirns(5) 38Pts, Best Front 9 Geoffrey O’Mahony(18) 36Pts, Best Back 9 Billy Farrell(15) 37Pts.
14th to 21st July, CUH Fundraiser Men’s Comp Sponsored by McCarthy’s Meat Market. 1st Michael Kirby, 2nd Patrick O’Shea, 3rd Daniel Taylor, Best Back 9 Martin Veldhoen, Best Front 9 Martin Hobbart, Best Gross Joe O’Neill, nearest the pin Brendan Heslin, Best Lady Danielle Froment.
Mixed Open Singles continues every Tuesday, visitors €25, Members €10. Weekend competitions continue. Check our Facebook Page or www.ringofkerrygolf.com for details.
Kenmare Golf Club Results.
Results of Captain Rory O’Sullivan’s Prize to the Men – Aug. 6th. 1st Paul O’Connor-Killowen(16)67, 2nd Seamus MacGearailt (13)68, Best Gross – Paul O’Connor (7)77, 3rdConor McSwiney (9)68, 4thMike O’Brien (19)69, 5th Alan Nagle(12)70, Best past captain – Jimmy Duggan (22)71, Best front nine – Conor Maye (15)34, Best back Nine – Eoin McSwiney (22)33, Nearest the pin – James Murphy (2ft.) Longest drive – Sean Sutton. Stableford white comp. – Stephen O’Sullivan (19)36pts. 1st Guest Joe Harrington. 2nd Guest Michael Young.
Ladies Club Cup Stroke/GOTY 13th August.1st Colette Bradshaw (19)60 nett, 2nd Kim Kennedy (14)70 nett, Best Gross Kathleen O Shea (15)87 Gross, 3rd Clara Brosnan (20) 73 nett.
Tuesday 9th August President Michael O’Brien’s Prize to the Junior Boys. 1st Danny Cronin 40Pts, 2nd James Cronin 38Pts, 3rd Pearse O’Brien 34Pts.
Monday August 7th: Junior Girls Scramble.1st Freya Dale and Catherine Tuohy 2nd Aoibhinn O’Connor, Lillian O’Sullivan and Jessica O’Sullivan
Mondays – Junior Girls. Tuesdays – Junior Boys. Wednesday Ladies Day. Thursday am Senior Men, pm Men’s 8-Hole, Friday Scramble, Sat/Sun weekend comps.
Check our website or Facebook page for regular fixture updates.
Golf News
Scratch Cups Reminder. Kenmare Golf Club and Ring of Kerry Golf Club are both holding their scratch cups on Sept 2nd and 3rd, with entry prices of €10 for members and €20 for guests. If you’re thinking of inviting someone to play golf in Kenmare this summer, they won’t find a better chance to play the two courses in fine condition and in two good competitions.
Team Competitions. This is the time of the year that golfers try and salvage their season with a win in a team competition or fundraiser. There are some brilliant individual and team competitions on this summer. From July 14th to 21st Ring of Kerry GC ran a fundraiser for Cork University Hospital that was a huge success. Kenmare GC has two big ones this September with the Kenmare GC 3 Brothers Comp on Sept 7/8/9 and the Kenmare GC Corporate Classic on Sept 29th/30th. For more details on the corporate classic, please contact the club.
3 Brothers Challenge. The annual Kenmare GC 3 Brothers Challenge takes place for the 40th time this September. There’s a full entry and waiting list again this year. On Thursday 7th Sept there’s a special “Welcome Back” event with anyone who took part in any of the 40 years invited back for a special day to mark the anniversary. For full history and details on the competition, check out the Kenmare GC Facebook page. You’ll find winners, photos, timesheets and reports from each of the 40 years in a set of videos and photo albums. We’d recommend a trip to the Golf Club on the Brothers Weekend – the atmosphere has to be sampled to be believed, and there will be great golf to be seen also.
Adult and Child Comp. The annual adult and child competition in kenmare GC takes place on Sun Sept 10th. This is a family-friendly fun comp, with BBQ afterwards. It’s also the time of year where the adults get brought down to earth when they see how good the junior golfers are. All welcome – check local posters and Facebook for entry details, or contact the club.
Happy Golfing!
