Published: Wednesday, 3rd September, 2008 12:00pm

Golf

Co. Cavan

The club classic took centre stage last weekend with a magnificent turnout of over forty teams of 4. The event was unique with the first 9 Holes played in Farnham Estate GC and the 2nd 9 holes in Co Cavan Golf club. It proved to be a major success and a very enjoyable day was had by all. Sunday 31st was an 18 hole singles stableford for ladies and gents sponsored by Elegant Gems, Jimmy Scanlon. Weekend Results will be posted on the club website and in the clubhouse. Congratulations to Donal Crotty and the Jimmy Bruen team for winning the Ulster Title last Sunday in Portadown. An impressive 4-1 victory paved the way for major celebrations afterwards, good luck to all of them in the All-Ireland semi final in Cork.

Upcoming Fixtures

Wednesday 3rd September: Ladies Irish Mail Fourball, winners to represent the club

Thursday 4th September: Open mens 18 hole singles. Sunday 7th September: Monthly Medal, 18holes stroke. sponsored by Lakeland Dairies . For further details on Results/News please visit our website at www.cavangolf.ie

Ladies

Results of Open day sponsored by Synergy Health Centre - 25th August 2008.

1st - Mary Malone (9), 41pts; 2nd - Ann Fallon (23), 38pts; Gross - Finola Smith (8), 25pts; Visitor - Catherine Denning (Virginia)

Results of Ladies 18 Hole Stableford played on the 27th August 2008.

1st - Sheila McGarrity (21) 34 pts; 2nd - Phyl O"Reilly (18) 31 pts. Next week"s competition (10th September) is an 18 hole Stroke sponsored by En Vogue and Cavan Flooring.

Cabra Castle

Results: Winner was Stephen Kells, Second David Scanlon, Gross Winner Peter McGee, Third Prize Trevor Murray, Past Captains, Philip Clarke, First Nine Winner Tom McCullagh, Second Nine Barry Farrelly, Longest Drive Michael Clarke, Nearest the pin Stephen Kells and the winner of the ladies nine hole competition was Una Woods.

Belturbet

Next Saturday, 6 September, the club will host the Senior"s Open Day. Prizes 50-59, 60-60, 70+. For full details phone Eugene McCarthy 049-9522197. Next Saturday, 6 September, the Club Alliance team play Nunemore Golf Club in the Alliance Cup semi-final. First tee reserved from 3 o"clock to 4 o"clock. Good luck to the club team. Sunday, 7 September, is the Monthly Medal.

Results of the Summer Juveniles League - 1st, Gern Vaughan; 2nd, Ciaran Monaghan; 3rd, John Leddy; 4th, Donal Monaghan; Best Beginner, Killian Leddy. All club Singles Matchplay must be played by fixed date, or risk being scratched. See noticeboard for details.

September monthly meeting of the club will be held on Thursday, 11 September, in the clubhouse at 8.30 sharp. Green fees €20 all day, all welcome.

Ladies

Conquer Cancer competition - 12 Hole Stroke for the month of September. 02 competition on Sunday, 14 September.

Bakers Golf Society

Captain Stephen McGuire will host his Captains Day in the Nuremore Golf Club, Carrickmacross on Saturday September 6th 2008. Tee booked 11.30a.m. Meal and presentation of prizes in Clubhouse. Cost 70euro, Vistitors welcome. We wish Stephen an enjoyable day, good weather.

Crover House Golf Society

The Captains Day at the Slieve Russell was a great success with over 60 players taking part to the delight of Captain Ciaran McEvoy. Overall winners - 1st, Andy Durkin; 2nd, Seamus O"Reilly; 3rd, Michael Campbell; 4th, Patrick O"Reilly; Past Captain, Frank Clancey; Front Nine, John Masterson; Back Nine, Ciaran McEvoy; Visitor, Terry Smith. The Society would like to thank The Slieve Russell for their great course and lovely meal. Note: The date for Headford new course has been changed to 18 September. Tee time 10am to 12 noon.

Crover House Hotel

Last weekend we had our Captains Prize. The captain, Seamus O"Reilly, would like to thank everyone for a very enjoyable day and evening at the presentation. The winner of first prize was Mat Murphy, second was Gerry O"Connell and third was Benny Byrd. The ladies winner was Kit McBride. The Juveniles winner was Stephen Cooney. Next weekend we have a Monthly Medal and it"s a G.O.Y.On Sunday, 14 September, we have a Mixed Scramble. All outstanding prizes will be presented at this outing.

Swanlinbar

Annual Fund Raising Golf Classic at Ballinamore Golf Club on Saturday 6th September 2008. Main sponsor: SPA Service Station, Swanlinbar. Over €2,000 worth of prizes to be won. Time sheet from 9.00 am to 4.30pm and Buffet dinner and prize presentation

The Entry Fee is €200 per Team of 4 (€50/person). Booking forms available and all enquires to : Padraig Gilheany. Tel. 00353 49 9521645 Mobile: 086 9726152.

Mannan Castle Golf

31st August 2008; Weekend Stableford Competition; Overall Winner: Eamon Jackson [13] 39 pts, Div 1 First: Adam Gray [9] 38 pts, Div 2 First: Chris Kearney [19] 38 pts. Second: Jimmy Courtney [18] 37 pts, Div 3 First: Kieran Beagan [23] 38 pts. [SS = 70] CSS = Saturday 71, Sunday 69.

Ulster Cup Final

The second leg of the prestigious Ulster Cup Final took place in Mannan Castle on this the last Sunday in August against a very determined Rossmore. Needing a performance of near Herculean proportions, Mannan Castle took to the battlefield with gritty determination. Team Captain Michael McBride gave his final Team Talk of this campaign and sent his "charges" into battle…. And what a battle it turned out to be! The game ebbed and flowed and the Match came down to the last game. Indeed the whole Final had come down to the last two holes of the last two players on the course. Ultimately Rossmore proved the stronger under immense pressure and it was all over; the last game went to Rossmore 2 & 1 and the Ulster Cup was destined to travel to the County Town for the first time. Congratulations Rossmore, but very well contested, to a very gutsy Mannan Castle performance.

Almost inconsolable were the Mannan Warriors, but fair play to them for travelling the "long and winding road" to the Final of the Ulster Cup 2008. Very well played Team Captain Michael McBride and his team of John Hughes, Seamus Finnegan, Club Captain Patrick Noel Brady, Eamon Gibney, Noel Gartlan, Derek Murnaghan and Stephen Emerson. Not forgetting Vice Captain Brendan McMahon, who playedin (and won) all matches up to the Final. A special note for Noel Gartlan who played "Ryder Cup" golf on Sunday and won his match 9 & 8, against a Rossmore man who hadn"t lost a game prior to the Final. Well done Noel.

The Carlingford Cup

The Semi-Final of the Carlingford Cup also took part in Mannan Castle on Sunday against Kilkeel. Well done to Team Captain Anthony Goff and his men who won through to the Final by 33 to 31. The format of this Competition is 4 Singles and 2 Foursomes. We look forward to another "day out" to watch another Mannan Team in another Final!

And finally, the Mannan Castle Howell Cup Team won a tough Semi-Final on Friday last, against Castleblayney by 11 ½ to 4 ½ . They now move into the Final against Rossmore. Could this be an early chance for a "bit of revenge" following on from the Ulster Cup defeat to the Rossmore Club..?!! Come on men, never mind about the holidays, weddings and business trips; knuckle down to bringing some silverware back to Mannan…..

Juvenile Notes

The End of Season for the Juveniles and what a turn out!! The weather held out and we played for the Joe Frawley Sponsored Competition. Thanks to Joe for the Prizes. The golf lessons are also now finished and will recommence next year. Winners this week were - Beginners: Jamie O"Connor, Seanan O"Gorman, Daragh O"Connor, Adam White, Laura Corr and Aoife Hamill.

10 Hole Winners: 1st Gerry Duffy, 2nd Stephen Finnegan, 3rd Jack Corr, 4th Andrew Clarke and 5th Darren Reilly.

17 Holes Boys: 1st Ruari Croake, 2nd Tadgh Meegan and 3rd Shane Jackson. Girls: 1st Roisin Brady, 2nd Emma Kingham and 3rd Peta Began. Thanks again to all who helped out during the year, the Council, the Men"s and Ladies Committees, Rosemary Barry, Jimmy McMahon and all the staff at the Club. We wish all our Juveniles the best of good luck on their return to school.

Ladies

Last Monday was a very exciting day for the Ladies Club as we hosted the Ardee Millennium Cup. This is a friendly competition held between 12 clubs in the North East for Committee members started in 2000, hence the name of the competition. It is held in a different club every year, in alphabetical order and this year we had the honour of being hosts. It is a great day out for committee members to enjoy, a reward for all the hard work undertaken by committees in all the clubs. All but one club sent eight representatives to compete in this competition, eighty eight players in all so it was a very busy day in the Mannan. Our thanks must go to Rosemary Barry and Gill Rouiller and of course Captain Anne in particular who between them organised the event so well, and, with the help of many other members who gave willingly of their time, ensured that the whole day went off without a hitch. It was a shotgun start at 10 am and each team had to be at their posts before the hooter was sounded so that we would all return together to partake in the dinner at the same time. In spite of the rain the day was really good and the course played extremely well. The visiting teams were very complimentary of the course and facilities and really enjoyed their day. The winning team were from Black Bush and were absolutely delighted, their Captain Marie Doherty was thrilled to take home the cup as they had not won anything else this year. Congratulations to them. There is only one prize, however we are delighted to report that Team Mannan came third overall, a good result. The final of the Rhia Kenny competition was held in Hermitage also last Monday, and the category winners in the first round of the competition in Mannan were Gill Rouiller, Mary McNamee and Carol McMahon. Although not winners this year, they had a very enjoyable day away and are already looking forward to next year"s event. This week"s competition was V-Par and was won by Mary Cumiskey with +3, Kathleen Fox came second with +2 and Rosemary Barry came third with +1. Well done, ladies, a tricky competition to score in. Next week"s competition is an 18 hole stableford sponsored by Carrick Pharmacy.

Virginia

August 31 2008 congratulations to our Captain Paddy McCabe and thanks to all who made it a success winner of Captains Prize 2008 Declan Smith second Sean McEvoy best gross Aoghain Cahill third Nial Maguire fourth Dave Hickey,winner day 1 Terry Smith day 2 Peter McKenna cat 1 first Adrian King second Ray Foley cat 2 winner Gene Tully second Peter Callaghan cat 3 winner Micheal Keating second Paddy McEnearny,front nine day1 Joe Hopkins back Joe Earl day 2 front Joe Greene back Gerry McKenna,past captain Finbar O" Reilly,seniors Luoi McQuaide,nearest pin on 18th Stephen Magrath nearest pin on second shot on 4th Ollie O"Dwier visitors prize Billy Quinlon hidden hole the ninth Tony Gregory birdie juveniles 1st Liam Brady 2nd Sean Brady 3rd Rhyse Clarke next sunday furball betterball timesheet on notice board.

Captain Mr Paddy McCabe"s prize to the ladies:1st Marie Gillic 64(B9) nett; 2nd Catherine Denning 64 nett; Best gross Maureen Donohoe 87 gross; 3rd Ann Fox 68(B9) nett; 4th Pauline Clarke 68(B6) nett; Past Captain Helen O Reilly 70 nett; Front Nine Bernadette Daly 32.5 nett; Back Nine Eva Williams 33.5 nett; Hidden Hole Lady Captain Teresa O Reilly; Sept 4th Christmas Prizes 18 hole stroke GOY Medal and Gross

Slieve Russell

Captains Prize 2008 (Mr. Micheal Gilmartin)

Mens Results: 1st - Joe O"Reilly ; 2nd - Joe McMenamin Junior ; Gross - Brendan McGowan; Cat1 - Ciaran McCauley ; Cat2 - Paul O"Neill ; Cat3 - David Shields; Cat4 - Pat Bereton ; Front Nine - Paul McKiernan ; Back Nine - Pat Coffey ;Juveniles - Theo Coffey ; Past Captain - Packie McKiernan ; Longest Drive & Nearest The Pin - Joe McMenamin Junior ; Par3 Junior - Odharn Maguire ; Guest - Brendan Synnott.

Ladies Results

Millenium Cup Winner - Kathleen Cassidy

Captains Prize Winners ; 1st - Kathleen Cassidy ; 2nd - Leona Maguire ; Gross - Lisa Maguire ; Cat1 - Laura Brown ; Cat2 - Deidre Forde ; Cat3 - Gladys Fisher ; Front Nine - Ann Harte ; Back Nine - Lynne Coote

Saturday 6th September 18Hole Stroke

Draw @ 10:35am

Clones

Gary Sexton Winner

Much diligent preparation and organisation was obviously invested in Paul Fitzpatrick"s Captains Day, which passed smoothly on Saturday last. Everything had been covered from the precision parking of cars as competitors arrived to the heads of each competitor as they were presented with a commemorative cap. Players agreed the gazebo beside the 9th green was a much needed oasis where they could stop for burgers and other refreshments. Even the weather behaved itself and conditions were near perfect for most of the day. As the day unfolded it was clear that this year"s hot favourite and indeed the man where the smart money was, wouldn"t disappoint his backers and produced the goods with a stunning score of 63 nett. Captain Paul Fitzpatrick was delighted to welcome everybody to the evening celebrations and presentation of prizes and as they arrived they were greeted to a treat for the ears by The G-Strings who played rousing tow tapping music to get everyone in the mood for a great night"s craic. The prizes were beautifully displayed and the main prize of a Powakaddy and bag were much admired by the hopeful competitors. Captain Paul thanked those who had made a contribution to ensuring the day went well and handed over to Competition Secretary to announce the results which was done beauty pageant style, in reverse order to build the tension! Nearest the pin went to Mickey Dowds who was delighted with his prize which was timely for back to school! Longest drive went Sean McDermott. Frankie Dolan won the past Captains prize (70) and Pauric Smyth claimed the Committee prize with 69. The seniors" prize went to a very young Terry Lennon also with 69. Brendan McBrien had the best front 9 of the day (31) and Donald Egerton best back 9 (31 ½). This year there was a stableford prize which was a stroke of genius, it meant that anyone who had a nightmare start could still be in for a prize and it would keep the mind focused. Well no one was more focused that Kevin Duffy who carded a brilliant 41 points. The Gross winner with a level par round of 71 was Patrick McCarville. Third was a man who has been practising relentlessly, to be seen on the course most evenings honing his skills and a deserving prize winner Niall Murphy with nett 67, in 2nd place also with nett 67 Paul McDermott. Then the moment we had all been waiting for the winner of Paul Fitzpatrick"s Captains Prize for 2008 with a fantastic score of 63 nett was Gary Section (17). Gary has only recently joined Clones and is very appreciative of the warm welcome he has received from the club. Well done to all the winners and thank you to Captain Paul for a brilliant day. The night continued with a beautiful buffet supper and music and dancing. Everyone agreed a great night was had by all.

August Monthly Medal

The result of the August Clarke Group sponsored monthly medal-first young gun Jack McCarron nett 64, 2nd Dominic Curran nett 66 and the gross went to Martin Carey with 81.

Scratch Cups Sunday

The timesheet is available for the Scratch Cups on Saturday and Sunday 6th and 7th September. Tel: 047 56017

Ulster Fourball Team

Our Ulster fourball team will be meeting Ardglass in the final, yes folks the final of this exciting matchplay competition on Sunday 7th September. Team Captain Gene McEnroe is hoping for some on course support but if you can"t make it to Ardglass the return leg and indeed the culmination of months of dedication and time consuming golf by the team, will be held at Clones on Sunday 14th September from 2pm. So come along and support the lads, it"ll get you in the mood for the Ryder Cup!

Alpha-Bet

The letters drawn in last week"s Alpha-Bet lotto were TUWZ and there were no winners of the 5,200 jackpot which rolls over to next week. The 5 lucky dippers each winning 20 were Liam McDermott C/O Bennie"s Clones, B. McCaffrey Smithboro, Norma Meehan Clones, Shane Fitzpatrick Redhills and Daragh McCormick Rockcorry. Well done to them. Ask yourself do your letters look lucky? The winner of the monthly sellers prize of 250.00 was Vincent Lynch and well deserved.

Fancy a Flutter?

There will be a race night in the clubhouse on Saturday 20th September. You will be approached beforehand to purchase a nag and indeed thanks to everyone who purchased their chosen four footed fancy on Captain"s Day.

A great start to this fundraising event.

Ladies Club

Mary Trant Stableford

Winner

Last week"s stableford competition for the ladies was played in near perfect conditions with all the titivating being nearly completed to the course for the impending Captains Day; but the course was playing tough, after all the recent rain, with very little run on the ball. However the pins couldn"t have been in more favourable positions and the only player to capitalise on this was Mary Trant (16) who carded a modest score of 33 points winning Section A. Mary managed to score on every hole and although the front 9 consisted of 1 & 2 pointers the back 9 yielded a magnificent 20 points. Winner of Section B with 23 points was Kathleen 'my putter"s hot' Leonard (31). Well done ladies.

What"s on Next Week

Ladies you will be playing for the GUI Pendant on Thursday in a stroke competition. The following Sunday 7th September and/or Thursday 11th September there will be an 18 hole stableford competition. All you ladies not able to play Thursdays, particularly some of our new members, are invited to put your name on the timesheet on Sunday and break yourselves in gently with a stableford competition. Sunday afternoon is usually the less busy time.

Tel: 047 56017 for timesheet.

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