Golf notes

Sunday 14th September, 18 hole stroke sponsored by Bill Noble (Club Professional) Results: 1st John Grogan (5) 64nett (William Noble Trophy); 2nd Adrian Ronan (19) 65nett; 3rd Johnny Walsh (12) 66nett; Gross: Fergal Dunne (4) 70; Student :Ed O Hanlon (6) 70nett Best of luck to Donal Crotty and the Jimmy Bruen team as they travel to Monkstown in Cork for the All-Ireland semi-final on this Friday 19th September. As Ulster champions they take on Clontarf GC from Leinster. Anybody wishing to travel to Cork by bus to support the team please contact Fergal Dunne at 0868263665 . Upcoming fixtures; Wednesday 17 September: Ladies18 hole Singles ; Thursday 18 September : Open 18 Hole singles stableford ; Club Match play finals on Saturday 27 September. Saturday 19/Sunday 20 September (Ladies and Gents). Play either day, Sponsored by Cavan Equestrian Centre, Mervyn & Pauline Clarke. Time sheet in operation in Pro-Shop (Phone 049-4331388) Please note: There will be a Course Ranger on duty at the weekends throughout the summer. Players/ Competitors are asked to cooperate. For all the Club news/results please visit our new state of the art website at www.cavangolf.ie Ladies First outing of the Arnmore Alliance takes place at Co. Cavan Golf Club on Monday, September 22nd. Tee times 9.30-11.30. All welcome. Virginia Golf Club Sunday 14th September: Monthly medal competition winner Tom Hutchison (nett 56) Cat 1 Charlie Gillick(nett 61), Cat 2 Tom Lynch (nett 59), Cat 3 Brendan Fox (nett 58). Next Sunday: Four-man team scramble. Time sheet on notice board. Ladies. September 11: Competition cancelled. September 18: 18 Hole stroke medal and GOY. Aranmore Alliance takes place in Cavan Golf Club on Monday September 22. Tee time is 9.30 to 11.30 and everybody is welcome. Shamrocks Golf Society The Slieve Russell golf course will be the pinnacle of Chris Lokko"s excellent captaincy on Saturday week, September 27. The early notice is to allow members to mentally adjust to this top quality course. Predicting a winner is impossible but Élite betting services have installed Paul Kelly, Patrick Maguire and Brian Clarke at the top of the market with Paul Rogers attracting interest at large odds. To ensure that all members are well rested and relaxed to face the starter at 8.15am, a coach has been laid on to bring members to the course. Departure time is 7.00am. To avail of the coach service please contact Tony our taxi at your earliest convenience. The Captain"s dinner and presentation will follow. Members are also reminded that final numbers for Woodenbridge and Blainroe the following weekend are required by this Friday. . Mannan Castle Golf Club Results, 14th September. Stableford Competition. Winner: T. Pepper [5] 41pts. Div1 First: P. N. Brady [11] 40pts. Div2 First: C. Copas [20] 40pts. Div2 Second, K. Dullaghan [19] 38pts. Div3 First: K. Grimes [24] 34pts. The Club would like to take this opportunity to wish "Good Luck" to the members of our All Ireland Winning "Mail On Sunday" Team, who travel to Manchester this coming weekend for the next stage of this prestigious competition. This match will take place at the Marriott Golf Resort in Worsley, Manchester on Monday 22nd September.! Ladies Another week of disappointing weather, however several of you again braved the elements to play in this week"s competition, the O2 Challange Trophy and September pendant. Rita O"Loughlin was the winner with a nett 72 on the breakdown. This week"s competition is the postponed 18 hole stableford, the popular hamper sponsored by Longfield Oils (Seamus and Yvonne Duffy). Amazingly the weather for Wednesday and Thursday is promising. Next Monday sees the beginning of the Arnmore Alliance, open to all handicaps, first competition in Cavan Golf Club. The draw will be held between 9.30 am and 11.30 am. If the prices stay the same as previous years, it is €5 to join and €10 each time you play. A great opportunity to play different courses and always very enjoyable. The Winter League is about to commence!! The entry sheet will be up in the clubhouse this week, so get your names down asap. I think for lots of us it will be a relief to get back to playing only 13 holes, but in any event this is always a good league, with the repeaters Monday to Friday. Check in the Clubhouse about playing on the weekends. Finally for all you prize winners out there, the next prize giving will be held on September 24th, so keep that date in your diaries as if you are a winner, it is required that you attend to collect your prize. If you are unable to attend, please speak to Rita O"Loughlin who will do the honours on your behalf. Clones Win Ulster Four Ball Way back in April, Gene McEnroe formed a squad of men to represent the club in the Ulster Fourball matchplay competition. The players had a lot to live up to as Clones had previously won this auspicious trophy in 2005. So with great care Gene, playing Captain, selected the right men for the job to join him. They were Kevin Smith, Gerry Smith, Paul McDermott, Noel Maguire, Noel McElroy, Mickey McGrade, Joe Smith, Michael Galligan, Mike Keane , Gabriel Brady, Paudie Foley, Seamus Brady, Brendan McElroy, Seamus McElroy, John Maxwell, Hughie McKenna and Michael Connolly. The squad of players had a long and arduous journey committing a lot of time and energy to each leg of six rounds of home and away matchplay against Roepark Limavaddy, Cabra Castle, Cavan, Lisburn, Castleblayney and finally Ardlgass. Clones gradually picked off each team and moved closer and closer to the final. The Ardglass away leg was played last Sunday and Clones managed to win 2 ½ matches which was a good start in the final of the competition. The team were delighted to see supporters in Ardglass cheering them on. The return leg took place in Clones last Sunday and everyone was hopeful that the weather would hold up, unfortunately it didn"t and both teams were tested to the last in persistent rain juggling umbrellas and wet gear trying to stay as dry as possible. There were plenty of supporters on the course to will our boys to a victory and they didn"t let us down! Congratulations to Clones on winning the Ulster Fourball matchplay Trophy 2008, Clones is proud of you all. The team enjoyed a celebratory dinner expertly catered by Maggie"s Kitchen and the whole squad will be honoured at the club very shortly where they will show off the trophy and their medals. Pringle Cup Men play for the Pringle Cup next weekend 20th and 21st of September. Timesheet in operation 047 56017. 3T"s - The national finals of the 3T"s (turning the tide against suicide) took place last week in The Slieve Russell and Clones were represented by the winner of the ladies competition, Maureen Lynch and the winner of the men"s competition Stephen Trant along with Lady Captain Mrs. Noreen McKenna and Competition Secretary Frankie Dolan. They had a great day and were impressed by the professional way the tournament was run. Each player was announced by name on the tee and the scores were displayed on the side of the GUI scorers" truck. They were treated to a sumptuous dinner after the round of golf and thanked for their contribution to the 3T"s charity.. Alpha-Bet. The letters drawn in last week"s Alpha-Bet lotto were EOXU and there were no winners of the E5,400 jackpot. The jackpot rolls over to E5,500. The five lucky dippers each winning 20 were Mary O"Rourke Dundalk, B. McCrystal Lisnaskea, Con Ashford C/O Frank"s Bar, Adrian C/O Lakeland Tyres and James McDermott C/O Treanors. The next draw takes place on Monday. Race Night Saturday Come along to Clones Golf Club on Saturday 20th September for a night of craic and have a flutter on some old nag! You can purchase a horse or sponsor a race beforehand if you wish, contact Pat Fee or one of the men"s committee. Ladies, The winner of the stableford competition on Sunday 7th September in beautiful conditions and on Thursday 11th September in wet cold conditions produced interesting results. The winner of Section A (0-20) was Ann Keating with 31 points on a countback, Section B (21-28) Winner was Ann McCarthy with 30 points and winner of Section C (29-36) was Doli Maguire also on a countback. The two ladies beaten on countbacks played in the beautiful sunny conditions on Sunday. Ladies if you have been a prize winner over the last couple of months you will receive your prize on Thursday 25th September at 9pm. Will all ladies please come along and offer their congratulations to the prize winners. Thursday 18th September 18 hole stableford and also the following Sunday 21st September and Thursday 25th September stableford. And Finally. The best of luck to Team Europe in the Ryder Cup, we hope it"s as exciting as our boys were in the Ulster Fourball Trophy! Slieve Russell Results & Fixtures. Men"s Monthly Medal Sept 13th1st Declan Hurley (Nett 70), 2nd Lorcan Duffy (Nett 71), Gross: Pat O" Connor (Gross 78) . Fixtures, Sat 20th September - Winter League Commences. This competition will be run over nine weeks with six scores to count. Each week the competition will be a 12Hole Stableford. Top 20 players will qualify for team final, which takes place on the 29th November. Weekly Prizes 1st & 2nd. Sunday 21st Sept - 18 Hole Stroke, Saturday 27th Sept - 18 Hole Stroke, Sunday 28th Sept - 18 Hole Stroke. Matchplay competition has reached the final stages. Singles final sees Dermot Lavin defending champion playing veteran Seamus Martin. In the fourball final Seamus Martin and Packie McKiernan previous winners taking on form players Dermot Lavin and Darragh Donohoe. Both finals to be completed by 24th September. Captains night (Michael Gilmartin) was a great success with a large turn out at the presentation. Belturbet The new club doubles champions for 2008 are Willie Lynch and Sean McGowan. After a very tight match final last Saturday they defeated Fergie Brennan Snr and Eugene McCarthy. The Club Golfer of the Year title was also decided last Sunday with the honours going to Sean McGowan. All Club Singles Matchplay must be finished by next weekend or risk being scratched. See noticeboard for full details. Next Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st the club will stage a three person Open Team classic. Entry fee €60 per team of three, any combination, plus refreshments. For booking phone Robert 087 8397823. All members who wish to play in the Autumn League please enter their name on the sheet on the noticeboard or phone the competition secretaries, Willie Lynch 049-4361149 or Sean McGowan 049-4332209. Green fees €20 all day, all welcome. New members for 2009 will be most welcome. Winner of the August Monthly Medal, Greg Brennan. Ladies Ladies committee meeting on Thursday, September 25, at 8.30pm. Conquer Cancer 12 hole stroke competition continues for September. All ladies interested in the Bundoran weekend in October, please add your name to the list in the locker room, where you will find details and cost. Crover House Golf Society Next outing is to the New Course at Headford Golf Club, Kells, this (Thursday) September 18. Tee off times 10am to 12 noon. Please be on time. Visitors very welcome. On Saturday, September 27, Crover Society take on The Bent Elbow Society in the Breffni Challenge Cup. Our Captain would like as many players as possible to play in order to hold onto the Cup. The Captain Ciaran McEvoy would like to thank all the players who took part in our outings and competitions this year. Vice Captain Ed Kellett, the incoming Captain, is looking forward to the next year. Blacklion Golf Glass Case 15 concluded last week, and it took a countback to confirm Paul Ferguson as the winner, with Dermot Love in second place, both returning nett sixty eights. Brendan McDonnell made a welcome return to the podium one shot back in third, with Gaby Fee claiming the Gross prize. Last Sunday saw Blacklion host the annual Enniskillen Gaels Golf Classic. Ex-Blacklion Lawson Cup stalwarts Ollie McShea and Charlie Burns teamed up with Mark Browne and John Colton, steering their way round the course in fine fashion, the Castle Hume members recording a three point victory. The local team of Jimmy Donovan, Danny McGovern, Joe McHugh and Francis Reilly took second place. Mark Connolly, favourite for this year"s Golfer of the Year prize, teamed up with Rory Judge and Frank and Ronan McCabe to take third place. In a rare day of sunshine, Saturday witnessed the final ladies" Open Day of the year. The overall winner was Florrie Dundas with an impressive 37 points. The 0-18 Handicap section prize went to Brid Sullivan of Ballinamore. Lea McDaid of Co Sligo claimed the 19-28 section, with our own Ann McGirr taking the honours in th e 29-36 category. Kay O"Gorman of Co Cavan and Deirdre Mulligan of Bundoran claimed the front and back nine prizes respectively.