Here are the notes for the week
National Ladies Strokeplay Championship
Fantastic weekend at Cunnigar Pitch and Putt hosted the national Ladies Strokeplay Championship 2O26.
Over 30 clubs was represented over the two day event. Senior , intermediate and junior grades completed for the title in each grade ..
84 LADIES in total .
What a fantastic weekend it was.
Weather and course could not have been better. Thanks to the course team , and the kitchen staff, and all who brought food , and anyone who helped in any way.
Thanks to tbe NEC, Pitch and Putt Ireland for organizing these events . , the live coverage was fantastic, and showcased the course in its superb condition .
A special thanks to Seals on a Surfboard for the beautiful gifts they provided, as a token for each player..
Three defending champions. ,Three titles to defend. One exciting weekend of Pitch & Putt!
Chrissie Byrne (Ryston), Mairead O’Toole (St Bridget’s) and Charlotte Blake (Tralee) return to defend their respective Senior, Intermediate and Junior National Strokeplay titles at Cunnigar Pitch & Putt Club .
Saturday 15 August
Junior & Intermediate Ladies – 36 holes
Sunday 16 August
Senior Ladies – 36 holes
Final 18 holes for all three grades on Sunday afternoon
The weather has been glorious, making conditions a little difficult with the dry , ground . The course is in prefect champion competition standard as always.
The Cunnigar club had 10 competitors
Lorraine Troy Senior Grade, who was declared Best
Nett winner in the 2021 championship at Tullamore. Lorraine claimed the Munster Junior Strokeplay
title at this weekend’s venue in 2013.
Intermediate Grade,Mary O’Neill, who will draw strength
from happy memories of the 2010 National Junior Strokeplay championship at Cunnigar, which she
won by four strokes from her clubmate Corinne McGee.
In the Junior Grade we had Eight Competitors
The host club is represented by no fewer than eight of the 32 starters. Kay Wade, a prize winner in
provincial Social Scramble tournaments.
First home player into action will be 2005 Munster Strokeplay runner-up Corinne McGee, who ran
MaryAnne Byrne very close in the 2022 National Junior Strokeplay championship at Fermoy four
years ago. Corinne had previously been runner-up in the championship in 2010 (at Cunnigar).
Josephine Tobin was National Mixed Foursomes runner-up last year, when playing out of Lakeside.
Marie Forde claimed third place in the 2016 Munster Strokeplay championship at Hillview and won
the provincial Ladies Social Day in 2024 at Larkspur Park.
Julie Kiely picked-up a silver medal in the 2025 Munster Strokeplay championship while Evelyn
Torrens won the 2023 Munster Ladies Social tournament.
2025 .Munster Matchplay champion Michelle O’Connell has capitalized hugely on Cunnigar’s transfer
to Cork jurisdiction by lifting the 2026 Leeside Strokeplay and Matchplay trophies.
The local line-up is completed by Bridget Broderick, another loyal and successful participant in
National and provincial social tournaments.
On Saturday , the competition was tight, with our own junior ladies only a few shots apart after 18 holes.. . Marie forde had a super start with a hole on hole one , and played steady throughout. Michelle was leading from early in the afternoon and went into the final the leader . Corinne had a steady game , qualified in 6th position . Julie had a few mishaps but succeeded in getting the final spot in the qualifiers. On Sunday Lorraine in the senior grade played well and also succeeded in qualifying for the final in 12 th position.
From the 10 Cunnigar Lady that entered, 5 Ladies Qualified, for the finals Sunday Afternoon.
Sunday all ladies played well and improved on their position. What a success story for the Cunnigar ladies.
Senior - Lorraine Troy - finished 9th
In the National rankings Lorainne has moved up 8 places to 14 th..
Junior - Julie Kiely - finished 10 th
-Corinne McGee - 6th
-Marie Forde - 2nd
Michelle o Connell 1st.
MICHELLE O’CONNELL WINS NATIONAL JUNIOR STROKEPLAY TITLE
A special home victory at Cunnigar as Michelle O’Connell (Cunnigar) is crowned the 2026 National Ladies Junior Strokeplay Champion.
A fantastic achievement for Michelle, claiming a National title on her home course at Cunnigar in front of the local support. .
Michelle finished on +26, five shots clear of fellow Cunnigar player Marie Forde (+31) in second place.
Eileen Hanley (Ranges) secured third place on +32, ahead of Darlene Parr (Cloghogue) on the better final 18.
Top 4
Michelle O’Connell (Cunnigar) +26
Marie Forde (Cunnigar) +31
Eileen Hanley (Ranges) +32
Darlene Parr (Cloghogue) +32
CIARA LOWE CROWNED NATIONAL INTERMEDIATE STROKEPLAY CHAMPION
Congratulations to Ciara Lowe (Deerpark) who has won the Ladies National Intermediate Strokeplay Championship at Cunnigar.
Ciara finished on +4, five shots clear of Ashlene McKevitt (Cloghogue) who claimed second place on +9.
Nicola Ahern (Collins) finished third on +13, while Linda Griffin (Bishopstown) completed the top four on +17.
Top 4
Ciara Lowe (Deerpark) +4
Ashlene McKevitt (Cloghogue) +9
Nicola Ahern (Collins) +13
Linda Griffin (Bishopstown) +17
GLENDA HOEY CROWNED NATIONAL LADIES SENIOR STROKEPLAY CHAMPION
Congratulations to Glenda Hoey (Lucan) who has won the 2026 National Ladies Senior Strokeplay Championship at Cunnigar Pitch & Putt Club.
Glenda finished on an excellent -5, one shot clear of Amy Galvin (Tullamore) and Christine Sheedy (Ryston) on -4, with Amy taking second place on the best last 18. Eleanor Walsh (Fermoy) claimed fourth place on -3, also on the best last 18.
Top 4
Glenda Hoey (Lucan) -5
Amy Galvin (Tullamore) -4 (B18)
Christine Sheedy (Ryston) -4
Eleanor Walsh (Fermoy) -3 (B18)
2026 National Ladies Strokeplay stats by John Manning
Glenda Hoey is the first member of Lucan to win the National Ladies Strokeplay championship since Marie Ruddy triumphed at Guinness in 1982.
Glenda joins Geraldine Ward, Chrissie Sheedy and Margaret Hogan as players to win the Leinster Ladies Strokeplay and National Strokeplay championships in the same season.
Glenda is the first player (since third place was officially awarded in 1987) to advance from an intermediate championship bronze medal (which Glenda secured in 2014 at Fermoy) to win the championship in the senior grade.
In her best performance in the event to date, Amy Galvin finished second in the National Ladies Strokeplay championship for the 1st time.
Amy is the sixth National Girls Strokeplay champion in history (following Tracey McGrath Redmond, Marian Byrne Courtney, Marian Marks, Martha O’Brien and Barbara Furlong) to later finish second in the All-Ireland Ladies Strokeplay championship.
Chrissie Sheedy collected her 3rd bronze medal in the National Strokeplay championship and her first such award since 2009.
Eleanor Walsh filled fourth place just as the Fermoy lady did in the Cunnigar championship of 2010.
A Leinster player lifted the trophy for the seventh successive year.
The winning senior aggregate was 10 strokes higher than Geraldine Ward's 2010 successful three-round tally of 147 at Cunnigar. By contrast the successful intermediate tally this year proved eight strokes better than the corresponding 2010 tally of 174. The junior winning totals were remarkably similar, 188 in 2026 and 187 sixteen years ago.
157 is the highest successful senior 54-hole aggregate since 1968 at Ierne when Teresa McGuigan scored 168 to win.
Ciara Lowe is the first Deerpark and Co. Kerry winner of the intermediate championship since Margaret Looney topped the 1998 leaderboard at Irish Ropes (now Ryston) in 1998.
Ciara won the Munster Intermediate Strokeplay and National Intermediate Strokeplay championships in the same year – the 3rd player in history (after Michelle McCarthy and Mary Murray) to do so.
Ciara achieved her superb win forty years after her father Con O’Sullivan was a member of Kerry’s 1986 National Inter-County winning side.
Ashlene McKevitt narrowly failed to add the 2026 National Intermediate Strokeplay championship to the 2024 National Junior Strokeplay crown she claimed at Stackallen two years ago
Ashlene did maintain a run of Cloghogue second places in the various categories of the National Ladies Strokeplay championships, following Bronagh Crilly’s and Karen McVerry’s junior second places in 2025 and 2024 respectively.
Ashlene is the seventh player ever to win the National Junior Ladies Strokeplay championship and later finish as intermediate runner-up. The others were Margaret Forde, Ailish Sexton, Mary Quinn, Mary Fullam, Donna Cockwell and Marie O’Sullivan.
2003 National Junior Strokeplay champion Nicola Ahern is the second Collins player (after Phil Downey in 2003) to achieve a third place finish in the National Intermediate Strokeplay championship (since third place was officially awarded in 1987).
Nicola is the eighth National Junior Strokeplay champion in history to progress to a third place finish in the Intermediate championship. Helen Grimes, Margaret Hennessy, Phil Downey, Margaret Forde, Mairead Manning, Ailish Sexton and Bridget Shelley were the others.
Linda Griffin is the first Bishopstown player to join the newly-enlarged podium in the National Ladies Intermediate Strokeplay championship.
Michelle O'Connell and Marie Forde delivered a 1-2 Junior finish for the host club Cunnigar, just as Mary O’Neill and Corinne McGee did in 2010
Cloghogue (2024), Collins (1984) and Crosshaven (2005) have also delivered 1-2 finishes in the National Ladies Junior Strokeplay championship.
Michelle is the eleventh player ever to claim the National Ladies Junior Strokeplay crown over her home course
Marie Forde is the fifth player in history to be runner-up to a clubmate in the National Ladies Junior Strokeplay, following Corinne McGee, Karen McVerry, Catriona Aherne and Teresa O’Rourke.
Eileen Hanley is the first member of The Ranges club to fill third place in the National Ladies Junior Strokeplay championship. Eileen’s clubmate Patricia Murphy was third at intermediate level in 2004 at St. Bridget’s.
Darlene Parr adds a fourth place finish at the National Ladies Junior Strokeplay championship to her Leinster Strokeplay and Matchplay victories and a National Over-55 junior grade Strokeplay championship silver medal.
New membership
The Clubhouse is open between 1.00-2 .00 pm Wednesday and Saturday to pay membership for 2026.
Anyone not using a fob please return as it can be re-used.
Anyone who hasn't paid membership the fob is now turned off
Monday mixed Game
Nett...a OShea, Declan Whelan, Ollie Broderick
Gross .. Aidan O Rourke, Kay Wade, ann C. O'Connor
Wednesdays Ladies Game
Nett: Lorraine Troy, Stella Kinsella, Brid Murphy .
Gross: Mary o Neill, Mary Daly , Anne o Connor
Hole In One
Ladies: Kay Wade, Maire Forde, Lorraine Troy , Bridget Broderick., Cait Mulcathy
Mary o Neill has Two .
Men : Simon Drummy
Lotto
Lotto 15th August 2026
No. 20
Winner Mary Daly
Numbers can be got in the Clubhouse
Upcoming games for August
Weather permitting
Wednesday Ladies Game
Names in for 10 am
Tee off at 10.30 am
Please txt the club phone.
All welcome for a cuppa and a chat after the game
Saturday morning Mixed Game.
Starting 29 th August
Names in for 10am
Tee off at 11 am
PLEASE NOTE;
Names in for 10. am Sharp
Text /.Call the Club Phone
No What's App.
Ordinary way 087 941 2570
Competition Dates For Your Diary
6th September Cunnigar ladies open,
20th September Presidents day .
Please note Course closed to all on these days
Green Fees Open
All times Weather Permitting.
Monday 10.30pm -5.30pm
Tuesday. 10.30 am-5.30 pm
Wednesday 1pm-5.00 pm
Thursday. 10. 30am-5.30pm
Friday. 10.30-5.30 pm
Saturday. 10.30- 5.30 pm
Sunday. 10.30am-5.30pm
Green fees Prices
Adult: 6 euro
Juveniles: 4 euro
Club hire: 3 euro per set
We charge 1 euro for hire of ball and pitch mark repairer, to be refunded upon return
Anyone coming in with a member when the gate is closed must use the envelopes provided on the wooden fence and put into postbox. Name, telephone number, date and amount to be written on the envelope please
PLEASE NOTE: Anyone bringing in green fees without paying will automatically have their fob turned off, no exceptions to this rule.
Pitch Marks
Leaving pitch marks when playing destroys the greens. It takes a lot of care and attention to keep them in pristine condition, so all members and green fees are asked to repair them and use the correct repairer when doing so.
Do not use club heads to repair a pitch mark as this damages the green.
Always use a pitch repairer.
Also do not use the club head to take balls out of holes on greens as this damages the hole.
You can find more information on repairing pitch marks on our Facebook page
Membership Fees
Family: 180 euro
Adult: 100 euro
Associate member: 80 euro
Seniors and 3rd level students: 70 euro
Juveniles: 60 euro
Life member: 50 euro
Vouchers
Vouchers are available if required as people love to get membership as a gift.
Course Etiquette
Treat your fellow players with respect at all times.
NEVER walk away from the green when the game has finished, always acknowledge your playing partner.
Always show respect for the course and other players by not making noise, especially when they are playing their shots.
The only time you are allowed to shout is when you are shouting FORE.
When you see you are delaying the play of those coming behind, allow them to play through.
MANNERS COST NOTHING.
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Photo of all the winners from the National
Ladies Strokeplay .
