Despite the ambiguity
of the weather forecast,
it was decided that our Chairman’s Day competition, hosted by Martin Shanahan, would go ahead on Monday, October 28th,
and it proved to be an inspired decision. In what could only be described as
perfect weather conditions, the large number of competitors had a wonderful
morning to contest this very popular tournament. The competition was a 36 hole
singles competition, Ladies and Men, and there were some phenomenal scores
achieved in the near perfect conditions. In the end there were two very popular
winners. Lorraine Troy won the Ladies competition for the third year running.
Lorraine scored a fantastic 2 under par total and was a very deserving winner.
This lady has had her best year yet at pitch and putt, and this is evidenced by
her plummeting handicap. The future looks very bright for this determined
competitor.
Liam Simms won the
Men’s competition. What a player Liam has become. This is his first year at the
sport, and his steady improvement all year culminated in a 5 under par total
for this competition which was more than good enough to see off all the other
competitors. I must mention that Liam has been a fantastic addition to our
club. His work behind the scenes, to keep our facilities to the high standards
that we aspire to, often goes unnoticed and the club is indebted to him for his
great enthusiasm and hard work.
In his address to all
at the prize giving ceremony, our Chairman, Martin Shanahan, thanked the large
number of competitors who took part. Martin enthused about the great club
spirit that was evident on the day and thanked the people behind the scenes who
made the competition the success that it turned out to be.
Competition results:
Ladies:
Nett:
1st:
Lorraine Troy
2nd: Marie
Forde
3rd: Cáit
Mulcahy
Gross:
1st: Mary
O’Neill
2nd:
Corinne McGee
3rd:
Breda Foley
Men:
Nett:
1st:
Liam Simms
2nd:
Paddy Noonan
Gross:
1st:
Thomas Maher
2nd
: Michael Delaney
