Tuesday, December 10, open ladies’ and gents’ singles and 70+ category: 1, Noel Martin (16), 33 points; 2, Conor White (11), 31 points; 70+, Myles Byrne (21), 27 points.
Wednesday, December 11, open ladies’ and gents’ fourball: 1, Laurence O’Neill (5) and Seán Nolan (13), 36 points; 2, Justin Murphy (12) and Thomas Hynes (9), 36 points.
Friday, December 13, open three-person team event, 14 holes: 1, Peter Stafford (9), Christy O’Gorman (4) and Bernard Ruttledge (15), 65 points.
Events for next week: Wednesday, December 18, open ladies’ and gents’ 14 holes; Friday, December 20, three-person team event, 14 holes; Saturday, December 21, gents’ fourball, 14 holes; Sunday, December 22, gents’ fourball, 14 holes; Tuesday, December 24, singles, 18 holes.
ROSSLARE LADIES
Christmas jumper day is always a fun day for our ladies and this year we enjoyed great golf, lunch, pop-up shops and the wonderful children’s choir from Scoil Mhuire, Rosslare to entertain us with Christmas carols.
Huge thanks to the teachers and children from the choir for their beautiful singing, it made the whole occasion so festive.
Congratulations to Dorcas Maher, Breda Devoy, Joan Bowe and Paula O’Leary on their victory.
Well done to Sandra Woods on her Burrow win. The Christmas Jumper winner was Eleanor Wardlaw – well done Eleanor!
Tuesday, December 10, team of four (two scores to count), 13 holes: 1, Dorcas Maher (10), Breda Devoy (14), Joan Bowe (6), Paula O’Leary (8) 60 points; 2, Rita Kelly (23), Anne Redmond (15), Eleanor O’Connor (11), Catherine Young (17) 59 points.
Sunday December 8/Tuesday, December 10, 12-hole Burrow result: 1, Sandra Woods (21), 23 points.
This Saturday, December 21, will be ladies’ and gents’ fourball.
Reminder that there will be no competition on Tuesday, December 24, social golf only, if you need it! There are lots of competitions over the Christmas period to enjoy.
The Winter League is now open for booking. It will begin on January 18/19 and ends with finals on March 8/9.
Note also that mats will be compulsory on the fairways from January 2, 2025.
Date for your diary: Captains Boyd and Karen’s Drive-In on January 1, 2025 at 2.30 p.m. All welcome.
Keep up to date with news, results and photographs on our website (www.rosslaregolf.com) and on social media.
ST. HELEN’S BAY
Wednesday, December 4, Wednesday Club 11-hole singles: winner, Joe Kelly, 24 points.
Wednesday, December 11: Wednesday Club 11-hole singles: winner, John Leon, 28 points; runner-up, Michael Vaughan, 27 points.
Saturday, December 14, winter league gents’ 11-hole singles: winner, John Newport, 26 points; best gross, Martin Codd’ Division 1 winner, Stephen Kearns, 25 points (countback); Division 1 runner-up, Gerry Carney, 25 points (countback); Division 2 winner, Pádraig Tierney, 24 points; Division 2 runner-up, John Stafford, 23 points; Division 3 winner, Seán Lynch, 23 points (countback); Division 3 runner-up, Jimmy McMahon, 23 points.
Upcoming events: Wednesday, December 18, Wednesday Club, gents; 11-hole singles followed by Christmas party; Saturday, December 21, gents’ open 11-hole singles; Sunday, December 22, gents’ open 11-hole singles.
NEW ROSS
Wednesday, December 11, ladies’ 14-hole singles stableford: 1, Teresa Kent-Nagle (30), 29 points; 2, Joanne Hartley (27), 27 points; 3, Teresa Ryan (29), 26 points (countback); best gross, Mary Maher.
Wednesday, December 11/Saturday, December 14/ Sunday, December 15, men’s 14-hole singles stableford Christmas hampers: 1, William Whitty (26), 36 points; 2, Paddy Mullally (11), 34 points; 3, Emmett Ronan (13), 34 points; gross, John Murphy (Parkfield) (8), 25 points; Cat. 1, Tommy Liston (8), 28 points; Cat. 2, Kevin Cullimore (15), 33 points; Cat. 3, Matthew Hyland (20), 32 points; Cat. 4, Eamonn Murphy (28), 30 points.
Upcoming competitions: Wednesday, December 18, ladies’ three-person 14-hole Christmas scramble competition; Wednesday, December 18, men’s 14 -hole singles stableford; Saturday, December 21/Sunday, December 22, men’s 14-hole singles stableford.
Christmas get-together, joint prize presentation: The ladies’ three-person 14-hole Christmas scramble Competition will take place on December 18 and will be followed by a get-together starting at 5 p.m. with mulled wine.
A joint ladies and men’s prize presentation will commence at 7 p.m. Even if you are not lucky enough to be getting a prize all are welcome to join in this season’s celebrations.
Christmas Classic: The Classic will run from December 23 January 5, 2025.
It is run as a four-person team event and is open to everyone.