GENTS WINTER LEAGUE 2026/27
Our Winter League will begin at the end of October kindly sponsored again by Donnacha Dunne Electrical and Wholesale Supplies Dungarvan. Team Captains will be contacting last years players to see who is up for the winter challenge. If you are interested in playing this year and were not allocated to a team last year, can you please put your name on the sheet which is on the noticeboard in the kiosk, thank you. The Winter League sub committee is Michael Wall, Martin Morris, Noel Mc Cann, Johnny Hughes.
GOLDCOAST TURNS PINK
The rain could not dampen the pink spirit at Gold Coast Golf Club on Sunday as golfers turned out in wonderful numbers to support Play in Pink the breast cancer research charity.
The day began with rain but that certainly did not deter our golfers who arrived in force and were proudly dressed in pink from early morning. Thankfully the clouds soon cleared and the sun came out making for a beautiful day at the Gold Coast and creating a magnificent sea of pink across the course.
A fantastic 40 teams took part with members and visitors coming together to support this very worthy cause. The atmosphere throughout the day was tremendous with everyone embracing the occasion and helping to make it a very special Play in Pink event.
There was some great golf along the way with prizes presented in the Ladies, Gents and Mixed categories.
Play in Pink Competition Winners
LADIES: Eilis Strappe, Tramore, Bonnie Collingwood, Tramore, Anne Smith (Tramore): 80 points
GENTS: Alan Darcy, JJ Quinn, James Darcy: 98 points
MIXED: Harry Galloway, Meave Galloway, Una O’Shea (Tramore):99 points
Special prizes for Best Pink Lady and Best Pink Man went to Mary Fennell and Jimmy Coloman respectively.
The Play in Pink weekend began on Friday evening with a Music Table Quiz followed by Sunday’s competition and together the two events raised an incredible €4,200 for breast cancer research.
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the weekend, including all those who took part, donated, sponsored and helped organise the events. It was a tremendous success and special thank you to Cairde credit Union and Comserv for their sponsorship.
PINK QUIZ
What a super Pink Quiz night we had last Friday night in the Gold Coast Hotel. A huge thank you to our quiz master Bob who kept us entertained from start to finish. It was an action-packed evening of music, fun and plenty of laughter. Our knowledge was put to the test, but so too were our dancing skills, our singing voices and our general ability to let our hair down. But, of course, the most important part of the evening was the fantastic amount we raised for Play in Pink and breast cancer research. €2,400 was raised on the night. This wonderful total came from the quiz, our raffle, and the fantastic spot prizes and raffle prizes so generously donated by our members, friends and other kind benefactors.
A heartfelt thank you to every single person who contributed, whether by attending, donating a prize, buying raffle tickets, taking part in the quiz or simply helping to create such a wonderful atmosphere.
The winners of the quiz were:
Donal and Marcella McGovern and Eamon and Bernie Meagher winning €50 Dawn meat vouchers each. A very special thank you to Maire in the Gold Coast Hotel, Micheal Wall, Tim O’Driscoll, Bob O’Brien and John and Martina on very generous sponsorship. Thank you all for making it such a memorable and enjoyable night.
GOLDCOAST CUP SINGLES
Congrats to Eoin Kearns who defeated Brian Dunbar in a closely contested final.
MIXED FOURSOMES’ 2026
Well done to Michael Kavanagh and Ger Hallinan who defeated Alan Darcy and Karen Darcy in a sporting final of the Club Mixed Foursomes.
GENTS RESULTS
Tues. 22nd September Open Singles
1st Ivor Bagge (17) 42
2nd Luke O’Brien (26) 39
3rd Liam Murphy (21) 37
Fri. 25th Sept Open Singles S/F
1st Martin Lyons Co. Cavan (28) 47
2nd Bryan Kiely (14) 40
Gr John Kiely (2) 39
3rd Sarah Brown Co. Cavan (24) 38
Sat. 26th Sept Club Comp
1st Billy Sheehan (22) 44
2nd John Faherty (18) 42
3rd Michael Kelleher (15) 37
Sun. 27th Sept Play in Pink Team of 3 Open Day
Ladies: Eilis Strappe, Tramore, Bonnie Collingwood, Tramore, Anne Smith (Tramore): 80 points Gents: Alan Darcy, JJ Quinn, James Darcy: 98 points
Mixed: Harry Galloway, Meave Galloway, Una O’Shea (Tramore):99 points
GENTS FIXTURES
Tues. 29th September Open Singles
Fri. 2nd Oct Open Singles S/F
Sat. 3rd Oct Club Comp
Sun 4th Oct Rescheduled Monthly Medal Singles Stroke GOY
LADIES NOTES
FIXTURES
18 Hole Sponsored or Club Competitions every Sat/Sun
10 & 18 Hole On-Going Competition
Open 18 Hole Singles for Ladies and Gents every Tuesday & Friday
RESULTS
GOY TOP 5 LEADERBOARD
Mary Kiely 62pts
Katie Kiely 62pts
Karen Darcy 59pts
Betty Joyce 51pts
Deirdre Ruane 48pts
GOLD COASTERS
We had a great turnout and gorgeous weather again for our scramble over 9 holes on Wednesday. Scoring was good but the pin positions were quite tricky and the winners were : Bernie Morrissey, Margaret Mulhearne and Rita Thompson 45. Raffle: Angela O’Connor, Alice Collins and Breeda Murphy. Anne had a fabulous array of flowering bulbs on offer as prizes which all the recipients were delighted with!! Well done Anne and congrats to all the winners who will now be busy in the garden!!
PLAY IN PINK
Our Play In Pink Day for Breast Cancer Research Ireland was held on Sunday.
The event was kindly sponsored by Cairde Credit Union and Comserv for which we are truly grateful. Presentation of President’s Prize to the Ladies took place in conjunction with the prize giving of the day. An incredible €4,200 was raised for breast cancer research.
A heartfelt thank you to every single person who contributed, whether by attending the quiz, donating a prize, buying raffle tickets and taking part in the competition.
WINTER LEAGUE
Our winter league will be getting underway shortly, this is an ideal way of getting into winter golf with your team mates. A list for names with terms and conditions is now posted in the kiosk, please add your name as teams will be drawn soon!!
NEW MEMBER DEALS
Ladies, thinking of taking up golf, now is the time to do it! Our Lady Captain Bridge or any committee member would be delighted to take out potential members on the course. New lady member fee of €408 including Golf Ireland fees for year 1 are on offer now, please contact our Director of Golf Irene or Mark in the kiosk on 058 44055 for more information.