Mount Juliet Golf Notes

Last Sunday the J. B. Carr Trophy was played for in ideal conditions and this proved to be an easy win for Neil Magee who playing off a handicap of 11 had two shots to spare from his nearest rival. Neil scored 39 stableford points which puts him well on his way to his ambition of playing off single figures. Neil played very steadily throughout his round and now reduces his handicap to 9.5 as a result of his win. Runner-up was Joe Healy on 37 points and Joe in turn was a shot clear of Owen Phelan who won third place by virtue of a better back nine holes. Prizes for each nine holes were won by Gary Walsh and Hugh O’ Connor with each player scoring 20 points.

The ladies section was won by new member, Laila Balacuit, with 35 points and she was three shots clear of Fiona Corbett with Lucia O’ Flaherty in third spot. The nines were won by Sandra Carr, a daughter in law of J. B., and Helen Comerford. This is Laila’s first win at Mount Juliet and we wish her well for the reminder of the 2012 season. The perpetual trophy and prizes were presented to the winners later that evening by Georgia Carr, a grandaughter of J.B.

The Leinster Boys under 15 Team recorded their second win in the round robin series by beating Carlow Boys but have suffered defeat at the hands of Coolattin and Gowran Park in their quest for honours. The panel consists of Luke Donnelly, Conor Mulholland, John Hession, Tim Howes, Jack Collins, Ned Kirwan and Brian Staunton.

Results J. B. Carr Trophy Sunday 24th June

Men:
Winner; Neil Magee (11)……………………….39 points.
Second: Joe Healy (10)…………………………37 points.
Third: Owen Phelan (11)……………………..36 points.
1st Nine: Gary Walsh (Scr)………………………20 points.
2nd Nine: Hugh O’ Connor (6)……………………20 points.

Ladies:
Winner: Laila Balacuit (36)……………………..35 points.
Second: Fiona Corbett (6)……………………….32 points.
Third: Lucia O’ Flaherty (15)………………….31 points.
1st Nine: Sandra Carr (17)………………………..20 points.
2nd Nine: Helen Comerford (22)………………….18 points.

Next Sunday 1st July sees the next round of the Summer League down for decision and tee times can be booked through the usual channels and members are reminded that the following weekend sees the Captains’ Prizes scheduled with two “shotgun” starts at 9a.m. and 2p.m. on Saturday7th July and some tee times on Friday for players who are unable to play on Saturday.

Plenty of activity in the McCalmont matchplay for both the ladies and men and after the completion of the first round in both competitions the pairings for the 2nd round which has to be played before the 30th June is as follows;
Alan Hearne v John Keane, Bill Fanning v Maurice Nelligan, David Kelly v John O’ Malley, Mark Delahunty v Brian Blanchfield, Peter Gray v John O’ Dwyer, John Thornton v Peter Quigley, Andrew Nixon v Frank Smyth and John O’ Connor v Michael. Coughlan or Brian Nevin. In the ladies match play the quarter final line-up looks like this, Myra Phelan v Helen Hedigan, Aileen Magee v Brenda O’ Sullivan, Rebecca Nixon v Mary Cotter and Helen Walsh v Bernie Madigan.

The Golfer of the Year in both categories is now entering a crucial time for players to gain valuable points with the J. B. Carr Trophy to be played for on Sunday 24th June followed by the Captains’ Prizes on the weekend of the 8th July. At the moment the men’s section is being led by John O’ Dwyer with 21 points. In second place come Sean Brett and Finbar O’ Neill some seven points behind, with five players in third place on 12 points, Kevin McCartan, Alan Hearne, Hugh O’ Connor, Brian Blanchfield and Tim Kavanagh, but this leader board could rapidly change by Mid-July.

In the ladies section the leader on 31 points is Amelia Drumm who is closely pursued by Bernie Madigan on 30 points. Brenda O’ Sullivan has 25 points in third place with Ruth Mulholland, Rebecca Nixon and Ann Marie McEvoy filling the remaining three places with 22, 20 and 19 points respectively.

The last team standing in inter club competitions made their exit recently when the ladies Miele Fourball Team lost to near neighbours, Gowran Park G.C. Unfortunately for the club it means another year without a pennant that is planning to be very elusive to win.

Two competitions were decided in the past week with the June Ladies Invitation Day played on Wednesday last. This was a Fourball Betterball event and the winning combination of Laura Mahony and Aileen Condon had three shots to spare from their nearest opposition, Ruth Mulholland and Susan Hill. They in turn just pipped Kathleen Gaffney and Phil Doyle on a countback with Bernie Madigan and Mandy O’ Brien finishing in fourth spot.

Last Sunday the third round of the Summer League was played and this resulted in a win for Alan Hearne who returned 36 points to win by a shot from Paul Madigan with Gary Walsh in third spot three shots further adrift. Alan had nines of 17 and 19 points respectively with Paul scoring 17 and 18 points on each nine holes.

Results June Ladies Invitation Day

Winners:
Laura Mahony (17)
Aileen Condon (18) Malahide G.C…………39 points.
Second:
Ruth Mulholland (12)
Susan Hill (36) Achill G.C…………………36 points.
Third:
Kathleen Gaffney (21)
Phil Doyle (12) Kilkenny G.C……………..36 points.
Fourth:
Bernie Madigan (12)
Mandy O’ Brien (23) Callan G.C……………34 points.

Summer League Sunday 10th June

Winner: Alan Hearne(7)……………………………..36 points.

Second: Paul Madigan(3)……………………………35 points.

Third: Gary Walsh(Scr)…………………………….32 points.

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The J. B. Carr Trophy, which was played for last Sunday, proved to be a triumph for the ladies of Mount Juliet with the best three scores of the day registered by the lady members. Pride of place went to Helen Scully who returned a great score of 38 stableford points for the 18 holes. Helen scored 18 and 20 points respectively for each nine holes and just got home from the lady in form, Sally Gleeson, who scored 37 points who in turn just pipped Mary Divilly for second prize on a countback.

On a difficult day for scoring, with some wind and rain to contend with, the men were not able to reach the target of 37 points set by the ladies and their best score returned was 36 points. This was scored by Stephen Skehan with nines of 20 and 16 points respectively. He had a shot to spare over Pat Garvey who in turn had a shot to spare over Alan Hearne.

The trophy, which was presented by the Carr family to commemorate their illustrious father who was president of the club for a number of years, is a replica of the West of Ireland silver salver which the great golfer won many years ago. This trophy will be held by the winner, Helen, for the next 12 months. She had only one real mistake on her card and this was on the long par four, 4th, where she failed to register a point. Mary Divilly had the distinction of scoring an eagle two on the long ninth when she holed out her second shot with a 5 wood and scored 6 points which contributed to her overall score as a result.

The first round of the McCalmont Cup match play has been completed and the eight players through to the quarter finals are Michael Brennan, Alan Hearne, Amelia Drumm, Sandra Carr, Jeff Howes, Paul Barrett, Kevin McCartan and Ruth Mulholland. The quarter finals have to be completed by the end of June.

Members are reminded that the nine hole singles stableford competition continues each Friday evening from 5pm onwards and the player with the best 7 cards returned by the end of September will be declared the winner. There will also be prizes for the runner-up and third overall as well.

Results J. B. Carr Trophy

Overall Winner Helen Scully (18) 38 points

Men

Winner Stephen Skehan (18) 36 points

Second Pat Garvey (12) 35 points

Third Alan Hearne (11) 34 points

First Nine Dave Wyer (12) 18 points

Second Nine Tim Kavanagh (16) 18 points

Ladies

Winner Sally Gleeson (12) 37 points (last nine)

Second Mary Divilly (25) 37 points