Mount Juliet Golf Notes

The Lady President’s (Mrs. Mary Jones) Prize was played on Thursday last in very testing conditions with a very strong South Westerly wind blowing which made scoring very difficult. The very convincing winner was Sandra Carr who returned 32 points to win by four shots from her nearest opponent. It was a case of keeping the ball in play in the conditions and Sandra executed this to her advantage over the eighteen holes. In second place came the Lady Captain (Margaret Twomey) with 28 points. No player broke the C.S.S. for the day so the competition became a non-counting one as it was deemed to be for reduction only for handicap purposes. Mrs. Jones made the long trip over from the South of England for the occasion. The evening ended with a dinner and presentation of prizes in Mount Juliet House.

This week-end sees the final of the Lexus Race to Mount Juliet with the top Irish Professional Golfers playing for the Order of Merit title which will be defended by the 2010 winner, David Higgins, and will include Kilkenny Professional, Jimmy Bolger, in the line-up. The Pro-Am takes place this Friday with the professionals taking pride of place on Saturday and Sunday.

Results of Lady President’s (Mrs. Mary Jones) Prize

Winner Sandra Carr (18) 32 points

Second Margaret Twomey (36) 28 points

Third Laura Mahony (17) 27 points

Fourth Myra Phelan (22) 27 points

1st Nine Mary Divilly (25) 14 points

2nd Nine Brenda Fitzgerald (21) 14 points

Par 3’s Hilary Hegarty 8 points

Par 5‘s Ursula Mason 9 points

Longest Drive Ruth Mulholland

The Lady President’s (Mary Jones) Prize was held last Wednesday and a good turnout of ladies competed for this much sought after prize. It turned out to be a runaway victory for Jan Hyland who spread eagled the opposition with a fine score of 40 points. She had five shots to spare from her nearest rival and had nines of 20 points respectively. In second place came Ruth Mulholland with 35 points and she in turn was 3 shots clear of Ursula Mason who finished in third place. A very enjoyable dinner took place in the Lady Helen dining room in Mount Juliet House later where all prizes were presented which was followed by a social evening.

The Lexus Race to Mount Juliet has concluded with the last round of competitions for places played last week. Top of the leader board came David Higgins (Waterville) and he just held on from David Mortimer and Damian Mooney finished in third place. The top 30 professionals from the Irish section of the P.G.A. qualify to play this weekend at Mount Juliet with a Pro Am on Friday and the final playoff scheduled for Saturday.

Next Sunday sees a Member/Guest competition down for decision and this will be an 18 holes singles stableford. On this Wednesday the last of the Ladies Invitation Days takes place which is in the format of a 3 person rumble.

Results Lady Presidents Prize

Winner Jan Hyland (22) 40 points

Second Ruth Mulholland (11) 35 points

Third Ursula Mason (29) 32 points

Fourth Adrienne Walsh (21) 30 points

1st Nine Brenda Fitzgerald (20) 19 points

2nd Nine Sally Gleeson (14) 17 points

Lady President’s (Mrs. Mary Jones) Prize, Thursday 1st October 2009

Lady President Mary Jones presents her prize to winner Ruth Mulholland

Captain Billy Murphy, Ruth Mulholland – winner, Lady President Mary Jones and Lady Captain Sheila MacDonald