Author: Lakewood Pitch & Putt Club

Very quiet on the Homefront this week as Storm Ciara put a stop to the fun and games on the Lakewood Course. However on Wednesday Paddy Dennehy and John Ahearn were getting their practice in while frank Riordan was seen pouting Josie Twomey through her paces getting her ready for bigger and better occasions. Gentleman…

Wednesday seems to be a regular three ball event with another last Wednesday which saw the consistent Paddy Dennehy leading his teammates Gentleman John and John Ahern  into the Winners Enclosure taking the nett with 91.Saturday the crowd could have been better as the sun was shining, high in the sky but it was a…

Lakewood this week was like a touch of Paradise , with the sunny weather , the green foliage, blue skies and the good turnouts at all four of the fourballs. Wed saw some very tight scoring between first nett, gross and second nett but the combination of Ted Canty , John Ahern and Mary O’Donovan…

Wednesday saw a good turnout mostly due to the Sun peeping out and threatening to give out a bit of heat. Gentleman John Curtin as anchor impressed the ladies, Betty White and Mary O’Donovan and demonstrated his potential to make the intermediate ranks with his superb performance but unfortunately  were beaten on the back nine…

The Three Public Sector retirees supplemented their pension on Wednesday with a magnificent display of teamwork led by the former Senior Fas instructor Frank Riordan who in true classroom style pushed his team mates to get the best return and took the nett in a straightforward threeball with Noel Mac and Paddy Dennehy with a…

Hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone and that another year has started, last Saturday saw the first of the social engagements from Lakewood when the Ladies and Gents Captains hosted a lunch for the Captains Day. Josie and the Ladies Committee surpassed themselves with a spread that would do justice in a…

Normal Fourballs resumed this weekend with the usual Saturday gang in residence. Gentleman John prayed, pleaded and promised the earth , moon and stars but to no avail he was drawn with younger sibling PJ and had to suck it up and get on with it. However Lady Luck smiled on him as PJ is…

The weekend saw the final of the Christmas Competition which saw some determined Braveheart’s venture out into the cold and rain to take on the might of the course  and the elements for the Christmas Grog. Some great shooting but Frank Riordan and Tim Linehan were the best combination of the weekend shooting eight under…

Another year done and dusted with this weekend the last of the Voucher Competitions which saw John Dineen and Paddy Dennehy taking the nett with a respectable 9up and Val O’Leary taking the gross with PJ Curtin with 5 under. Val was in good form on the Saturday with some fine pitches and good finishing…

It was all to play for this weekend especially for the high handicappers that still haven’t found the winners enclosure, It was a comedy of errors on Saturday which saw JP Murphy and Tim Linehan reaching new heights in Lakewood. When JP pitched the 6th green little did he know what hidden talents Tim Linehan…