Author: Lakewood Pitch & Putt Club

What a fabulous weekend, dry and reasonably warm, some great Pitch and Putt and great turnouts. Saturday saw one of the largest turnouts in a long time with a lot of the tee boxes taken up, some great shooting in a three ball scramble which saw a number of  cards with 9 under but Betty White’s team…

Saturday saw the crisp sharp weather drawing the the hardy pitch and putters to the course like a magnet on the fridge forsaking the fireplace and the Ireland v France Six Nations Match on the TV. Girl Power in the form of Pat Conway and Deirdre O’Sullivan returned a card with 53 points  but unfortunately the…

The First Official Feb Bank Holiday saw some great weather and some excellent play. A good turnout on Saturday saw Billy Fitton, Noel Mac and Alan Kenneally winning the nett with 10 under and 84.5 nett while  Gentleman John Curtin urged on Paddy Dennehy and Pat Moore to perform and were lucky to take the…

aturday saw the welcome return of Micky Ryan to both the course and the winners enclosure after his recent surgery. Prior to the fourball Alan Kenneally and Niall Enright were putting both Micky and Stephen Ross through their paces. There was a very good turnout for the fourball and considering the sharp dry day there were some…

The only bright spark of the weekend was a big Birthday for Club Member Sheila O’Leary which saw a large number of the Ladies in attendance. Congratulations to Sheila on her big Birthday and wishing her many more. Saturday being a mucky day and partly due to the early start to the Birthday Celebrations and…

Saturday saw a small crowd, partly due to the course closure during the week but the rain and cold was a big influencer resulting in the hardy and adventurous turning out while the rest of us stayed glued to the fire. For Paddy Dennehy and Alan Kenneally it was worthwhile as they bagged the gross…

The Gents and Ladies Captains hosted a Buffet on Saturday last to mark the start of the New Year. A large turnout made short work of the large display of food and drink that was laid on, plenty of tea, sandwiches, finger food and of course the delicious arrangement of cakes. JP was seen working his…

Happy New Year wishing you peace and good health for 2023. Fourballs were held every day over the Christmas period providing Members with an opportunity to work off the rich food, chocolates and the other nice things that we over indulge in at this time of year. However the main event was on New Years Eve which saw…

The weekend was a wipeout in terms of competitions with the low turnout on Sunday. The Bottle Competition is usually the most popular but the recent bad spell, cold, frost and rain wasn’t very encouraging. However given the conditions and the final of the world cup also competing about 25 lost souls ventured out. Billy…

The weekend saw some hardy members venture out in the bitter cold to bring home the Christmas Dinner. Pat O’Keeffe after being close over the past few weeks finally bagged the Bird along with Dan Shine who eventually got his SatNav fixed and with 48 points secured the overall nett. Mick O’Leary and PJ Curtin having…