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The Saturday Afternoon and Sunday Morning fourballs were very well supported which allowed for a second nett to be paid out. Saturday saw Rick O’Mahony returning after a three-week sabbatical and with Noel McCarthy supporting took the gross. New Member Alan Kenneally took the second nett on a score of 37 with Frank Riordan but…

After the Christmas break and the rich food its back to normality, if there is such a thing but the weekend brough out the numbers and some fine shooting. Saturday PJ and Mary O’Donovan took the nett with a score of 38 while Billy Fitton and Sheila O’Leary were the gross winners. Sunday mornings fourball…

Saturday saw a nice gathering and a pleasant change from playing fourballs to a threeball with two scores to count which saw John Curtin again drawing Valerie O’Leary and Mary O’Donovan and taking the nett with a score of 82 while John Ahern in fine chipping form took the gross with Pat Conway and Paddy…

An interesting weekend for the end of the Christmas Competitions ending with the Bottle Competition. Saturday saw a very large crowd due mainly to the summery conditions, sun shining but the temperature was in the single digits and there was a nice bit of wind. Sunday was misty and mucky with reduced numbers but Sunday…

Lakewood Week 7 of the Christmas Competitions held a lot of promises most from Met Eireann predicting rain but apart from a few short showers on Saturday it was warm, sunny, and idyllic in Lakewood. The biggest crowd so far this year turned out on Sunday morning all intent on getting their hands on a…

Wednesday was one of the best days weatherwise in November and true to form a good crowd showed up to test their skills against the course. The playing was very tough with the holes changed but Frank Riordan and Noel McCarthy with 6 under, took the nett scoring a very respectable 38.5  while PJ Curtin…

Week 5 and the standard is getting higher with so many cut at this stage and very few shots to fall back on the winners to-date are digging deeper to give themselves a chance. Darren O’Leary entered the Winners enclosure this week for the first time and did it in style taking the nett with John Ahern…

Lakewood held their AGM on Monday 7th Last where congratulations were bestowed on Valerie O’Leary who took over the reins from Gretchen Ahern as Secretary in 2020. Frank was on the missing list but was elected for another year in absentia. The usual subjects were returned with President John Curtin leading the charge ably assisted by…

Week three of the Christmas Competition was a mixed bag of weather, On Saturday there was a nice wind blowing which played havoc with some of the pitching as it was changing direction intermittently. There was a low turnout but Sunday Morning saw a big improvement in both the weather and the numbers and in…

Like a tale of Two Cities the weekend saw 2 different seasons on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was a beautiful sunny day which saw a large turnout, some were dressed for rain which was forecasted but again the weather people got it wrong. The course was on for a score which saw Gretchen Ahern and…