Great weather for Golfer of the Year competiton

The course was basked in beautiful sunshine on Sunday morning for the Golfer of the Year Competition. The Ballinagar man, Michael Flynn (12) found the course in fantastic shape as he scored a great 42 pts making him the winner on the day.Martin Gallagher (7) another local from Rhode came second with 40 pts.Category 1 was won by Daniel Shaughnessy (8) 38 pts. Jim Baker (Snr) (14) 37 pts won the Category 2. Andy Dowdall (17), an early bird every Sunday morning, scored 39 pts taking category 3 and Michael Flanagan (25) with 35 pts won Category 4. The Juniors Section was keenly contested and Brian McCormack (8) was the winner with 38 pts.Pat Clerkin ShieldCastle Barna didn"t match Tyrone"s sucess with a third win of the Pat Clerkin Shield. The defending Champions Castle Barna were defeated by Summerhill on Saturday in a keenly contested game in beautiful conditions .Good luckBest of Luck to father and son pairing John McCarthy (The Badger) and Hugh McCarthy who are representing Castle Barna in the International Pairs Regional Final on Monday,September 29 in Knightsbrook Golf Club.Seniors Captain"s DaySeniors Captain"s Day (Jim Baker Snr) will be held on Tuesday, September 30 followed by an evening of ceol agus craic for all members from 6pm. Wishing Jim and all competitors an enjoyable day.Counties CupGrab your partners and your jersey for the Annual Counties Cup Competition on Sunday, October 5. Timesheet now open to all members.Castle Barna ShieldThe Castle Barna Shield Final takes place on Sunday next at 12.30 in Castle Barna. It will be keenly contested between defending champions, Moate and their Westmeath rivals Mullingar.Mid IrelandTourismThe Mid Ireland Tourism 5th Annual Golf Classic will be held in Castle Barna on Friday next, September 26. Phone Clubhouse for timesheet on 057 93 53384.Next OpenThe next Open Event in Open Fourball is Any Combination (Ladies, Gents, Juniors) on Sunday, October 12.