Golf news around Westmeath

Moate ladies golf note

The competition on Wednesday last was the Elvery Trophy which was sponsored by Anne Healy and Ann Egan. The winners were 1st Carmel Connolly (14) 70 nett, 2nd Myah Kelly (25) 72 nett, 3rd Caroline Farrell (16) 74 nett, Cat 1 Marie Keane (19) 74 nett, Cat 2 Veronica Mc Cormack (21) 76 nett, Cat 3 Esther Hynds (36) 76 nett and Cat 4 Mary Carolan (47) 78 nett.

Saturday saw a larger number of ladies going to Athlone Golf Club for The Lady Captain’s Away Day. All those playing had a very enjoyable round of golf followed by a lovely meal in the clubhouse. Lady Captain Marianne thanked all who played and thanked Athlone golf club and their caterer for a very enjoyable day. She then presented the winners with their prizes. 1st Helen Kelly, 2nd Caroline Farrell, 3rd Pearse Corbett and 4th Aideen Jordan.

Moate Golf Club notes

What a fantastic win for Europe over in the abusive cauldron of noise at Bethpage Black in the USA’s backyard. Congratulations to all concerned but in particular to Clara native Shane Lowry who obtained his first official handicap here at Moate Golf Club before moving to the club closer to home over in Esker Hills. It was a special moment in this our 125th year that a former junior member sunk the putt to retain the Ryder Cup before they eventually got to put a sliver of daylight between the two sides.

RESULTS Moate Meats (Stableford)

28/09/2025 – 1st Overall: Frank Bannon (16) 41pts, 1st Cat 1: Lee Scanlon (+1) 38pts, 1st Cat 2: Ray Donoghue (13) 40pts, 1st Cat 3: Robert Ryan (15) 40pts, 1st Cat 4: Leonard Donaldson (24) 38pts, 1st Ladies: Myah Kelly (23) 39pts, Front 9: George Garvey (11) 23pts, Back 9: Andrew Rafferty (16) 21pts.

13 Hole Fortnightly (Stableford) 28/09/2025 – 1st: Gabriel Buckley (19) 30pts, 2nd: David Delaney (14) 28pts.

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 25/09/2025 – 1st: John Smyth (14) 41pts, 2nd: Brian Foy (20) 40pts, Gross: Adrian Hiney (+1) 30pts, 3rd: Noreen O’Grady (29) Roscommon 39pts.

FUTURE COMPETITIONS:

Next weekends club stableford competition is sponsored by the Tuesday Club and can be played from 1pm on Friday. There is just one JM Thursday Open qualifier left and the fortnightly 13 hole competition runs from September 29 to Sunday October 12 and can be played any day. It is important to note your correct hc on the card when playing - whether it is off yellow, white or even blue tees.

JM THURSDAY OPEN: Please note that the last day for qualification is Thursday, October 2. This has been a fantastic addition to the calendar all summer and we thank our very generous sponsor John Kelly who proposed honouring the memory of the late Johnny Mullally with naming it the JM Thursday Open and having a grand final. As John Kelly is not available on Sunday October 5 the presentation will take place on another night and we will confirm when this is as soon as possible. The plan is to tie in with the issuing of prizes for a few other competitions and have some food available in the restaurant to mark the end of this event. John Smyth’s 41pts last week really threw the cat among the pigeons and the cut has moved to 115pts. Any good score from below the cut line next Thursday could wipe out a few who looked safe up to now. Sean Bohan remains on top with 124pts with Luke Tooher and PJ McCormack both on 122pts. Those on 115pts are all in – for now! The final takes place from 1pm on Sunday, October 5 and tee times will be allocated (in order of qualification) on the night of Thursday, October 2.

2025 GOLFER OF THE YEAR:

My thanks to Padraig Keenan for updating the table with the Moate Meats scores. Although he didn’t score points for the 4th event in a row Jamal Sabir has a comfortable lead with 418pts over the chasing pack headed by Willie Ganly and PJ McCormack on 327.5pts and 326.5pts respectively. John Smyth has moved into 4th with 309pts and Declan Murphy is snapping at his heels on 304pts. Some 236 members have now scored GOTY points.

MATCHPLAYS: In the Shay Murtagh Precast Club matchplay Dessie Dolan has reached the final and the Denis McCarthy v Andy Dunne semi-final is in the process of being arranged. All remaining matches should be played off the white markers, using the white handicaps you are on the day – as quickly as possible. Please update the fixture sheets with results after your match.

TUESDAY CLUB: Results from September 23rd: 1st Overall: Batty Tivenan 32pts, 1st Cat 1: Mick Grehan 27pts, 1st Cat 2: Joe Creggy 30pts, 1st Cat 3: Patrick Guinan 30pts.

Mullingar Golf club notes

Club Notes :

Final Open Friday of the year took place on Open 26th September. Sponsored by ORS. Final Round of the Egan Auctioneers Order of Merit.

Gents Winner: Shane Kennelly (Mullingar) 42pts

Ladies Winner: Bridie Shaw (Mullingar) 36pts

Gross Winner: David Tynan (Mullingar) 35 Gr Pts

Gents Runner-Up: Dan Grehan (Mullingar) 40pts

Ladies Runner-Up: LC Aideen Kellaghan (Mullingar) 35pts

Gents Branch Notes

No mens branch competition this week.

Mens Seniors:

Tuesday 23rd September saw 95 senior members playing the Senior Captains (Pat Layde) Prize sponsored by MisterVini. This was a great day for our Senior Captain. Fantastic weather, full timesheet, great quality golf and excellent craig. Nice meetup in the clubhouse afterwards with fingerfood for the prizegiving.

Winner: Denis Larkin 56pts

Runner-up: Donald Bell 51pts

Third: Seamus O’Brien 50pts

Forth: Aiden Tomlin 49pts

Fifth: Kesavan Ravikumar 48pts

Sixth: Pat Reynolds 48pts

Seventh: Paul McGrath 48pts

Super Senior Winner: Mick Purcell 51pts

Super Super Senior Winner: Cyril Collier 49pts

Best of the Day: Pat McCartan 33pts

Long Handicap Competition.

This weeks final 9 hole competition in the long handicap through up a couple of surprises. Two yes Two holes in one at the Fifth Hole. Congratulations to John O’Toole and Peter O’Rourke on their holes in one!

Gents Branch Prizegiving.

This took place on Thursday 25th September. At a well attended and supported event, prizes were awarded for the Past Captains Prize, Stableford sponsored by the Greville Arms Hotel, Stableford Sponsored by Genesis/Mindy Brownes and by Mascot Workforce. Further the singles matchplay sponsored by Specsavers (won by Niall Kennedy), the Conroy Pallet Fourballs (won by Eamon Gallagher and Chris Geraghty), the Hayes Coghlan Doolin Foursomes (won by Mikey Mina and Tony Buckley) and the Father Pat Dunne Mixed Foursomes (won by Andrew Maslin and Liz Connaughton) were also presented. The Joe Maguire Memorial Cup, sponsored by Philip and Bridie Morris, is awarded for endeavour throughout the long handicap season; Noel Brady won this year.

Mullingar Ladies Branch Notes

Sunday 28th September 2025. The Lighting Showroom

Winner: Liz Hoctor (29) 39 pts.

Gross: Aideen Kellaghan (11) 20 gross pts.

2nd Nett: Aoife Mullen (17) 39 pts.

3rd Nett: Bridie Shaw (19) 35 pts.

Cat 1 : Marion Bate (19) 32 pts.

Cat 2 : Nula Lynam (20) 33 pts.

Cat 3 : Clare Mulligan (24) 34 pts.

Cat 4 : Ann Tubridy (36) 34 pts.

Senior: Carmel Monaghan (38) 32 pts.

Super Senior: Nora McCormack (28) 31 pts.

Front Nine: Julie Delahunty Moore (18) 20 pts.

Back Nine: Helen Collier (16) 18 pts.

Nearest the Pin : Ger Egan

Longest Drive: Joanne Charles

Putts: Olive Whelehan 31 Putts.

70 played in the Competition.

9 Hole STB Winner: Catherine Bannon (12) 20 pts.

2nd: Angela Wall (18) 18 pts

15 Ladies played in the competition.

A special thanks to Howard and the Lighting Showroom for their generous sponsorship.

Wednesday 24th September 2025

Winner: Geraldine Egan (15) 36 pts.

Gross: Aideen Kellaghan (11) 21 gross pts.

Cat 1 : Antoinette Daly (17) 35 pts.

Cat 2 : Bridie Shaw (19) 33 pts.

Cat 3 : Patience Collier (23) 33 pts.

Cat 4 : Kathleen McKeon (34) 33 pts.

Senior: Brege McCarrick (21) 33 pts.

Super Senior: Nora McCormack (28) 32 pts.

Back Nine: Mary Carr (32) 19 pts.

Putts: Aideen Kellaghan 28 Putts.

58 played in the Competition

9 Hole STB Winner: Anette Tarpey (22) 19 pts.

2nd Nett: Anne Tubridy (18) 19 pts.

Silver: Noreen Abbott (22) 18 pts.

19 played in the Competition.

A special thanks to James Maguire & Sons Family Butcher for his generous sponsorship.

Club Fourball 2025

We are down to the final stage and the pairings are as follows: Fiona O’Riordan & Paula Delaney -v- Sheila Cassidy & Jill Hegarty. A huge thank you to Brian Swarbrigg of Swarbrigg’s Shoes for his generous sponsorship of this competition. Best of luck to all players in the Final.