More than 30 former captains for Moate Golf Club dinner

Moate Golf Club notes

PAST CAPTAINS DINNER

The annual Past Captains Dinner was held in the clubhouse on Saturday 10th after a 13 hole competition. Marianne Young hosted the event with aplomb on behalf of herself and Mick McLoughlin as the newest Past Captains. In the annual fitness test - most jackets fitted comfortably which was a blessing!

VAL KEOGH EXPRESSES THANKS

Val Keogh has been in touch and asked me to offer his sincere thanks to club members who participated in and/or financially contributed to his recent fundraising efforts for Motor Neuron Disease research. On behalf of everyone in the club we are wishing you all the very best Val.

RESULTS

Tuesday Club (Stableford) 11/10/2026: 1st Overall: James Cafferty (20) 42pts, 1st Cat 1: Paddy Lynam (6) 39pts, 1st Cat 2: Dessie Dolan (10) 41pts, 1st Cat 3: Cathal O’Rourke (14) 38pts, 1st Cat 4: Cathal Byrne (24) 40pts, 1st Ladies: Kathy Conlon (25) 38pts, Front 9: Ray Donoghue (11) 22pts, Back 9: Gary Dolan 21pts.

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 08/10/2026: 1st PJ McCormack (12) 36pts.

FUTURE COMPETITIONS

Next weekend we have a Club Stableford and the latest fortnightly 13 hole runs to Sunday 18th October. The Thursday Opens will continue for October 15th & 22nd only - weather and participation permitting.

GOTY 2026

The Tuesday Club competition points will be added during the week. In the meantime after the addition of last weeks Cllr. Vinny McCormack points, it’s all over the bar the shouting with Gearoid Lynam still way out in front on 549pts and George Garvey 2nd on 427.5pts followed by Kieran Claffey in 3rd with 389.5 pts.

MATCHPLAYS UPDATE

In the Scotch Foursomes Darren Rosney & Gabriel Buckley await the winners of Garvey & Noel Mulligan v Mick O’Hanlon & Trevor Hill. The Scratch Matchplay Final will be fought out between Paddy Lynam & Adrian Hiney.

TEAM NEWS

A team consisting of Jamal Sabir, Lee Scanlon, Ray Donoghue, Andy Dunne, Andrew Rafferty, Vinny McCormack, Eamonn Grennan, Nicky Grennan, Willie Ganly, David Delaney, Mick Fox & Sam Moran played in the inaugural Westmeath Club Challenge next Sunday hosted by New Forest. Shane Kelly & Andrew Rafferty were the team managers. After an exciting days golf Athlone GC emerged victorious on the course and in the draw afterwards to see who will host the 2027 edition.

MIDLANDS INTERMEDIATE ALLIANCE

The 2026 season for the Alliance commenced this weekend in Longford. The prizewinners were Paddy Coyne (Moate) 39pts, Brian Mulvihill (Longford) 37pts, Peter Hanley (Strokestown) 33pts, Noel Dunne (Moate) 32pts.

FUNDRAISING QUIZ

We are going to host a general knowledge quiz on Thursday November 19th so here is a bit of early notice to keep the night free and come join us for some fun.

COURSE NEWS

Please look after the course. Everyone knows how to use a pitch mark repairer, we provide rakes for the bunkers and sand for the divots.