From Dublin
Follow the N6 to the centre of town. Take the first turn RIGHT after Supermacs (signposted) and proceed across the level crossing.
From Athlone
Follow the N6 to the centre of town. Take the first turn LEFT after the Secondary School (signposted) and proceed across the level crossing
The webmaster has finally processed the photographs from both Captain's days and the fruits of his labours will be available on the website later this week. If you were involved have a look later in the week to see if you feature in the updated gallery.
The course was once again packed to capacity last Thursday when Declan Mullally (11) claimed first place with 40pts, with Joe Fallon (17) - 40pts and John Quinn (19) - 40pts taking the minor places.
David Lowry (3) with 34pts was the winner of the Gross prize.
Results for last weekend: Eamon Coughlan (5) - 39pts, Cat 1: Ian Flanagan (4) - 38pts, Cat 2: Neil Fuery (9) - 37pts, Cat 3: Barry Cowen (18) - 39pts, Cat 4: Kevin Jordan (20) - 33pts, Veterans: Johnny Mullally (10) - 35pts. Thurs Open: Brian McGowan (20) - 41pts, Stephen Cunningham (9) - 40pts, Padraig Keenan (13) - 39pts, Gross: Ian Flanagan (4) - 38pts
Next weekend the Garda Prize is up for grabs and the Thursday Open continues as usual. The Club matchplay is in full swing, please ensure you arrange your game in good time to ensure the efficient running of this competition. The winner of the competition on Wednesday 14th was 1st Mary Rohan (18) 36 pts, 2nd Beth Dunne (16) 35 pts and 3rd Mary Rose Coughlan (20) 35 pts. Nest weeks competition is the Kathleen Kelly Memorial. An enjoyable day was had by the ladies who travelled to Nenagh Golf Club on Saturday for the Lady Captain's Away Day. Some very good golf was played with Mary Kerrigan bringing in a score of 37 pts and both Eileen White and Marie Dolan both bringing in scores of 36 pts.July 27th 2010: Results for Tuesday 20 July, 3 person scramble,1st P Browne,J Cleary,E Ross 64nett, 2nd T Revins,J Kenny,L Curley,66nett, 3rd K Lowry,P McAree,J mcManus,67nett, 4th N O'Brien, E Finnerty,R Campbell, 67.5 nett. Result for tuesday 27 July, 1st E Finnerty 33pts, 2nd M Scally 32pts, 3rd P Costello 31pts, 4th B OMeara 31pts, 5th P Carroll 31pts, Ladies M Lowry. Roscommon results 1st P Carroll, 41pts,2nd T Cuffe 38pts, 3rd E Finnerty 37pts, 4th J Kenny 36pts, ladies K Grogan 27pts, a great day was had by all. Gerry Allison Cup, Loughrea retained the Cup,by a margin of 39pts, our thanks to all our members, who supported the event. C/Cleary Cup, our first Major of the Year, 18holes Stapleford, takes place this Tuesday, 3rd August, full results next week....Seniors open, Congratulations to J McManus who won the event, with a great score of 42pts, and J Kenny who was 2nd with 38 pts, played on 13th July... July 26th 2010: Next weekend sees a busy schedule of events at the club. First up on Saturday and Sunday the Michael Horan (Birr) sponsored Open event takes place in its now familiar August slot. The usual numbers will no doubt be supplemented by holiday makers so early booking is advised. On the Bank Holiday Monday the club is sponsoring a Ladies and Gents Open singles Stableford so there is no excuse not to enjoy the facilities at Moate this weekend. July 26th 2010: The very popular Garda Prize was held at the weekend and the good weather and perfect conditions ensured that the scoring would be hot. However Niall Stenson (17) really showed a clean pair of heels to all comers to take the title with a round of 6 over par - gathering 47 Stableford points and losing 3 shots in the process. In the category prizes Brendan Kehoe (6) - 38pts, David Adams (13) - 40pts, John Quinn (18) - 38pts and Ollie McNamee (21) - 41pts took the honours, while Eamon Connolly (9) showed that class is permanent by taking the veterans prize with 37pts. July 25th 2010: There was a good turnout for the mixed foursomes on Tuesday 20th. The competition was won by the pairing of Ann Ledwith/Gerry O'Dowd. The competitionon on Wednesday 28th will be the Granard Foursomes and those intending to play are asked to arrange partners and opposites. July 19th 2010: Results for Summer Golf Fest: Thursday (sponsored by Pauric Whelehan): Gary Dolan (11) - 43pts, Dinny White (5) - 43pts, Jamie Colgan (23) - 42pts, Gross: Louis Cunningham (5) - 35pts. Rumble: David Sheerin (14)/Dermot Collison (14)/ Padraig Muldoon (17) 97pts, M. Moran (16)/S. Kelly (12)/J. Guinan (19) 96pts, P. Lynan (8)/C. Farrell (12)/P. Carroll (12) 94pts. Sunday (sponsored by Cochranes bar & Fashion): Vinny Shelly (6) – 40pts, Jamal Sabir (2) – 40pts, Rory Minagh (5) – 40pts, Gross: Michael Power (5) – 40pts. July 18th 2010: Congratulations to Amy Farrell on her achievements last week on getting to the final of the Lancome Irish Girls Close Championship and on being selected for the Irish Team for the Home Internationals to play in Bangor (see below for full details).