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SHAY MURTAGH PRECAST - CLUB MATCHPLAY 

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Some action from the last few days. 

Jimmy Bruen - Tommy Weir, Sam Moran, Rory Minagh, Luke Tooher / Nick Linnane, Duggan Cup

Martin Horan, Duggan Cup / Vinny McCormack, Mixed Fourball / Martin Ryan, Duggan Cup

Kevin Jordan & Pat Fox, Michael Moore Trophy

Nick Linnan & Brendan Daly, Duggan Cup / Sean G. Connell, Michael Moore Trophy

Neil Feury finds a bit of bother in the Mike Hiney Construction Club Sub / Luke Tooher & Rory Minagh, Jimmy Bruen / Denis O'Donoghue

Duggan Cup - Martin Horan, Joe Ennis, Martin Ryan, Willie Colgan

Brendan Daly, Duggan Cup / 

and last but definitely not least, the hard working volunteers group! 

The Junior Committee led by Junior Convenor Maura Igoe have published rules for all Juniors. It is important that both Juniors and Adult members are aware of them. 

Fun Friday Scramble Photo Gallery

The competition on Wednesday last was the Pauline Farrell Trophy. it was sponsored by Betty Behan, Pearse Corbett and Mary Kerrigan. The winners were 1st Mary Galvin (37) 69 nett, 2nd Patricia Mc Cormack (26) 71 nett, 3rd Geraldine Coughlan (23) 73 nett, Cat 1 Caroline Farrell (15) 73 nett, Cat 2 Geraldine Byrne (28) 76 nett, Cat 3 Eileen Seery ((36) 74 nett and Cat 4 Marian Mullen (51) 75 nett..

The weekly Fun Scramble was held on Friday. There was another great turnout with 10 groups taking part. The winning trio this week was Marianne Young, J.J. Guinan and Kay Gantley. The runners up were Dolores Moodley, Vivienne Dunican and Martin Hogan.From next Friday a Time Shet will be in operation. All those wishing to play in the scramble are asked to contact either Anna or Kay before 3pm on Thursday. Tee times and partners will be on the BRS.

Best of luck to the Junior Cup team who play Mullingar on Saturday next.

Lady Captain Kay Gantley's Prize is on Sunday 14th. Members wiil be notified with details regarding draws etc  before the day.

The competition on Wednesday last was the Pauline Farrell Trophy. it was sponsored by Betty Behan, Pearse Corbett and Mary Kerrigan. The winners were 1st Mary Galvin (37) 69 nett, 2nd Patricia Mc Cormack (26) 71 nett, 3rd Geraldine Coughlan (23) 73 nett, Cat 1 Caroline Farrell (15) 73 nett, Cat 2 Geraldine Byrne (28) 76 nett, Cat 3 Eileen Seery ((36) 74 nett and Cat 4 Marian Mullen (51) 75 nett..

The weekly Fun Scramble was held on Friday. There was another great turnout with 10 groups taking part. The winning trio this week was Marianne Young, J.J. Guinan and Kay Gantley. The runners up were Dolores Moodley, Vivienne Dunican and Martin Hogan.From next Friday a Time Shet will be in operation. All those wishing to play in the scramble are asked to contact either Anna or Kay before 3pm on Thursday. Tee times and partneswill be on the BRS.

Best of luck to the Junior Cup team who play Mullingar on Saturday next.

Lady Captain Kay Gantley's Prize is on Sunday 14th. Members wiil be notified with details regarding draws etc  before the day.

Photos to be added on Monday. 

RESULTS – Mike Hiney Construction Club Sub (Strokeplay) 31/05/2026: 1^st Overall – Terry O’Neill (29) 67 nett, 1^st Cat 1 Gary Colgan (6) 68 nett, 1^st Cat 2 – Kieran Claffey (12) 73 nett, 1^st Cat 3 – Martin Ryan (15) 69 nett, 1^st Cat 4 – Gearoid Lynam (27) 69 nett, Ladies 1^st – Beth Dunne (17) 72 nett, Front 9 – Mark Moran (26) 30.0 nett, Back 9 – Liam Lynam (21) 35.5 nett.   

13 Hole Fortnightly Stableford (7) – 31/05/2026: 1^st Stephen Lynch (13) 32pts.

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 28/05/2026: 1^st Ciaran McCormack (18) 42pts, 2^nd Joan Molloy (16) 41pts, Gross – Adrian Hiney (0) 34pts, 3^rd Luke Tooher (6) 39pts.  

FUTURE COMPETITIONS –The eighth 2026 fortnightly 13 hole competition runs June 1^st to 14th. The JM Thursday Open qualifiers continue on the 4^th June and next weekend we have the ND Cleaning club stableford.

INTERCLUB 2026 – Another exciting weekend on the interclub scene saw Moate GC garnering wins over Highfield in the Duggan Cup, Portarlington in the Jimmy Bruen and Birr in the rescheduled Michael Moore tie. The Mixed Fourball team was eliminated by Mt. Temple. Next weekend sees more teams in action with a ladies side out on Saturday and on the Mens front we have Senior Cup and Tudenham Cup matches on the Sunday. Best of luck to all involved. You can keep up to date with all the match action by downloading the live scoring app. Details have been sent out by text. 

COURSE CORNER – Credit to the greenkeeping staff that has the course in fantastic condition as the season progresses at pace. You may have noticed that some tree stumps have been removed on the first hole and the ponds are back in action again thanks to some super work on the relining of same. To help keep the greens in great shape it is essential to fix all your pitchmarks. On the fairways please fill the divots with the sand provided and remember to bring the bags back to the stand afterwards.

GOTY 2026 – Points won in the Peter Kassaris Cup, last weeks Club Stableford and this weeks Mike Hiney Construction Club Sub have all been added to the table. 185 players have now earned points and this weeks highest new entry is the hard working Mens Captain Martin Ryan with 37pts. A little higher up the table we have Gearoid Lynam stretching his lead over the field on 312pts. PJ McCormack is next with 261pts, John Smyth has 232pts in 3^rd and the top 5 is completed by George Garvey and Nicky Grennan on 220pts and 214pts respectively.  

JM THURSDAY OPEN 2026 – The 2026 table will soon be updated on the website.  The current top 3 remain the same as before. Tommy Weir is still out in front on 118pts, Nathan Dolan is 2pts behind in 2^nd and tied 3^rd are Liam Galvin & Mick McLoughlin on 114pts. Leading Lady Eleanor Dillon moves back up to 21^st on 102pts. We’ve now had 185 entrants recording points from at least 25 clubs. Remember your best 3 scores count and the top 21 plus ties qualify for the final. We would like to give a special mention to the sponsor John Kelly.

MATCHPLAYS UPDATE – The draws for the Mixed, Shay Murtagh Precast Club and Scotch Foursomes are on the website. Please ensure your rounds are finished by the specified dates. Please forward results to Andy Dunne (086 055 6336). Both sides of the draw have equal responsibility to get the game played so unless you want it to come to a coin toss or double elimination, get the match organised. Sheets will also be put up in the changing room in due course.

MOATE FESTIVAL OF GOLF – All events are now available for booking on the BRS and as always there will be plenty of big prizes, some of which are already on display in the shop. It is always a great opportunity to invite friends over to see just how good Moate GC is. This year’s renewal will run in June from Wednesday 24^th to Sunday 28^th and as always will include our Annual Classic. If any member can arrange sponsorship in any form please talk to a committee member as it would be most appreciated. No amount would be too big!!

TUESDAY CLUB RESULTS – 26^th May 2026 – Overall Winner: Charlie Halligan 40pts, Cat 1: Richie Allen 35pts, Cat 2: Kevin Allen 34pts, Cat 3: Paschal Macken 38pts.

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

It was a very successful week for the ladies club with two teams out and two wins. The Boyne Trophy Team played Tullamore on Thursday, they won 2 matches at home and 1 away with the other 2 matches called in. On Saturday the Minor Foursomes team played Birr, with 2 wins in Moate and 2 losses in Birr it was down to a playoff in Moate and Thankfully Carmel Foxe and Mary Galvin were successful winning on the 1^st Playoff hole. Well done and congratulations to both teams and their managers. Best of luck to the Mixed Fourball team when they meet Mount Temple next wwekend.

The competition on Wednesday last was sponsored by Sinead Power and Eileen Fagan. The winners were 1^st Sinead Healy (09) 37 pts, Cat 1 Loreto Boland (16) 34 pts, Cat 2 Eleanor Fitzpatrick (23) 30 pts, Cat 3 Mary Galvin (37) 30 pts and Cat 4 Aideen Jordan (42) 32 pts. The competition next week is the Pauline Farrell Trophy.

On Friday, week 2 of the ‘Friday Fun Scramble’ was a great success with 9 groups competing. Coming out on top with 8 birdies was the team of Mary Horan, Sinead Healy and Colm Farrell with runners up Aideen Jordan, Caroline Farrell and Martin Byrne. The draw for the Scramble on Friday next 29^th May is at 5pm. Hope to see you all there.

Monday 1^st June sees the ‘Play in Pink’ open competition for Breast Cancer Research. The competition is open to ladies and gents. There will be a special prize for the best PINK dressed lady and gent. Booking on the BRS.

Lady Captain Kay Gantley’s Prize is on Sunday 14^th June.

RESULTS – Club Stableford 24/05/2026: 1^st Overall – Martin Byrne (15) 41pts, 1^st Cat 1 – Luke Tooher (7) 38pts, 1^st Cat 2 – Ted Cleary (12) 40pts, 1^st Cat 3 – Liam Reynolds  (18) 39pts, 1^st Cat 4 – Philip Dully (21) 37pts, 1^st Ladies – Helen Kelly (16) 34pts, Front 9 – Nigel Dolan (20) 22pts, Back 9 – Thomas Nally (14) 21pts.   

Phil Behan & Dom Fitzpatrick at the 4th.

Eleanor Fitzpatrick on the 8th.  

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 21/05/2026: 1^st John Smyth (12) 40pts, 2^nd Alan Tyrrell (8) 38pts, 3rd Declan Rooney (29) 37pts.

FUTURE COMPETITIONS –The seventh 2026 fortnightly 13 hole competition runs to Sunday May 31st. The JM Thursday Open qualifiers continue on the 28th and next weekend we have the Mike Hiney Construction Club Sub. On Monday 1^st June the Ladies Club have their very special Play in Pink charity event for breast cancer research and we look forward to seeing all the ladies and gents dressed from head to toe in bright pink!

INTERCLUB 2026 – Another exciting weekend on the interclub scene saw Moate GC garnering wins over Edenderry (Pierce Purcell) and New Forest (Central Towns). The Leinster Fourball side lost on the first playoff hole in a tight match v neighbours Mt.Temple. Meanwhile on the ladies side we had wins in the Minor Foursomes and Boyne Trophy. Next weekend sees another plethora of matches with the Mixed Fourball v Mt. Temple, Duggan Cup v Highfield and Jimmy Bruen v Portarlington all on Saturday and the rescheduled Michael Moore tie with Birr is on the Sunday. Best of luck to all involved. You can keep up to date with all the match action by downloading the live scoring app. Details have been sent out by text.  

Ladies Minor Foursomes.

Brian Costello & Eoin Ronaldson in Pierce Purcell action.

Paul Lyons, Michael Goose, Denis McCarthy & Derek Milton. Home pairings for Leinster Fourball. 

COURSE CORNER – Credit to the greenkeeping staff that has the course in fantastic condition as the season progresses at pace. You may have noticed that some tree stumps have been removed on the first hole and the ponds are back in action again thanks to some super work on the relining of same. To help keep the greens in great shape it is essential to fix all your pitchmarks. On the fairways please fill the divots with the sand provided and remember to bring the bags back to the stand afterwards.

GOTY 2026 – Points won in the Peter Kassaris Cup and todays Club Stableford will be added shortly.

JM THURSDAY OPEN 2026 – The 2026 table is fully up to date on the website.  The current top 3 remain the same as before. Tommy Weir is still out in front on 118pts, Nathan Dolan is 2pts behind in 2^nd and tied 3^rd are Liam Galvin & Mick McLoughlin on 114pts with John Smyth now 5^th on 112pts. Leading Lady Eleanor Dillon slips to 29^th with 93pts. We’ve now had 143 entrants recording points from 24 clubs. Remember your best 3 scores count and the top 21 plus ties qualify for the final. We would like to give a special mention to the sponsor John Kelly.

MATCHPLAYS UPDATE – The draws for the Mixed, Shay Murtagh Precast Club and Scotch Foursomes are on the website. Please ensure your rounds are finished by the specified dates. The Scotch Foursomes preliminary round deadline is Sunday 31^st May. Please forward results to Andy Dunne (086 055 6336). Both sides of the draw have equal responsibility to get the game played so unless you want it to come to a coin toss or double elimination, get the match organised. Sheets will also be put up in the changing room in due course.

TUESDAY CLUB RESULTS - 19th May 2026: 1st Paddy Costello40pts, Cat 1 - Trevor Hill 33pts, Cat 2 - A. Maloney 32pts, Cat 3 - Brendan Magee 38pts. 

MOATE FESTIVAL OF GOLF – All events are now available for booking on the BRS and as always there will be plenty of big prizes, some of which are already on display in the shop. It is always a great opportunity to invite friends over to see just how good Moate GC is. This year’s renewal will run in June from Wednesday 24^th to Sunday 28^th and as always will include our Annual Classic. If any member can arrange sponsorship in any form please talk to a committee member as it would be most appreciated. No amount would be too big!!

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

The competition on Wednesday last was won by Bernie Lennon (44) with 44 pts, Cat 1 Beth Dunne (18) 37 pts, Cat 2 Carmel Foxe (27) 38 pts, Cat 3 Anne Healy (31) 41 pts and Cat 4 Aideen Jordan (43) 38 pts. The competition was sponsored by Kathy Conlon and Eileen White.

There are two ladies teams out in the next week, On Thursday the Boyne Trophy team play Tullamore and on Saturday the Minor Foursomes team play Birr. We wish both teams the best of luck.

The first Fun mixed scramble of the year was held on Friday last. There was a very good turnout on the evening. The winners were Eileen White, Mary Egan and Dominic Fitzpatrick and runners up were Joan Molloy, Marie Dolan and Bert Burke.

Ladies a couple of important upcoming dates for your diaries. Monday 1^st June ‘Play in Pink’ the Ladies and Gents Open Day for Breast Cancer Research and Sunday 14^th June is Lady Captain Kay Gantley’s Prize Day

A lot of our members made the trip to Croke Park on Sunday for the Leinster Football Final and were rewarded with a thrilling win over Dublin. Congratulations to the Westmeath team and all their supporters.

RESULTS – Peter Kassaris Cup  (Strokeplay) 17/05/2026: 1^st Overall – Robert Mitchell (13) 68 nett, 1^st Cat 1 – Gareth Cassidy (7) 71 nett, 1^st Cat 2 – PJ McCormack (13) 69 nett, 1^st Cat 3 – John Smyth (14) 74 nett, 1^st Cat 4 – Nicky Grennan (27) 68 nett, 1^st Ladies – Joan Molloy (16) 71 nett, Front 9 – Gearoid Lynam (27) 30.50 nett, Back 9 – Gerry Jordan (19) 35.50 nett, Booby Prize – John Dunican (35) 92 nett.  

13 Hole Fortnightly (6) 17/05/2026: 1^st – Eileen White (33) 31pts.

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 14/05/2026: 1^st Eamon Coughlan (15) 41pts, 2^nd John Nally (19) 38pts, 3rd Denis Francis (17) 37pts.

Congrats also to Michael Goose who had a hole in one at the 4th on Saturday. 

FUTURE COMPETITIONS –The seventh 2026 fortnightly 13 hole competition runs Monday May 18^th to Sunday May 31st. The JM Thursday Open qualifiers continue on the 21st and next weekend we have a Club Stableford.  

INTERCLUB 2026 - This weekend on the interclub scene we won one and lost one versus Mullingar. The Leinster Trophy team lost a tight match 4-3 on Friday but the following day the Naas Trophy side had a convincing 5-0 win. Lots more team action next weekend too as the Minor Foursomes and Michael Moore squads face Birr on Saturday and on the Sunday we come up against Edenderry (Pierce Purcell), Mt. Temple (Leinster Fourball) and New Forest (Central Towns). Also on the ladies side our Boyne Trophy team play Tullamore on Thursday afternoon. Best of luck to all involved.

SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT – As the course gets busier in the fine weather we have a timely reminder to all members and visitors. For the safety of all players, please remember to shout “Fore!” immediately if there is any risk of a ball travelling towards another person or group. A loud and early warning can prevent serious injury. If you hear “Fore!”, stop, cover your head, and look away from the direction of play. Particular attention should be paid to this around the practice area where other players may not be expecting to be in danger. Every player is responsible for other players safety and you should have your own insurance for peace of mind. Thank you for helping keep the course safe and enjoyable for everyone.

COURSE CORNER – Credit to the greenkeeping staff that has the course in fantastic condition as the season progresses at pace. To help keep the greens in great shape it is essential to fix all your pitchmarks. On the fairways please fill the divots with the sand provided and remember to bring the bags back to the stand afterwards.

GOTY 2026 – Points won in the Peter Kassaris Cup will be added shortly.

JM THURSDAY OPEN 2026 – The 2026 table is now up to date on the website.  Tommy Weir is out in front on 118pts, Nathan Dolan is 2pts behind in 2^nd and tied 3^rd are Liam Galvin & Mick McLoughlin on 114pts. Leading Lady Eleanor Dillon is now 26^th with 93pts. We’ve had 135 entrants recording points from 24 clubs. Remember your best 3 scores count and the top 21 plus ties qualify for the final. We would like to give a special mention to the sponsor John Kelly.

MATCHPLAYS UPDATE – The draws were made for the Mixed, Shay Murtagh Club and Scotch Foursomes and are on the website. Sheets will also be put up in the changing room in due course. Please ensure your rounds are finished by the specified dates. Both sides of the draw have equal responsibility to get the game played so unless you want it to come to a coin toss or double elimination, get the match organised.

MOATE FESTIVAL OF GOLF – All events are now available for booking on the BRS and as always there will be plenty of big prizes, some of which are already on display in the shop. It is always a great opportunity to invite friends over to see just how good Moate GC is. This year’s renewal will run in June from Wednesday 24^th to Sunday 28^th and as always will include our Annual Classic. If any member can arrange sponsorship in any form please talk to a committee member as it would be most appreciated. No amount would be too big!!

JUNIOR ALL IRELAND FINALS 2026 - Moate GC are delighted to have been selected to host the Golf Ireland All Ireland Junior Finals in August. A subcommittee has been formed and plans are underway so watch this space for how you can get involved.

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O