Ballyheigue Castle Mens Club
On Sunday May 31st we had an 18 Hole single Stableford competition sponsored by Brendan Purcell, Ballyduff and Shaws Tralee.

1st David Linnane (22) 39pts
2nd Liam O'Mahony (21) 35pts
3rd Colum Carroll (22) 34pts
4th John Donegan (20) 33pts
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Next Sundays competition is an is an Open Mixed Classic being run by the Ladies Club. The competitions in the fixtures book for June 14th and 2st will be swapped so the qualifier for the Fourball matchplay will take place on June 21st. The top 8 pairings will qualify for the matchplay.

The weekly Men's Open Day continues on Thursday. Timesheet is available in the clubhouse. €10 for members, €20 for non members. Tea/Coffee and scone included.

The winners of last Friday scramble wereMartin Young, Pat Roche, Colum Carroll, Michael Leen. 2nd Place were Terry OConnor, Bernard Dineen, John Bourke, Vincent Linnane. The 9 Hole Open Mixed Scrambles will continue on Friday evening with a draw for partners at 7.00pm. Please ring your entry to the clubhouse.

The Top 10 in the GOTY after Sunday is
1 Linnane, David 62
2 Donegan, John 58
3 Sullivan, Jimmy 44
4 Carroll, Colum 43
5 Dillane, Pat 42
6 Stack, Eamon 39
7 Leen, John 37
8 O'Mahony, Liam 33
8 O'Sullivan, James 33

The top 30 qualify for the Master Classic in October. 30th place after Sunday is 20pts. Full details can be found on masterscoreboard.

The JB Carr team play Kenmare on Wednesday June 3rd at 2pm in the away leg of the County Final. The score is 4 1/2 to 1/2 after the home leg. The Kerry Shield takes place next Saturday in CAstlegregory. 6 players on the team with the best 5 single stableford scores to count.

Ballyheigue Castle Mens Club
On Sunday May 24th we had an 18 Hole V Par competition sponsored by Carmody, Leen & O'Donnell Accountants Tralee and Anto Casey Ballyheigue.

1st Eamon Stack (20) 4 up
2nd John Dineen (22) 2up
3rd Patsy O'Connor (19) 2up
4th John White (16) 2up
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Next Sundays competition is an 18 Hole Single Stableford competition. Timesheet available online only. This competition is sponsored by Brendan Purcell, Ballyduff and Shaws Tralee.

The weekly Men's Open Day continues on Thursday. Timesheet is available in the clubhouse. €10 for members, €20 for non members. Tea/Coffee and scone included.

The winners of last Friday scramble were Terry O'Connor, John Leen and Brendan McMahon. 2nd Place were John Joy, Padraig Casey, Kay Hehir and David Linnane.
The 9 Hole Open Mixed Scrambles will continue on Friday evening with a draw for partners at 7.00pm. Please ring your entry to the clubhouse.

Our JB Carr team played Kenmare in Ballyheigue last Thursday in the home leg on the County Final. Our first pairing was John Pierce and Anto Casey who defeated Pat O'Dwyer and Larry Kelly 2 & 1. Our second pairing of John Barrett and Mike Hayes won 1up against Michael Crowley and Michael O'Brien. Our 3rd pairing of James O'Sullivan and Eamon Stack defeated Dave O'Dwyer and Derek Coakelin 3 & 2. Our 4th pairing of Joseph O'Connor and Tim Joe Griffin won 1up against Philip Burns and Peter Cronin. Our last pairing of John Lohan and Ronan Gillooly finished all square with Tom Carey and John J Mahony. So heading to the away leg in Kenmare next week the score is 4 1/2 to 1/2.

Our Pierce Purcell lost 3-2 to the Ring of Kerry in Newcastlewest on Saturday. Oliver O'Halloran and John Donegan (a) won 5 & 4. Paul O'connor and Ronan Gillooly won 2 & 1. Jimmy Sullivan and John Barrett lost 6 & 5. John White and Packie Bunyan lost 3 & 2. John Lohan and Chris Edge lost on the 22nd.

The Top 10 in the Golfer of the Year is as follows
1 Sullivan, Jimmy 44
2 Donegan, John 42
2 Dillane, Pat 42
4 Leen, John 37
5 Linnane, David 35
6 White, John 30
6 O'Connor, Michael 30
8 Bunyan, Patrick 29
8 Lohan, John 29
8 O'Connor, Patsy 29
The Top 30 at the end of September qualify for the Master Classic on October 4th.

Full details can be found at http://www.masterscoreboard.co.uk/results/OOM.php?&CWID=4032&Series_ID=2

A presentation of prizes for all competitions so far in 2015 will take place on Friday June 5th after the scramble. All prizes winners are asked to attend.

Ballyheigue Castle Mens Club
On Sunday May 17th we had an 18 Hole Single Strokeplay competition sponsored by Henneberys Tralee.

1st John Donegan (21) 70 Nett
2nd John Lohan (16) 70 Nett
3rd Patrick O'Carroll (19) 72 Nett
4th Pat Dillane (8) 72 Nett
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Next Sundays competition is an 18 V Par competition. Timesheet available online only. This competition is sponsored by Carmody, Leen & O'Donnell Accountants Tralee and Anto Casey Ballyheigue.

The weekly Men's Open Day continues on Thursday. Timesheet is available in the clubhouse. €10 for members, €20 for non members. Tea/Coffee and scone included.

The winners of last Friday scramble were Paddy Healy (16) John Leen (18) and Brendan McMahon (26) with 30.
The 9 Hole Open Mixed Scrambles will continue on Friday evening with a draw for partners at 6.30pm. Please ring your entry to the clubhouse.

Our JB Carr team had another great win against Killarney on Wednesday in the semi final of the Kerry section. Our first paring of John Pierce and Anto Casey had a tight match throughout against Dermot Roche and Enda Cultayne with the Killarney group halfing the final hole to win the game 1up.
Our 2nd pairing was John Barrett and Mike Hayes who were playing Donie McSweeney and Tesso O'Connor. The match was A/S after 9 but a strong back 9 saw John and Mike win 4 & 2.
Our next point came from our final pairing of John Lohan and Ronan Gillooly who were playing Con Healy and Mike Leahy. Level after 13 John and Ronan won 14, 15 and 16 to win the game 3 & 2.
Our winning point came from Joseph O'Connor and Tim Joe Griffin who played Derry O'Connor and John Moynihan. Level after 14, Joseph and Tim Joe won 15 and 16 to go 2up with 2 to play. A win for Killarney on 17 saw the game go up 18. Joseph pitched from 30 yards short of the green to 4 feet and Tim Joe sunk the putt to win the game.
Our other pairing of James O'Sullivan and Eamon Stack were called in on 19 after finishing all square after 18. Final Score 3 1/2 to 1 1/2.

Our JB Carr team are playing Kenmare in Ballyheigue next Thursday at 12.00pm in the first leg of the final of the Kerry section. Our Pierce Purcell team play the Ring of Kerry in Newcastlewest next Saturday at 9.50am. All support welcome.

The Top 10 in the Golfer of the Year is as follows
1 Donegan, John 41
2 Dillane, Pat 33
3 Leen, John 32
4 O'Connor, Michael 30
5 Lohan, John 29
5 Sullivan, Jimmy 29
7 Mc Grath, Brian 27
8 Dempsey, Jack 24
8 Linnane, David 24
10 Carroll, Colum 23
10 Mc Elligott, J J 23
10 Dineen, Padraig 23
The Top 30 at the end of September qualify for the Master Classic on October 4th.

Full details can be found at http://www.masterscoreboard.co.uk/results/OOM.php?&CWID=4032&Series_ID=2

A presentation of prizes for all competitions so far in 2015 will take place on Friday June 5th after the scramble. All prizes winners are asked to attend.

On Sunday May 10th we had an 18 Hole Single Stableford competition, played in terrible weather, sponsored by Ballyroe Hotel and Brownes Bookmakers.

1st Brian McGrath (19) 35 pts
2nd Barry O'Grady (15) 33 pts
3rd Declan McCann (11) 31 pts
4th Vincent Linnane (21) 31pts
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Next Sundays competition is an 18 Hole Single Strokeplay competition. Timesheet available online only. This competition is sponsored by Henneberys Tralee.

The weekly Men's Open Day continues on Thursday. Timesheet is available in the clubhouse. €10 for members, €20 for non members. Tea/Coffee and scone included.

The 9 Hole Open Mixed Scrambles will continue on Friday evening with a draw for partners at 6.30pm. Please ring your entry to the clubhouse.

Our Jimmy Bruen played Dooks in Killorglin on Saturday morning. The first pairing was Enda O'Halloran and Martin Garvery and they won 4 & 2. The second pairing was Noel Gilbride and Declan McCann who won 3 & 2. The third pairing was Earl McMahon and Frank D'arcy who lost 1 down. The last paring was Pat Dillane and Maurice McElligott and they lost 3 & 2. This left the score 2-2 with the fourth pairing of Jerry Horan and Padraig Dineen finishing all sqaure after 18 Holes. Halves on 19 and 20 saw the Dooks pairing birdie the 21st hole to win a very tight match.

Our JB Carr team are playing Killarney in Ballyheigue next Wednesday at 2.30pm in the semi final of the Kerry section. All support welcome.

On Sunday May 3rd we had an 18 Hole Single Stableford competition sponsored by Albany Home Decor Tralee and The Greyhound Bar Tralee.

1st Jimmy Sullivan (15) 41 pts
2nd John Leen (19) 39 pts
3rd Maurice McElligott (10) 36 pts

Next Sundays competition is an 18 Hole Single Stableford competition. Timesheet available online only. This competition is sponsored by Ballyroe Hotel and Brownes Bookmakers.

The weekly Men's Open Day continues next Thursday. Timesheet is available in the clubhouse. €10 for members, €20 for non members. Tea/Coffee and scone included.

The 9 Hole Open Mixed Scrambles will continue on Friday evening with a draw for partners at 6.30pm. Please ring your entry to the clubhouse.

The Jimmy Bruen team will play Dooks this Saturday at 8.30am in Killorglin. The JB Carr team will play Killarney on Wednesday May 13th at 2.30pm in Ballyheigue.