Any member wishing to avail of golf insurance please notify Tom Bealin 0868213223 by 30th April 2012. Insurance will be covered by AON golf insurance and costs €20.
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Finally after 10 weeks the Last Man Standing has come to a head. With 3 men going into the final week and €700 at stake the teams picked were
Pat Demspsey – Liverpool
Robbie Mack – Sunderland
Paul O’Farrell – Liverpool
All three teams lost meaning the jackpot is shared. Well done lads, we can’t wait until the new season in August when we can run a bumper Last Man Standing again. A special thanks to Hon Sec Joe Walker for running this event.
Winner: AJ Duffy (8) 38pts
Two’s Club
AJ Duffy
For the third year in succession we came up against neighbours Tulfarris in the Barton Cup. Having been beaten by them in the pre-season Garden County trophy match, Paddy Brady’s team knew they would be up against a good team.
Tony McGinley got proceedings underway in Blessington Lakes with a drive down the middle but they soon found themselves in trouble early in as they went 3 down through 6 holes. However they sparked back into life with 5 wins in a row from the 8th to put themselves right back into contention and eventually got to 3 up with 3 to play. You would think it would be a formality to finish off the match form here but Tulfarris showed great determination and won the 16th, 17th and 18th to bring the match to tie holes. Tony’s drive found trouble on the right hand side of the 19th but playing partner Jerry Bergin played a miraculous shot to find the green and a two putt par was good enough to seal the win.
Meanwhile the other home pairing Diarmuid McCarthy and Brendan Flynn cruised to victory with a solid performance and won their match 6 & 5. Now with 2 wins in the bag all eyes focused on the 3 games in Tulfarris where we needed to win one to take the overall result.
Tulfarris dominated the first half of proceedings by the fact than no Blessington Lakes pairings managed to get ahead in their match until Ben Cullen & Paddy Carthy parred the 12th to go 1 up. They never looked back and proceeded to win the 13th, 14th and 15th to take a well deserved 4 & 3 victory which sealed the overall victory on the day.
Lee McMillan and Christy Murray fought hard in there match but were ultimately outclassed by their opponents and finished early. The final pairing of Philip Wardick and Paul McGee played a very close match and were all square standing on the 15th fairway when they were called in.
This means we progress to the 2nd round of the Barton Cup and have beaten the neighbours 3 years in a row in this competition. We will face either Rathsallagh or Mount Wolsely in the 2nd round.
The rain pours down on the 3rd hole at Tulfarris
(match commentary was broadcast live over the Blessington Lakes twitter feed)
Winner: Richie Kelly Jnr (20) 42pts
Runner Up: Pat Reid (15) 42pts
Third: Keith Walsh (28) 41pts
Visitor: Gary Allen Jnr (17) 38pts
1st Nine: Danny Lynch (26) 23pts
2nd Nine: Tony Hanlon (21) 21pts
Twos Club
Hole 3 Noel Billane
Hole 3 PAT BRADY
Hole 5 Donal McEvoy
Hole 5 Noel Searson
Hole 5 Keith Walsh
Hole 14 Alan Doolan
Hole 14 Joe O’Toole
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Match Play 2012 (xcell)
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Members will be required to book competition times online from the 24th April. All members must initially register once and then will be able to use their 8 digit GOLFnet number to book their tee times in all competitions.
There will be initial teething problems with the system as members familiarise themselves with the new system so please be patient as it will benefit the club in the long term.
After you register you will be able to book your tee times on line. All competition timesheets will be available 10 days in advance.
Members Booking
Visitor Booking
Winner: Joe Walker Jnr (21) 37pts
Winner: Tony Hanlon (23) 69 nett
1st Cat 1: Alan Doolan (13) 70 nett
2nd Cat 1: Jamie Tutty (12)70 nett
1st Cat 2: Noel Searson (20) 70 nett
2nd Cat 2: Ray Murphy (20) 70 nett
Gross: Colin Kelly (10) 81 gross
Two’s Club
Paul O’Farrell (2 shares)
Ronan Maguire
Stephen Maguire
Tom Barrett
Diarmuid McCarthy
Donal McEvoy
John Messitt
Joe O’Toole
The committee has refocused on initiating the online time sheet system for club competitions so for those of you members who have not registered please do so. To do this all you have to do is click here where you will be redirected to a Members’ Internet Booking Registration Form. Simply fill out the form to register and jot down your password somewhere safe so you don’t forget it. You user name will be your eight digit golfnet number which will be written on the back of your golfnet card. If you do not know or do not have a golf net number please also let us know by emailing us at info@blessingtonlakesgolfclub.com
The committee is hoping to have the online timesheet up and running very soon.
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