Men’s Diary 2018
The Men’s Captain Niall McGahon would like to thank all our sponsors for 2018 and urge all our members to support them.
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| The Men’s Captain Niall McGahon would like to thank all our sponsors and urge all members to support them. | |||
| DATE | COMPETITION | NOTES: | SPONSOR |
| FEBRUARY | |||
| Fri/Sat/Sun 2nd, 3rd, 4th | 12 Hole Singles Stableford | Loughrea Men’s Club | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 9th, 10th, 11th | 12 Hole Singles Stableford | Loughrea Men’s Club | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 16th, 17th, 18th | 12 Hole Singles Stableford | Loughrea Men’s Club | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 23rd, 24th, 25th | 12 Hole Singles Stableford | Raftery’s Bar, Craughwell, John Nash Solicitors | |
| MARCH | |||
| Fri/Sat/Sun 2nd, 3rd, 4th | 12 Hole Singles Stableford | Jody Connolly, Centra Craughwell | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 9th, 10th, 11th | 12 Hole 2 Ball Blitz – Presentation of Prizes | Captains Drive-in Sun 11th at 5pm | RGR Partners |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Fri 16th – Mon 19th | 18 Hole Fourball Betterball (Re-Entry) | Open | Loughrea Dental, Sarah McMorrow |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 16th, 17th, 18th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford OPEN | St Patrick’s Open | Mike Carey, Robbie Lyons, Austin Clarke |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Mon 19th | 18 Hole Singles Open | Open | Martin Broderick Car Sales, Keith Ryan |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 23rd, 24th, 25th | 18 Hole Team Event | Paddy Burkes, Clarinbridge | |
| APRIL | |||
| Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon 30th, 31st, 1st & 2nd April | 18 Hole Fourball Betterball OPEN (Re-entry) | Easter Open | Glynn’s Fruit & Veg |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 30th, 31st, 1st April | 18 Hole Singles Stableford OPEN | Easter Open | Dervans Fashions, Loughrea |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Mon 2nd April | 18 Hole Singles Stableford OPEN | Easter Open | Cawley’s Bar Craughwell |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 6th 7th 8th | 18 Hole Fourball Betterball (Re-Entry) | Holmpatrick Cup Qualifier | Greg Kennedy, Loughrea Driving Range |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 13th 14th 15th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | Gay Dolan, Philip Duffy, Seamus Mahon | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 20th, 21st, 22nd | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | Paddy Corcoran Cup GOY no. 1 | Abbeyville Catering (Siobhan) |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 27th, 28th, 29th | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | Comyn Cup GOY no. 2 | Dolan Electrical |
| MAY | |||
| Bank Holi Wk-end Fri 4th – Mon 7th | 18 Hole Fourball Betterball OPEN (Re-Entry) | Open | News’n’Choose, Loughrea |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Fri 4th – Sun 6th | 18 Hole Singles Open | Open | Craughwell Pharmacy |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Mon 7th | 18 Hole Singles Open | Open | Hopes Bakery |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 11th, 12th,13th | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | Parent Club Voucher GOY no. 3 | Dermot Callanan, FCC Chartered Accountants & Parent Club |
| Mon 14th – Sun 27th | Loughrea AmAm | ||
| Thursday 10th | Social Golf (Men, Ladies, Juniors) | Each Thursday evening through the summer | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 18th, 19th, 20th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | 3T’s Qualifier | Irish Drilling (Declan Joyce) |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 25th, 26th, 27th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | Top Granite, Paul Glynn | |
| JUNE | |||
| Bank Holi Wk-end Fri 1st – Mon 4th | 18 Hole Fourball Betterball OPEN (Re-Entry) | Open | Keary Auctioneers |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Fri 1st – Sun 3rd | 18 Hole Singles Stableford OPEN | Open | Total Health Pharmacy, Loughrea (Jack Staunton) |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Mon 4th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford OPEN | Open | Michael Booth, Craughwell |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 8th, 9th, 10th | 18 Holes Singles Stroke | Paul Healy Memorial GOY no. 4 | Healy Family |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 15th, 16th, 17th | 18 Holes Singles Stroke | GOY no. 5 | Golfstyle |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 22nd, 23rd, 24th | 18 Holes Singles Stroke | GOY no. 6 | Main St Clinic, Loughrea |
| Sat 30th June | Jean Brogan – Ladies Captains Prize | Lady Captains Prize | Brogan Family |
| JULY | |||
| Sun 1st July | 18 Hole Stableford Mystery 3 Ball | Moran Refuse, Craughwell | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 6th, 7th, 8th | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | Dowling Cup GOY no. 7 | AIB, Loughrea |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 6th, 7th, 8th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | Past Captains & Presidents | Tony Slevin |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 13th, 14th, 15th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | McD’s Superstore, Loughrea | |
| Sat/Sun 21st, 22nd | Niall McGahon Captains Prize | Captains Prize GOY no. 8 | McGahon Family |
| Sat 28th July | Niall McGahon Captains Prize | Captain’s Prize – Play off and presentation | McGahon Family |
| Sun 29th July | 18 Hole Singles Stableford OPEN | Leahy’s Pharmacy | |
| AUGUST | |||
| Bank Hol Wk-end Fri 3rd – Mon 6th | 18 Hole Fourball Betterball OPEN (Re-Entry) | Open | Tom Doyle Motors |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Fri 3rd – Sun 5th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford OPEN | Open | Beattys Hardware |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Mon 6th | 18 Hole Single Stableford OPEN | Open | Jim & Eileen Dunne |
| Fri 10th | Ollie Broe Seniors Captains Prize | Seniors Captains Prize | Broe Family |
| Sat 11th Aug | Evan O’Doherty Junior Captains Prize | Junior Captain’s Prize 2pm – 3pm | Michael Bond |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 10th, 11th, 12th | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | GOY no. 9 | Naomh Breandan Credit Union, Loughrea |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 17th, 18th, 19th | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | GOY no. 10 | Councillor Michael Maher |
| Sat/Sun 25th, 26th | Pat Hynes – President’s Prize | Presidents Prize | Hynes Family |
| SEPTEMBER | |||
| Sun 2nd Sep | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | Junior Scratch Cup, Open | McInerneys SuperValu, Loughrea |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 31st Aug – 2nd Sep | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | Intermediate Scratch Cup, Open | Cillian Moran (Top Oil) |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 31st Aug – 2nd Sep | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | Minor Scratch Cup, Open | Walsh Waste |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 7th, 8th, 9th | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | Peter Murphy Memorial GOY no. 11 | Peter Murphy Junior |
| Friday 7th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | Bernard Dervan Trophy for Seniors | Bernard Dervan |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 14th, 15th, 16th | 18 Hole Singles Stroke | The Memorial GOY no. 12 | McGahon Family |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 21st, 22nd, 23rd | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | Noel Kelly, Colm McGuinness, Fiacre McGrath | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 28th, 29th, 30th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | Meadow Court Hotel | |
| OCTOBER | |||
| Fri/Sat/Sun 5th, 6th, 7th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | Special Category for Non Prize Winners | Kilboys Funeral Directors |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 12th, 13th, 14th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | David Carroll, Acorn Life | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 19th, 20th, 21st | 18 Hole Singles Stableford | Hamper Competition | McInerneys SuperValu, Loughrea |
| Bank Hol Wk-end Fri 26th – Mon 29th | 18 Hole Fourball Betterball OPEN (Re-Entry) | Open | Loughrea Hotel & Spa |
| Bank Hol Wk-end Fri 26th – Sun 28th | 18 Hole Singles Stableford OPEN | Open | Monksfield Furniture |
| Bank Holi Wk-end Mon 29th | 19 Hole Singles Stableford OPEN | Open | Colm Flannery, Martin Flynn, Sean Moran |
| NOVEMBER | |||
| Fri/Sat/Sun 2nd, 3rd, 4th | 12 Hole 2 Ball Blitz – Presentation of Prizes | Captains Farewell | Dessie O’Briens Bar, Kilrickle |
| Sat 3rd | Mass for Deceased Members | ||
| Fri/Sat/Sun 9th, 10th, 11th | 12 Hole Singles Stableford | Corrib Oil | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 16th, 17th, 18th | 12 Hole Single Stableford- Wk1 | Winter League Begins | The Auld Sod, Michael Drayne |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 23rd, 24th, 25th | 12 Hole Single Stableford- Wk2 | Shalveys Butchers, Loughrea | |
| DECEMBER | |||
| Fri/Sat/Sun 30th Nov, 1st, 2nd | 12 Hole Single Stableford- Wk3 | Maggie Mays | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 7th, 8th, 9th | 12 Hole Single Stableford- Wk4 | Loughrea Tyre Centre | |
| Fri/Sat/Sun 14th, 15th, 16th | 12 Hole Single Stableford- Wk5 | Albert Mannion, Mark McInerney, Whitethorn | |
| Fri 21st Dec to 1st Jan | 16 Hole Singles Open | X-mas Open. Re-entry. | Taste Mattters |
MENS & JUNIORS MATCHPLAY COMPETITIONS
1 Bishop’s Cup: Gerry McGrath Tyres
2 Dyar Salver: Dyar Family – Lakeside Motors
3 Mixed Foursomes: Molson Coors, Conor Donohue
4 Musgraves Foursomes: Musgraves Cash & Carry
5 Junior Matchplay: Sean Glynn
6. Junior Captain’s Prize: Michael Bond
7. Golfer of the Year: The Auld Sod, Ballinasloe, Michael Drayne
How to get a Handicap
New members with existing handicap must forward their Handicap Certificate
signed by the Handicap Secretary of their former Club.
New members wishing to obtain a golf handicap must return 3 x 18 Hole cards which must be played
at Loughrea GC. The cards must be marked by a member and returned in an envelope addressed to the
Handicap Secretary. Please do not submit cards separately.
Captain’s Prize 2018
To be eligible to win 1st, 2nd, Gross or 3rd prize, members must have completed and returned cards in 4 x 18 Hole Singles Competitions in Loughrea GC.
President’s Prizes 2018
To be eligible to win 1st, 2nd, Gross or 3rd prize, members must have completed and returned cards in 4 x 18 Hole Singles Competitions in Loughrea GC.