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    Intervarsities Match Play Tuesday 19th March University of Ulster claimed the Intervarsities Match Play title in a close encounter with pre tournament favourites NUI Maynooth.  The northern side built a commanding lead at the halfway stage, being 3up in the first, third and fourth matches through 9 holes, with the other two matches all square.  Matt McClean scored an early win for Ulster and the tie looked all but over when Paula Grant secured ...

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  Mrs Eileen Waddell celebrated her 100th birthday with her friends at Knock Golf Club last November.  It was an appropriate way to mark the milestone as she told us many times “I lived for golf” and she still shows that same enthusiasm at the age of 100!   Eileen joined Knock Golf Club in 1957 and was a member for over 50 years. She was Lady Captain in 1978, an honorary treasurer and also served as honorary ...

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The Connacht Ladies Interprovincial Team who will contest this year’s series of matches at Castle Dargan GC Ballygawley Co. Sligo on April 3-5 is as follows: Connacht Ladies Interprovincial Team Burke       Shannen (Ballinrobe) Cassidy   Anne (Portumna) Corcoran  Suzanne (Portumna) Hopkins    Clodagh (Woodbrook) Kitching    Niamh (Limerick) McCormack  Anne (Roscommon) McGowan  Darragh (Ballybofey/Stranorlar) Moclair    Fiona (Ballinasloe) Team Captain: Mrs. Eileen Mac Mullen

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Mrs Maura Mc Clure Captain’s Day Prize Winners. L/R Liz Cooley, Catherine Reid, Chris Grist, Mary Austin, Overall Winner Geraldine Bradley, Betty Fulton,Leontia Sheppard, Bernie Mc Nally. Lady Captain with Paula Cooley, Chris Grist and Mary Smith          

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Portuguese Senior Ladies Open 04 February 2013    Sheena McElroy produced rounds of 78 and 76 to win the Portuguese Senior Ladies Open by 3 shots. Mary Madden (Ballinasloe) and Kate Evans (Frilford Heath) both also finished in the top 10. There were 120 playing in the tournament with 20 in category Par 73 154 Sheena McElroy (Grange) 78, 76       157 Minna Kaarnalathti (Fin) 78, 79 159 Sue Dye (Eng) 83, 76 161 Beatrice Ramirez De Hardo (Spa) 82, 79 162 Annie Gowing (Eng) ...

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Kenmare Golf Club’s  Two Sisters Golf Tournament was once again kindly sponsored by: Finbarr Cotter Newbridge Silverware Cork. Winners of the 2012 event were Killarney sisters Noreen Coffey & Mary O’ Rourke with a fantastic score of 83. 2nd: Angela Brosnan & Clara Brosnan Kenmare 83 3rd: Geraldine McCarthy & Jenny McCarthy Mallow 81. 4th: Noreen Crowley & Marie James Kenmare/Enfield UK 81, 5th: Orla Buckley & Niam Sheehan Lisselan 80. 6th: Pudge O’ Reilly& Carmel Horgan Ballybunion/Arklow 80. 7th: Christina Foley & Grace ...

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