Greystones Golf Club

Co.Wicklow, Ireland

Interclub News

Good return for Jimmy Bruen team away in Bray..

Alan Byrne’s Jimmy Bruen team played Bray this afternoon in the quarter final stage of the competition.  Due to fixture congestion the away match was played a few days before the home leg.  With three matches away the obvious danger was that, if a point couldn’t be won this afternoon we would have no need to play the home matches.

Our first pair out were Ian Mullally & Eddie Davis.  On an incredibly hot day on Bray head the lads turned 2 down and while they played well were unable to claw the match back and ultimately lost 3& 2.  Second out were Alan Byrne & Craig Hazelton who got off to a dreadful start and found themselves 4 down through 7.  A fantastic fight back saw them 1 down with 2 to play and after halving the 17th in pars the lads went to 18 needing a win.  Unfortunately it wasn’t to be and Alan had to try to hole a 17 footer that just slipped past the hole to keep the match alive .

It wasn’t looking great for the third match early on either with Tom Byrne & Jamie Anderson 1 down after the first nine holes.  Neither Tom nor Jamie have giving up in their DNA however and a very strong start to their back 9 gained them a 2 hole lead with three to play.  A win for Bray on 16th had the anxiety levels for the Greystones spectators rise but the Greystones pair kept their heads and a win for them on the 17th sealed the match 2&1.

The two home matches will be played on Sunday afternoon.  You can follow the live scoring using the Live Scoring webpage which can be found by CLICKING HERE or by following the link on this website’s Home page.

 

 

Jimmy Bruen in Bray today

Best of luck to Alan Byrne’s Jimmy Bruen team who are in Bray this afternoon playing their away leg of the quarter finals.  Tee time is at 16.30.

The team will play three matches this afternoon and will have two home matches on Sunday.  You can follow the live scoring using the Live Scoring webpage which can be found by CLICKING HERE or by following the link on this website’s Home page.

 

Teams weekend update..

 

First away this afternoon was our Pierce Purcell team who faced Dun Laoghaire in the third round following a great win against local rivals Delgany.  Our first pairing out at home, Stefan Florin & Rob Tierney took their match by the scruff of the neck early on and after going 3 up through 9 they then applied the pressure to close the match by a margin of 5&4.  It was a much tighter affair for our second match pair of Alan Byrne & Gerry Browner who turned 1 down.  Both players are also team managers ( Jimmy Bruen & Powerscourt Cup ) and understood the value of each point and stuck to their task to find themselves dormie two up.  A loss of 17 kept Mark’s blood pressure on the high side but a great win on 18 sealed the match 2 up.  Away from home, Frank Marmion & Shane Power were playing well and were 2 up through 12 after the delayed away start time. Our third match in Greystones featured Stephen O’Brien & Eoin Mullen who looked in a strong position at 4 up at the turn.  Matchplay golf is never over till it’s over of course and a rally by Dun Loaghaire from the 10th through the fourteenth saw the match all square. 15 & 16 were halved and the Greystones pair had a great win on 17.  1 up and one to play it fell to Stephen to hole a 5 footer on the 18th to close out the match and the tie for Greystones.  Away from home, Conor Whelan & John Comer had taken control of their match, turning 2 up and getting to dormie 5 up before being called in.

Second out this afternoon was our Barton Shield team who also faced Dun Laoghaire.  This was a quarter final match for Tom Byrne’s  2021 team.  Unfortunately this was not going to be our day.  At home Adam Packman & Gary Dunne found themselves on the back foot having lost the first 4 holes.  At this level it’s hard to recover from such a position.  Away from home Eddie Lonergan & Daniel O’Byrne were faring betting and at just one down through 7 were well in the match and were all square after 14.  This is a cumulative holes format and we were ultimately unable to recover from the slow home start loosing 7&6.

After the Barton Shield our Ladies Revive team took to the course to play Powerscourt with three matches away and two at home.  This was round 3 for Lisa Croke’s team, having beaten Delgany and Foxrock in rounds 1 and 2. Lisa headed to Powerscourt to look after the away leg awhile Mags Smith looked after the home tie. Three matches were settled early. Away from home Marguerite Hamill & Ger O’Shea played really well to overpower their opponents and win out 5&4 and put a point on the board for Greystones. Our second away pairing of the normally unbeatable, Hayley Mulcahy & Sandra Cotter didn’t fare so well coming up against a really strong pair and they ended up loosing 4&3.  At home Jacinta Dean & Aine O’Rourke were 1 up through 6 and turned 3 up.  They kept their feet on the gas and closed their match out 5&3. At 2/1 up in the tie, the remaining matches were extremely tight.  In Powerscourt Amanda Lawless & Mary Hutch were 1 up through 9 and 1 up standing on the 18th tee.  Powerscourt won the 18th and the match headed to the 19th.  Meanwhile, in Greystones our first match out had a really strong pair of Mary Lockhart & Regina Barry.  As it happens Powerscourt also had a strong pair in this match position.  All square through 9 became all square through 14 with the players swapping holes. Greystones edged ahead with a great win on 15 only to see their lead go when Powerscourt won the 17th. No stress in amateur golf then ?   On 18,  Greystones played the hole impeccably to win the match and close out the tie for Greystones.

Congratulations to all the teams and many thanks to the managers and players who put themselves out their representing their club – it is appreciated.

 

Like the curates egg – good in parts !

 

 

Interclub matches this Sunday …

First out this Sunday will be Mark Byrne’s Pierce Purcell team who, after seeing off Delgany in round 2 now face Dun Laoghaire in the third round.  Greystones have three matches at home and two away.  Tee off in Greystones is at 14.30 and at 15.50 in Dun Laoghaire.

Second out is our Barton Shield who also face Dun Laoghaire.  Tom Byrne’s young 2021 team beat Woodenbridge in round 2 to get to this quarter final stage.  Tee time is at 15.00.

Straight after that the Ladies Revive team are set to play Powerscourt with three matches away.  This is round 3, Greystones having beaten Delgany and Foxrock in rounds 1 and 2. Tee off is at 15.10.

It should be a great day to be on the course supporting the teams but if you can’t make it you can follow the matches on the live scoring webpage ( available on the front page on this website ) or by clicking here

Hard Luck to Greystones Best Cup team…

Hard luck to Pat O’Dowd and his Best Cup team who lost 3 to 2 to Delgany  this afternoon. With three at home and putting out a strong team Pat felt we had a great chance but alas it wasn’t to be we came up against a very strong Delgany team who played extremely well on the day.

In Delgany, Jimmy Hempenstall & Brian O’Connor lost on 16 and our second away pairing of John Carroll & Michael Gaughran fought bravely from 4 down to eventually loose on 17.  Three wins at home were now required and with Dermot Whiston & John Gogavan getting us a point on 15 ( 4&3) and Maurice Phelan & Paul Cahill also winning by a margin of 3&2 it all came down to the George Hughes & Chris Corrigan match.  A solid front 9 had George & Chis in touch with their opposition but unfortunately they lost their match and the tie on the 16th, 3&2.

Hard luck to Pat, Joe and all the team.

 

 

Win for junior boys in Wicklow Cup ….

Our third Junior match out today saw Neil Lawless’ Wicklow Cup team take on Blainroe in Greystones.  This competition is a scotch foursomes format.

Neil’s team included two debutantes pulling on the yellow club shirt, Adam Moore and Kallum McCormack.  Neil paired Adam and Kallum with two stalwarts in William O’Riordan and Jack McGovern respectively for their first team outing.

First out were Jamie Anderson & Mark Lawless who turned 1 up and finished out their match 3&2 after a very solid performance.  At the other end of the team sheet, Brook Mangan & Milo Delaney were in total control, winning out by a hefty 9&7 margin against two Blainroe players making their debuts for their club.   The third Match out featured Kevin Dillon & Tom Murray who sealed their match on the 15th hole, 4&3.  Jack McGovern & Adam Moore had to wait till the 16th to win, 3&2 and give Adam his first club point.  William O’Riordan & Kallum McCormack stuck at it till the 18th when Kallum held a putt for a halved match and an overall team result of 4 1/2 to 1/2 for Greystones.

Congratulations to all the team.

Tough morning on the course for Greystones junior boys

Hard luck to the Irish Junior Foursomes team who lost out to local rivals, Delgany this morning. The competition is handicapped and we were giving 7 shots at home and 3 away.

It looked to be very much going our way after the first eight holes with our home match of Dylan Holmes & Jamie Anderson in a commanding lead of 6 up and the away team of George O’Brien & Jack McGovern at3 up.  As we all know however team match-play golf can turn in a flash and so it happened this morning.

All square after 15 our pair in Delgany lost 16, 17 & 18 to finish 3 down.  To be fair they had absolutely no luck on the day.

All eyes turned to home where a win on 16 brought the match to 3 up for Greystones however we were giving a shot on 17. Delgany won this hole with a par which included an unbelievable Up & Down from the back of the green.  Meanwhile in Dalgany, George & Jack were on the putting green in case of a play off depended on a win on 18 for Dylan & Jamie.  On 18, Delgany were in trouble off the tee and hit a provisional while Greystones split the fairway.  Delgany found their first ball and were able to hack it out to the fairway and their next shot was to 6 feet which Paddy McGovern duly held for the visitors to give them a win by 1 hole.

Hard luck to all involved.

 

Teams update and pictures on Captain Philip’s Prize weekend….

A mixed bag in terms of both weather and results over the weekend of Captain Philip’s prize.

Thursday saw Liam O’Shea and his super, Super Seniors travel to Delgany for their second fixture in this event having secured a great home win earlier this month.  It is so hard to win five away matches and this tie ended up as tight as could be.  First out were Ray Hogan & Julian Pollard who played great golf and finished with pars on 16 and 17 to win the match.  Cathal Cooney & Jerry Teehan never gave up and their match ended in a half. Our third pair of Pat O’Regan & Pat Raftery played great but unfortunately lost on the 16th.  1 1/2 each and it couldn’t have been tighter.  It took two strong wins, one by Jim F. Ryan & Alan O’Sullivan on the 18th and the other by Eddie Joynt & Denis Cromie,  also on the 18th,  to seal this very exciting tie.  Next up is a tie away to Woodenbridge.

 

On a very pleasant afternoon on Friday Tom Byrne’s Senior cup team took on Wicklow with three matches away. As most golfers will appreciate it is never easy to win any match in Wicklow, and the senior cup team were well aware of this having lost to Wicklow last year. Daniel O’Byrne got off to a slow start in Wicklow, never really recovered and eventually lost 5&4.  Tom had Gary Dunne out on the third match in Wicklow. Gary has recently returned from the US and has been shooting some great sores but on the day his opponent kept clear air between them and eventually Gary lost out 4&3.  Meanwhile at home, Adam Packman was storming ahead. Two up after two, he never looked like he was going to loose and eventually ran out a comfortable winner by a margin of 7&5.  Our first match out at home saw Shane O’Connor 1 down through 6 holes, at which stage he hit the Pro button and won 4&3.

It all came down to our first man out in Wicklow, Niall Gaffney.  Niall found himself 1 down through 11 and in a ding dong battle for the tie. At 1 down through 15 and on an away course, it didn’t look particularly good, however Niall played some excellent golf to win 16 & 17 to win the match and the tie.

Congratulations to all, next up is a home tie against Dun Laoghaire.

 

On Sunday Colm Mulcahy’s Junior Cup team took on Dun Laoghaire. On a horrendous day weather wise it was always going to be a struggle but Colm had a very strong team out and hopes were high. At home, our third match out, the normally unbeatable Alan Keane found himself 2 down through 5 holes.  He fought back to all square through 7 but lost 8 to go one down.  A bad run through 12, 13 and 14 saw the match go Dun Laoghaire’s way as they won out 4&3.  In Dun laoghaire our second match out saw Jamie McDonald struggle from the get-go and unfortunately Jamie lost 5&4.  With two matches in the bag Dun Laoghaire needed just one to win the tie.  At home Diarmaid MacGabhann was in control of his match, albeit by small margins and was 2 up after 14 holes.  Dylan Holmes, in the second match was fighting hard in an up and down match and was all square through 16.  In Dun Laoghaire Harry Kirk came from two down after 6 to be all square standing on the 18th tee box.  Needing all three matches, it was unfortunate for Harry and the team that he got stuck under the lip of a bunker on the 18th and ended up loosing the hole and the tie went Dun Laoghaire’s way.

Hard luck to all involved, a huge effort was put into this competition by Colm, Eddie and the players.