Greystones Golf Club

Co.Wicklow, Ireland

Junior News

Clean Sweep of Wins for our Inter-Club Teams Last Sunday

Greystones Golf Club enjoyed a busy and eventful weekend across multiple interclub competitions, with teams competing in the Leinster Senior Cup, Junior Cup, Jimmy Bruen Shield, and Irish Junior Foursomes. There were some excellent performances, dramatic finishes, and a healthy mix of results that reflect both the strength and depth of the club’s panels. Here’s a full round-up of the action.

The Junior Cup team delivered a dominant display at home against Woodbrook, running out convincing 4-1 winners in the junior cup Leinster south competition. Eddie Lonergan came through a closely fought battle to win on the final hole, finishing 1 up through 18. Chris Lawless put on a clinical performance, sealing his match early with an emphatic 7 up win through 13 holes. Chris Boylan followed with another strong showing, closing out his game 4 up through 15. Milo Doyle was in control of his match, 2 up through 15, before it was called. Conor McAleer’s match was 2 up through 12, before it was also called in. It was an impressive all-round performance from the squad. Next up is Carton House.

Greystones Senior Cup team also enjoyed success at home, posting a strong 4–1 win over Grange Castle. William O’Riordan was in blistering form, powering to an 8 up victory through just 11 holes. Adam Packman added another point with a composed 5 up win through 14, Shane O’Connor added the final point to confirm the win with a 7 up win through 13 holes. Jamie Anderson’s match was called halved after 12 holes, while Alan Condren matched that result in a steady performance through 13. It was a commanding team effort and a great result to continue the momentum for the club in the senior cup Leinster south competition.

Greystones faced Coolattin in the Jimmy Bruen Shield on Sunday in a tense home and away clash. Two matches were played at home and two away. At home, Ray Nolan and Colm Mulcahy were dominant, winning their match 7&6. Fergal Duffy and Des Cullen battled hard but came up short, losing 3&2 on the 16th. Away from home, Ray McDonnell and Trevor Phillips struggled to find their rhythm and were defeated 6 up. Barry Massey and Alan Byrne staged a thrilling comeback, 3 down through 5, the pair managed to turn the match around brilliantly and seal a victory with a 2 up win on the 18th.

With the overall score tied 2-2, a sudden-death playoff followed at Coolattin. Barry Massey and Alan Byrne returned to the tee and delivered again, winning the playoff hole to secure the overall victory for Greystones.

The Irish Junior Foursomes team delivered a confident and composed performance in their tie against Grange. The pairing of Ruadhann Murray and JP Lynch combined superbly, while Ollie Packman and Dylan Cavazza showed great teamwork and consistency. Both pairings secured comfortable victories to seal an impressive win for Greystones in the opening round of the competition.

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Jam Packed Sunday Ahead for our Inter-Club Teams

This Sunday, the club is involved in a full schedule of inter-club matches across several competitions. Here’s a rundown of the day’s fixtures:

Junior Cup vs Woodbrook – 1:00 PM
The Junior Cup team is in action against Woodbrook with a total of five matches. L three to be played at home and two away.

Senior Cup vs Grange Castle – 1:50 PM
The Senior Cup team begins the defence of their title with a tie against Grange Castle. Two matches will take place at home, with the other three played away. A solid start will be the aim as they look to put another strong run together this year.

Jimmy Bruen vs Coolattin – 2:30 PM
The Jimmy Bruen team will play Coolattin at 2:30 PM, with the format split with two matches at home and two away.

Junior Foursomes vs Grange – 3:00 PM
The Junior Foursomes team will face Grange, in both matches to be played in Greystones.

Supporters are welcome to come along and follow the home matches throughout the afternoon. Best of luck to all players representing the club on Sunday.

You can follow the action live on our ClubNet live score or Click here.

William O’Riordan Competes in Scottish Boys Championship at West Kilbride

William our Junior Boys Captain is away this week with the Irish team as he competes in the prestigious Scottish Boys Championship at West Kilbride Golf Club. The event draws some of the best young golfers from across the UK, Ireland and Europe, providing a fantastic platform for high-level competition.

The action starts tomorrow, and you can follow all the scores and updates at the following link: Click Here

Best of luck to Will and the team.

Honouring the 2024 Junior Interprovincial Champions – Great Representation from our Greystones Juniors!

Congratulations to Isabella Stewart, Shauna Seifried, Toby Murphy and Ruadhán Murray who were presented with their medals yesterday at the Golf Ireland HQ in Carton House for winning their respective Junior Interprovincial team championships last summer.

The event hosted by Neil Manchip, the Golf Ireland High Performance Director, and the medals were presented by the Golf Ireland President, Rosemary Tully.

Isabella and Shauna were part of the victorious Girls U-18 team, with Toby on the Boys U-16 team and Ruadhán on the Boys U-14 team. It wasn’t quite a clean sweep for Leinster as Connaught won the Boys U-18 championship, with Dylan Holmes and Jamie Anderson on the Leinster team.

Well done guys and best of luck in your golfing endeavours in 2025!

 

Flogas Junior Irish Open Final Day

Jamie Anderson went into the final round of the Flogas Junior Irish Open at Moyvalley GC in a tie for the lead.

Despite another under par round of 71 to finish 9 under he was overtaken by Benjamin Oberholzer (Clandeboye GC) who carded a 5 under 67 for the second day in a row to finish on 11 under. Jamie ultimately finished third at 9 under after 3 sub par rounds.

Milo Doyle had his best round of the week today, a 73, to finish on 6 over in 15th place and Will also had his best round of the week, a 70, to finish on 8 over and in 17th place.

All the scoring can be found on the link below.

 

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Day 2 Flogas Irish Junior Open

Jamie Anderson has got himself into a tie for the lead in Moyvalley GC after a 2nd round of 69. This gets him to 8 under and tied with Caelen Coleman (Galway Bay Golf Resort). Jamie will tee-off at 9.30am tomorrow.

Milo Doyle returned a 75 to finish on 5 over par and in 17th place. Milo will tee off at 8.50am.

Will O’Riordan carded a 78 to finish on 10 over par and in 19th place. Will will tee -off at 8.40am.

The third round takes place tomorrow.

Best of luck to Jamie, Milo and Will.

Scoring can be followed on the link below.

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10421737588518830192

Flogas Irish Junior Open

The first round of the Flogas Junior Open took place today at Moyvalley GC.

We have three representatives from Greystones taking part.

Will O’Riordan had a four over par 76 to be in 19th.

Milo Doyle has a 2 over 74 to be in tied 14th.

Jamie Anderson is right in contention after shooting a five under 67 which included 6 birdies. This has Jamie in 2nd place one off the lead which is held by Caelan Coleman (Galway Bay Golf Resort) on 6 under par.

2nd round takes place on Thursday with Will out at 8.40am, Milo at 8.50am and Jamie at 9.30am.

Best of luck to all three.

Scores can be followed using the link below.

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/10421737588518830192

Junior Scramble Results – 19 October 2024

We held our 27th and final Junior Competition of the 2024 season this afternoon. Nearly 70 boys and girls played in near perfect conditions and we managed to get 15 of the 17 groups in before the light faded. The final two groups just about finished before total darkness fell!

It was great to see so many stay for the prizegiving, and a big thank you from everyone in the Junior Section to our Lady and Men’s Captains, Ciara and Mark, for their attendance.

The prizegiving started with a very special presentation from Lady Captain Ciara, who presented Aoife Dempsey with a Golf Ireland Gold Medal for the best Girls WHS handicap progression over the season. Aoife had a phenomenal year on the course and this is a very well deserved award. Well done Aoife, we are all very proud of you!

Then over to our Junior Convenor, Neil, who announced next year’s Junior Captains. Shauna Seifried will hold the office of Junior Girls Captain, with Will O’Riordan taking over the reigns as Boys Captain. Two upstanding Junior members who have both had great seasons on the course!

And then on to the results, expertly called by our Boys Captain, Dylan Holmes. Big congratulations to our winning team, a mix of Blue, Reds and White, covering all of our Junior categories. Well done Ruadhán, Max, Tom and Caoileann on a great score led by some LPGA tourlike putting from Caoileann!

  1. Ruadhán Murray, Max Mahady, Tom Lawlor & Caoileann Murray
  2. Will O’Riordan, Patrick Murray, Seán Nunan & Bobby Tierney
  3. Jamie Anderson, James Power, Mason & Ava Melody
  4. Dylan Holmes, Aaron Byrne, Tom Farrell & Ben McFadden

The proceedings ended with some lovely words from our Mens Captain, Mark, who as a former Junior Convenor has always been a massive supporter of Junior golf in GGC.

As ever, a big Junior Section thank you to Jackie, Freddie and all the bar staff for keeping everybody watered and Ali, Olivia and all in the restaurant for feeding everybody!

So that’s a wrap on 2024 team and tournament golf. We will be in touch soon regarding our Winter coaching programme and in the meantime, we hope to see you all in the Club next Saturday evening for the pennant awards, where our Junior’s provided the Club with three pennants this year, including our first ever Green Pennant from the outstanding Fred Daly team.

We hope to see you all back for the 2025 season with competitions starting in late March or early April. With the huge number of Juniors playing every week, we will need more support from parents to ensure that we can continue to successfully run our weekly competitions. We averaged 60 boys and girls playing every Saturday and we really need to broaden the parent support group involved in this.

The Junior Committee

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Scramble Rules & Timesheet – 19 October 2024

The timesheet for tomorrow’s scramble is in the link below. This is our 27th, and final junior competition of the 2024 season.

Please note your tee times and try to arrive at least 30 minutes in advance for practice and to get acquainted with your playing partners.

GGC – Junior Scramble – 19 October 2024

Food will be served in the restaurant from 5.30pm and the prizegiving will be at 6.45pm. We will also be presenting prizes from the last few weeks Junior competitions along with a few spot prizes.

The timesheet is now closed and unfortunately due to the numbers playing (72), we cannot accommodate any more lines given light constraints.

To squeeze so many boys and girls in, we are teeing off in 8 minute gaps. It is essential that there is NO SLOW PLAY so that everybody can finish before it gets dark. The Blues in each Group will be responsible for ensuring the necessary speed of play is observed and will also act as team captains – encouraging their Red and White playing partners is expected!

So this means the following rules:

  • Blues tee off first, then Reds must be ready immediately, and once the Red tees off, the White must walk straight to the edge of the fairway to tee off – please do not wait for your Blue and Red partner to be with you before you tee off
  • One practice swing (MAXIMUM!) – no exceptions or penalties will be applied to scores from observers on the course
  • For those using rangefinders, please make sure you are the first member of your group to the ball to measure the distance and DO SO QUICKLY
  • Each player should have their club out of their bag and be ready to hit IMMEDIATELY after their playing partner hits – do your practice swing while you are waiting
  • No walking up to the green to see the distance of pitches / chips
  • Very quick lining up of putts – no big discussions! If in doubt, aim straight for the cup….
  • Finally, ONE TEE SHOT PER TEAM MEMBER IS REQUIRED

As this is a 9 hole scramble, we are actively encouraging parents of Whites to act as caddies. This is the last Junior competition of the year, so please where possible caddy for your son or daughter who is in the White category. You have your Saturday evenings back from next week!

Entry is €5 to cover prizes and food and must be paid in the pro-shop before tee-off.

We appreciate some children may have to stick around for a while after their round, but as this is the last Junior event of the year we would like to see them all there for the prizegiving and also as many parents present as possible.

The Junior Committee

Greystones Juniors Leading the Charge in Leinster Schools Qualifying Events

We had a lot of our Junior members playing in Leinster schools junior and senior events in recent weeks with more Greystones players in the prizes as the season draws to a close.

Last week in Lucan in the senior qualifying event, Chloe Creedon won the girls net prize with an amazing score of 43 points, while Will O’Riordan came fourth in the boys gross with a 74. Two GGC representatives out of 96 and both in the prizes! Well done guys.

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This week in Bray in the junior qualifying event, Ruadhán Murray won the best gross with a two over par 73 (out of 65 boys) while Aoife Dempsey and Emma Haugh came second and third in the girls gross (out of 35 girls). Great golf guys! Some great scores also from our other junior members.

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