Captains drive-in at Woodstock

by Seamus Hayes sports reporter

Woodstock Golf Club

A combination of snow and heavy rain resulted in the cancellation of many golf competitions across the county on Saturday last when most courses remained closed.

Despite this, however, Woodstock hosted their captains’ drive in, which had been cancelled a week earlier as a mark of respect to former lady captain Patricia Graham whose death had taken place.

The inclement weather on Saturday last did not deter a big crowd of members from gathering for the drive in ceremony for men’s captain Aidan Mulcahy. senior captain John Donovan, junior captain Harry Mc Enery, lady captain Niamh O’Regan who were joined by club president Oliver Mc Namara. The drive in was followed by a social evening at Hotel Woodstock.

The Spring league continues this week when the format will be modified fourball betterball (Preferred Drive). There will be a club singles this Friday, Saturday and Sunday

LAHINCH GOLF CLUB: sition comprehensively but their win in the penultimate hurdle over Tipperary opposition will go down as one of the clashes of the year.

The annual Play in Pink Day organised by the ladies section at Lahinch Golf Club will take place on Monday April 3. This fundraiser is in aid of Breast Cancer Research at University Hospital Galway. This will be an invitation event with at least one member on each team. The format will be a team of four.

Having yielded to a thumping 15-1 defeat in their first game and reeling at 13-1 in their second, the young duo somehow courageously clawed their way back to a 15-14 victory to send the game to an epic tiebreak that they won by just two points, 15-13.

The victory was one of the high points of a weekend of provincial finals started brilliantly by Daniel Madden in the U12 boys competition with an impressive victory over Cork opposition.

At the same Broad- ford, Limerick venue, U16 Doubles partners Jack Madden and Paul Rodgers claimed their provincial title over Cork opposition in two straight games, while Sarah Wiley put up a brilliant performance in her U-17 singles title before being pipped at the post in a tiebreaker. Hats were also off the night before to Saoirse O’Brien for her brave performance as she lost out narrowly in her U13 singles final.

In Co Cavan Diarmaid Nash’s attempt to put back-to-back national senior titles together was not to be as Westmeath’s Robbie McCarthy turned the tables to win back the title.