The competition on Wednesday 2^nd was sponsored by Theresa Cleary and Carmel Connolly. The winners were 1^st Caroline Cunniffe (41) 39 pts, Cat 1 Carmel Connolly (15) 39 pts, Cat 2 Geraldine Coughlan (24) 34 pts, Cat 3 Mary Galvin ( 33) 32 pts and Cat 4 Grainne Costello (40) 30 pts.

The winners of the July Running Competition were 1^st Anne Healy (28) 53 pts, 2^nd Marie Dolan (28) 52 pts and 3^rd Theresa Cleary (36) 48 pts.

Friday evening saw the last ‘Fun Friday’ scramble of the year. Lady Captain Kay Gantley thanks all who took part over the 19 Friday’s. Thanks also to Anne, Betty, Kathy and Eleanor who provided refreshments on the evening and to Anna for her help in putting the teams together and organizing the prizes. There were great turnouts of both ladies and gents nearly every Friday. Following the scramble on Friday last there was a presentation of certificate to the ladies who took part in the G.I.G.s program this year. 

The competition on Wednesday 9^th is the Kay Kenny Memorial Cup sponsored by Dermot Kenny

Please support our member Val Keogh in his charity fundraising event for Motor Neurone Disease at the end of this month. The link is here https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/imndataughmaconnellcommunityfundraiser?fbclid=IwY2xjawUKz0dwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4_POm5C5SP-ieTwRVVkE33HU7uAl9Mot7pRbzISO2_tRu6mTKebD7TCvaDiw_aem_3rL6K3N3Cj2MTWohFRPqWA&sfnsn=wa and it is also on our Facebook page.

Eamon & Geraldine Coughlan with their respective Presidents Cups they both won recently on the same day. 

RESULTS – T.A. Dolan Cup (Strokeplay) 06/09/2026: 1^st Overall: Mark Dolan (8) 62 nett, 2^nd: Sean Dunne (15) 68 nett, 3^rd: Alan Tyrrell (6) 69 nett, 1^st Cat 1: David Digan (2) 71 nett, 1^st Cat 2: John Smyth (12) 71 nett, 1^st Cat 3: Joe Healy (17) 71 nett, 1^st Cat 4: Enda Varley (21) 69 nett, 1^st Ladies: Marie Keane (20) 72 nett, 1^st Juniors: Alex Adamson (15) 68 nett.

13 Hole Fortnightly (14) Stableford 06/09/2026: 1^st Gabriel Buckley (22) 31pts, 2^nd Paul Browne (21) 30pts, 3^rd Martin Horan (17) 29pts.

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 03/09/2026: 1^st Sean Egan (14) 39pts, 2^nd Barry Fogarty – Druids Glen (17) 38pts, 3^rd John Smyth (13) 37pts.  

Dermot Kenny in action on Thursday and Sean Egan with an interesting 'putt'! 

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – Next weekend Masterstone / Andrew Rafferty kindly sponsor a V-Par competition so we are looking forward to that. The next JM Thursday Open qualifier is on the 10th and the fifteenth fortnightly 13 hole of 2026 runs Monday 9^th to Sunday 20^th September and this can be played any day.

GOTY 2026 – The up to date table online includes todays T.A. Dolan Cup and last weeks Kay Kenny Cup. Over the 2 weeks leader Gearoid Lynam has consolidated his lead and he now has 515pts, with George Garvey next on 427.5pts and Kieran Claffey back in 3^rd with 366.5pts. Some 232 members have recorded points in this years GOTY which is pretty impressive. John Smyth (5^th) and Vincent Rickard (T85th) I see have recorded points in the last 3 events so they have some semblance of form going.

David Delaney finds a spot to look in on the green. 

JM THURSDAY OPEN 2026 – This table has already been updated online so thanks to Padraig Keenan for adding that. No changes on the top 24 from last week in any event. The lowest qualifying score still sits at 113pts and Gearoid Lynam leads on 124pts just 1pt ahead of  Nathan Dolan with Kieran Claffey & Liam Galvin tied in 3^rd on 119pts. We have now had 390 scores returned from around 61 clubs. The final has been confirmed for Sunday 4^th October at 1pm.

MATCHPLAYS UPDATE – The Scotch Foursomes, Mixed Foursomes and Shay Murtagh Precast Club Matchplay have all been updated in the notes below this one on the website. I’ve been in touch with everyone due to play so all is progressing although some are a little behind.

PRESENTATION – Prizes for recent competitions and the Club Classic will be given out on Sunday 13^th September at 5pm. We appreciate it’s a bit later than expected but we had the Junior All Ireland Finals recently and we were all focused on that. Of course that was a great success and a credit to everyone in the club. Winners and sponsors will be invited during the coming week.

MIXED SCRAMBLE AKA FUN FRIDAYS – A note from Lady Captain Kay Gantley – We had our last ‘Fun Friday’ Scramble on Friday evening last. Thanks to Anne, Betty, Kathy & Eleanor for their beautiful food. ‘Fun Fridays’ were a great success and thanks to all who played over the last 19 weeks. We had great fun and getting birdies was a new experience for most of us. We had some great turnouts with 33 on a couple of occasions. It was a great way to meet members and encourage newer members to feel part of the club. Thanks to the men who took part ye added experience and skill to the teams (sometimes). Thanks to all of you for your help in setting up our tea room, cleaning down afterwards and of course locking up!

Congratulations to Callum Dunne and his soccer team Kings Domain who are State 4 League Champions down in Melbourne. 

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

The Mixed Foursomes is now at the final stage so good luck to both pairings
 

The Scotch Foursomes is a little behind but I've been in touch with everyone and matches are organised so watch this space! 

The Shay Murtagh Precast Club Matchplay is also a little behind but I've been in touch with everyone and matches are organised so again, watch this space! 

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Another fantastic score in this weeks competition and we have the sponsor and donor of the Kay Kenny Cup (Dermot Kenny) playing so well he will be taking the cup home with him to Clara! Congratulations Dermot.

RESULTS – Kay Kenny Cup (Stableford) 30/08/2026: 1^st Dermot Kenny (26) 45pts, 2^nd Ray Donoghue (14) 44pts, Gross – Martin Hogan (3) 33pts, 3^rd Philip Dalton - New Forest (14) 40pts, Front 9 - Andrew Rafferty (16) 23pts, Back 9 - Loreto Boland (16) 23pts.

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 27/08/2026: 1^st Martin Horan (17) 40pts, 2^nd Michael Collins – Loughrea (21) 38pts, Gross – Adrian Hiney (+2) 35pts, 3^rd Dermot McGowan (18) 37pts.  

JUNIOR INTERCLUB – Our U15’s Junior Boys unfortunately lost their Leinster semi-final v Greystones from Co. Wicklow today but the club is very proud of their great run.  

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – Next weekend we have the T.A. Dolan Cup and this will strokeplay as requested by the sponsors – but at least it is off the white tees! As usual the latest JM Thursday Open qualifier is on the 3^rd and the fourteenth fortnightly 13 hole of 2026 runs to Sunday 6^th September. Subject to confirmation the Thursday Open qualifiers will run for September and the final will be Sunday 4th October. 

GOTY 2026 – The table will be updated during the week.

TUESDAY CLUB RESULTS - Capts. Prize (Noel Ryan) 25/08/2026 1^st Dermot Sheedy 43pts, 2^nd Batty Tivenan 41pts, 3^rd Johnny Foster 39pts, 4^th Ger Coughlan, 5^th Liam Lynn 38pts, Ladies 1^st Mary Cunniffe. 

JM THURSDAY OPEN 2026 – This table will also be updated online during the week. No changes really on last week. The lowest qualifying score currently sits at 113pts and Gearoid Lynam still leads on 124pts just 1pt ahead of  Nathan Dolan with Kieran Claffey & Liam Galvin tied in 3^rd on 119pts.

MATCHPLAYS UPDATE / PHOTOS – Thanks to everyone sending me on photos both last week and this but due to a family illness I haven’t had time to process them or update matchplays yet. Thanks to everyone for their kind wishes and patience. I will try to get to them during the week.  

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

It was a great double win for the Coughlan household on Sunday with Geraldine winning Lady President Anne Healy’s Prize and Eamonn winning President Willie Smith’s prize. In a change from the usual separate competitions, both competitions this year were played over the same weekend 21^st – 23^rd August. The winners of Lady President Anne’s prize were 1^st Geraldine Coughlan (24) 69 net, 2^nd Eileen White (32) 71 net, Gross Sinead Healy (11) 86 gross, 3^rd Pearse Corbett (18) 71 net, 4^th Caroline Cunniffe (41) 72 net, 5^th Sinead Hall (17) 72 net, Past President Marian Mullen (50) 73 net, Seniors Ann Egan (48) 72 net, Front 9 Marianne Young (28) 31 net, Back 9 Mary Rose Coughlan (25) 34.5 net and Junior Myah Kelly (18) 92 net. At the Presentation Lady Captain Kay Gantley and Captain Martin Ryan congratulated Anne on her successful weekend, thanked her for her work during the year, complimented her array of prizes and congratulated the winners, Lady President Anne thanked the club committees, the course and catering staff, Anna O’Brien in the shop and all the members who make the club the place it is. She also thanked her family and congratulated the winners. She paid tribute to all the work in the previous week while the Golf Ireland underage all Ireland competitions were being held.

There will be a presentation of all outstanding prizes on Friday 28^th at 7pm. Prize winners will be notified.

Sorry folks, no time to add photos tonight. I will catch up during the week. 

What a brilliant week for Moate Golf Club. We hosted the Golf Ireland All Ireland Junior Finals last Monday to Wednesday and it was an amazing experience not to mention a tremendous success. For a small club to pull off such a mammoth operation with the minimum of fuss shows just how good a club we are and how fantastic our people are. Congratulations to Eamon & Geraldine Coughlan who completed the double by winning the Mens & Ladies Presidents Prizes here in Moate on the same day.

RESULTS – Willie Smith’s Presidents Prize (Strokeplay) 23/08/2026: 1^st Eamon Coughlan (16) 61 nett, 2^nd Andy Dunne (19) 64 nett, Gross; Michael Lynch Jnr (1) 72 gross, 3^rd Denis McCarthy (24) 64 nett, 4^th Mark Dolan (10) 65 nett, 5^th Alan McLoughlin (17) 65 nett, Past President; Ollie Seery (21) 73 nett, Veteran; Brendan Daly (14) 65 nett, Distance; Frank Claffey (38) 71 nett, Juniors 1^st; Gearoid Lynam (15) 66 nett, 2^nd Juniors; Conor Delaney (20) 69 nett.

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 20/08/2026: 1^st Ian Dempsey (17) Mt. Temple 41pts, 2^nd Jake Fannin (20 40pts, Gross – Jamal Sabir (+1) 37pts, 3^rd Sean Weldon (17) 40pts.  

JUNIOR INTERCLUB – Our U15’s Junior Boys have a Leinster semi-final v Greystones from Co. Wicklow and Moate have a home draw.

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – Next weekend we have the Kay Kenny Memorial Cup for Men generously sponsored by club stalwart Dermot Kenny. This is an open so don’t forget to invite your friends! As usual the latest JM Thursday Open qualifier is on the 27th and the fourteenth fortnightly 13 hole of 2026 runs from Monday 24^th August to Sunday 6^th September.

GOTY 2026 – The table has been updated to include today’s Presidents Prize and Gearoid Lynam takes another leap towards the title (and the coveted car space!) increasing his led over George Garvey by 16.5pts. PJ McCormack is a further 79.5pts away in third.

JM THURSDAY OPEN 2026 –No changes at the business end bar there are now 24 players in the qualifying positions. The lowest qualifying score currently sits at 113pts and Gearoid Lynam still leads on 124pts just 1pt ahead of  Nathan Dolan with Kieran Claffey & Liam Galvin tied in 3^rd on 119pts.

MATCHPLAYS UPDATE –Due to a family illness I haven’t updated these yet. Will try to get to them during the week.  

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

Lady President Anne Healy and President Willie Smith are holding their Presidents Prizes this weekend. We wish them both a very successful and enjoyable weekend. In a change from previous years ladies may play from 2pm on Friday 21st and at any time on Saturday 22nd. There are also 2 draw times for ladies at 12md (cat) and 1pm (open) on Sunday 23rd. Presentation and meal at 7pm.

The winners of the competition on Wednesday last were 1st Ann Ledwith ((28) 4up, Cat 1 Myah Kelly (19) 2up, Cat 2 Eleanor Fitzpatrick (22) level, Cat 3 Bernie Lennon (37) 3up and Cat 4 Mary Carolan (48) 2down. The competition was sponsored by Rose Buckley and Bernie Lennon.

We are thrilled to be hosting the Junior All Ireland Finals this year so the course is going to be taken over by Irelands brightest young golfers 17^th to 19^th August. We have leaned ever more on our ever willing members who are going to help with car parking, bunker raking, ball spotting and scoring as well as some other jobs we will no doubt realise we need bodies for. We expect to see some wonderful golf on show so if you have any spare time pop over and have a look. We would really appreciate it if everyone could wear Moate colours and let our visitors feel a massive welcome from us all.   

RESULTS – Val Reynolds Memorial (Stableford) 16/08/2026: 1^st Joe Ennis (16) 43pts, 2^nd Colman Gantley (26) 42pts, Gross; Martin Fleming (1) 37pts, 3^rd Mary Horan (21) 41pts, Front 9; Pat Byrne (21) 23 pts, Back 9; Kevin Allen (22) 23pts.

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 13/08/2026: 1^st Robert Donlon (26) Mt. Temple 41pts, 2^nd Liam Galvin (5) 40pts, Gross – Adrian Hiney (+3) 40pts, 3^rd James Ath Digan (20) 39pts.  

JUNIOR INTERCLUB – Our U15’s Junior Boys had a fantastic win at the weekend v Gowran Park. Gearoid Lynam, Nathan Dolan & Taylor Kelly secured 3 wins out of 3. Next up in the Leinster semi-final is Greystones from Co. Wicklow and once again Moate have a home draw.

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – Next weekend we have Willie Smiths Presidents Prize which is running at the same time as Anne Healy’s Presidents prize on the ladies side of the house. As usual the latest JM Thursday Open qualifier is on the 20th and the thirteenth fortnightly 13 hole of 2026 runs to Sunday 23^rd August.    

COURSE CORNER –Doesn’t the tarmac job connecting the back field with the 6^th green / 10^th tee area look fantastic? One man drove the idea through and while he doesn’t want to be named here we are saying thanks anyway to you and the group you gathered together. Thanks a million also to the hard working Volunteers Group, all those ladies and gents who have gone above and beyond in recent weeks, as we prepare to host the All Ireland Junior Finals on behalf of Golf Ireland. Your contribution to the club is very much appreciated. It is incumbent on all members and visitors to repair divots and pitchmarks as well as ensuring the bunkers are raked every time.   

GOTY 2026 – The table will be updated later in the week to include the now calculated amalgamated Scratch Cup points and the Val Reynolds Memorial from this weekend. Rest assured Gearoid Lynam still sits proudly on top!  

JM THURSDAY OPEN 2026 – The last 2 Thursdays have now been processed and things are really heating up. The lowest qualifying score currently sits at 113pts and Gearoid Lynam is leading on 124pts just 1pt ahead of young rival Nathan Dolan with the slightly older pair of Kieran Claffey & Liam Galvin tied in 3^rd on 119pts.

MATCHPLAYS UPDATE –The Shay Murtagh Precast Concrete Club Matchplay, Scotch Foursomes and Mixed Foursomes have been refreshed during the week and will be updated once again later this week. Members shouldn’t be using the excuse that another match is behind and then let their match drag on too. Please ensure your rounds are finished by the specified dates and please forward results to Andy Dunne (086 055 6336). Remember that both sides of the draw have equal responsibility to get the game played so unless you want it to come to a coin toss or double elimination, get the match organised.

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

Photos courtesy of Andy Dunne, Martin Horan, David Delaney & Mick McLoughlin.

The competition on Wednesday last was the Elvery Trophy which was sponsored by St Brigid's Credit Union. The winnere were 1st Sinead Hall (18) 67 nett, 2nd Mary Allen (29) 70 nett, 3rd Kay Gantley (37) 72 nett Cat 1 Hiab Nikkit (11) 73 nett, Cat 2 Eleanor Fitzpatrick (22) 72 nett Cat 3 Theresa Cleary (36) 74 nett and Cat 4 Eileen Fagan (42) 73 nett.

The Ladies competition may be played on Thursday instead of Wednesday this week due to work on the course.

 The Fun Friday Scramble continues on Friday.

MATCH PLAY UPDATES - 10/08/2026

MIXED FOURSOMES / SHAY MURTAGH PRECAST CLUB MATCHPLAY / SCOTCH FOURSOMES. 

Wow! What a fantastic weekend we have just had for our Scratch Cups. Entries exceeded expectations with 233 from at least 67 clubs from various locations. As you will see from the results below 3 of the 4 cups on offer are staying at home in Moate with the Minor SC heading to Birr for the year. Our sincere thanks to everyone who entered and all our sponsors too.

We had some visitors from Tralee GC this week and coincidentally we had some very impressed visitors TO Tralee GC this week! 

RESULTS – 09/08/2026:

Reynolds Commercial Renault – Senior Scratch Cup: 1^st Gross – Michael Lynch Jnr. (2) 70, 2^nd Gross – Jamal Sabir (0) 70. 1st Nett - Denis O’Meara (Birr GC) (3) 72, 2^nd Nett – Martin Fleming (3) 72.

Syncom Group UK – Junior Scratch Cup: 1^st Gross – Martin Hogan (5) 74, 2^nd Gross – Conor Healy 1 (New Forest) (4) 75. 1st Nett – Daniel Spring (Tralee GC) (9) 70, 2^nd Nett – Darragh Deegan (5) 71.

ICare Brokers - Intermediate Scratch Cup: 1^st Gross – Nathan Dolan (10) 77, 2^nd Gross – Gary Dolan (14) 78. 1st Nett – Sean Weldon (18) 66, 2^nd Nett – Neil Robbins (13) 68.

D&B Fitted Furniture - Minor Scratch Cup: 1^st Gross – Brendan Stapleton (Birr GC) (21) 85, 2^nd Gross – Bernard Browne (22) 85. 1st Nett – Gabriel Buckley (21) 64, 2^nd Nett – Enda Claffey (21) 69.

13 Hole Fortnightly (12) 09/08/2026: 1^st Claire Varley (29) 34pts, 2^nd Andy Dunne (17) 29pts.

JM Thursday Open (Stableford) 06/08/2026: 1^st James Dolan (3) 42pts, 2^nd Sam Moran (9) 42pts, Gross – Gary Colgan (4) 36pts, 3^rd Paul Lyons (18) 41pts.  

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – Next weekend we have the Val Reynolds Memorial and this is an open stableford so get your mates over as the course is in great condition. As usual the latest JM Thursday Open qualifier is on the 13th and the thirteenth fortnightly 13 hole of 2026 runs 10^th to 23^rd August.    

COURSE CORNER –We are getting some of our bumpy connecting laneways upgraded this week so the 7^th, 8^th & 9^th will be unavailable to us on Tuesday & Wednesday of this week. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause but it’s a worthwhile project that will enable us to present part of the club in a good light going forward. Thanks a million to Noel Mulligans volunteers group who continue to devote a lot of time to the course assisting the green keepers. Keep up the good work, it is much appreciated. It is vital that everyone remembers to repair divots and pitchmarks as well as ensuring the bunkers are raked every time you frequent them.

GOLF IRELAND – JUNIOR ALL IRELANDS  –We are thrilled to be hosting the Junior All Ireland Finals this year so the course is going to be taken over by Irelands brightest young golfers 17^th to 19^th August. We require some volunteers to help with car parking, bunker raking, ball spotting and scoring as well as some other jobs we will no doubt realise we need bodies for. If you haven’t already, please let me know on 086 055 6336 if you can spare a few hours on any of the three days ahead.  

GOTY 2026 – The Captains Prize, Mick Glennon Memorial and the Dinny White GOTY points have been submitted to the Statistics Dept. and are now on the website. The Scratch Cups will be added by next weekend as there is a bit of maths and spreadsheets involved for me to sort out the top 40 across all 4 cups. In the meantime Gearoid Lynam’s lead has been trimmed back quite a bit by George Garvey who is now 86pts nearer than he was at the last update. PJ McCormack is 3^rd on 348 with Kieran Claffey and Rory Minagh 4^th & 5^th respectively. 213 players have points and there is a random shout out to Donal Brennan and Cathal Byrne who are T185 with 23pts apiece.

Continuing our series of funny tree pics, this week Keith Murphy rues hitting that driver just a little bit too well! 

JM THURSDAY OPEN 2026 – Table held over due to extra time spent on the four Scratch Cups this weekend.  

MATCHPLAYS UPDATE –The Shay Murtagh Precast Concrete Club Matchplay, Scotch Foursomes and Mixed Foursomes will be refreshed and added to the website tomorrow. If I can - there just aren’t enough hours in the day! Members shouldn’t be using the excuse that another match is behind and then let their match drag on too. Please ensure your rounds are finished by the specified dates and please forward results to Andy Dunne (086 055 6336). Remember that both sides of the draw have equal responsibility to get the game played so unless you want it to come to a coin toss or double elimination, get the match organised.

FUN FRIDAY SCRAMBLE – Winners last week were Anne Healy, Martin Hogan & Kay Gantley with Mary Horan, Mary Egan & Eddie Nally in 2^nd. Timesheet has been booked in for 6pm on Friday 14^th August. Draw takes place just beforehand.

Some action shots from across the weekend. 

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

Photos courtesy of Martin Horan, Declan Murphy, Mike Hiney & Andy Dunne

A change of date has been made for Anne Healy's Lady Presidents Prize. The original date of Saturday 29th August is cancelled. The competition will now take place the privious weekend 21st - 23rd August. in conjunction with President Willie Smith's Prize. Ladies may play on Friday from 2pm to 5.30pm, Satturday from 7.30am to 5pm and on Sunday there will be a draw at 12md and 1pm. The presentation will be in the clubhouse on Sunday evening.

The competition on Wednesday last was sponsored by Marion Fogarty and Ann Magee. The winners were 1st Mary Allen (31) 45 pts, Cat 1 Joan Molloy (12) 39 pts, Cat 2 Mary Egan (27) 39 pts, Cat 3 Maura Igoe (29) 44 pt and Cat 4 Caroline Cunniffe (43) 41 pts.

The July running competition was sponsored by Grainne Costello. The winners were 1st Carmel Foxe (28) 67 pts, 2nd Caroline Farrell (13) 58 pts and 3rd Anne Healy (32) 57 pts.