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Today’s (Sunday’s) Turkey Voucher 9 hole competition went ahead as scheduled with the cold conditions not deterring those players who took to the fairways of Boyle Golf Club. First prize went to Michael Reid (16) 23pts, in second was Michael Simon (15) 21pts, while Lorcan Egan (9) took third on a countback with 20pts. Last …
“Smadynium” recorded a first win for his new Roscommon owners and trainer John Joe “Shark” Hanlon at Fairyhouse yesterday, winning the Today FM Ladies Handicap Chase. Picture Credit: Fairyhouse Racecourse Smadynium was ridden by Rachel Blackmore and won by 12 lengths at a price of 10/1, much to the delight owners The Chancers Syndicate which …
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Ladies Golfer of the Year Congratulations to our incoming Vice Captain Phil Emmett who with a 9 point lead is 2016 Golfer of the Year. Attracta O’Connor rounds off a great year’s golf winning both The Silver Spoon and The Bronze Medal while Mary O’Rourke crowns her year with the Silver Medal. Pictured above is …
Results and Fixtures Last Sunday the second 8 hole turkey voucher competition took place with the standard of scoring being exceptionally high. In first place was Paul Connolly with 22pts whose card featured birdies on the index one second hole and also on the ninth. In second was Jim Dwyer with 21pts – an impressive …
Results and Fixtures The first of the turkey voucher competitions was held last Sunday. It was an 8 hole stableford which was won by Gary Carty with 17pts. In second was Tommy King with 16pts, and third was Michael Rush also with 16pts. The weekly winter open competition was won by Sean Heslin with 19pts, …
Six senior swimmers from Carrick Fins Swim Club competed in the recent Connacht Short Course Championships at the Leisureland Pool, Galway. Jennifer Andrews (14) took 6 seconds off her previous PB (personal best time) in 200m Freestyle and achieved a Division 2 time of 2:23.44. She also swam the 200m Breast Stroke in an impressive …
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Lady Captain’s Day Out Thanks to Noeleen Moffatt, Lady Captain of Carrick Golf Club, for organising really enjoyable day out to Roscommon Golf Club. Congrats to winners: 1. Lorna Baker (38pts), 2. Anna Smith (35pts), 3. Attracta O’Connor (34pts), 4. Mary O’Rourke. They are pictured above receiving their prizes. Halloween Shambles The 3 Person Shambles …
Results Last weekend’s 8 hole competition was won by Jonathan Egan with 19 points. In second was Gerry Carty with 17 points, and in third was Seamus Gallagher on the same score. The ladies prize was won by Tish Perry with 16 points. Fixtures This week’s winter open competition runs from Tuesday to Saturday inclusive. …
Updated: Wednesday 27th Results An 8 hole competition was held over the weekend. In first place was Michael Rush with 20pts, in second was David Wynne with 18pts, while in third was Brendan Gaffney with 17pts. The ladies prize was won by Eithne Gaffney with 16pts. Sports Capital Funding The course works have unfortunately been …
Pictured above at Carrick Golf Club are Phil Emmett, winner of Stewarts Oil Stableford, Lady Captain Noeleen Moffatt and Dolores Mulvey who came second. Halloween Shambles Open This Bank Holiday Weekend, Friday 28th to Monday 31st October, we have our annual Halloween 3 Person any combination Shambles OPEN. We played Shambles for our classic earlier …
Golfer of the Year Hamper The Hamper played last weekend Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th Oct was played in mixed weather conditions. The midday Saturday players got the best of the weekend weather with three of the top 4 coming from midday Saturday. As this was the last GOY competition and with treble points on …
Ballaghaderren native and Aussie Rule star Pearce Hanley has joined the Gold Coast Suns from the Brisbane Lions as part of a three-way trade. Picture Credit: Darren England / The Courier-Mail Hanley, 27, had clocked up 129 senior appearances over his nine seasons in the AFL. In addition he featured in the top five of …
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Boyle’s 21st annual Run, Walk n Roll in aid of Cancer Research will take place on Sunday next October 23rd. Registration will be from 1.30pm with the Run / Walk starting from St Joseph’s Hall, Boyle at 3pm. The route goes through the town via Main Street, Abbeytown, Maple Drive, Carrick Road and returning back …
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A ninth day of racing at the Roscommon Races will take place on Monday next, October 17th, which will complete the schedule for the 2016 season at the Lenebane track. The first white flag will be raised at 2.05pm. The final Roscommon Races meeting of 2016 had been planned for September 26th, but after terrible …
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Boyle Golf Club Winter League The first round of the Boyle Golf Club Winter League took place at the weekend. In a three way tie for the lead are the teams by Patrick Egan, Charlie O’Donnell and Brendan Gaffney all of whom returned a score of 116 from their best three cards. The best scores …
