Club Notes 28.8.26
Aug 28, 2026
Deerpark Pitch & Putt Club's Fionn McMonagle (centre) pictured with the National Boys U16 Strokeplay Championship Cup after his win in Bruff. Co Limerick last Saturday. He is pictured alongside fellow club members Daniel Quinlan and Aodhan O'Halloran who were part of the Kerry U16 team with him that finished second in the Inter-County event.
National U16 Strokeplay and Inter-County:
If Ciara
Lowe's win in Cunnigar for the club the previous Sunday was special in its own
right, well another National Title coming six days later only increased the
enormity of what has happened in the space of a short week! Six days after his
own win in the Bruff U16 Scratch Cup, Fionn McMonagle won again at the Limerick
course but this time it meant he was National U16 Boys Strokeplay Champion for
doing so! He needed a nine-hole playoff to do it like two of the other three
club members who have won this event in the last 15 years but he now stands
alongside Creagh Courtney (2011), Conor McCarthy (2013) and Ben Kelliher (2024)
in being a Eugene McCarthy Cup winner for the club.
Fionn would then win silver with Kerry alongside both Aodhan O'Halloran and Daniel Quinlan as Tralee's Joey Blake made up the team as the club is proud of their efforts once more alongside Fionn O'Callaghan and Donnacha Slattery's participation on Saturday. A well done to our U16 Officers Michael Cronin and Niall O'Loughlin for their guidance over the summer as the year is far from over. We congratulate the other Kerry players on their successes also namely Eoin Barrett of Listowel on winning the Boys U13 and Shona Griffin on finishing third in the Girls event.
Captain’s Prize:
Our Club Captain Gearoid Cronin extends a big thank you to our members for the great turnout for his prize last weekend as he was delighted to see so many hole-in-ones especially from his brother James who showed he hasn't lost his touch by getting a oner in the Guest Section on Sunday. Gearoid was delighted his nephew Ben was the winner of the Guest Prize however.
Full Results:
Overall Nett: David Harnett 92,
Overall Gross: John McGrath 98,
Second Nett: Nathan Cronin 93,
Third Nett: Niall O'Loughlin 94,
+3-7.4 Nett: Declan Kelly 98,
7.5-16 Nett: Denis Duggan 95 (B18),
18 Nett: James Foley 45,
18 Gross: Dan Broderick 54,
Ladies Winner: Margaret O'Brien 103,
Ladies Runner-Up: Eileen McCarthy 105,
Guest Prize: Ben Cronin
Lucky Dip: John Murphy.
Chairman’s Prize:
We look forward to our Chairman
Sean Kelly’s event tonight (Friday August 28th) as full details will
have been distributed to club members elsewhere. The presentations of the
following will also take place on the night (i) Willie Parker (ii) Utility
Trust Doubles Matchplay and (iii) Captain’s Prize
Flesk Restaurant Summer Series:
Tuesday August
18th:
Winners: Mike Cronin, Colin Murphy & Oisin O'Mahony 33¾
Runners-Up: Jason O'Connor, Aodhan O'Halloran & Mark Bowler 34.
Please note next Tuesday September 2nd
event is the last event of this Series.
Munster Inter-Counties:
Our Best Wishes and a safe journey to all our adult members who are putting on the county colours in the respective adult grades for the county this weekend in Riverdale.
Deepest Sympathies:
The club would like to offer its sympathies to Jason, Ger and the entire Reen family on the death of Mary Reen last week. May she Rest in Peace.