Dick Fitzgerald Golf Cup & End of Year Presentations

Club President, Maria O’Connor (left) with captains, Jonathan Kelliher and Catherine Walsh at Castleisland Golf Club’s end of year gathering on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Dick Fitzgerald Cup Competition winners, with Fitzgerald family and Castleisland Golf Club representatives at the presentation night at the Woodlands House Hotel in Adare. Front from left: Lady President Maria O’ Connor, Lady Captain Catherine Walsh, Mary Fitzgerald and Elaine Fitzgerald. Back from left: John Manton, Conor Fitzgerald, David Fitzgerald, Niall Gilroy, Eamonn Fealey, Brendan Keehan, Willie O’Leary, Richard Fitzgerald and Castleisland Golf Club Captain, Jonathan Kelliher.

Castleisland Golf Club officers and members pictured at their end-of-year gathering at the club on Sunday morning. ©Photograph: John Reidy

Julianne Browne was named Golfer of the Year at the Castleisland club’s end of year presentations on Sunday afternoon. ©Photograph: John Reidy

The Dick Fitzgerald Golf Cup presentation took place in the Woodlands House Hotel and Spa in Adare recently.

There was a large gathering present including members of Castleisland Golf Club and the Fitzgerald family were all present for the ceremony.

Beloved Castleisland

Mary Fitzgerald welcomed everyone present and she thanked the Castleisland club members for keeping Dick Fitzgerald’s name alive in his beloved Castleisland – where he grew up.

Club captain, Jonathan Kelliher, in his response, thanked the Fitzgerald family for sponsoring the tournament in memory of Dick and stated that it was a great financial boost to the club.

Over 30 teams participated in 2017 and the club is hopeful that this competition will grow even further.

Ladies and Gents

The competition caters for ladies and gents. A team of four cost €100 and the format is a fourball and two singles with all scores to count.

Next year the competition will be held on Saturday, May 19th.

Prizes for winning team include a weekend away for two in the Woodlands House Hotel, Adare or Vienna Woods Hotel in Cork which are both owned by the Fitzgeralds.

For information on Castleisland Golf Club please contact the clubhouse on 066 71 41709.

End of Year Presentations

Castleisland Golf Club’s end of year, overall results and prizes were annunced and presented at the club house on Sunday afternoon.

The results are as follows:

Club Singles: 1^st. Margaret Moloney; 2^nd. Máire Geaney.

Club Foursomes: 1^st. Maria O’Connor and Ann Hanifin. 2^nd. Máire Geaney and Anne Stuart.

Mixed Foursomes sponsored by Tomo Burke Electrical. 1^st. Máire Geaney and Patsy Stuart;

2^nd. Margaret Moloney and Mike Brosnan.

Golfer of the Year: Sponsored by Tom and Anne Stuart: Julianne Browne.

Christmas Hampers kindly sponsored by Garveys SuperValu: 1^st. Julianne Browne; 2^nd. Mary Ann Downes and 3^rd. Maria O’Connor.

The 12 hole competition continues for the winter months.

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