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15th October
28 members and 8 guests enjoyed a wonderful outing to Sutton Golf Club on Friday 13th October 2006 at the final event of the year - the Captain's (Billy Quinn) Prize and Turkey outing. The weather was very good (despite the ill-omened date) and the course was in excellent condition, even though the new irrigation works had commenced.
51 people attended the dinner, when all the outstanding prizes won throughout the year were presented. Distinguished attendees included Mary Beddy (Lady Captain of Howth Golf Club) and Michael Fitzpatrick (Past President of the Golfing Union of Ireland).
John Massey, with Eileen Lappin finishing just one point behind, won the Captain's Prize. Conor Murphy held on to win the Golfer of the Year with five points to spare. For the first time in a few years all the Match Play competitions were completed on time - congratulations to all involved.
28th September
Kathleen Harbison & Bill Quinn at Sutton Golf Club
In the Singles Matchplay Championship final on 28th September Bill Quinn defeated Kathleen Harbison at Sutton Golf Club - 1 up after a very exciting and close match..
The updated final draw sheet is in "Fixtures"
The next and final outing of the 2006 season is the Captain's (Billy Quinn) Prize and Turkey Outing at Sutton Golf Club on Friday 13th October. The Timesheet goes up in the Clubhouse at 6pm on friday 29th September behind the bar.
Details are in "Fixtures".
In the final of the Mixed Foursomes Matchplay Championship John McDonald and Katkerine Gore-Grimes beat Conor Murphy and Helen Toomey on the 18th Hole at Howth Golf Club.
31st August
21 members and 5 visitors enjoyed a wonderful outing to Woodenbridge Golf Club on Tuesday 29th August.
There was some squally rain in the middle of the round, but it was sunny when we arrived down, and beautifully sunny when we finished. As usual the course was in terrific condition and the dinner was excellent. Several of the players stayed overnight in the Woodenbridge Hotel, and the general consensus was that there should be a repeat visit next year.
The winner of the outing was Billy Navan with 37 points. In the Golfer of the Year Competition Conor Murphy now has amassed 100 points, but the pack is closing in. All will be decided at the final outing at Sutton Golf Club on 13th October.
27th August
The mixed foursomes matchplay championship for 2006 has been won by John McDonald (Malahide Golf Club) and Katharine Gore-Grimes (Howth Golf Club), who defeated Conor Murphy (Sutton Golf Club) and Helen Toomey (Howth Golf Club) in a very close contest, which concluded on the 18th hole at Howth Golf Club.
24th August
In the Singles Matchplay Championship on 24th August, Billy Quinn defeated Michael Martin, to get into the final against Kathleen Harbison, which is to be played at Sutton Golf Club.
The updated draw sheet link is in Fixtures page.
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15th August
The final of the Mixed Foursomes Matchplay Championship will be Conor Murphy & Helen Toomey versus John McDonald & Katherine Gore-Grimes.
In the semi-finals the Murphy/Toomey pairing scraped home on the 18th against Finbar Tighe and Bernardine Jennings, while the McDonald/Gore-Grimes pairing had an equally tough struggle against Conor Holmes and Olive Coyle.
In the Singles Matchplay Championship Kathleen Harbison defeated Ronnie Dalglish to get into the final, where she will meet either Billy Quinn or Michael Martin.
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Captain Billy Quinn
having got the ball on the tee
wonders how he is going
to get club out of bag!
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In the Golfer of the Year Competition, with two of the four outings played, and the 3 best scores to count, Conor Murphy is 9 points ahead of the pack, but as he will be heavily handicapped for the last two events the race is not over yet!
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All members and staff of Howth Yacht Club are eligible and welcome to join the Society, whose aims are to promote the game of golf and to foster comradeship and sportsmanship.
Contact Michael Martin in the HYC office to obtain a membership form. The annual subscription for the season is  45 (including 5 donation to RNLI).
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Ireland's Eye Golfing Society,
c/o Howth Yacht Club,
Harbour Road,
Howth,
Co. Dublin
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The content of this section is supplied by Billy Quinn
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Committee 2006
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Ronnie Dalglish - President
Billy Quinn - Captain
Michael Martin - Vice Captain
Michael Martin - Hon. Sec
John Bennett - Hon Treas.
Mary Cooper
Damian Jennings
Andrew Knowles
Conor Murphy
Ann Navan
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