Category: Ladies Golf News

Ladies Golf News 2024

2024 saw a new initiative in Templemore Golf Club as we moved to a one club model encompassing the former Ladies and Mens separate entities. However, we continue to operate the day-to-day Ladies activities within the club.

The ladies partook in different ventures apart from golf throughout 2024, we had a Breast Cancer Awareness talk in the clubhouse, completed weekend walks as a group before the golfing season took off and a day trip to Carton House on 31st August to the Ladies Irish Open to support Leona Maguire. These days were enjoyed by all who attended and it was also a great way to meet outside of the golfing game.

Our new Lady Captain Caroline Fogarty along with Captain Les Mason and President Tommy Foley started the golfing season with the Captains drive-in on February 11th.  A great crowd gathered to wish them all well for their tenure as Captains and President of our club. It was great to see so many of our new Lady members who joined in 2023 returning enthusiastically for the new season.

Weekly competitions were slower than normal starting due to the persistent wet weather in the early part of the year but by April the Monday senior/beginners’ competitions and the Tuesday 18 hole were in full swing.

Interclub team events started in April also with the Ladies progressing well. Managers and players worked hard travelling the length and breadth of Munster representing our club with prestige. It was with great jubilation in East Cork golf club on the 7th September, that one team made it all the way and brought back the Munster Trophy and Pennant to our club. Huge congratulations to Michelle Hassett and her team for their super achievement showing strength and comradery for such a small club competing against the much bigger clubs throughout Munster.

During the year our club achieved the Women in Golf Charter and this certificate was presented to us by Sam Power from Golf Ireland on 10th June. The aim of this charter was to increase women and girl’s participation and membership in golf and with all the hard work done in 2023 by Captain Mary Gilmartin and everyone that helped her, this was achieved gracefully.

At home our biggest competition of the year, the Lady Captain’s prize was contested between 22nd and 27th July. There were many very happy prize winners in the Senior/beginner category, the social mixed and the 36-hole competitions but Caroline’s beautiful prize was won with a great score by a very surprised but delighted Mary Butler. A wonderful social evening followed in the clubhouse, where talents way outside the golfing field were evident.

On 14th September the hotly contested President’s prize was played with Shauna Geary emerging the winner after a wonderful round of golf. Shauna was presented her Presidents Prize by 2023 President Margie Costigan.

On Wednesday evenings throughout the season, we played the Social mixed, a 9-hole scramble. This is a fun competition followed by tea and sandwiches in the clubhouse, a great opportunity to get to know other club members.

As in previous years, the Play in Pink competition raised valuable funds for Breast Cancer research. Both lady and gent members contributed and played in this competition for this worthy cause, raising a fantastic €1,475.

We rely on our valuable sponsors to help us run many of our competitions throughout the year and for this we are eternally grateful.

We encourage new members as always to join Templemore Golf Club. Golf is a great way to get exercise, meet new people, make long lasting friendships and our club is very welcoming to all.

The Golf year started earlier this year with the Drive-in occurring in January. The sun shone as outgoing Lady Captain Sara passed on the mantle to Lorraine Ryan our Lady Captain for 2019. Mary Hogan took on the responsibility of Lady President and together with Captain Tony and President Mick tee’d off to begin our golfing year.

In February we started the Spring League. This is always a great event to get us all back on the course. It ran over a 4 week period and following great efforts Ann Kenny, Breda O Carroll and Bernie Stapleton  emerged as winners.

Teams started their Journeys in April, the Minor team were defeated by Sliabh an mBan and the Challenge team by Youghal on a horrifically wet day in Cahir Park. The Boyne trophy team had their first outing around this time also. They progressed right throughout the summer eventually reaching the all-Ireland semi-finals in this event. Unfortunately they were very narrowly beaten in Edenderry, but for such a small club this was a wonderful achievement and it was so close that one putt could have seen us in the final. Later in the year we also reached the semi-finals in the Tipperary league with the last match going down the 21st against Cahir Park GC but once again luck was not on our side. The mixed team also reached the semi-final of the Diageo beaten very narrowly by Thurles.

The weekly competitions continued throughout the season with senior/beginners nine hole on Monday afternoons and 18 hole competitions on Tuesdays. The highlight of these of course is the Lady Captain’s and Lady President’s prizes. Sadie Tynan won Lady Captain Lorraine’s beautiful prize with Noreen Whelan winning the senior/beginners section. Our Lady President Mary Hogan presented a beautiful prize which was won by Mary Hayes Kenny, Anna Russell won the senior’s prize on President’s day.

The Social mixed continued on Wednesday evenings from May until September where we play a nine hole scramble followed by tea and sandwiches. This is a most popular event and brings the ladies and gents club together and is suitable for members at all levels of golf.

We must be in a unique position in the Golf Clubs in Ireland this year as our outgoing Lady Captain Sara gave birth to baby Ava in July and Lady Captain Lorraine welcomed baby Caragh in September, huge congratulations to both! It’s nice that ye are looking after the future of Lady’s Golf in Templemore! We also congratulate Mary Hayes on her marriage to Joe Kenny, we all enjoyed seeing the beautiful transformation of their home with Dermot Bannon on Room to Improve We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors and to thank Captain Tony and all the crew who tirelessly give of their time to keep the course in such great order. We look forward to welcoming new members for 2020. Happy Golfing .”