Interclub update – 21st May
A busy and exciting few days lie ahead for the Skerries Ladies teams, with several important inter-club fixtures taking place over the coming weekend and early next week.
This Thursday, May 21st, at 12 noon in Skerries Golf Club, Skerries take on Donabate in the second leg of the Mary McKenna Diamond Trophy. Trailing 4–1 from the first leg, the team is looking forward to the challenge ahead and would greatly appreciate plenty of support on the day.
On Sunday, May 24th, the rescheduled Intermediate Foursomes match takes place in Skerries, where Skerries will face County Louth. Two matches will be played at home beginning at 1:28pm. Managed by Liz MacNamara and assisted by Ann Ryan and Patricia Garry the team would welcome all support as they look to progress in the competition.
Also on Sunday, May 24th, the Skerries Ladies Junior Cup team take on Forest Little. Matches in Skerries begin at 2:30pm, while the away matches in Forest Little tee off at 2:20pm. The team is managed by Ciara Boylan. We wish Ciara and the team the very best of luck, and all support would be greatly appreciated.
The Senior Foursomes team begin their campaign on Monday, May 25th, when they face Sutton GC at 11:45am in Skerries. The team is managed by Marion Bentley and Geraldine Neary. Best wishes to the team as they get their season underway, and once again, support from members would be most welcome.
On Sunday 24th, the men’s Barton Shield team play Donabate in Donabate. This format is 2 foursomes matches with the best aggregate score winning. We wish Paul Byrne, Paul S Byrne and the team the best of luck.
Also on Sunday, the men’s McDonnell Cup team play Malahide. This competition is fourball format with 2 matches at home and 3 away. Best of luck to Willy Prendergast, Seamus Garrigan and the team.
You can follow all of the matches on live scoring.
Match Reports
Last weekend brought another exciting round of matches for our ladies’ teams.
On Saturday, the Ladies Challenge Trophy team, managed by Maura Keogh, secured an excellent victory against a strong Sutton side, carding the best scores of the day. Congratulations to Maura and all the players on a fantastic performance. The team now looks ahead to the next round, which must be played by 21st June.
On Sunday, the Ladies Intermediate Foursomes team faced Co. Louth GC. Unfortunately, the home matches in Skerries had to be postponed due to flooding on the course. The away pairings travelled to Baltray, where they competed in atrocious weather conditions on a heavily waterlogged course. Great credit must go to the players, who battled superbly to secure a fabulous one-and-a-half points out of two in extremely difficult conditions.
The team was managed by Liz McNamara, assisted by Anne Ryan and Patricia Garry. Well done to the management team and to all the supporters who braved the horrendous weather on Sunday.
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