August Monthly Medal - Stableford
Sunday 30th August 2020

1st   Carlos O'Reilly (5)           41 pts BOT
2nd Shaun Cannon (9)           41 pts 
Gross: Daniel McColgan (4)  32 pts
3rd  John McCambridge (16) 40pts BOT

Front Nine: Andy Murray (11)           21 pts
Back Nine:  Charles Roarty Jnr (12)  22 pts BOT

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Gents Open Stroke
Saturday 29th August 2020

1st   Chris Kemp (19)                   60 
2nd Eoin O'Shea (18) L/Kenny   63 BOT
Gross: Paul Grant (7)                   71
3rd John Boyle (12) Malahide     63 BOT

Front Nine: Don Sheridan (12)     28
Back Nine:  Tom McClintock (5)  31.5

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Gents Open Stableford
Wednesday 26th August 2020

1st   David Johnston (6) L/Kenny  45 pts
2nd Andy Murray (12)                     40 pts BOT
Gross: Carlos O'Reilly (5)               35 pts
3rd Tony Diver (19)                          40 pts BOT

Front Nine: Cyril Robinson (22)    22 pts
Back Nine:  Peter Sullivan (10)       21 pts

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Dunfanaghy's young stars ably lead by team captain, Daniel McColgan, this evening, recorded an incredible victory against a very strong and experienced Rosapenna team. Leading 3-2 from the home leg the team travelled to Rosapenna for what was always going to be an uphill battle. They proved to be up to the task!
Luke Kelly was 2 down after 9 against Enda Kennedy.  He fought back to win 2up. Darcy Hogg up thru 12, then 2 down with 2 play. Birdied last 2 holes to go down 19th. Other 3 matches nip and tuck, but ultimately defeated. Darcy birdies 19th for half. Then hits 205 yrd 6 iron to 3 ft. to birdie 20th and leave overall match 5-5. Due to fading light Darcy and Frank Casey continued on until the 22nd hole when another incredible birdie from Darcy was enough to take the Dunfanaghy boys through to the semi-finals. What a result and performance from the young Dunfanaghy team.

Gents Club Stableford
Sunday 23rd August 2020

1st   Mark Sullivan (12)              40 pts
2nd Jonny McClintock (15)       36 pts BOT
Gross: Tom McClintock (6)      30 pts
3rd Peter Sullivan (10)               36 pts BOT

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Gents Open 4 Ball Better Ball Stableford
Saturday 22nd August 2020

1st - 48 pts
Sean O'Neill (19) Killymoon
Christopher Denver (21) Moyola

2nd - 46 pts BOT
Rory McLaughlin (11) Northwest
John McLaughlin (13)

3rd - 46 pts BOT
Andrew Kelly (7)
James McMullan (18)

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Gents Open Stableford 
Wednesday 19th August 2020

1st   James Marriot (4)                         41 pts BOT
2nd Ken Arthur (16) Dromoland       41 pts BOT
Gross: Michael O'Dwyer (4) G/Dore 34 pts
3rd Sean Arthur (27) Dromoland       41 pts BOT
Category: Leo Wilde (27)                     41 pts BOT

Front Nine: Russell Daly (19)              22 pts BOT
Back Nine:  Odhran MacNiallais (12) G/Dore  24 pts

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Gents Club Stroke
Sunday 16th August 2020

1st   Gerard Dunleavy (21)           59
2nd Colin Higgs (9)                      64 BOT
Gross: Sean Duffy Jnr (3)            70
3rd David Daly (10)                      64
Category: Lucas Wood (20)        60

Front Nine: Colin Keegan (13)    29
Back Nine:  Chris Monroe (12)   30

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Caravanners' Classic
Saturday 15th August 2020

1st -104 pts
Tom McClintock (6)
Jonny McClintock (15)
Mathew Russell (16)
Harry Yarr (17)

2nd - 103 pts
Colm Donaghy (13)
Vincent Malone (20)
Liam McMillian (22)
Rory Burns (22)

3rd - 102 pts
Peter Sullivan (10)
Mark Sullivan (13)
Russell Daly (19)
Billy Norman (21)

4th - 101 pts
David Tease (13)
Daphne Tease (17)
Pam Carlton (19)
Pat O'Neill (23)

5th - 100 pts BOT
Niall Adair (13)
Brian Adair (15)
Oliver Brown (18)
Colin Mathewson (22)

Special Prize: 
Ted O'Shea
Frank Crumlish
Nora Crumlish
Carolyn O'Shea

Gents Longest Drive: Oliver Brown
Gents Nearest the Pin: Donal Duddy

Ladies Longest Drive: Paula Grant
Ladies Nearest the Pin: Susan Rainey

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Gents Open Stableford
Wednesday 12th August 2020

1st   Tony Diver (21)                              43 pts
2nd Keelan McGee (11)                        42 pts BOT
Gross: Cian O'Fearraigh (5) G/Dore 35 pts
3rd Hugh Adams (17) B'Stown            42 pts BOT

Front Nine: Andy Murray (12)                    23 pts BOT
Back Nine:  Dylan O'Dwyer (12) G/Dore  23 pts BOT

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Dear Members

We would like to thank you all for the enormous support you have given the club over the summer. Both ladies’ and gents' committees continue to work hard behind the scenes to ensure the survival and success of Dunfanaghy GC. With your support we are weathering the storm.

We have had the busiest Open Week for years. Many many players commented on the excellent condition of the course. This is a great credit to green-keeper Paul who, assisted by Robert & Rory, have kept the course in fantastic shape despite their limited budget. With significantly increased numbers playing, Ruth was flat out in the shop and competition secretaries Siobhan Bogues and Sean Quinn certainly had their work cut out. Emma and Ailish pulled more pints during open week than they had all year. We thank them all sincerely for their efforts. We are also indebted to our Open Week sponsors O’Hara & Harrison Electrical, John & Cheryl Chambers, Hickey Clarke & Langan, Shandon Hotel, Pauline & Patrick Hunter, Charles Roarty, Vice Captain Colm Donaghy, Moore’s Holiday Homes, Mick McGinley and Boyce Centra for their generosity. 

This Saturday is the annual Caravanners’ Classic - historically an opportunity for caravan and holiday home owners to give something back to the club and also raise money for charity. We are grateful to Graham & Natalie for agreeing to organise this year’s event in the current circumstances and we wish them every success. The nominated charities this year are Pieta House, a mental health charity based in Letterkenny and Tidy Towns Association, Dunfanaghy. So please bring €5 with you to the 9th where you will have a chance to win a lady's or gent’s golf bag for nearest the pin or the latest Srixon G Star Tour balls (courtesy of the Captain!) if you land within the circle.

You may also be interested in a charity golf matchplay event organised by “CAUSE” - a mental health charity based in Northern Ireland. 
https://www.cause.org.uk/matchplay-for-mental-health-2020

Finally, we have 3 “house-keeping” issues for your information:

1. given that implementation of the Government’s Phase 4 has been deferred, we can only offer a bar service if we are providing food. Unfortunately the excellent gourmet take-away service provided by John & Amanda Quinn will only be available at week-ends so we apologise that we cannot open the bar Monday to Friday. 

2. we need used golf balls for the shop so please gather up any old balls you are unlikely to use, give them a quick scrub, and leave them in with Ruth or Mary.

​3. we would like to clarify a local rule regarding holding (retracting) the flag-stick with your putter while another player putts. This is to prevent the ball unfairly striking the thickened flagstick, particularly if the flagstick is leaning towards you. This local rule is entirely within the ethos of fair play, complies with Covid19 precautions and is supported by the GUI.

We hope you will continue to enjoy what is left of the summer and good luck to those participating in “Caravanners”.
​with kind regards
Bill & Paula
Captain & Lady Captain

Centenary Cup (Golfer of the Year) Stroke
Sunday 9th August 2020

1st   Paul Smyth (12)            62
2nd Tony McGilloway (9)   63
Gross: Andrew Kelly (7)      74
3rd Ken Armstrong (15)      65 BOT

Front Nine: Tony Diver (21)   30.5
Back Nine:  M.J. Kerr (16)       30

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Gents Open Stableford
Saturday 8th August 2020

1st   Tom McClintock (8)                 43pts BOT
2nd Seamus McCauley (11)             40 pts
Gross: Paul Grant (7) Lisburn        30 pts
3rd Hugh Burke (26)                        39 pts BOT

Front Nine: Eugene Gallagher (16)  22pts
Back Nine:  James McBride (23)       21 pts BOT

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Gents Open Stableford
Wednesday 5th August 2020

1st   Frank Beatty (26)               46 pts
2nd Rory Kelly (15)                    45 pts
Gross: Michael O'Dwyer (5)    37 pts
3rd David Daly (13)                    43 pts

Front Nine: Kevin Ward (21)      23 pts BOT
Back Nine:  Fergus Mullen (16) 21 pts BOT

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As the sun sets on the last day of a very busy Open Week at Dunfanaghy Golf Club, we would like to take a moment to thank all of our generous competition sponsors. A thank you also to all of the competitors over the past eight days. There were lots of very impressive scores returned throughout the week by low and higher handicap competitors alike, even if the weather was not always summer-like.
Congratulations to all the prize winners.
Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions there will not be a prize giving event this year. Prize winners can contact Mary or Ruth on 00353 7491 36335 to arrange collection of prizes.

Dunfanaghy Open Classic
Kindly sponsored by Boyce's Centra Dunfanaghy
Sunday 2nd August 2020

1st - 103 pts
Daniel McColgan (4)
Eamon Hunter (13)
Mary McColgan (17)
Lucas Woods (20)

2nd - 95 pts BOT
Jim Callaghan (13) S&B
Mark Rouse (15) S&B
Garry McLaughlin (17) S&B
Paul Cooke (18) S&B

3rd - 95 pts
Malachy Dunleavy (11)
Edward Bradley (16)
Gerard Dunleavy (21)
Tommy Friel (21)

4th - 94 pts BOT
Damien McCafferty (15) R/P
Ronan McCafferty (12) P/S
Enda McCafferty (21) R/P
Darragh McCafferty (24) R/R

5th - 94 pts BOT
Tony McGilloway (9)
Neil McGinley (12)
Seamus McCauley (11)
Nigel Nixon (20)

Gents Longest Drive: David Lapsley
Gents Nearest the Pin: Niall McCormack

Ladies Longest Drive: Paula Grant
Ladies Nearest the Pin: Paula Grant

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AMENDED RESULT
Open 4 Ball Better Ball Stableford
Kindly sponsored by the Shandon Hotel and P&P Hunter
Friday 31st July 2020

1st - 48 pts
Olivia Moore (12)
David Stows (15)

2nd - 47 pts BOT
Brendan McGrath (5) Letterkenny
Ronan Curran (12) Letterkenny

3rd - 47 pts 
Peter Sullivan (10)
Russell Daly (19)

4th - 46 pts
Ronan McCafferty (12) Portsalon
Damien McCafferty (16) Portsalon

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Gents Open Stableford
Kindly sponsored by Sigma Wireless
Saturday 1st August 2020

1st   Niall McCormack (4)                        43 pts BOT
2nd Chris Marriot (5)                               43 pts 
Gross: Liam Abom (0) Edmondstown  36 pts
3rd Ben Smyth (10)                                   42 pts
4th Tom McClintock (9)                           41 pts

Front Nine: James Sweeney (9)               22 pts BOT
Back Nine:  Rory Kelly (16) Belvoir         20 pts

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Gents Open Stableford
Kindly sponsored by Hickey, Clarke & Langan
Thursday 30th July 2020

1st   Paul Finlay (22) Castlerock    43 pts BOT
2nd John McNulty (11)                     43 pts
Gross: Adam Moore (6) Moyola     36 pts
3rd DT Barnes (9) Royal Belfast     42 pts

Front Nine: Niall Boyle (21) Northwest   25 pts
Back Nine:  Thomas Timlin (20) Foyle   21 pts BOT

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Open 4 Ball Better Ball - Stroke
Kindly sponsored by Roarty Developments & Colm Donaghy
Wednesday 29th July 2020

1st - 55
Jim Walsh (20)
David Tease (13)

2nd - 57
Sean McCrossan (17) CGC
Garrick Wood (17) CGC

3rd - 59 BOT
John McNulty (11)
Mark McGreevy (12)

4th - 59 BOT
DT Barnes (9) Royal Belfast
Nial Monaghan (12) Holywood

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Open 3 Ball Better Ball Stableford
Kindly sponsored by Moores Holiday Homes Dunfanaghy
Monday 27th July 2020

1st - 59 pts
Donal McCafferty (12) Portsalon
Patrick McGinley (13)
Paddy O'Gorman (21) Letterkenny

2nd - 56 pts
Sean Duffy Jnr (3)   
Sean Duffy (10)
Thomas Kelly (11)

3rd - 55 pts BOT
Joe Coyle (6) Portsalon
Don Sheridan (12)
Eugene Gallagher (16)

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