A very strong turnout for this years Classic, on a beautiful day. Our course is looking and playing very well, so thank you to our greenkeeping staff . Thank you to all of the teams who supported the event and to all of our sponsors. Well done winners some of whom are pictured below.
Prize Winners
1st     Ciaran McDermott, Michael Buchanan, Johnny McGrath & Enda McDermott - North West & B/S    96 Pts
2nd   Theresa Farrell, Carmel Klein-Kelly, Mary McColgan & Amanda Witherow                                           94 Pts
3rd    Barbara Eakin, Mary Lafferty, Margaret Witherow & Sandra McGinley                                                   93 Pts
4th    Fergal Callan, Darragh McMenamin, Keith Shiels & Dessie Shiels                                                           91 Pts
5th    Coalan Collum, Paul Ferry, John Murphy & Owen McGee Jnr -  Cloughaneely                                      90 Pts
6th    Rosie Agnew, Alayne Treacher, June Nelson & Maggie Logue                                                                    89 Pts BOT
Gents Nearest the Pin 13th:    Neale McCrossan
Ladies Nearest the Pin 17th:   Deborah Moore
Gents Longest Drive 16th:      Sean Mullan
Ladies Longest Drive 15th:     Grace O'Neill

Thank you also to everyone who supported our raffle on Saturday. We raised €600 for Relay for Life.
Thank you to Victor Byrne of McDonalds Letterkenny for sponsoring some amazing prizes. 
Raffle Winners 
Putter: Eilish Walsh
Lob wedge: Alayne Treacher
Golf watch: Pat Mc Guire 
Dozen golf balls: Paddy Farry

Congratulations to our Ulster Womens Trophy team who had a convincing win over Ballyliffin on Sunday 19th May. We won 4 matches 2 at home and 2 away.
Pictured
Home team: Yvonne Armstrong, Janice Doherty, Vice captain Margaret Witherow & Deirdre Farry.
Away team: Gillian Robinson, Captain Jill McCorkell, Theresa Farrell & Mary Lafferty.
Thank you to Ballyliffin for a great sporting match.

Congratulations to Team Captain Siobhan Bogues and our Ladies Intermediate Foursomes team who advance to the next round with a 2.5 & 1.5 win over Portstewart on Wednesday 24th April. The sun shone on both courses & it was a beautiful day for golf. 2 matches were played at home & 2 away and all 4 matches were tightly contested. Thank you to the ladies from Portstewart who played the competition in great spirit and sportsmanship.
Pictured are the away team of Heather Hamilton, Natalie Cummings, Team Captain Siobhan Bogues, Gillian Robinson & June T Nelson & the home team of Margaret Witherow, Lady Vice Captain Daphne Tease, Mary McColgan & Mary Lafferty.

​Paul McGinley and Joe Bedford from Paul McGinley Design, https://paulmcginleydesign.com/ yesterday, shared with members their vision for the future of Dunfanaghy Golf Club. Paul and Joe walked the fairways with members on a very breezy and sometimes wet afternoon to bring to life for members their plans for the redesign of some of the holes at the eastern end of the course.
Later in the evening, Paul presented to a packed club house and many more members on Zoom. This resulted in a resounding endorsement from members for all of Paul's plans.
We look forward to the next steps on this exciting journey. We would all like to express our immense gratitude to Paul and Joe for all their incredible efforts and their generosity. Watch this space!

​Ryder Cup Captain and great friend of Dunfanaghy Golf Club, Paul McGinley took time out of his busy schedule to meet with the club's young golfers. Paul presented the winner of the Paul McGinley Cup, Lucas Wood with his trophy. Paul also chatted to the young golfers and kindly posed for some photos, making it a memorable day for our juniors and their parents. We cannot thank Paul enough for taking such an interest in the future of our club.

Thursday 2nd November 2023 saw the final of the mixed doubles - Paul Smyth & Pauline Smyth vs Mary Lafferty & Brendan McGrath; the match was played in blazing sunshine & lightening fast greens. Early holes were exchanged and it was clear that this match was going all the way. Team Smyths dropped it a gear with a run of 5 pars from the 7th to the 12th to move them 3 up in the match up. They thought it was all over!!!! BUT...
Mary & Ohhh ahh McGrath did not panic and needed a Win on the 18th to force a play off. Great drive from Mary and a solid iron from Ohhh ahh gave a tap in par with Paul having a 15 foot putt to win the title. Putt was missed. Play off holes required.
Both teams had great drives down the first, and the Smyths lipped out for par handing the title to Mary Lafferty & Ohhh ahh McGrath.
Amazing match and played in great spirit. Congratulations to all who participated in the competition and to the green keepers who have the course in fantastic condition.
Apparently celebrations went late into the night as champagne was sprayed by the winning team in the car park to the sound of chants from the watching crowd of 'We are the champions'.

Click here to see a full list of results for the Mixed Double Competition.

Thank you to everyone who turned out to play in Lady Captain Siobhan Bogues & Captain Raymond Shields Charity Day on Saturday - we were very lucky with the weather for end of October & had 33 ladies & 78 gents take part in the competitions. We had a great day & we have raised over €2,500 so far for Ronald McDonald House (final figure will be posted later). A massive thankyou to everyone who very generously donated prizes for the competitions & for the raffle & to all those who purchased raffle tickets - your generosity is amazing. A big thankyou also to the office, shop & bar staff Mary, Megan, Lucas & Marie; and to Cathy & her helpers for the wonderful food.

The full results can be viewed on Gents Results & Ladies Results.

Fresh from lifting a county final at the weekend Jack Robinson fought off fierce opposition at Dunfanaghy Golf Club to lift the Captains Prize on the break of tie from Cormac Gill. In third place was Niall Moore followed closely by 2022 Captains Prize winner Danny McColgan. In fifth place was Danny McKinley.
 
In the cadets section top prize went to Leo Curran, Reuben McColgan, Billy Callan & Sara Callan. In second place was Colby Farrell, Tom Eakin, Daithi Lafferty and Eoghain Gallagher. In third spot was Shane Callan, Ruairi Gill, Katie McColgan and Rachel Nelson.
 
Big thanks to all the parents in encouraging their children to participate, thanks to all the volunteers, thanks to Mary Lafferty for her help throughout the year and thanks to Captains Raymond & Siobhan for their support in 2023. The future is bright at Dunfanaghy golf club.

The Open Ladies & Gents Seniors (50Plus) begins on Monday 25th September. Please see below for the full schedule. Book online at Tee-Times (dunfanaghygolfclub.com) or call us on 074 91 36335