The final 18-hole competition of the season was held over the bank holiday weekend and for Ivor Gleason it was well worth waiting for. The coaching he has been receiving from club pro. TP paid off handsomely with a runaway score of 43, winning by 6 from Stephen Woods and Mike Ryan (who had a fine score off 10). (Ivor has since been spotted handing a brown envelope to handicap secretary David Mahon, who has just returned from a very expensive trip to Australia).

October open weekend men’s results:
1st Ivor Glesson (26) 43pts
2nd Stephen woods (13) 37pts
Gross Jason Cullen (6) 28pts
3rd Mike Ryan (10) 37pts
Sss 37pts

Ladies results:
Maria Coen (17) 35 Pts. CSS 34 Pts

The first winter competition of the season takes place this weekend and can be played Friday, Saturday or Sunday and is a 16 hole stableford with PLACING EVERYWHERE. The bunkers ARE in play and similar to last winter you can LIFT, CLEAN, RAKE, PLACE and PLAY and rake after playing.

GOLFER OF THE YEAR: The 2018 golfer of the year is MARTIN FALLON who pipped DECLAN KING by just two points. MORGAN LYNCH came third, playing off 3, with Kilkenny hurler JOHN WALL coming fourth just ahead of his playing partner NOEL KELLY, who also had a tremendous year golfing. The prize giving will be held in the middle of November along with the matchplays.

Goats:
1. John Stevens, 2. Gerry Fahy, 3. Tom Canavan, 4. John Daly.

Presentation of prizes Friday 2nd November @9.00 p.m.
Scratch Cups, Icon Hair, Galway Hooper Dolan, Greenpark Nursing Home, A.I.B., Tyrell’s Auctioneers, Patrice’s Art of Beauty and Johnny Ryan Photography. We ask all prize winners to attend on the night or ask someone to pick up your prize. We thank all our sponsors most sincerely for their continued support to Tuam Golf Club.

Congratulations to our Greenskeeper Mark and his bride Stacie on their recent nuptials. We wish them long life and happiness together.

There was no winner of our lotto last week. This weeks lotto is worth 19,200 euro. Just think what you could do with this money. Would come in very handy for Christmas!! Numbers drawn were 9,12,19,24. Congratulations to Sean Doyle, Marian Rhattigan and Rae Gilmore who were our lucky dip winners.