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Last weekend Ballykisteen celebrated our President's Prize and our very popular President Larry Kelly had a huge turnout for his 2nd year as President of the Club. That in itself was no surprise as Larry has been around the Tipperary area for longer than he cares to remember and is well known in G.A.A circles as well as greyhounds, golf and farming, but who knows in what order.

The day went off very smoothly with a burger break on the 9th tee and the main prize being a stableford competition off the white tees which gave all handicap divisions a decent chance to be competitive. But there could only be one winner and it was Tom Ryan who brought in a fabulous score of 46pts while playing off a handicap of 14. He was closely followed by Colm Riordan in 2nd place with 44pts off a handicap of 10 on countback, with Mick Kennedy in 3rd place on 44pts off a handicap of 12.

The Category 1 prize was won by Clive Morgan with a fine score of 42pts off a handicap of 4, the Category 2 winner was Adrian Carmody who recorded a equally fine score of 41pts while playing off a 17 handicap and Category 3 was won by Michael Carmody Snr off a handicap of 22 with 43pts. The front 9 was won by Aidan Jaques with 24pts while the back 9 was won by Joe McDonald with 23pts. Best Visitor on the day was Liam Butler from Cahir golf club with 40pts, followed by Denis Cronin from Moate golf club in 2nd place with 37pts. The Junior President's prize was won by young Michael Culhane with 39pts off a handicap of 12, while the Ladies Competition saw Kathy Keegan win out.

Everyone gathered in the Ballykisteen Hotel on Sunday evening where there was lively banter, food, table service and of course the prize giving ceremony which included the prizes for the July Monthly Medal which were kindly sponsored by Raymond Kelly, Memorial Works, Tipperary  and also the presentations of our very successful Scratch Cup Competitions which were held in July. Then we had Larry's President's prize presentation and thanks must go again to Thady Greene and John McCarthy for arranging the display of prizes which looked superb.

Our Club Singles which was held on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th August was a Stableford Competition off the white tees and despite a mass exodus of members to Croke Park to see Tipperary reach the All Ireland Hurling Final, it was a very successful weekend which saw Damien O' Brien come out on top with a fine one over par score of 42pts while playing off a handicap of 7, closely followed by Pat Irwin in 2nd place with a level par round of 40pts off a handicap of 4. Last Friday 20th our Belvedere Cup team took on the might of Thurles in the County Semi Final and with home advantage Thurles were installed as early favorites. However our Belvedere Cup team has already shown this year that they are always up for it and are never short of effort and commitment, but sadly on this occasion that wasn't enough as Thurles finished the evening victorious and we wish them the best for the County Final.

Our Senior Open Singles on Monday 16th had John Healy from Newlands Dublin in 1st place with 37pts off a handicap of 15, while our Open singles on Wednesday last saw Donal Elliot of Tipperary win out with 37pts while playing off a handicap of 7 from fellow Tipperary member Tony Reade in 2nd place with 36pts off a handicap of 14, with our own Andrew Pierse in 3rd place with 35pts off a handicap of 13.  

Next weekend we have a Club Singles Competition on Saturday while Sunday also sees the very popular South of Ireland Mixed Foursomes at Ballykisteen

Our Senior Open Singles continue every Monday at great value for only €15 for visitors and €7 for members, while our Open Singles take place on Wednesdays at €20 for visitors and €7 for members with all bookings to be made in advance on 062 32117.

Our golf shop at Ballykisteen is now authorized suppliers of Taylormade, Adidas, Callaway, Odyssey, Nike, Titleist and Footjoy and now stocks all the common models and can custom fit your clubs by a PGA Professional at no extra charge to members. James, John and Doug thank you all very much for supporting your Pro Shop at Ballykisteen. We have two different sizes of junior sets in stock now at only €99.95 including bag clubs and putter to get your kids into golf.

Special offers in the pro shop this week include a dozen Titliest golf balls from only €19.95. Please contact James, Doug or John for more special offers on 062 - 32117.  

Members Tee Times

•  Members may play the course any time by booking a tee-time with the Pro-Shop (062-32117)

•  Saturday – reserved for Members up to 10:00am plus 1hr between 11:00am – 1:00pm (exact time will vary from week to week)

•  Sunday – reserved for Members up to 10:00am; Ladies 11:00 to 11:40;

•  For both Saturday & Sunday – Members must book by 1pm on Friday, free slots will be given to Visitors

•  No plans for Visitor competitions at w/ends from March to October

All golfers are reminded to please make all bookings through our pro shop on 062 - 32117

Our Resident PGA Professional James Harris, is also offering the very special offer of 5 golf lessons for the price of 4 at the moment, as well as the superb offer of only €60 for re gripping a set of clubs.

Senior Open Singles continue every Monday, with Open Singles on Wednesdays Please ensure all bookings are made through our pro shop on 062 - 32117.


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