![]() Portsalon Ladies eliminated in All-Ireland semi-finals It was not to be for our Ladies today in their AIG Women's Intermediate All-Ireland semi-final against Gowran Park GC in Westport on Friday. Despite some early gains, the Portsalon team found themselves chasing games from the turn and, try as they did, they were not able to prevent the Kilkenny side from establishing a 3-0 lead as the final two games were called in, still with everything to play for. Defeat today, but a summer of enormous success that the team can be proud of. Heart and soul was poured into every game as they emerged from the Ulster battleground and a memorable quarter-final win over Black Bush GC was achieved in Dundalk at the start of this month in Ireland's last-eight. To reach this stage was a landmark achievement for any Portsalon team and sets the standard for others to aim at in the future, while the landslide win achieved by Gowran Park in the final on Saturday certainly showed that Portsalon had done incredibly well to give them a competitive game. We salute Team Captain Roseanne and her entire squad for reaching this National stage – you can be more than proud of your achievement in going so far. The team are pictured having received their bronze medals. Club Matchplay Finals Our Club Matchplay doubles final has reached the final stages and it's a game of Family Fortunes. Brothers Sean and Cathal Canning will take on father/son Alistair and Alfie Rodger. The Rodger's took out the fancied side of Ryan McGettigan and Donal Callaghan Jr in their semi-final, while the Canning's knocked out Mickey Crossan and Martin O'Reilly. Best of luck to both pairs. The glorious double is still on for Alistair Rodger, as he faces Brian Devlin in the semi-finals of the Singles Matchplay competition. The winner will face Milford's Daniel Shields in the final after he knocked out Stuart Nicholl in the last four. Hole-in-One for Ronan McClafferty Saturday's competition winner Ronan McClafferty did things in style, with a Hole-in-One at the 10th to kick-start his back nine. After a birdie on the 8th, his ace was part of an eight-hole stretch played to par and that was the basis for an overall three-point win with an excellent 40 points played from the back markers in testing conditions. Club Results Saturday 23rd September Winner: Ronan McClafferty (12) – 40 pts Runner-up: Giles Kilpatrick (24) – 37 pts BOT Gross: Sean Forbes (6) – 30 gross pts Third: Enda McElhinney (14) – 37 pts BOT Sunday 24th September – Monthly Medal Winner: Johnny Shields (3) – 72 Runner-up: Gareth McLarnon (13) - 73
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Portsalon Ladies bound for Westport and All-Ireland last four
Everyone at the club would like to wish our ladies well this coming Friday (September 22nd) as they travel to Westport GC in Co Mayo for the AIG Women's Intermediate Cup All-Ireland semi-final. The Ladies will be in action on Friday morning in the last four, with the All-Ireland decider slated for Saturday. The team did remarkably well to come out of Ulster this summer, winning some epic battles along the way against Bushfoot, Ballybofey, Newtownstewart and Kilrea before their nail-biting 3-2 win in the provincial decider against Dunmurry in Antrim last month. The followed up with a comprehensive success against Black Bush GC from Dunshaughlin in Co Westmeath at Dundalk GC in early September. The Portsalon team are captained by Roseanne Logue, with the playing panel including Deirdre O'Toole, Deirdre Hensey, Sarah Nicholl, Roisin McCormack Aedeen Conway, Marian Overend and Lady Captain Claire Ferry. We know there will be plenty supporters travelling to Westport for Friday's semi-final to support the ladies and we wish everyone a safe journey to the west and back. Play well, ladies – the club is behind you! We will have the latest news from Westport on social media when play gets underway on Friday. Club Matchplay Finals Our Club Matchplay doubles final has reached the final stages and it's a game of Family Fortunes. Brothers Sean and Cathal Canning will take on father/son Alistair and Alfie Rodger. The Rodger's took out the fancied side of Ryan McGettigan and Donal Callaghan Jr in their semi-final, while the Canning's knocked out Mickey Crossan and Martin O'Reilly. Best of luck to both pairs. The glorious double is still on for Alistair Rodger, as he faces Brian Devlin in the semi-finals of the Singles Matchplay competition. The winner will face Milford's Daniel Shields in the final after he knocked out Stuart Nicholl in the last four. Club Results Wednesday 13th September Winner: Bernard Nash (24) – 45 pts Runner-up: Charlie Coughlan (10) – 43 pts Saturday 16th September Winner: Darren Murray (14) – 40 pts Runner-up: Daniel Shields (6) – 38 pts Gross: Cathal Canning ( 8) – 28 gross pts Third: Jack Friel (9) – 36 pts Sunday 17th September Winner: John Joe McGowan (36) – 39 pts BOT Runner-up: Aodh McCormack (22) – 39 BOT Gross: Johnny Shields (3) – 30 gross pts Third: Sean Barrett (19) – 39 pts Senior League semi-finals for Portsalon
Ryan McGettigan showed his quality with a hole-in-one on the 15th hole on Sunday in his Senior League tussle with Letterkenny's Cian Harkin. Cian went on to win a high quality encounter on the 17th but there was more drama in store. Wins for Pascal Cullen, on the second extra hole, alongside Sean Hensey and Paul Whorton, countered defeats for Ryan McGettigan and Michael Campbell and left the tie all square and headed for a sudden death playoff. The nominated players were Ryan and Jamie Foley for Letterkenny, and with Ryan in close for birdie and Jamie unable to get up-and-down having gone over the green, it was Portsalon that moved into the semi-finals. Team Captain Johnny Shields will take his side to Murvagh at the end of September for the neutral semi-finals. Congrats to the Portsalon team on a fine win and commiserations to Letterkenny on this occasion. Club Results Wednesday 6th September Winner: Joe Hensey (17) – 38 pts Runner-up: Eunan McGarrigle (9) – 37 pts Gross: Jamie Foley (+1) – 38 pts Third: Tony Morrison (23) – 36 pts Saturday 9th September Winner: John Shields (19) – 40 pts Runner-up: Eunan McGarrigle (9) – 39 pts Gross: Sean Forbes (6) – 32 pts Sunday 10th September Winner: Noel Nicholl (17) – 44 pts Runner-up: Gerard Duffy (10) – 42 pts BOT Gross: Diarmuid Logue (6) – 32 gross pts Third: Joe Ferry (14) – 42 ptsk here to edit. ![]() Jack Patton wins Portsalon Scratch Cup Jack Patton was the overall winner of the Portsalon Scratch Cup on Saturday after he signed for a four-under par round of 68. Conditions were fair, with sunshine breaking out from early afternoon onwards, and Jack laid early foundations with five straight pars before his first birdie of the round came at the tough sixth. Three more steady pars saw him make the turn at one-under. Birdies at holes 10 and 11 had him in pole position and, after the only dropped shot in his round at the par-three 12th, further gains were picked up at the 16th and 17th to help him on his way to a 68 and a two-shot win from Padraig O'Dochartaigh (70) in second spot. The Nett section was won by Eunan McGarrigle (9) with a 69 nett, two clear of Ultan McGettigan on 71. In the Intermediate Scratch Cup the top prize went to Philip Durning (10) with a fine eight-over par round of 80. He made an excellent start to his round, parring the first three, and got to the turn in three-over par. On the inward nine, there were three pars to start once more and a run of three closing bogeys kept runner-up Joe Coyle (82) at bay to the tune of two strokes. In the nett section, Johnny Gallagher (17) came out on top with a score of 66, three clear of Andy Boland in second spot. Thanks once more to our sponsors Manor Motors Opel and to all that played in the Portsalon Scratch Cup 2023. Portsalon Scratch Cup Results sponsored by Manor Motors Open Senior Scratch Cup Winner: Jack Patton (+2) – 68 Runner-up: Padraig O'Dochartaigh (+2) – 70 Third: Niall Carroll (+3) – 71 Nett Section Winner: Eunan McGarrigle (9) – 69 Runner-up: Ultan McGettigan (8 ) – 71 BOT Third: Michael Campbell (2) – 71 Intermediate Scratch Cup Winner: Philip Durning (10) – 80 Runner-up: Joe Coyle (11) – 82 Third: Peter Muldoon (10) – 83 Nett Section Winner: Jonathan Gallagher (17) – 66 Second: Andy Boland (16) – 69 Third: Kristofer McFadden (18) - 70 Club Results Wednesday 30th August Winner: John Logue (18) – 41 pts Runner-up: Paddy Ward (22) – 40 pts Gross: Johnny Shields (3) – 34 gross pts Third: Thomas Merritt (20) – 37 pts Sunday September 3rd Winner: Conor Scallon (19) – 41 pts BOT Runner-up: Alistair Rodger (19) – 41 pts Gross: Michael Campbell (2) – 34 gross pts Third: Aidan Cannon (20) – 40 pts |
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