JUVENILE NEWS
3rd November 2011
Table Quiz
in aid of Mannan Castle Juvenile Club
Venue: The Clubhouse
Date: Friday 11th November.
Time: 9pm.
Contact Finbar Boylan 042-9663308
7th August 2011
Tiernan Wins President's Prize
Tiernan O'Brien won President Michael Mc Bride's Prize last Tuesday.
He had a wonderful score and was delighted with his prize. In his acceptance speech he thanked all who helped in running the Juvenile Club. Second Prize went to Shauna White and Third Prize was won by Luke Cassidy.
5 Hole Winners
Arianne Duffy, Kyle Hamilton, Jack Cassidy, Tara Walsh
18 Hole Competition
1st Conal Rooney
2nd Andrew Clarke
3rd Jack Ogle
The Tuesday Morning Competitions are very popular with over seventy youngsters taking part last week.
Juvenile Golf Lessons are still running, contact Kevin in the PRO Shop for further information.
Next week's Competition is the the PJ McArdle Cup.
The late PJ was a stalwart of the Juvenile Club and is still fondly remembered by all at Mannan Castle.
Good Golfing
Michael
31st July 2011
Hi all,
Over sixty four(64) juveniles played in last Tuesday's Competition.
This excellent turnout was very encourgaging as the youngsters are making excellent progress.
Results are as follows:
5 Hole Competition
Cian McNulty
Conor Cassidy
Oisin Gartlan
Rachel O'Connell
Chloe McCole
10 Hole Competition
Aine Loughman
Adam Tuite
Edward Walsh
Padraig Marron
Adam White
18 Hole Competition
Jonathan McCrosson
Next Tuesday's Competiton is President Michael McBride's prize.
This competition is one of the major competitions held for the junior golfers in the Club so it is much sought after.
So keep practicing.
Good Golfing
Michael
24th July 2011
Hi All,
There were over fifty(50) juveniles played in last Tuesday's (19 July, 2011) Competition.
They all were eager to show off their skills which they learnt at the Golf Academy a few weeks ago.
They all had a good time. Results are as follows:
18 Hole Competition
1st Ryan McDonnell
2nd Joe Corrigan
3rd Conal Rooney
10 Hole Competition
1st Tiernan O'Brien
2nd Adam Tuite
3rd Ryan Nelson
5 Hole Competition
1st Arienne Duffy
2nd Liam Whelan
3rd Oisin Portlan
Competitions continue every Tuesday and the Captain and President's Prizes will be held in the next few weeks. So keep practicing.
Regards
Michael.
MANNAN CASTLE GOLF ACADEMY
The inaugural Mannan Castle Juvenile Academy was a huge success and all the youngsters who took part had a ball of a time.
The Academy was run over four days (5 July, 2011 – 8 July, 2011) and was exceptionally well run according to the parents.
Over 50 boys and girls took part and they were divided into different categories according to their golfing ability (absolute beginner to those with some golfing experience).
The four different categories were supervised by a female leader and the children were brought to different parts of the golf course.
Putting
The person in charge of this area had up to four helpers and each adult was able to give instruction to 3 or 4 juveniles for an hour.
Competitions were run and the children thoroughly enjoyed these and a small token was given as a prize.
The children were very lucky as they could putt on the state of the art putting which is up to the highest PGA standard.
Driving Range
Instruction was given by our Resident Professional Mr. Kevin McGivern in this area on the first day of the academy.
Distance markers and different obstacles were set up so that the children could hone their driving skills.
Again this area was supervised by up to five helpers at any one time, who offered help and guidance to our young aspiring golfers.
Pitching Green
This area was supervised by the young golfers of Mannan Castle and the children took to this like a duck to water.
Bunker play, flop shots and overhead flop shots were the order of the day.
Some of the shots the juveniles could perform after only a few minutes tuition had to be seen to be believed.
Mini Golf Area
This is a new addition to the facilities at Mannan Castle. It consists of 6 par three holes and is in immaculate condition.
This area was supervised by up to 6 of our more senior members at any one time.
The senior members thoroughly enjoyed showing the youngsters there vast array of skills garnered over the years.
There were almost a few holes in one and this was a sight to behold.
The children were provided with a snack mid-morning and lunch each day superbly cooked by Jean in the kitchen.
This gave the kids a chance to compare notes especially the tips that the seniors gave them.
Saturday 9 July, 2011 will be the Adult/Juvenile Competition played over 10 holes followed by a barbeque and music.
Some of the youngsters put the adults to shame with their golfing prowess.
The juvenile committee which to thank all those who helped in any way, especially the senior members, younger members of Mannan,
Green keeper Donal and his staff, Finbarr and the bar staff, Jean and the kitchen staff and those who helped in any way.
“Brilliant, fantastic, best time of my life” were some of the comments made by the participants on the final day of the Academy.
Next year’s will be bigger and better.
The good news is that Juvenile Golf takes place In Mannan Castle every Tuesday at 9.00.
Competitions are organised for different ability levels and coaching is given by our Professional Kevin every week.
Contact 042 9663308 or visit www.mannancastlegolfclub.ie
Congratulations to our young players who reached the semi-final of the Ronan Rafferty competition. They had a comprehensive win over Lisburn.
Members of the team included David Eakin, Andrew Boylan, Ronan O’Callaghan, Diarmuid Boylan, Joey Hughes, Darragh Kelly, Arron Finnegan and Jack Corr.
Most of these players came through the Juvenile ranks in Mannan Castle.
Juvenile golf is alive and well at Mannan Castle Golf Club and is going from strength to strength
4th July 2011
Hi All
The summer holidays have arrived and that means that the Juvenile Golf has started at Mannan Castle.
Last Tuesday (28 June, 2011) had a good turnout of youngsters. Results are as follows:
5 Hole Competition
1st Fionn O'Gorman
2nd Dara O'Callaghan
3rd Conor Cassidy
4th Aedena O'Callaghan
10 Hole Competition
1st Ciaran O'Reilly
2nd Ohran Kiernan
3rd Senan O'Gorman
4th Nial Malcolm
Congratulations to all the winners.
The Club are hosting a golf Academy during the coming week.
The Academy will run over four days (Tuesday,5th July to Friday 8th July 2011)
and will work towards developing the childrens' golf skills.
Our resident Professional Kevin Mc Givern will deal with all aspects of Golf from driving skills to putting skills.
The children will have use of the new state of art Driving Range, new Putting Greens and new Pitch & Putt area.
On successful completion of the Camp, the Graduate will be invited to participate in our Adult Juvenile Competition, BBQ and Presentation.
Best wishes to the Academy and hopefully we will soon see another few Rorys around the Club!!
Good Golfing,
Michael
31st October 2010
The Adult/Juvenile Competition was held on Saturday afternoon and it was a great success.
There was a large number of juveniles and they all thoroughly enjoyed the day.
There was food, music and craic in the Clubhouse afterwards.
Guessing the weight of the pumpkin was a great attraction as all the money raised was goint to charity.
The Corr Family guessed the correct weight and the children received a huge hamper of treats.
Well done to Sheila Boylan and Tom Whitefor organising this fun event.
Regards.
Michael
25th October 2010
There will be an adult/juvenile competition next Saturday afternoon (30 October, 2010)
There is a sheet in the clubhouse for both adults and juveniles to enter their name.
This is a fun competition and there will be fun, music and craic in the Clubhouse afterwards.
There is a Pumpkin in the Pro Shop and it costs €1 to guess the weight of it. All proceeds are going to charity.
So everyone make sure to have a go.
16th October 2010
An Adult/Juvenile competition will be held on Saturday (30 October, 2010) afternoon.
There will be food, enteratinment and craic afterwards. So all you adults put your name down for the Competiton .
24th August 2010
The Competition last Tuesday was the Professional's Prize to the Juveniles.
There was a large turnout considering that it was raining heavily all morning.
Beginners Results:
Boys: L. Whelan, R. Nelson, D. Whelan and F. O'Gorman
Girls: N. McCaughey, A. Loughman, S, White and A. Finnegan.
10 Hole Results:
Girls: D. Carragher, A. Carragher and C. O'Brien
Boys: A. C. Duffy, Clarke and D. Geoghegan
18 Hole Results:
D. Ward, M. Jones and R. Hughes
An Open Scramble for Juvenile girls was organised by the Ladies' Club in Dundalk Golf Club on Friday 20 August, 2010.
There was a large turnout of juveniles from Mannan Castle and all the girls had a great time. The Senior girls from Mannan won their section.
Sadly the Juvenile Competitions have come to an end for this season. Thanks to all who helped namely:
Sheila Boylan, Tom White, Tommy Hoey, P. N. Brady, Siobhan Downey, Denise McGuinness, Mary White, Mary McGettigan,
Michael McGettigan, Blaithin Corr, Pauline Loughman, Louise Hanratty, Roisin Brady and all the other parents who helped in any way.
A Special thanks to our Captains Anthony and Margaret, President Thomas, our Professional Kevin, Bar and Kitchen Staff for their help and patience.
Hope to see you all at the Mid-Term break at Halloween.
17th August 2010
There was a large turnout on Tuesday as it was Captains' Prize to the Juniors.
Lady Captain Margaret and Captain Anthony were both in fine form after their respective big days,
which took place the previous week-end.
Winners 5 Hole Competition: A.Tuite, E.Walsh and D.Whelan
10 Hole Competition: Girls: D.Crawley, C. O'Brien and N. McCaughey
Boys: F. O'Callaghan, G. Hughes and T. O'Brien
18 Hole Competition: R. Finnegan, D. Ward and R. O'Callaghan.
Both Captains were amazed at the large turnout and spoke to the boys and girls about the high scoring
and the importance of sport in their young lives.
All the players were treated to a meal in the Clubhouse afterwards, and they all thoroughly enjoyed it.
Next Tuesday 25 August, 2010 is the Professional's Prize to the Juveniles.
I expect that there will be a large turnout for this important occasion.
See you all next Tuesday bright and early.
3rd August 2010
Last Tuesday, was the President's Prize to the juveniles. Club President Mr.Thomas Cunningham was in fine form after spending a few days in Donegal (God's County.....). (?)
Thomas praised all the youngsters for their good scores on the day and he was amazed at the scores of some of the more senior juveniles, he also outlined the benefits of playing a sport.
Winners:
Beginners: A. Tuite, A. Loughman , Darragh O'Callaghan and L. Corr.
10 Holes: C. Rooney, J. Thompson and N. Gallagher.
18 Holes: E. Owens, J. Corr and M. Jones.
Conal Rooney was the overall winner of the President's Prize and this young golfer is having a terrific season as he was a winner of two competitions this year already. Well done Conal.
See you all again next Tuesday 10 August, 2010 @ 9.00am sharp.
Good Golfing,
Michael.
  
31st July 2010
There was a large turnout on Tuesday 27 July, 2010 for the weekly Competition.
Over fifty (50) boys and girls took part in the various Competitions and they all had a great time!
The beginners were looked after by Mr. Tom White assisted by Ms Blaithin Corr and Ms Pauline Loughman.
The Club professional, Mr. Kevin McGivern had given this group a lesson on chipping before they went out on the course.
There were a number of new members this week and they are all most welcome.
The 10 Hole Competition was supervised by Tommy Hoey and Siobhain Downey .
There was a very large entry for this competition and the winners were:
1st Glen Hughes, 2nd Conal Rooney , 3rd Senan O'Gorman.
Conal Rooney is playing fanastic golf at the moment and he was a winner the previous week. Well done Conal.
The 18 Hole Competition again attracted a large entry and these young golfers had some terrific scores.
The winners were: 1st Evan Owens, 2nd Mel Jones 3rd Jack Corr.
Next Tuesday 3 August 2010 is the President's Prize and our Annual Barbeque.
Our President Mr. Thomas Cunningham will be presenting the prizes and myself and Ms Siobhain Downey will be looking after the cooking..!
A big turnout is expected so see you all on next Tuesday bright and early.
24th July 2010
The Juveniles met last Tuesday 20 July 2010 and there was a large turnout, especially of beginners, which is good for the future of the club.
Tom White looked after the beginners which involved chipping on the new practice area and a lesson from the Professional Kevin Mc Givern.
They then played a few holes. They all thoroughly enjoyed their morning.
The Ten Hole Competition had over 15 entries and there was a lot of high scoring. Some of these players will progress to playing in the18 Hole Competition next week.
Desmond Ward won the 18 Hole Competition and this young golfer is making steady progress. The 18 hole Competition was supervised by some of the more senior boys.
Next week the 18 Hole Competition starts @ 8.30am and the rest start @ 9.00am. Places are still available, so we look forward to meeting you all again on Tuesday 27 July 2010.
4th July 2010
Good news, School holidays have arrived and that means that the Juvenile Competitions and Coaching begin again at Mannan Castle.
Competitions will take place every Tuesday morning until the end of August, so Mums no lie in as proceedings start at 9.30am sharp
Competition started last Tuesday 29th June, 2010 with a good turnout of young aspiring golfers.
Winners:
Beginners: A. Finnegan, A. Loughman, C. Duffy and D. O'Callaghan
10 Hole Competition: O. Kieran, C. Reynolds and K. Evans
18 Hole Competition: M. Metzger, J. Crossan and T. Finnegan
The club Professional Kevin McGivern will be coaching the youngsters over the coming months about all aspects of golf; Kevin has a lot of experience of teaching juveniles as he is heavily involved in Junior Golf Ireland.
A number of events have been organised for the season including Captain's Prize, President 's Prize and the Annual Barbeque.
Places are still available for all levels so just turn up at Mannan Castle Golf Club next Tuesday (6 July, 2010) @ 9.30am.
See you there
Juvenile Competitions 2010
June
Tuesday 1st Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
Tuesday 8th Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
Tuesday 15th Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
Tuesday 22nd Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
Tuesday 29th Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
July
Tuesday 6th Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
Tuesday 20th Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
Tuesday 27th Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
August
Tuesday 3rd The President's Prize (Juveniles)
Tuesday 10th The P.J. McArdle Cup (Juveniles)
Tuesday 17th The Captains' Prize (Juveniles)
Tuesday 24th Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
Tuesday 31st Juvenile Competition (9 am - 12 noon)
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