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Episode 13 of the Dublin County Board Pitch and Putt Podcast

We had no Keith this week, so we had to fill his boots with not one or two but three guests on the show as we had a special Inter County Team talk with Gents Intermediate manager Gary Ryan, Gents Junior manager and player Ciaran McCormack along with Dublin Ladies C&D team manager Paddy O'Connor.

We hope to have another episode this coming weekend, so keep you're eyes peeled!!!

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***DUBLIN GRIP UPDATE***

Teams may now be made of players registered from within the same county but not necessarily the same club!

The Dublin Inter-County Under 16 side finished in 4th spot in the All-Ireland Finals today in Bruff, Co.Limerick just missing out on a medal as Cork took the top honours from Kerry and Westmeath.

In the individual Championship event, both Portmarnocks Max Guyot & Enda Hayden broke par but would finish in joint 7th place.

In the Under 13s, Hugo Gibbons faired best of our quartet in 21st place just ahead of Lucan trio Ryan Taffe, Rhys Belton and Luke Blake.

The girls event saw us come closest to a medal as Gemma Hayden finished in 4th spot with Sophia Audah in 6th and Summer Audah in 10th place.

With the National Matchplays coming up soon, all the players will be hoping for another chance to end a superb Summer of pitch and putt on a high.

A huge well done to all the players, a superb performance by the Cork team bit special praise for the 3 champions, Fionn McMonagle, Eoin Barrett and Sarah Ryan on their fantastic victories.

The future of pitch and putt is in good hands with the fantastic scoring on display on a simply magnificent Bruff course.

Thank you to all the officers on duty from the NEC, clubs and county boards.

Best of luck this weekend to our future stars of the game as they take part in the All-Ireland Strokeplay Finals and Inter-County in Bruff, Co.Limerick

In the girls section, Gemma Hayden, Summer & Sophia Audah represent the Portmarnock Pitch and Putt Club and hopefully we can see a medal in a 12 strong field including Sarah Ryan and Pippa Cuffe.

The boys U-13's are represented by another Portmarnock star in Hugo Gibbons and also Lucan Pitch and Putt Club trio Luke Blake, Rhys Belton and Ryan Taafe.

The Championship Grade see's another duo from Portmarnock as both Max Guyot and Enda Hayden look to continue their recent good form, Loughlinstown Pitch & Putt have Finn McKeown as their sole player and again, with a wealth of talent throughout the grades, medals will be hard one but no better players to do it.

We wish all players the very best of luck and our Dublin Inter-County team too

You can find all the scores on the Pitch and Putt Ireland Website

https://www.irishpitchandputt.ie/handicap-system/competitions/strokeplay/12197/leaderboard/

Also, the Old County Pitch & Putt Club Christy Broe Scratch Cup takes place this coming Sunday. Get in contact with the club if you are looking for a tee time!

The DCB Kevin Blackburn GRIP Scramble entry sheet is now available.

The sheet is downloadable

https://1drv.ms/b/c/c4877528474597a5/IQBpxUkptdjWRr8lJlxR4jwfAbW6pbGgKpcBxdw4L4P1wug

Congratulations to all the winners at the Ierne S & S Club, Pitch & Putt, Tennis & Bowls Open.

Winners from the host club but also from Bellewstown P & P Club - Co. Meath Killineer Ring Commons Sport Centre Portmarnock Pitch and Putt Lucan Pitch and Putt Club Seapoint pitch and putt & Glenville Pitch&Putt Club Congratulations to all

Hoey hits new heights!

The trophy lifts get higher for Glenda Hoey as she hit the treble of Ladies Senior Strokeplays in a beautiful Cunnigar Pitch And Putt Club at the All-Ireland Finals.

The run began in a former home in RGSC as she played superbly to hold off the legendary Ger Ward as she took the Dublin Strokeplay title.

In the searing heat of Killineer, Glenda came from behind with a masterclass of solid play, determination and a touch of brilliance to take the Leinster crown.

Then came Sunday along the east coast of Waterford on the Dungarvan links in Cunnigar. The lead changed hands many times throughout the day but in the 2nd last group, the action was really happening on the back 9. Eleanor Walsh of Fermoy and Lucans Glenda, were nip and tuck as they both chased the leading duo of Chrissie Sheedy & Tracey Smith.

As Chrissie dropped behind at the tough 14th, the duo in front were hitting the 16th. Eleanor now one ahead. A good looking pitch just hung in the breeze and in unfortunate circumstances found its way to a near impossible spot under the lip of the bunker. Eleanor tried to escape but just couldn't get it out of the trap and would lip out her chip for bogey and it was up to Glenda to hold on.

Glenda expertly got up & down on the 16th and 17th from just off either green and before we knew it, had one hand on the trophy. Amy Galvin as expected, showed her class with a superb final hole birdie taking the clubhouse lead with Glenda now knowing a par would be enough to lift the trophy.

A superb pitch was safely dispatched by Glenda to the tough 18th, clear of the treacherous water to the left and to 10ft just behind the pin. She once again showed class, poise and calmness in the toughest of moments of someone who was growing in confidence the more she finds herself in these positions.

She rolled up and tapped in to take her 3rd crown in as many months completing a historic treble for herself and became the first lady since the 1980s to take the Irish title back to the Lucan club.

A superb treble and huge congratulations to Glenda Hoey 👏🏻

Other finalists in the finals included Tracey Smith who was just outside the top 3 in 5th spot while Ger Ward & Louise Grace both made the playoffs.

In the Intermediate Ladies, Ciara Lowe took the title for the Deerpark club in Killarney, with Dublins Susan Ritchie, Irene Reid and Patricia McLoughlin all making the playoffs but unable to trouble the leaders.

The Junior Ladies went the way of the hosts with Michelle O'Connell walking away convincingly with the title, Glenvilles Anne Flynn made the final round but again was too far back to challenge the leaders.

Congratulations to all the winners and the Cunnigar club on a simply outstanding course and tournament run by the NEC.

One of the final Scratch Cups of the season takes place next weekend, indeed the last one in Dublin this year, in Old County Pitch & Putt Club with the 2026 Christy Broe Scratch Cup on Sunday 23rd August.

You can enter through text/WhatsApp to Kevin Bermingham with the number on the poster.

Our apologies for the obvious late posting of these results, they were thought to be uploaded already but weren't!

The Dublin County Board Des Flanagan Mixed Foursomes Results from Glenville Pitch&Putt Club on Saturday, August 1st.

A huge congratulations to the home club for the use of their course and delighted to see the winners from there, the very popular Nora & PJ O'Meara with a brilliant score of 83pts on an extremely difficult hot and breezy day!

Terry O'Leary & Anna Minogue would chase home the winners just 1pt behind completing a brilliant 1-2 for the Glenville club.

Susan Ritchie & Paddy O'Connor defended their gross title with another great display by the RGSC duo.

No two are harder workers for the DCB behimd the scenes than Orla & Damian Creevey of Lucan, who do so much for the game and great to see them rewarded with the Session 1 Nett prize while Phillip Byrne and Bernadette Morgan rounded off a super treble for the hosts as the took the Session 2 prize.

A huge thank you to Glenville and all the Dublin Clubs and members who supported the competition

You can view some photos from the day thanks to the Glenville Club below

https://photos.app.goo.gl/W1CkdZ1Z1riggfAT6

Best of luck to all our Dublin County Board representatives from numerous clubs this weekend in Cunnigar Pitch And Putt Club at the Ladies All-Ireland Strokeplay Finals in Dungarvan, Co.Waterford.

The course, as expected looks absolutely fantastic and it could well come down to the weather conditions in one of the best courses in the country.

You can find all the scores on Pitch and Putt Ireland

https://www.irishpitchandputt.ie/

Or indeed watch it live on YouTube as Full Time Productions bring you live coverage