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Open Week Starting on Sunday next (May 19th) Callan Golf Club celebrates its annual Open Week. The opening events are the Junior and Intermediate Scratch Cups sponsored by Oleum Oil and the O Mahony family. Last year the honours went to two Callan members when Richie Condon took the Philip O Mahony…

Callan Golf Club Open Week 2013 begins on Sunday the 19th of May with Junior & Intermediate Scratch Cups. On Monday the 20th there is a 3 person team event followed on Tuesday 21st bt the Over Fifties Senior Mens and Ladies Singles plus a 9 hole singles competition from 5pm-8pm for any gender.…

Open Week Callan Golf Club opens its doors on Sunday 19th of May for the start of open week. This year Open Week starts with the Junior and Intermediate Scratch Cups which is a highly competitive opening to proceedings. Last year the honours went to two Callan members when Richie Condon took the…

Provincial Towns Callan Provincial Towns team, managed by Paul Norris, were drawn away to Castlecomer in a difficult first round assignment and came through with a good win. The victory was founded on all four players, James Hartley, Paddy Grace, Conor Murphy and Brendan Wall, winning their matches…

Lessons for Beginners PGA professional, Ian St John, will provide the expertise for beginners who are interested in having lessons in May. For 40 euro the beginner will learn easy to use techniques, video analysis, course management, golf rules and a fun atmosphere in which to enjoy the lessons.…

Barton Cup The first of this years inter club competitions involoving a Callan side begins this Sunday with a tricky Barton Cup tie. Manager Richie McMahon has selected a strong panel to take on Borris who have enjoyed some good runs in this matchplay event in the last number of years. The panel in…

Matchplay Competitions This weekend saw a huge interest in the club singles matchplay qualifier which was played Saturday and Sunday and as always was very well supported. It is ironic that it was played the same weekend as the Aintree Grand National as it as difficult to predict the outcome of…

O Dwyer Golf Store Open Singles The latest round (Week 3) of the O Dwyer Golf Store open singles series produced a brilliant brace of scores which saw James Hartley and Brian Doheny share 99 points between them. It was James who came out on top with 45 points to qualify for the final at the end of…

Attached here is a copy of the Callan Golf Club Code of Ethic for Young People. PLEASE CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD (Right Click and Save As) Comments in writing only to Lady Captain Rose Brophy.

Open Singles The O Dwyer Golf Stores Open Singles began on Wednesday last with a good attendance for a day of tough scoring conditions. Paul Norris was the first player to make the autumn playoff with a solid 36 points where he will be joined by Brian Doheny. It was the first weekly event in a…

Winter League Final Following a long autumn and winter of competition the Michael and Louise Walsh sponsored Winter League finished on Saturday following some brilliant scoring. Richie Cuddihy came out on top after a fantastic finish to compile a score of 44 points which carried the day. Richie was…

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The O'Dwyers Golf Wednesday Open Singles commences on Wednesday 6th of March and runs every week until the playoff in Autumn. The course is in beautiful condition for so early in the season and all are looking forward to all comers who can enjoy the course and catering facilities throughout the…

Captains Drive In The Captains who provided the ceremonial shots were blessed with a wonderful day on Saturday last for their inaugerations. Ladies and Mens sections Captains, Paul Cashin and Rose Brophy, were joined by Presidents John Kinchella and Linda Adare, David Walzer and Lisa Donnelly…

12.20 Jim Kirby , Mossie Skehan, John D Grace 12.30 R Komar , Shea Burke Darragh McNamara 12.40 R. Condon , John O'Dwyer , Joe Sweeney Adrian Cunningham 12.50 JJ Murphy Pat O'Keeffe, O.O'Connor , Niall Brett 1.00 Paul Norris, Joe Colclough , Sean Brett , David Ryan 1.10 John Greene , Tom Comerford,…

Drive In The golfing year opens officially this Saturday at 2pm when Paul Cashin and Rose Brophy ceremonially strike the first shots of 2013. All members of all sections of the club are cordially invited to a very special day which is always very enjoyable. After the opening shots have been struck…

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Winter League The Winter League, sponsored by Michael and Louise Walsh, continues to be very well supported as the race for the top thirty hots up as each week passes. Brian Doheny has continued in the same form that saw him crowned 2012 Golfer of the Year in topping the scoring in this years…

There will a table quiz at 7pm sharp on the evening of the Captains' Drive In on the 23 of February in aid of the Callan Golf Club Junior Section. All are welcome. Also the Junior Section are arranging golf lessons with a pro at a cost of €50 for 10 lessons for boys and girls over 10 years of age.…

Darts The Callan Golf Club darts team have been progressing nicely during the past few weeks and have a reasonable chance of progressing to the semi finals if the progression continues. Under the managerial stewardship of Michael Walsh and Murt O Hallorans captaincy hopefully the leagues conclusion…

Outgoing Captain Don Bolger reviewed a very successful year. The introduction of category prizes led to greater participation in the weekly competitions. He thanked everyone who helped in any way during the year. Special mention was given to Sponsors Michael Walsh, Callan Golf Club and John Dwyer…

Club Colours The Callan mens teams will don different colours for 2013 onwards. The new club polo shirts are white with the club jumper or sleveless tops now in grey. This is a move away from the green and yellow tops and hopefully with the new colours will come a welcome change in fortunes…

AGM The joint management agm on Saturday night ushered in the Captains of 2013 (Paul Cashin and Rose Brophy) and marked the ned of Sean and Sheelaghs years. It also marked the end of the financial year and hopes for a successful 2013. On the financial front the news is one of stability with all…

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Captain's Rose and Paul will drive in on Saturday the 23rd of Feb 2013 at 12 sharp be in club house at 11.30 for draw. There is a draw sheet in the hall at the bottom of stairs to enter your name prior to the 23rd to help make the draw easier.

Winning Numbers 22 15 23 26 No Winner Lucky Dip Winners €30 Each 1 Richard Cashin 2 Niall Brett 3Kevin and Deirdre Seller Prize John Grace & Michael Walsh Thank You For Your Support Next Weeks Jackpot € 1350 There will be 2 Draws on the 20th of December to cover the 20th and 27th of December.

Golfer of the Year The 2012 recipient of this accolade produced a magical array of consistent scoring which left all others in his wake. Brian Dohenys name appeared in the gross winning column with wonderful regularity and his award had not been in doubt from some way out. Brian has been a member…

Mens AGM The Mens AGM on saturday was well attended with John Kinshella revealed as 2013 President. John spoke of being hugely honoured when John Grace asked him to be his successor in the role of President. John Grace thanked John O Dwyer for asking him to be 2012 President and also thanked the…

Dinner and Social Evening Last Saturday night the Callan Golf club Captains of 2012, Sean Walzer and Sheelagh Foster, celebrated their annual dinner and social evenings with spectacular success. Michael Walsh catered the night in brilliant fashion arranging a whiskey reception courtesy of Tullamore…

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Turkey and Hams The always popular Turkey and Ham competitions got underway over the weekend and the scoring was of an incredibly high standard. Paddy Donovan capped off a brilliant year winning the overall with a quite amazing 45 points. It was not as easy to score as Paddy made it with…

Team Event The Four Person Team Event played over the week saw an excellent winning score. Tony Dooley, Cyril Lawlor, Tony O Driscoll and Ollie O Connor had an excellent total of 91 points which saw them win out by 4 shots. The team placed second saw the Morriseys (Nicky, Conor and Noel) joined by…

Mens Open Singles Playoff Final Class rose to the top in this playoff following many months of scrambling, scoring and struggling as the Wednesday Open Series reached its conclusion on Saturday last. On the 21st of March Mick Hickey won the first of this years qualifiers to become the first name…

Winter League The Winter League began in earnest last week and will continue throughout the next few months. Kindly sponsored by Michael and Louise Walsh the League will be played every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during October, November, December, January, February and March. Ther cost of entry…

Matchplay Winners The matchplay competitions have been hotly contested all season and some of the events have reached a conclusion. In the Scratch Matchplay Jeff Lynch proved his class with a brilliant victory over Tommy Minogue in an excellent contest. It was Jeffs first Scratch Matchplay victory…

The Open Mens Winter League 2012/13 qualifying stages have concluded with the final to be played on 2nd March 2013. Winter League Final Tee Times 12.20 Jim Kirby , Mossie Skehan, John D Grace 12.30 R Komar , Shea Burke Darragh McNamara 12.40 R. Condon , John O'Dwyer , Joe Sweeney Adrian Cunningham…

Junior Captains Prize On Sunday last the junior section of our club celebrated its biggest day of the year with a wonderful entry in the Junior Captains Prize. The junior players were competing for Cathal Byrne and Emma Kerwicks (Junior Captains 2012) prize following excellent captaincys by both…

30 Juniors from 10years of age to 18 years played for this year Captains Prize. Our Captains Cathal Byrne and Emma Kerwick were super role models for our Junior Club. They showed the spirit of our Junior Section and were a good example and inspiration to our younger players. They put their shoulder…

Matchplay The club matchplay events have reached critical junctures with all competitions having reached either semi final or final stages. The Singles Matchplay saw four keenly contested quarter finals with Jim Kirby defeating John O Dwyer on the nineteenth while Brian Cullen overcame the in form…

Club Classic Despite very poor weather conditions Callans annual club classic went ahead as planned from Thursday last to Sunday and it proved to be a brilliantly supported event. Thanks to members and visitors the Classic attracted over 90 teams in what is always a vital social and fundraising…

Summer Camp Last week the Junior section of Callan Golf Club took on the brave task of organising a Summer Camp for young people. It was a decision which turned out to be a wonderful one as the children were treated to an action packed programme. On Monday the young people played on the course and…

Presidents Shield Callan Golf Clubs wonderful website was designed and built by JJ Murphy but he proved over the weekend that computers and websites are not JJ s only areas of experise. JJ produced an excellent back nine to capture Honorary President Murt Duggans Shield on Sunday last. JJ edged out…

Captains Prize The June Bank holiday weekend was the designated weekend for Sean Walzers Captains Prize 2012 but fate conspired to flood the course on the Sunday morning to ensure the cancellation of the competition. Paddy Donovan had never played in a Captains Prize playoff after over 20 attempts…

Captains Prize Following a deluge on the June bank holiday weekend Sean Walzers Captains Prize will now be celebrated next weekend starting on Friday 3rd of August with times also available on Saturday and Sunday until 1pm. There will be a playoff after 5.30pm on Sunday evening with a mixed also…

This year our annual Club Fundraising Classic takes place from Thursday the 23rd of August until Sunday the 26th of August. The 2012 edition sees the prizes bigger and better than ever!! As well as the usual top quality golf equipment prizes for the team competition there is an opportunity to play…

Open Singles Despite the wettest June on record numbers for the Open Singles Series remain impressive thanks to the the quality of the course and the draw which the weekly event provides. Into July and although the weather hasn't improved the number of golfers continue to come week after week. This…

Mens Open Singles The Mens Open Singles Series continued on Wednesday last with a large number enjoying the much improved weather. Niall O Sullivan took advantage of the sunshine to score 41 points winning by 1 point from Conor Murphy who continues his excellent season. Brian Doheny has enjoyed a…

Bea's Ace The Ladies Champagne Scramble was illuminated on Tuesday by Bea O Donovan when her tee shot from the 14th tee found the bottom of the cup. It was a wonderful moment for Bea and also her team mates, Eileen Cuddihy and Anna Starr, who scooped a massive 11 points from the hole on their way…

Helena does it again Sheelagh Foster celebrated her Captains Prize to the ladies over the weekend and it turned out that history repeated itself for one Callan lady golfer. Last June Helena McCormack cpatured Eileen Cuddihys prize by a single shot but the 2012 prize was secured by an incredible six…

TJ Hogan The members of Callan Golf Club lost a wonderful friend last week. TJ Hogan was a most valuble member, contributing hugely to our organisation. He held the highest positions within the club - as captain in the 80's (as did his late brother Patsy) and as president more recently. TJ was a…

Bad Weather The weather struck again on Wednesday when the rain distrupted the Open Singles Series. This was following the previous weeks abandonment of the Captains Prize which means that Sean Walzers prize will now be contested over the August Bank Holiday weekend. Hopefully the weather will…

The officers,members and staff of Callan Golf Club express their sincere sympathies with the Hogan family following the recent sudden passing of TJ earlier this week. TJ Hogan was a wonderful friend of Callan Golf Club serving as Captain and President throughout his decades of membership. He will…

Captains Prize It was a weekend that had promised a Captains Prize winner but unfortunately the elements interviened and closed the course following torrential rain on Saturday night and Sunday morning leaving Sean Walzer (Captain 2012) and organisers to have no option but to postpone until August.…

Open Week The golfing Gods looked favourably upon the club this week when Open Week 2012 was played out in beautiful and unseasonably hot weather. The course was showered with praise from visitors and members alike as it played as superbly as the weather. Monday saw a two person team event which…

Junior and Intermediate Scratch Cups It was a wonderful weekend to remember for two Callan members as they produced sparkling scores to capture their respective scratch cups. Teenager Conor Murphy and Callan native Richie Condon both had excellent scores to win these well contested events. Richie…

Callan Golf Club Open Week 2012 ran from Monday 21st until Sunday 27th of May and as always was hotly contested. Results for the week are below. Monday 21st May - 2 Person Team - Any Combination RESULTS 1st John Walsh & Kevin McGuire 49 pts 2nd Gerry Brett & Jimmy Dunne 46 pts B6 3rd Tommy Hennessy…

Winning Numbers 5 13 20 Winner Paul Butler - €3150

Presidents Prize Michael Tobin had a May bank holiday weekend he will never forget when he captured John Graces Presidents Prize. John has had a long assosiation with the club and was honored to host his prize earlier than usual. John has sat on most committees in the club as well as having…

Junior Classic There was a fantastic response from all sections of Callan Golf Club in support of the Junior section of the club. The Junior section is absolutely bouyant with an excellent Junior Committee in place for a number of years which has ensured that young people are provided with a…

President John Grace will be celebrating his Presidents Prize to the men on the May Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 5th of May and Sunday 6th May. This is one of the most coveted prizes in the golfing year and will be as always keenly contested. For tee times and availability please contact the…

Barton Cup Callan had an excellent first round win over local rivals, Mount Juliet, in the first round of the 2012 Barton Cup. This was a tricky tie on paper with three away matches and two in Callan. The victory was founded on two excellent performances at home. Mick Fitzpatrick and Nigel O…

Open Singles Last Wednesday David Walzer gave a reminder of the wonderful talent which has been unearthed by the Junior Section over the last number of years. Last years Junior Golfer of the year produced an amazing score of 40 points in treacherous conditions on Wednesday. Temperatures of just 3…

Two Person Team Event Kevin O Driscoll and Joe Madigan produced syntilating golf to dominate this Two Person Team event held over the weekend. Kevin and Joe finished with a 47 point haul which saw them home by a point from Johnnie Kennedy and Rollie Comer. There was a large entry in nice conditions…

Winter League Fifty qualifiers were invited to compete for a superb array of prizes on offer in the final of the Winter League. Conditions were tricky as the finalists lined up on a beautiful Spring morning. The quality of golf was also superb and the winning total was 42 points. Mick Fitzpatrick…

Our Mens Open Singles Series returned on March 21st with qualifiers every Wednesday until Autumn. Entry Fee Members - €6 Visitors Early Bird Special - Group of four before 12 midday : €40 per group. Less than four before 12 midday €12.50 each and after 12 midday €15 each.

Competitions Finishing and Starting One lucky golfer, of the fifty still standing after the winter league qualifiers finished on St Patricks day, will be the proud owner of a new set of golf clubs on Saturday evening next the 24th of March. A new set of irons awaits the winner and after a long four…

Saturday 24th March 2012 9.30 - Paddy Foley, Tommy Manogue, Kevin Walzer. 9.40 - Patrick O Keeffe, Dwane Martin, Ian Fitzpatrick. 9.50 - Maurice Skehan, John Walsh, Richard Burke, William Adair. 10.00 - Eamonn Hayes, John Kennedy, Sean Walzer, Nigel Dagg. 10.10 - Michael Comerford, Roland Komar,…

Club Foursomes There was an excellent turn out for the second matchplay qualifier of the year. A superb total of 40 points was compiled by Ollie Power and the ultra consistent Simon Mccarthy who won this qualifier by a shot. It was an excellent total in this most demanding of disciplines and saw…

Four Ball Qualifier The seasons matchplay events, which are always interesting and hotly contested, were played in contrasting conditions. Saturday was wet at times and very windy while Sundays start was delayed following a frosty opening but it didnt stop some fabulous scoring from being produced.…