Congratulations to all the B&D winners and especially to Ara Mc Cartan Malone G.C. Ara was the over all winner for the 18 Holes Season competition Photo: Ara with Lillian Patterson.         Season. 2nd in 18 Holes Olivia McClurg Belvoir Park G.C. Photo: Olivia with Lillian Patterson. 3rd in 18 Hole Season competition Laura Cathcart, Dunmurry G.C.  Photo: Laura with Lillian Patterson. Season Winner 9 Holes 1st Katie Russell Belvoir 2nd Kellie Reynolds Malone 3rd Amelia Rose Malone Photo: left. Amelia Rose with Dunmurry Lady Captain Jean White. Photo: right  ...

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  Lady Captain Jean White presenting new member Carol Redpath with first prize which was a beautiful painting by local artist Alison McKnight. Lady Captain’s Prize                        Carol Redpath          43 pts Runner up                                            Donna Gillespie           36 pts Best Gross                                            F McGrady          25 gross pts Section 1 Winner (0 – 24)                  Helen Shepherd          34 pts Section 2 Winner (25 – 29)                       Sandra Davies     33 pts Section 3 Winner (30 – 36 )               Rosemary Doherty    32 pts Best front nine                                         Margaret ...

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  Where?  Some of my golfing pals asked when I mentioned I was off on a four day golf trip to Poland.       I think they thought I had taken leave of my senses!  So, when I returned I couldn’t wait to fill them in on my wonderful golf experience in West Pomerania. As we flew into Szcecin airport the sky was grey, I could see it had been raining I began thinking perhaps I should have gone to ...

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12 September 2013 Ireland’s Gertie McMullen (The Island) pictured with ILGU Board member Dympna Conlon and Castlerock Lady Captain Diane Stuart fired a final round 79 to defeat Canada’s Diane Williams by four strokes to win the Irish Senior Women’s Open Strokeplay title at Castlerock Golf Club, Friday 13 September. As the gale force winds and torrential rain abated for the first time all week, overnight leader McMullen started shakily to lose the lead and stood four ...

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05 September 2013 Applications are now being sought from players seeking help in developing their golf and who are committed to complying with all components of the outlined programme. The aim of Regional Training is to develop players who have desire to play representative golf.  The role of the ILGU Regional Coaches is to monitor and direct the technical proficiencies of players and their development of skills through the delivery of a curriculum that has been devised ...

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Ireland Win GOLD at European Senior Ladies Team Championships – Slovenia 07 September 2013 Ireland qualified 4th, beat Sweden in the quarter-finals, The Netherlands in the semi finals and then beat Italy in the Final of the European Senior Ladies Team Championships to win the GOLD MEDAL in Bled, Slovenia 3-7 September 2013. Ireland made it an historic double with the men also winning the European Senior Team Championships at Pannonia Golf and Country Club in Hungary, beating ...

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Ireland look to capture the Ladies Home Internationals for the first time since 2004 when play commences at Scotscraig Golf Club, Scotland 11 – 13 September 2013.   TEAM IRELAND Back (LtoR):  David Kearney (ILGU High Performance Manager), Olivia Mehaffey, Paula Grant, Maria Dunne, Emma O’Driscoll, Lisa Maguire, Mary McKenna MBE (ILGU President) Front (LtoR):  Leona Maguire, Claire Coughlan-Ryan (Ireland Team Captain), Amy Farrell, Mary Doyle

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 A message from Dame Mary Peters Please help me raise funds for my Trust at the Lyric Theatre on Sunday 22 September. I am delighted that James Nesbitt, local hero, TV star and now Hollywood Star has agreed to come to Belfast and help raise funds for The Mary Peters Trust. Come along and hear, first-hand, about Jimmy’s early days in N. Ireland, his rise to stardom and how he deals with fame! Tickets are only £25.00 and are ...

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