The Draw for the 2013 National Matchplay Championships will take place tomorrow night, Wednesday 22nd, LIVE from Lucan Pitch and Putt club. Come down to the clubhouse to sample the atmosphere or follow the draw on www.ppui.ie and PPUI TV from 8 o'clock onward.

Ahead of the draw, the Lucan club have released a document containing useful information for competitors and spectators alike. The document can be accessed at the link below:

National Matchplay Championships @ Lucan - Useful Information

The Ladies draw will commence proceedings at 8pm. As ever the defending champion and the next three highest ranked players are seeded in the draw. They are:

1. Christine Byrne - St. Bridget's
2. Margaret Hogan - Tullamore
3. Eleanor Walsh - Fermoy
4. Geraldine Ward - Portmarnock

The remaining 28 qualifiers have been randomly allocated numbers for the draw as follows:

5. Patsy O'Donovan - Collins
6. Noreen Myles - Newtown
7. Barbara Furlong - Lucan
8. Tara Dillon - St. Bridget's
9. Phil Condron - Lucan
10. Sheelagh Elmes - Portmarnock
11. Yvonne Carney - Newtown
12. Mary Donnelly - Ryston
13. Claire O'Flynn - E.S.B.
14. Maria Kerr  - Rosscarbery
15. Ger Holland - R.G.S.C.
16. Siobhan Keely - R.G.S.C.
17. Brenda Purcell - Lucan
18. Breda Lonergan - Tipperary Hills
19. Anne Fagan - Glenville
20. Claire Keatinge  - Old County
21. Patricia Murphy - Ranges
22. Marian Byrne - St. Bridget's
23. Maree O'Toole - Shandon
24. Mairead O'Toole - Poulaphouca
25. Miriam Salmon - Glenville
26. Linda Thomson - Glenville
27. Siobhan Scannell - Collins
28. Carol O'Brien - Gaeil Colmcille
29. Kathleen Croke - Lucan
30. Theresa King - C.P.M.
31. Stella Sheridan - Glenville
32. Tracey McGrath - Erry

The Gents draw will follow the Ladies with proceedings getting underway at approximately 8.15pm. Once again the title holder and the next three highest ranked players are seeded in the draw. They are:

1. Kevin McCarthy - Rocklodge
2. Damien Fleming - Deerpark
3. John Walsh - Collins
4. Ray Murphy - St. Anne's

The remaining 60 qualifiers have been randomly allocated numbers for the draw as follows:

5. St.John O' Connor - Castlelyons
6. Michael Buckley - Collinstown
7. Eoin Walsh - Collins
8. Joe Ronan - McDonagh
9. Trevor Ahern - Collins
10. Liam O'Donovan - Bruff
11. Sean Goggin - Cement
12. Darren Collins - St. Anne's
13. John Fleming - Tullamore
14. Brian Kenefick - Collins
15. Darren O'Connell - Tullamore
16. Stephen Shoer - Riverdale
17. Anthony Culhane - Tipp Hills
18. Martin O'Neill - St. Patrick's
19. Mark Millar - Shandon
20. Philip Byrne - Glenville
21. George Beardsley - Cement
22. Patrick McBride - Stackallen
23. Tom McMorrow - Lucan
24. Martin Keohane - Bruff
25. John Fitzgerald - Hillview
26. Michael Walsh - Parteen
27. Peter Reilly  - Bellewstown
28. Keith Redmond - Shandon
29. Alan Hanlon - Collinstown
30. James McLoughlin - Erin's Isle
31. Paul Nolan - Erin's Isle
32. Declan Sheedy - Clare Road
33. Jimmy Scanlon - Erry
34. Jim Judge (Jnr) - Shandon
35. John Aherne - Ballinlough
36. Dennis Monaghan - Shandon
37. Anthony Malone - Lucan
38. Darragh O'Keeffe - Deerpark
39. Christopher Gallagher - Lucan
40. Harry O'Hanlon - Kilbeggan
41. Peter Dolan - Collinstown
42. Derek Ryan - St. Patrick's
43. Mark Keane - Lucan
44. Laurence Maher - Erry
45. Darren O'Reilly - C.P.M.
46. Martin Hoctor - Tullamore
47. James Cleary - Hillview
48. Fintan Wogan - Castletown
49. John Treacy - Rocklodge
50. Gary O'Sullivan - Claycastle
51. Darren Keogh - Ryston
52. Eoin Shannon - Collins
53. Thomas Hanley - Bruff
54. Derek Courtney - St. Bridget's
55. Brendan McMahon - Kilbeggan
56. William Kennedy - Erry
57. Ronan Whelan - Kilbeggan
58. Shane Redmond - St. Patrick's
59. Frank Ryan - St. Bridget's
60. David Ahern - Pfizer
61. Gavin Carroll - Tralee
62. Sean Downes - Stackallen
63. Pat Martin - Tipperary Hills
64. Kieran Dunscombe - St. Anne's

Whether coming along to Lucan tomorrow or following the draws on PPUI TV, your appetite is sure to be whetted ahead of the June bank holiday weekend.



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