Pitch & Putt IrelandWestmeath County Board
Notes 08august2013
Westmeath Pitch and Putt Notes. Leinster Inter
County. The Leinster inter county championships took place in
Cement Drogheda on Sunday and hopes were high for our gents team for 2013. After
an excellent 2nd place in 2012 the team continued to progress in
2013 under the management of Martin Carter. In the weeks leading up to the
finals the team competed in a number of challenges at a very high level against
Meath, Louth and Longford in preparation for the day. Play started with the
opening scotch foursome partnership of Pat Malone and John Browne. With both
players playing steady pitch and putt the duo signed for a very impressive
score of ten under par 44. The next doubles pairings was that of Rene Bloem and
Alan Hanlon. After a slow start both players really got going on the back nine, which included
a fantastic hole in one on the 15 from Rene and a round of 47 was sealed when
Alan chipped in for two on the 18th. The final pairing was that of
Collinstown brothers Michael and Liam Buckley. Again it was on the back nine
that the lads got into gear and with top quality play they finished on 49. This
meant the overall score was 22 under par and enough for the team to lie in
fourth place behind Meath, Louth and Dublin. The singles got going with Pat
Malone and he started brightly and posted a brilliant score of 47. Next out for
Westmeath was John Browne and he battled hard and had a score of 54. Third man
out was Rene Bloem and he did not disappoint when he signed for a four under total
of 50. Alan Hanlon played steady throughout his round and was always going to
add to the under par tally and did so with a 51. Liam Buckley carded a round of
52 and this meant Westmeath lay on a total of 38 under par with anchor man
Michael Buckley to come in. Michael played really good pitch and putt all day
and had a score of 50, which left us on an impressive 42 under par and in
second place in the clubhouse behind Dublin. As play progressed throughout the
day it was a tense affair to see if Louth and Meath would add to their doubles
scores. Louth all scored strongly in the singles and overtook both Westmeath
and Dublin to take top spot. So it was an excellent 3rd place result
for Westmeath under the guidance of Martin Carter and this sets up the team
nicely for upcoming challenges against Offaly and Tipperary over the coming
weeks and also for the national inter county that takes place over the 7th
and 8th of September in Clonmel Tipperary. Westmeath County Board
would like to thank all involved and well done lads. Leinster Juvenile
Inter County. The Leinster juvenile inter county championships took
place in the immaculate Kilbeggan course during the week. As always our
juveniles are always very skilled and this year was no exception. With Alan
Deveney managing the team this year the team has developed into fine players and
with more experience trophies will not be far away over the coming years.
Westmeath county board would like to thank Alan and Tom Crowe for helping the
team and all the players involved.
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