Tuesday September 26th 2023, NCBI is delighted to confirm the winners of the annual HolmPatrick and Granard Cup golf competitions who are now heading for a golfing trip of a lifetime to St Andrews Links in Scotland!
The All-Ireland final for both competitions took place on 15th September at Mullingar Golf Club.
James OâConnell and Thomas Galvin who represented Castlegregory Golf Club in Kerry emerged victorious in the menâs HolmPatrick Cup, taking home the trophy with a score of 51 points on the day.
Mary Bell and Catherine Monaghan bagged the big prize in the ladiesâ event, the Granard Cup, on behalf of Warrenpoint Golf Club in County Down. They faced stiff competition on the day but emerged as the winners with a score of 45 points.
The big prize for both winning teams was a trip of a lifetime to St Andrews Links: The Home of Golf in Scotland for a round on the famous course from the 26th to the 28th September.
Kevin Whelan, Head of Foundation at NCBI, said: âThis yearâs HolmPatrick and Granard Cups have been a huge success thanks to the brilliant teams who took part all over the country in our regional finals, the teams who reached our All-Ireland Final and the eventual winners in both competitions â Castlegregory Golf Club and Warrenpoint Golf Club. The winnersâ stellar play at the final now takes both teams to St Andrews where they will have a chance to play on a world class course and become the envy of all of their golfing friends!
âWe would like to offer a special thank you to the menâs and ladiesâ captains of Mullingar Golf Club, Rosemary Whelehan and Stephen OâHara, for being such wonderful hosts at the All-Ireland finals. The support of golf clubs around Ireland in both of these prestigious competitions is so vital in raising funds to support and empower children and adults who are blind or vision impaired across Ireland.â
The HolmPatrick and Granard Cups are the longest running and largest charity menâs and ladiesâ golf tournaments in Ireland.
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