Dublin Pitch and Putt

The Dublin County Board are sad to hear of the passing of All-Ireland Winner and Dublin Inter-County star Georgina Forristal who represented both Ierne & Shandon. A tribute from Pitch & Putt Ireland & the Shandon Club:

A tribute to Georgina Forristal, RIP

Sincere sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Georgina Forristal (nee Matthews).

Georgina took up Pitch and Putt when Ierne course opened in the 1960s. After considerable success, she gave up the sport for a few years before resuming as a member of Shandon around 1980.

In 1968, Georgina won the Leinster Strokeplay championship at Royal Meath, just ahead of runner-up and later to be clubmate, Teresa McGuigan (Shandon).
The same year, she contested the National Matchplay final at Hillview and was narrowly defeated by Nancy Tuohy (Catholic Institute).

In 1969 and in 1971, Georgina reached the National Matchplay semi-finals at Ierne and Arden (later to be Tullamore) respectively, beaten by the eventual champion on both occasions.

Georgina regularly played on Dublin Inter-County teams alongside the likes of May Vaughan, Ita Martin,
Teresa McGuigan, Phil Martin, Ann Maloney and Maree O’Toole.

She was a member of the Dublin side that won the inaugural Inter-County championship at McDonagh in
1970 and also played on the 1972 team that finished as runners-up to the home county at Royal Meath.

Sunday 26th June 1988 was Georgina’s greatest day on a Pitch and Putt course. An impressive aggregate of 97 gave her victory in the National Ladies Strokeplay championship at Hillview by a single
stroke from Margaret Hogan (Tullamore).

She also excelled at the sports of Snooker and Table Tennis.

May Georgina Rest in Peace.

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Loughlinstown Pitch & Putt Singles Open starts tomorrow from 10am with the Over 55's

The Under 16s Dublin County Board Strokeplay will take place on Saturday 6th June in RGSC pitch and putt club

Entries taken on the day from 12.30pm with play beginning at 1pm

€5 Entry fee

Old County Pitch & Putt Club Lucan Pitch and Putt Club Loughlinstown Pitch & Putt Longmeadows Pitch and Putt Glenville Pitch&Putt Club Portmarnock Pitch and Putt Shandon P&P Fairview CY Pitch and Putt Club Ring Commons Sport Centre Ierne S & S Club, Pitch & Putt, Tennis & Bowls

The 2026 Dublin County Board John Smith Scratch Cup took place in the stunning sunshine on a true championship course in Lucan Pitch and Putt Club

The greens were beautifully prepared and the conditions certainly seemed to favour some of the early starters as a Dublin Team duo fired in two sumptuous rounds.

Lucans home hope, Gareth Walsh flew out of the gates with the help two holes in one leading the field with a brilliant -10 (44) in which he followed up with another superb round of -7 (47) to take the lead which would hold all day long.

Loughlinstown's Gary Healy lamented his putting in a disappointing -3 (51) in his first round but Gary is an exceptional man with his back to the wall and produced a masterclass in round 2 which included a bogey 4 but that was well outdone by the 13 birdies! A -12 (42) would leave him right in the sights of Gareth Walshes rear view mirrors as the playoff began.

Ian Dillon of St.Bridget's is a previous winner of this title and again he would have a part to play. Ian started with a fantastic -8(46) and followed that with a solid -6 (48) although he did let a couple of good chances slip by.

The three men had cleared away from the field as the afternoon session found a swirling wind with the greens firming upa challenge too far with the first 11 all coming from the early session. As it was though, the cut line dropped to +3 as players had found themselves too far back to challenge the top trio!

The Junior Gents Winner was another early starter as Dublin Matchplay Runner Up Ken Butler from Loughlinstown took the top spot with his 58,57 and +7 total just holding on by the back 18 with Matthew Finlay just missing out on a local success.

In the Intermediate Gents, Old County Pitch & Putt Club member Derek Conway would put together two solid rounds of 52 & 51 for -5 total which again held up through the afternoon and was briefly threatened by James McLoughlin who had travelled from Mellows in Galway but would at least take solace in the Runner-up prize.

The Ladies Winner would be a victory for the hosts as Glenda Hoey took the spoils with 55,56 salvo with 4 shots to spare over Tracey Smith.

As we made our way to the play off, some players dusted off their clubs and again went out to take on the challenge of an ever toughening course.

James McLoughlin would fire an early 49 but he would take the Intermediate Runner-up up prize and it was Michael Ahern who be the beneficiary as his 50 would take the final 18 prize.

Ian Dillon was trying as he might to catch the front two and his 51 left a total of -17 the target for the two Gar's to catch!

Healy opened up sublimely with birdies on the 1st & 3rd with the 4th hole being the pivotal point in the competition. The 4th as we know, is an extremely tough hole to hold and after a superb pitch Gary had his 3rd birdie in 4 holes and had stretched clear as Gareth dropped further behind and found himself +3 for his round. Gareth to his credit though, fought back valiantly, recovering the 3 shots lost and signing for a 54 to finish beside Ian on -17 with Ian taking the runner-up spot by virtue of his final 18.

For Gary Healy though, he was cruising around a simply breathtaking pitch to the long 15th sealed the deal. A vindication for Gary who has come close to taking this title on more than one occasion and especially around this Lucan course.

It was definitely his day in the sun.

John Smith as always, greeted many of his friends from the Pitch and Putt scene at the first hole as he usually does. As always, the Dublin County Board is always proud to host the cup in his honour as he has given so much to the game throughout the years. We wish John and his sidekick Peg all the best as she took a rest today, one which we can say she deserves!

A huge thank you to all in Lucan Pitch and Putt for their hard work on and off the course as they produced a fantastic scratch cup as always and for Captain Michael Byrne for presenting the prizes. The DCB also were well represented today with Chairman Anthony Malone commending all the help received by Orla Creevey & JR Crangle in getting the timesheet done, the food by Tanya, Mick and the Lucan club as hosts and the DCB team for their continued support.

A final thank you must also go to our sponsors, Palmerstown House Estate and Golf Course for their continued support of our John Smith Scratch Cup

We wish all players next week in the National Matchplay Championships in Rocklodge, Bishopstown & Ranges the very best of luck

Dublin County Board John Smith Scratch Cup 2026 winner

Gary Healy
Loughlinstown Pitch & Putt

Full report to follow...

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We are delighted to say that Palmerstown House Estate & Golf Course have come on board to sponsor our Dublin County Board John Smith Scratch Cup that will take place in Lucan Pitch and Putt Club on Sunday

Play begins at 8.30am

Players are asked to check-in 20 mins prior to their allotted group tee off time which can be found on the Pitch and Putt Ireland website linked above.

Some changes have taken place over the last 48hrs with pull outs and additional entries, so please check once again.

Their will be hot food, sandwiches and other items on sale in the clubhouse all day.

This is also a Pitch and Putt Ireland dress code event with the presentation of prizes after play.

Parking in the overflow carpark of Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club will be directly across from the clubhouse.

Safe travels to all players, friends and family, we hope it is a great test of pitch and putt, a great day of weather in store so please keep yourself hydrated and with plenty of sun cream applied!

See you all tomorrow

Some information for Sunday's John Smith Scratch Cup

Lucan Pitch & Putt Club are delighted to host the Dublin Pitch and Putt "John Smith" Scratch Cup this Sunday 24th May and we look forward to welcoming all players from near & far.

Overflow parking will be in our kind neighbours Lucan Sarsfields Gaa Club (their overflow carpark). Please do NOT park on footpaths or grass in the area. Thank you 👏

Hot & cold food will be available from Tanya Malone & Refreshments will be available in the club bar throughout the day. 🥪🍟🍪🫖🧉🍸☕️🍻🥛

The weather is looking good for the weekend and the course is looking fabulous. We would like to wish all players the very best of luck and enjoy your day. 🌞☀️ 🏌‍♂️⛳️🏌‍♀️

P.S. Don’t forget you SPF suncream

After a few updates from the John Smith Scratch Cup 2026 for this Sunday

The times have been altered due to demand with 4 extra groups added bringing the total to 108 players from the original 96.

The Lucan Pitch and Putt Club is in superb condition and the rain this week will hopefully be substituted for beautiful sunshine on Sunday.

We wish all players a safe journey, if ANYONE cannot make their tee time, please get in contact ASAP as we have a waiting list of 8 players looking to enter from around the country.

Please arrive 15mins before you're tee time and check in, in the clubhouse so we can keep things moving, with the extra groups, we have restricted ourselves somewhat so please be ready to go when you are called.

Any updates on the timesheet, will be put on the online system when they come through on https://www.irishpitchandputt.ie/handicap-system/competitions/strokeplay/11326/timesheet/

Thank you for you're entry, the support for our DCB John Smith Scratch Cup and we hope you enjoy a great test of pitch and putt

JOHN SMITH SCRATCH CUP

NOW FULL

RESERVATION LIST IN PLACE

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Leinster Matchplay Semi-finalists today, we wish the best of luck to all our Dublin members

Stephen Murray & JR Crangle in the Senior Gents

Glenda Hoey & Ger Ward in the Senior Ladies

Michael Donnelly in the Intermediate Gents