Clara’s Classic For Crumlin 2023

Did someone order McDonalds…?

he weather may have gone Full Irish on the day, but that didn’t stop this year’s Clara’s Golf Classic from being another sunny affair.

The great, the good and yer man from Kindlestown Park were out in fore, as they all raised their game and some moolah for Crumlin Children’s Hospital.

Winners on the day saw the Craig Lewis team at 1st place with 53.6, John Groome Jnr’s team 2nd with 53.7, Nigel Farrell’s team in 3rd with 54.4, Tony Gorman & co in 4th with 54.8, Darren McCormack in 5th with 55.0, John Earls in 6th with 55.2, Karl Fitzpatrick in 7th place with 55.3, Jonny Froome at 8th with 56.4 c/b and Noel O’Byrne’s team in 9th place with 56.4. Long drive for the women was Deirdre Byrne, and for the men, John Hennessy.

As always though, it’s not so much about the winners on the day but the money and the spirits raised. And those kind sponsors who helped it all happen.

This year the latter list consisted of House Of Style, Jokers, Karl Holmes, Karl Kelly, Kelly Recovery, Lee McDonald, Mango Martin, Mark Kinsella Funeral Directors, Martin Colbert, Matt Britton Flooring & Carpets, Murphy’s Funeral Directors, Murt Davis, O’Reagan & Co Chartered Accountants, Paddy O’Sullivan, Paddy White, Declan Hogan, Delgany Golf Club, Dunnes Store Newtown, DVP Doyle, Eddie Byrne Motors, Elite Hair & Beauty, Fitzpatrick & Son Electricians, Freddie Hamilton Wholesale, Gavin Kavanagh, Gerry Kelly, Greystones Credit Union, Greystones Golf Club, Greystones Stone & Tile, Halpenny Golf, Hicon Construction, The Parkview Hotel, Paul Cleary, Paul Hunt Flooring, Paul Lowth, Sam McCauley’s Greystones, Shane Ryan, Terry & Yvonne O’Neill, The Castle Golf Club, The Coffee Place, The Hungry Monk, Treetop Daycare, Trendy Toes, Whytes Motors, Woodbrook Golf Club, Woodenbridge Golf Club, Alan Monaghan, Anto Byrne, Arklow & Corey Computer Solutions, Arklow Golf Club & Restaurant, Barry Davis, Blainroe Golf Club, Brooke & Shoals, Byrne’s Pub Kilcoole, Chadwick’s Bray, Craig Lewis, Danny Foley, David Lewis, David McDonald and David McInnerney.

And our thanks to John McGowan for swinging on down to deepest, darkest Arklow to catch the shiny, happy day.

You can check out – and download for free – the full gallery of John McGowan pics in hi-res here, plus 100 hi-res shots from Gerry Kelly here. More on Clara’s Golf Classic down through the years here.