The 2025 Club Rossie Golf Classic took place last Friday, May 23rd, in the splendid surrounds of the Athlone Golf Club in Hodson Bay.
It was a hugely enjoyable event featuring teams representing GAA clubs in Roscommon, playing legends from the 70s and 80s and visiting teams from around the country. The team representing Resistant Building Products, with strong Sligo representation, were the overall winners. The winner of the Roscommon GAA Club competition was the team representing St Brigids, winning €5,000 for their club. The full results were as follows:
Roscommon GAA Club Prize of €5,000:
St Brigids (PJ Martin, Anthony O Connor, Paul Gilligan, Enda Gormally) on a score of 90 pts
Overall Results
1st: Resistant Building Products (Fergus Gannon, Sean Wimsey, C Wimsey, J Wimsey) on a score of 98 pts
2nd: St Brigids (P J Martin, Anthony O’Connor , Paul Gilligan, Enda Gormally) on a score of 90 pts
3rd: Dermot Ryan, Gerry McInerney, Eddie Miley, John Mee on a score of 89 pts
4th: West Midlands Credit Union (Des Rushe, Vincent Maloney, Eamon Geoghegan, Martin Fitzgibbon ) on a score of 88 pts
5th: Donie Shine, Mark Shine, Philly Martin, Phelim Lenehan, on a score of 87 pts
6th: Pat Lyster, Brian Rennick, Diarmuid O Donnell, Joe Lyster, on a score of 85 pts
Other Prize Winners
Roscommon GAA Legends prize: Gay Sheeran, Colm Larkin, Gerry Fitzmaurice, Ollie Dooley on a score of 82 pts
Nearest the pin – 6th Hole: Kevin McDermott (St Michaels) on a distance of 1′ 8″
Nearest the pin – 17th Hole: Eamonn Geoghegan ( West Midlands Credit Union ) on a distance of 3′ 11″
Longest Drive: David Dolan ( Four Roads Hurling Club )
Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the support and help of Athlone Golf Club, Piotr Gluszek and his staff in Athlone Golf Club Restaurant and we are extremely grateful to all our sponsors:
Event Sponsors: RBK, West Midlands Credit Union, Cora Systems
Prize Sponsors: O’Rourke Fireplaces, Torreymore (John Mee), Noel Browne, Seamus Corcoran, John F Hanley
Tee Sponsors: Martin McDermott, Liam Murray Construction, Dermot Lyons Castlerea, Roscommon Self Storage, Jimmy Murray Agri-Services, Cox’s Steakhouse, Coffey’s Lecarrow, Declan’s School of Motoring, John Dunning, Dr Jameel Awan, Horohoe Construction, Percy French Hotel, David Campbell Haulage, Frank Feighan, Cunnane Insurance, Enhanced Motion, OBN Financial Services, Donegal House NZ, Ballinameen GAA, GaelTech Communications, Sarah Lawless, Michael Halligan, Class Grass Ireland Ltd, Athlone City Storage, Endless Blinds, Tank Clear
