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October 2010

A Fabulous Day of Golf And Our Best Tournament Yet!

WINNER of Best Team Foursome was Paul Walsh’s team (L-R) Dave Sabastian, Alex Duran, and Paul Walsh.

WOMEN’S Longest Drive winner was Michelle Drysdale.

MEN’S Longest Drive winner was Chris Kosh.

WINNER of Men’s Nearest the Pin was Paul Walsh and winner of the Women’s Nearest the Pin was Mary McMahon.

The Celtic Connection’s Sports Challenge was won by Paul Stack’s team. They are members of the Vancouver Irish Sporting and Social Club – (L-R) [Back Row] Gary Doyle, James Kirk, and Paul Stack. In front holding the award plaque is Paul Ritchie.

By CATHOLINE BUTLER

VANCOUVER – Maura and I thank everyone most sincerely from the bottom of our hearts to all who participated in our seventh annual fund raising golf tournament. Miraculously, the rain held off, the sun came out, and it was a fabulous day of golf, music and ‘craic.’

It’s always a fun day at our golf tournaments but this year, Mark Downey and Mary Brunner of the musical duo Roolya Boolya really helped to make the day with their superb entertainment at the barbeque after the tournament

This year, we also welcomed more non-golfers from the community who came out to Mylora Golf Course to enjoy the barbeque and entertainment.

Very special thanks to George McDonnell who calculated the scores and helped to keep everyone honest! Also, many thanks to Colleen Carpenter and Teresa Croke, who helped out in so many ways on the day of the tournament.

Watch The Celtic Connection for the time, date and location of our 2011 golf tournament.

The Celtic Connection golf tournament would not be possible without the generous support of the following sponsors:

AAA Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours
ACT Maple Ridge
Anne’s Handknit Gallery
Atlantic Trap & Gill
Beverage Concepts International
Black Pudding Imports
Cannon, Sue & Richie
Cedar Cottage
Ceili’s Irish Pub & Restaurant
Celtic Creations
Celtic Treasure Chest
Chaise Lounge
Cheshire Cheese Restaurant, N. Vancouver
Dentry’s Neighbourhood House
Diageo Canada Inc./Guinness
Donnelly Landscapes
Doolin’s Irish Pub
Dublin Crossing Irish Pub
Foggy Dew Irish Pub, Coquitlam
Foggy Dew Irish Pub, Richmond
Frank Talbot
Goodrick’s Meat Products
Happy Handbags
Heineken Canada/Murphy’s
Irish Fancy Store
Mahony & Sons Public House
Mary’s British Home
Meluki Books
Oscar’s Books & Art
O’Sullivan, Tom
ProCoat Coatings Ltd. - Calgary
Prussin Music
PW Trenchless
Re/Max David Campbell Realty
River Rock Casino
Sherlock’s The British Store
Smiley’s Public House
Slainte By The Pier
Steveston Hotel
TransCold Distribution Ltd.
Sunset Grill
Tartantown Ltd.
Wolf & Hound Irish Pub & Restaurant

Very special thanks to the companies and individuals who sponsored holes at our tournament. We are deeply grateful to the following companies for their support:

Clare Construction Services
Clark Freightways
Cleary Insurance Agencies Ltd.
Diageo/Guinness
Dublin Crossing Irish Pub
Donnelly Landscapes Ltd.
Foggy Dew Irish Pub, Richmond
Foggy Dew Irish Pub, Coquitlam
Irish Heritage Society
Johnston Meier Insurance Port Kells Branch
Mahony & Sons Public House
McCamley, Gwen & Tony
Medley Financial
ProCoat Coatings, Calgary
Vancouver Irish Sporting & Social Club
Western Division GAA
West Limerick Holdings
Wolf & Hound Irish Pub & Restaurant


VANCOUVER Yard Ventures’ golf team one – (L-R) [Back Row] Brett Russell and Stuart Grills. [Front Row] Adam Kelly, Adam Pegg, Rogan Schulze and Ruairi O’Brien.	TEAM two of the Vancouver Yard Ventures’ golf team – (L-R) John Owens, Mark O’Donohoe, Diarmuid O’Mahony and Billy Quinlan.

LINDA LOUIE’S golf team – (L-R) Michelle Drysdale, Tracy Borralho, Linda Louie and Nuala Cyr.	MARTY MCCANN’S golf team – (L-R) Marty and Bonnie McCann, Steve Pafos and Mike Banbuskirk.

TRACEY CLAUSEN’S team – (L-R) [Back Row] Maxim Volf, Bill Lawlor (visiting from Ireland) and Brian Lawlor. [Front Row] Tracey Clausen and Kyla Knowles.	THE SCRIBES Rugby team – (L-R) Sean Dasilva, Marcus Treacy and Duncan Porter

BRIAN HUNTER holding the award plaque and gift baskets.	THE CELTIC CONNECTION’S Pub Challenge was won by The Penny Lane Pub team – (L-R) Ian Hunter, Brian Hunter and Grant Metzler.

THE DOOLIN’S Pub team – (L-R) Boyd Folkard, Mary McMahon, Ron Orr (Doolin’s chief financial officer) and Robert Angers.	MAHONY & Sons’ team – (L-R) Geoff Dear, Stephen McGinley, Chris Kosh and Paddy Mahony.

THE WOLF & HOUND team – (L-R) Doug Embury (territory manager Diageo/Guinness), Rhys Leonard, owner/operator Jennifer (Jen) Finlay of the Wolf & Hound with her husband Jesse Finlay.	MARK DOWNEY and Mary Brunner of Roolya Boolya did a superb job entertaining everyone at The Celtic Connection golf tournament.

TERESA and George McDonnell. George was the official scorekeeper at the golf tournament and it was Teresa’s birthday the same day.	Players on this team were – (L-R) Louise Blake, Sherry Babcock, Margot Foran and Dave Foran.
	THE FORANS – Margot holding one of Goodrick’s Belfast hams and Dave with the coveted Calloway golf bag (this was donated by Ceili’s Irish Pub).

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