THE D.U.G.S.A. CAMPAIGN 1985 – 2001
1985
Venue:
Team: (1st Day)Tom Rowland & Kevin McLoughlin (74); Dick Stynes & Joe O’Connor (75); Bob O’Malley & Bill Phelan (72.5).
Team: (2nd day):Bob O’Malley & Tom Walsh (72); Cyril Freaney & Kevin Mcloughlin (69); Dick Stynes & Joe O’Connor (72)
Managers:Paddy McGuirk & Joe O’Connor
Result:Qualified. Finished 6th overall.
1986
Venue:Forrest Little
Team/Panel:Derry McEvoy & Dick Stynes (75), Kevin McLoughlin & Tom Walsh (78.5), Paddy McGuirk & Christy Hughes (82)
Panel:Bob O’Malley, Bill Phelan &Tom Rowland.
Manager:Joe O’Connor
Result:Did not qualify with 153.5. Best score was 141.5
1987
Venue:Forrest Little.
Team:Tom McGowan & Tom Walsh, Dick Stynes & Bob O’Malley, Paddy McGuirk John Kirwan.
Panel:Joe O’Connor, Derry McEvoy & Bill Phelan.
Manager:
Result:Did not qualify
1988
Venue:Newlands
Team:Sean McSherry & Danny Brady (72.5); Kevin & Brian Mcloughlin (74.5); Frank Roche & Louis Garvey (77.5)
Manager:Dick Stynes.
Result:146: Did not qualify (failed by 1/2 shot)
1989
Venue:Donabate
Sponsors:Telecom Eireann
Team:Joe O’Connor & Syl Coote (65); Sean McSherry & Frank Roche (71.5); Dick Stynes & Tom Flanagan (74).
Manager:Dick Stynes
Result:Leading qualifiers in both 1st & 2nd rounds.
Beaten 2-1 in the final by Mondays G.S.
Note:Joe O’Connor was President of both D.U.G.S.A. and T.E.E.G.S.
1990
Venue:Hermitage
Sponsors:Telecom Eireann
Team:Pat Stapleton & Ted Donegan (68.5); Sean McSherry & Frank Roche (73); Joe O’Connor & Syl Coote (76).
Panel:John Reynolds & Dave O’Brien
Manager:Derry McEvoy
Result:Qualified 1st Round
1991
Venue:Forrest Little & Newlands
Team:Ted Donegan & Tom Flanagan; Larry Gilmartin & John Reynolds; Sean McSherry & Danny Brady.
Manager:Derry McEvoy
Result:Did not qualify
Note:1st round at Forrest Little was cancelled due to torrential rain which necessitated the final being played by stroke play. This became the format from 1992 to present day.
1992
Venue:Newlands & Skerries
Team:Joe O’Connor & Brian McLaughlin (72.5); Tom Flanagan & Robbie Gaine; Paddy McGuirk & John Dennis (76.5).
Manager:Christy Hughes
Result:Qualified. Joe O’Connor & Brian McLoughlin won Best Nett.
1993
Venue:Forrest Little & Newlands
Team: Day 1.Danny Brady & Willie Reilly (72.5); Frank Roche & Paul Bradley (74); Joe O’Connor & Brian McLaughlin (80).
Team: Day 2.Danny Brady & Willie Reilly (70.5); Frank Roche & Paul Bradley (73.5); Joe O’Connor & Brian McLaughlin (78).
Manager:Christy Hughes
Score:146.5 & 222
Result:Qualified but finished outside top 8 (11th)
1994
Venue:St Margaret’s
Team:Tom Flanagan & Derry McEvoy; Danny Brady & Willie Reilly; Larry Gilmartin & Kevin McLoughlin.
Panel:Ray Ryan (replaced Dan Brady, due to family illness)
Manager:Christy Penrose
Result:Qualified.
Finished 3rd overall.
1995
Venue:Beaverstown
Team:Brian Corcoran & Matt Gannon; Paul Bradley & Christy Penrose; Ted Donegan & Ray Ryan.
Managers:Larry Gilmartin & Derry McEvoy
Result:Qualified.
Finished 6th overall.
1996
Venue:Greystones
Team:Pat Stapleton & Willie Buckley; Dave Egan Larry Gilmartin; Frank Roche & Paul Bradley.
Panel:Derry McEvoy, Fergus Murray, Brian McLoughlin and Bill Cullen.
Managers:Christy Hughes & Jackie Keogh
Result:Did not qualify.
1997
Venue:Donabate
Team:Sean Cunningham & Christy Penrose, Frank Roche & Peter Kelly, Billy Cullen & Barney McCann.
Managers:Larry Gilmartin & Tom Flanagan
Result:Qualified.Did not finish in top 8.
1998
Venue:Beech Park
Team:Ted Donegan & Pat Nolan, Larry Gilmartin & Barney McCann, Ray Ryan & Willie Buckley.
Managers:Pat Stapleton & Frank Roche
Result:Did not qualify.
1999
Venue:Hermitage
Team:Seamus Monaghan & Pat Nolan; Larry Gilmartin & Peter Kelly; Barney McCann & Billy Cullen.
Manager:John Dennis
Result:Qualified.
2000
Venue:St Margaret’s
Team/Panel:Ted Donegan,Padhraig Carr,Mick Aherne, Peter Kelly, Barney McCann, Brian Devereux, Mick Doyle & Billy Cullen.
Manager:Barney McCann
Result:Qualified.
Finished 2nd overall, beaten by Garda G.S.
2001
Venue:Malahide
Team/Panel:Padhraig Carr, Peter Kelly, Barney McCann, Brian Devereux, Mick Doyle, Phil Kelly & Billy Cullen.
Manager:Barney McCann
Result:Did not qualify.