Compiled by Shay Keenan

Dads and daughters in Doonbeg

THE Inaugural World Invitational Father and Daughter Tournament at Doonbeg GC last week was won by the US team of James and Kathleen Layden playing out of Bel Air Golf Club in Los Angeles. They posted a final-day score of 44 points for a fine total of 87 points in extremely challenging conditions.

The Laydens edged out Thomas and Casey Gahan, from Deepdale GC in New York, who shot 45 points on the last day for a total of 86.

Kevin and Meghan Grehan from Westchester Country Club, who held a commanding lead after the first round, came third with 85 points.

Deepdale members Jeffrey and Katherine Kelter were the fourth-placed team, on 83 points, while in fifth place with 80 points were the American footballer Stephen Thurlow, who played for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins, and his daughter Katie Johnson.

The leading Irish team was Kieran Walshe and his daughter Orla from Doonbeg, who finished ninth with a score of 73 points. Portmarnock's Tom O'Reilly and his daughter Zarah were 10th with 71.

Therese O'Reilly: an appreciation

THE death took place last week of Therese O'Reilly (Grange), a past Irish champion, international and international team captain, after a long illness bravely borne.

Following her interprovincial debut for Leinster in 1977, Therese's impressive ball-striking saw her win international selection that same year and again in 1978.

A past chairman of the Eastern District, and more recently ILGU vice-president, she was actively involved in the administration of the ILGU at all levels. She will be fondly remembered as an outstanding sportswoman who was never short of an encouraging word for other competitors and in particular juniors.

A role-model in the promotion of the women's game, she loved life and laughed loud and often. Her good humour and sense of fun will be sadly missed by her many golfing companions.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh sí.

Hallinan plays generation game

LADY Captain's Day in Clontarf 2008 will go down in memory for the winner's family.

How often do you win the club's major yourself and have both your daughter and your mother picking up prizes on the night as well?

Not too often, but that is exactly what happened at the north Dublin club last Saturday week. And what made it all the more memorable was that the three members of the same family had all played in the same threeball during the competition itself.

Taking the main plaudits of winning Lady Captain Cecily Weymes's Prize was Ann Hallinan. Playing off a handicap of 13 she recorded a superb winning score of 66, shaving two shots off her handicap in the process.

Her score gave her a three-shot winning margin over her closest rivals, Eileen Coggins and lady vice-captain Brigid O'Rourke.

Victory for Hallinan was her second Lady Captain's Prize - she also won in the 1990s - but there was a further bonus to her day's celebrations when she found out her 14-year-old daughter, Niamh, playing off 33, was second in class three, while her mother, Maura Walsh (20), was fourth in class one.

A memorable day all round for three generations of the family.

Moore aiming to cut it with disc

DAVID MOORE will begin his quest next week to become an amateur master world champion in a sport many have probably never heard of.

Moore is 39 years old and was born and raised in Dalkey, Co Dublin. He travelled extensively before settling in Portland, Oregon, in 1995.

A year later he was introduced to a sport called disc golf. The first course went into the ground in California in 1975 and since then disc golf has grown to over 3,000 courses in some 30 countries.

Disc golf mirrors golf in the way it is played and scored but differs dramatically when it comes to the equipment used. Instead of clubs and balls, disc golfers tote a bag full of flying discs that resemble frisbees. There are putters, mid-range discs and drivers, all of which have their own unique flight characteristics. Players drive from designated tees, aiming for raised "baskets" (instead of holes) anywhere from 100 feet (unlike in golf, holes are measured in feet) to 1,200 feet distant.

Moore set his goal to get to the world championship of disc golf in the hope of finishing well enough to garner some interest in the sport back in Ireland. He played well enough in the 2007 season to gain a coveted invitation to the world championships in Michigan.

On August 11th, 2008, at 8am he will tee off in the first round of his division (Amateur Master) and for the next three days he will battle it out with the world's best over four rounds on three different courses.

He hopes to "make the cut", which would mean (much like in golf) that he would "stay around for the weekend".

Holders Co Sligo stay on course

THREE of the four clubs that contested the Bulmers All-Ireland Senior Cup last year are on course for a repeat performance.

Champions Co Sligo have qualified for the Connacht semi-final on August 17th at Westport, where they take on Castlebar and Galway meet Tuam.

Portmarnock, who lost in the final to Co Sligo, are through to the Leinster finals on August 23rd and 24th at Beaverstown and play The Curragh. The other Leinster ties are Elm Park v Castle, Delgany v Kilkenny and The Island v Co Louth.

In Munster, Castletroy take on Doneraile in the first semi-final at Monkstown GC on August 24th and Douglas play Thurles.

In the Ulster semi-finals at Royal Co Down on August 24th Dunmurry face Clandeboye and Warrenpoint meet Moyola Park.

Meanwhile, Roganstown will meet Elm Park in the first leg of the The Leinster Metropolitan Cup final at Roganstown on August 17th. The return is at Elm Park on August 31st.

The Provincial Towns Cup has Greenore playing Newbridge at Greenore on August 24th. The return is on September 7th at Newbridge.

The Best Cup final will be between Hollywood Lakes and Craddockstown.

New DVD plays by the rules

THE R&A has produced a DVD, Golf Rules in Action, to explain the game.

The DVD uses footage from big tournaments showing some of the world's best golfers in situations where the rules have affected them. By focusing on real-life situations, the DVD clarifies the basics of the rules.

"The DVD will help to show how the rules work in practice," explains Grant Moir of the R&A's rules department. The DVD is available from www.randa.org for €16.50 plus delivery.