Sheerin's Golf Society
Sponsoring
D & J Allison Cup
8th April
This is the second year that we have played for the D & J Allison Cup, formally (Keep it in the Family Cup) which is sponsored by Alan and Wendy Ralph, Dave Allison was our society photographer and this competition is in memory of Dave, known as Grandad and his wife Joyce.
Twenty-four players took part, the format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups with one overall winner. On arrival at Altorreal we were greeted by Antonio and his team, everything was organised and ready to go and the course was in good condition from tee boxes to greens and the weather was a very pleasant 23 degrees with blue skies, perfect conditions for golf.
Winner of the D & J Allison Cup was from group A, Colin Smyth with a respectable score of 38 points, runner up of group A, with a score of 34 points, was John Fairbrass and third place went to Gary Hill with 33 points. Group B winner was Paul Jones with 35 points, runner up was Wendy Ralph with 32 points and third place, on a three-way count back, went to Mike Sharlot with 31 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A, hole 3 Gary Hill, hole 8 Brian Gordon and hole 12 no winner, group B hole 5 Tom Goulden, hole 4 no winner and hole 15 Gordon James. Best front nine went to Steve Burns with 17 points and best back nine went to John Bolt with 19 points, the Two’s pot was not won so €45 is in the pot for the next game. There were two match play doubles knockout competitions played, game one Gary Hill and Steve Burns beat Tom Goulden and Mike Sharlot on the 19th hole and game two Peter Kelly and Paul Davison beat Andy Godfrey and Kevin Quinn 1 & 3.
The football card was won by Gary Smith with Notts Forest winning €40 and raising €40 for our chosen charities of 2026.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the excellent food and great hospitality.
Picture shows Alan and Wendy Ralph, daughter and son in law of Dave and Joyce Allison, presenting the cup to Colin Smyth.
St George's Plaque
22nd April
This was the second year playing for the new St George’s Day Plaque with a big thank you to Ian and Tina Bell for taking over the sponsorship. The format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups, the course was in good condition apart from a few of the tee boxes being a bit bare, it was sunshine from start to finish and a pleasant 75 degrees.
Winner of the St George’s Day Plaque from group A was Michael O Keeffe with 39 points, eventual runner up from a three-way count back went to “He’s On Fire” Steve Burns with 34 points and third place was “Usain” John Bolt also with 34 points. Winner of group B went to “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 32 points, runner up was “Sir” Ronnie King with 30 points and third place on count back was “Magic Mike” Mike Sharlot with 27 points. Best front nine went to Ray Muttock with 18 points and best back went to Steve Gain with 21 points. Nearest the pins group A were hole 1 no winner, hole 9 Andrew Perry (Guest) hole 12 Archie Knight (Guest), group B hole 4 no winner, hole 13 Richard Thomas (Guest) and hole 14 Tony Vanstechelman (Guest). The Two’s pot was not won so carries over to the next game making it €60. There was a match play doubles knock out first round where Brian Gordon and John Bolt beat John Fairbrass and Steve Gain 3 & 2 and a first round match play singles between Andy Godfrey and Steve Ayre which went to Andy Godfrey winning on the 18th.
The football card was won by Kevin Quinn with Arsenal winning €40 adding another €40 to our charities for 2026.
The Golf Society would like to Thank Kellie, Katie and team for excellent hospitality.
Photo show winner Michael O’Keeffe being presented with the St Georges Day Plaque from Ian & Tina Bell.
It's A Fair Cop Trophy
25th March
It was a fantastic day for our new sponsor Keith and Barbara James for the It’ A Fair Cop Trophy.
Twenty-five players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford playing in two groups with an overall winner.
On arrival at Altorreal, we received the usual friendly greeting from Antonio and his team with everything ready and waiting, the course was in better condition than the previous week. Weather on the day was blue skies and a temperature of 23 degrees with some players starting to wear shorts. We had three players recording 38 points, one player from group A and two from group B so it came down to count back for the overall winner who eventually came from group B and it was Paul Jones with 38 points runner up was “Sat Nav” Steve Day also on 38 points and third place was “Flying Scotsman” Andy Ramage with 37 points. Group A winner was Gary Hill with 38 points, runner up was Ray Hamilton with 36 points and third place went to “Twelve trees” Steve Ayre with 35 points. There were six nearest the pins, group A, hole 2 no winner, hole 9 Gary Hill and hole 13 guest George O’Sullivan, group B hole 6 “The Mighty Quinn” Kevin Quinn, hole 12 no winner and hole 17 Paul Jones. Best front 9 went to our sponsor Keith James with 19 points and best back 9 G went to guest George O’Sullivan with 21 points, the two’s pot on hole 8 was not won so will be carried over to the next game with a pot of €30.
Thank you to Keith and Barbra James for providing all the prizes, also thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won with Hull by John Fairbrass winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2026.
Photo shows Keith James presenting the It’s A Fair Cop Trophy to winner Paul Jones.
St Patrick's Shield
18th March
This was our 11th year of the St Patricks Shield and we thank “Sir” Ronnie King for continuing his sponsorship on behalf of the Irish. The format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups with one overall winner. As usual everything was ready and waiting for us at Altorreal but after the bad weather we have had over the last few weeks the course looked tired in places but the sun was back where it should be, warm and sunny with 20 degrees but it was just a pleasure to get out and play golf.
Winner of the “St Patrick’s Shield” from group A on count back with group B winner was Ray Hamilton with 37 points, runner up was “Usain” John Bolt with 35 points and third place went to Colin Smyth with 34 points. Group B winner was Paul Jones with 37 points, runner up was “Tom Tom” Brian Court with 33 points and third place was “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 31 points. Nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 3 Ray Hamilton, hole 12 Gary Hill, hole 18 no winner, group B hole 6 “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden, hole 13 no winner and hole 17 Mike Sharlot, best front 9 went to Keith James with 20 points and best back 9 went to Gary Hill with 16 points, the 2’s pot was won by Norman Cahill on hole 10 winning €75.
The football card was won by Brian Gordon with Sunderland winning €40 and raising €40 for our chosen charity for 2026.
Thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the excellent food and hospitality.
Picture shows “Sir” Ronnie King presenting the shield to Ray Hamilton.
Nine Iron Cup
18th February
We would like to thank Mo Chaplin for her continued sponsorship of the 9 Iron Cup. Twenty-five players took part in this competition, the course was in good condition and the forecast was very sunny, it started chilly but rose to a pleasant 75 degrees, perfect for a day’s golf. The format was full handicap Stableford split into two groups, A and B with a winner from each group, one being the overall winner.
The winner of the 9 Iron Cup was group A winner Tony Alcock with a nice handicap cutting score of 41 points, runner up was “Mr Consistent” Terry Hall with 38 points and third place went to “New Man On The Block” Colin Smyth with 34 points. Winner from group B was “I’m Here” John Clark with 39 points, runner up was “Sat Nav” Steve Day with 34 points and third place went to Nick Chambers with 32 points. Nearest the pins winners in group A were “Mr Amstel” Peter Kelly on hole 3, hole 9 No Winner and hole 13 Terry Hall, group B winners were hole 6 “Footsie” Lee George, hole 11 “Fruit Farmer” Tom Goulden and hole 16 “I’m Here” John Clark, best front 9 was Lee George with 19 points and best back 9 went to “Mr Celtic” Brian Gordon, with 18 points, the Two’s pot was not won on hole 8 so €75 is in the pot for the next game. The football card was won by Sammy with Aston Villa winning €40 and €40 to our Charities for 2026.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff for the fantastic food, drink and hospitality. Photo shows Vice Chairman Brian Court presenting the 9 Iron Cup on behalf of Mo Chaplin to Tony Alcock.
Scottish Cup
21st January
The Scottish Cup (Quaich) has been sponsored by our Scottish friends Donald Main and Chris Baillie since 2015, unfortunately Chris could not make the competition this year. Only 17 players took part as many players went down with Man Flu. The course at Alicante was in reasonable condition and for the players in the UK the weather was 21 degrees with plenty of sun when the clouds had disbursed and one player still wore shorts. The format was Stapleford singles split into two groups.
Winner of “The Scottish Cup” (Quaich) from group B was “Temu” Kim Patrick with a score 41 points, runner up was “Eagle” Paul Jones with 40 points and third place went to “The Mighty Quinn” Keven Quinn with 38 points. Group A winner was “Lion” John Fairbrass with 36 points runner up on count back went to “He’s on Fire” Steve Burns with 34 points and third place was “Twelve Trees” Steve Ayre also with 34 points, nearest the pin’s winners were group A hole 3 Steve Ayre, hole 9 Norman Carhill and hole 13 Steve Gain, group B winners were hole 8 Kevin Quinn, hole 10 Donald Main and hole 18 Steve Day. Best front 9 went to Brian Gordon with 22 points, best back 9 went to Steve Day also with 22 points, the two’s pot of €45 was not won so it carries over to the next game making the new total €60.
The winner of the football card was Kevin Quinn with Sunderland winning €40 and raising €40 for our 2026 charities.
We would like to thank Kellie, Katie and staff for their great hospitality. Photo shows Donald Main presenting the Quaich to winner Kim Patrick.
Ey Up Challenge Cup
7th January
It was a fantastic day for our new sponsor Simon Dakers who flew in especially to play in his competition.
The first game of the Sheerin’s 2026 season started with the traditional full English breakfast 22 players took part and the format was full handicap Stableford playing in two groups with an overall winner.
On arrival at Font Del Llopp, we received the usual friendly greeting from the caddy master and his team with everything ready and waiting, the course was in good condition from tee boxes to the flag considering the amount of rain we had from the three previous days, the weather on the day was blue skies and a temperature of 12 degrees and a strong chilly wind which blew the Christmas and New Year cobwebs away.
Overall winner from group A was the 2025 player of the year John Bolt with a score of 35 points, runner up was Ray Muttock with 32 points and third place was Michael O’Keeffe with 29 points. Group B winner was John Clarke with 29 points, runner up on count back was Tom Goulden with 28 points and third place Brian Gordon also with 28 points. There were six nearest the pins, group A, hole 2 John Bolt, hole 12 Andy Godfrey, hole 18 Steve Ayre, group B hole 5 Brian Gordon, hole 10 no winner and hole 16 Mike Sharlot. Best front 9 went to Gary Hill with 15 points and best back 9 Colin Smyth with 17 points, the two’s pot on hole 8 was not won so will be carried over to the next game with a pot of €45.
Thank you to Simon Dakers for providing all the prizes, also thank you to Kellie, Katie and staff at Sheerin’s for the great hospitality.
The football card was won with Notts Forest by Simon Dakers winning €40 and raising €40 for our charities 2026.
Photo shows Simon Dakers presenting the Ey Up Challenge Cup to winner John Bolt.
