Wonderful Founders´ XXI Golf & Gala

Champions of 2025!

What an incredible weekend of golf at Hacienda del Álamo — full of competition, camaraderie, and unforgettable moments. Here are all your well-deserved winners:

Overall Winners - 2 Days

(Above) Heather Janney (74) & Jim Connolly (73) take centre stage as our Overall 2-Day Founders Champions 2025 — a fantastic performance from start to finish.

Huge congratulations to you both!

Overall Runners-Up - 2 Days

Imelda Brady (73) & Mike Niven (70) — strong, steady and right in the mix until the end.

Great performances from both of them over the two days. Well done!

Guest Winners - 2 Days

Ian Rusher (68) & Martina Lensch (67) — fantastic golf from our visiting duo.

The Billy Simms Quaich – 1 Day

Robert Edwards (+3) — superb consistency and yet another standout performance. Back-to-back scratch champion this season and absolutely unstoppable right now. A massive achievement!

Lindsay Laing Rose Bowl – 1 Day

Peggy O’Dea (35) — brilliant golf, another trophy to her name, and truly on fire this year!

Nearest the Pin

Steve Crook & Patricia Matthewman (nearly achieving a hole in one!) — excellent precision under pressure.

A huge well done to all competitors for a brilliant weekend of golf — passion, sportsmanship, and sunshine all the way.

Supporting this amazing Hacienda del Álamo Golf Club community, with a big shout-out to Shamrock Car Hire — second year as the Major Sponsor of this meritorious event. Your continued support makes weekends like this possible!

Simon & Torill of Simon HDA Homes who sponsored the photographs of day 1 tee off and day 2 hole 18 for all players, a huge task. Thank you. For photographs of players go to Simon HDA Homes website or Facebook page.

Private sponsors - Ian Shrimpton & Dee Amend who sponsored the Back Nine Kings band and Sandra & Ian Mclean who sponsored the golfers gift from Carol Mitchell and the Welcome Drink; we thank you all very very much.

Founders Runner Up, Imelda Brady, Sponsor - Gary O´Riordan Shamrock Car Hire & Sue Winder

Founders Runner Up, Mike Niven with  Sue Winder & sponsor Gary O´Riordan

Founders Guest Winners - Martina Lensch & Ian Rusher with Sue Winder & Gary O´Riodan

Day 1 Scratch Winner of the Billy Simms Quaich - Rob Edwards with Sue Winder & Gary O´Riordan

Day 1 Winner of the Lindsay Laing Rose Bowl - Peggy O´Dea with Gary O´Riordan

Founders XXI Gala

Wow! Wow! Wow! What a fantastic night!

Everyone looked stunning last Saturday night. Dinner jackets, evening dresses and the Great Gatsby came together as one for the Gala event of the year on HDA.

Thanks to Max of Tromp Photography for the great photos of you all looking wonderful at the Welcome Reception, at the dinner and even the finale - dancing to the Troupers Swing Band and the Back Nine Kings who were the evening entertainment and were absolutely superb! A cracking night.

All photos of the Gala are on HDA Golf Facebook and as well as on this link here

Enjoy folks!