The Annual Desmond Motors Winter League is now underway for the 17th consecutive year and the teams of four 18 hole stableford event is proving to be as popular as ever with some hundred competitors taking part on a weekly basis, with the ten qualifying rounds which has the best eight counting running until Sunday 29th November after which the leading eight teams will play in the final on Saturday 5th December for the four team prizes on offer.
With the first round cards returned teams 19 Kevin O’ Kane, Anthony Mc Monagle, Tommy Young, Sean Mc Bay and 22 Sean Mc Eleney, Peter Roddy, Martin Mc Eleney and Paul Mc Eleney having returned fine opening scores of 95 points hold a slender one point advantage over he chasing pack.
Leading Teams Round 1.
| Team 19 | Kevin O’ Kane | Anthony Mc Monagle | Tommy Young | Sean Mc Bay | 95pts |
| Team 22 | Sean Mc Eleney | Peter Roddy | Martin Mc Eleney | Paul Mc Eleney | 95pts |
| Team 20 | Kieran Doherty | Emmet O’ Kane | Michael Mullin | John O’ Kane | 94pts |
| Team 21 | Gerald Harkin | Cathal O’ Donnell | Vinny Brady | Ronnie Kennedy | 90pts |
| Team 4 | Stephen Doherty | Peter Kemish | Adrian Browne | Trevor Holmes | 90pts |
The Ladies Section of the League is a teams of three stableford event played over eleven holes and after round one team 8 Anne Hamilton, Christine Mc Cafferty and Margaret Killen having returned a very good score of 52 points take a three point lead over team 2 Myra Gough, Lorna Thompson and Florence Rankin.
Leading Teams Round 1.
| Team 8 | Anne Hamilton | Christine Mc Cafferty | Margaret Killen | 52pts |
| Team 2 | Myra Gough | Lorna Thompson | Florence Rankin | 49pts |
| Team 23 | Ann Fulton | Denise Callan | Ann K Hamilton | 46pts |
