What a Classic!
Our Snowcream Milk Open Classic is imminent, and the array of crystal on display drew gasps from members and visitors alike over the weekend. We had a busload of ladies from Ballykisteen on Sunday and they were loud in their praise of the glass pieces on offer for the Bank Holiday Weekend. The 4-person team event will be on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, costing a mere €100 per team, and €20 per person for re-entry. The format always goes down well, with two to count over the first twelve, three on holes 13-15, and all four on holes 16, 17 and 18. Go online for the timesheet, and there are plenty of spaces, especially on Friday.
Lotto – Annual Tickets
The Jackpot at the moment for our weekly Lotto is €4,200, and remember the Stacks who won €12,700 before Christmas! Now is your chance to get your annual tickets, costing €75 for the first one and €55 for the second or further tickets. That’s a big saving, and your numbers are in then for 52 weeks. So, get in there for the first draw of the year on May 3rd, and support your club as you do so.
Notices
Don’t forget to read the ‘Conditions of Competition’ notice, which is amended occasionally. In this notice the committee lay down the conditions under which we play competitive golf. As you are at it read the Local Rules – also amended as necessary, and then move on to the notice on Prizes – the clubs policy on allocation of prizes in singles competitions. Did you notice the new notice board near the first tee? Some members asked on Sunday if they had to ‘play the ball as it lies’; they didn’t seem to realize that it was all covered in the noticeboard. Have you ever read our Local Rules? Everybody should!
Scratch Cups
We were washed out on Saturday, with both the Junior and Senior Scratch Cups cancelled at short notice: what a pity, especially as we had a timesheet full for the whole day. Many have asked about a new date, and we are looking at possibilities later in the season. We’ll keep readers posted in these columns on the club website.
DUNGARVAN GENTS RESULTS
Thurs 23rd – Ulster Bank Open Singles 1st Eoin Stack (6) 39, 2. Tom Burke (10) 38 CSS 71.
Sun. 26th Singles Stroke MR McCarthy Cup: 1st John Considine (13) 67, 2 Declan Walsh (4) 68, Gross Kevin Stack (Scr) 71, 3 Tony McKeown (8) 68. CSS 72.
DUNGARVAN GENTS FIXTURES
Thurs. 30th Ulster Bank Open Singles, Fri. 1st to Sun. 3rd May Open Club Classic sponsored by Snowcream Milk. Team of 4 only- 100 euro entry. B.H Mon 4th Open Gents 18h Singles Stableford.
DUNGARVAN LADIES RESULTS
Tues 21st Singles S/F Orbsen Consulting: 1st Breda McCarthy (4) 40, 2 Carmel O’Brien (12) 40, 3 Maura Kindregan (16) 40, 4 Elayne Kirwan (26) 40, Best Front 9 Phil Donnelly (26) 21, Best Back 9 Bernie Hayes (15) 21. Best High Handicapper Linda Hogan (34) 40pts.
DUNGARVAN LADIES FIXTURES
Fri. 1st to Sun. 3rd May Open Snowcream Milk Team of 4 Club Classic. Mon 4th Open Ladies 18h S/F Tues 5th Sam McCauley 18h S/F Sat 9th 18h Stroke
LADIES OPEN CLASSIC
Our open competitions are now getting under way with our Snowcream Classic event being held over the May bank holiday, and there are spaces still available – ladies get a team together and support your Club.
LADIES OPEN COMPETIONS BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY & TUESDAY
The classic is also followed by Open competitions on Monday 4th May – which is a Ladies open Singles Stabelford and Tues 5th May kindly sponsored by Sam McCauley, who always have an array of beautiful prizes. We would love to see both members and visitors at these events and we will try and promise sunshine!
CONGRATULATIONS
Our heartiest congratulations to Breda McCarthy on her fantastic score of 3 under to claim 1st prize with 40pts in our 18 hole comp. last Tuesday, kindly sponsored by Orbsen Consulting. Breda is now playing off a handicap of 3 – well done girl!!
YOUNGONES
Party time is Wed 29th April, hope you have your name on sheet to be included !!
Results 22.04.09 Winner Liz Walsh (36) 22 – 2 20 pts 2nd Brid Killigrew (30) 19pts Next Competition 29.04.09
DUNGARVAN GOLF CLUB MINI LOTTO: Week ending 26th April. WINNING NUMBERS 9, 10, 17, 20 Jackpot Winner: No Winner :15 euro winners Martin Lynch & James Power c/o Club, Pat O’Mahony, Fr. John Condon, Caroline Lynch c/o Chrissie Terry, Tony O’Sullivan, Anthony Lyons & Frank O’Donoghue c/o Club. NEXT WEEKS JACKPOT €4,200. Next Draw Sun 26th April. If you’re not in you can’t win! Thank you for your support. Annual ‘green’ lotto tickets on sale in the office and bar.
GUI Membership Survey
The GUI’s survey was completed by 85 clubs (about 20% of all clubs). 84% of clubs have a joining fee, and nearly 60% of clubs allow members pay annual sub/joining fee by instalments. The average age at which clubs allow young members in is 9.9. The average age of club-members around the country is 49, with 17% aged 65+. 86% of clubs offer an average discount of 39% on annual subscription to older members, but this is changing, with many clubs intending to review such discounts in the near future.
While 65% of clubs have vacancies, 31% operate a waiting-list of up to six years. On average there are 91 boys per club, and 22 girls. Some general observations were made: the age profile in clubs is rising; the numbers of Juniors has grown dramatically; ‘society golf’ has grown while many clubs find that their membership is reduced; Distance Membership’ is an issue which needs to be addressed; clubs in an area should agree a common policy on entrance fees and membership categories.
