JOY PHELAN WINS LADY CAPTAINS PRIZE
What a weekend! Excitement and glorious sunshine all the way. This weekend we played our final major of the year – Ina H Considine’s Lady Captains Prize.
With over 70 ladies playing on Saturday and all eyes closely set on Ina’s superb prize, we were all ready for an exciting weekend. Emer O’Kennedy emerged as the clubhouse leader on Saturday with a fantastic score of 68, closely followed by Linda Hogan on 70 and Caroline Cullinane and Margaret Harty on 72. Amid great speculation, whispering, wondering – who’s going well and who should do well, Joy Phelan emerged as a very deserving winner on Sunday evening with a total of 145 – Joy, playing her first ever Lady Captains Prize recorded a 77 on Saturday and a fantastic 68 on Sunday to walk away with the coveted prize. Carmel Fox came second and Nuala Harty third. Home to don the heels and glamour!, we all returned to a packed clubhouse for the presentation of prizes. Our Vice Lady Captain Mary Phelan did a splendid job on the night. Mary and Des, our men’s Captain paid many glowing and richly deserved tributes to Ina, who has done fantastic work for the club.  It said that sooner or later you get rewarded for your labour and I think Ina was rewarded this weekend. As she said, she was overwhelmed with the support and attention she received this weekend and it was fantastic to see all of the ladies present on Sunday night to acknowledge and show their appreciation of her hard work, dedication and tireless contribution to the ladies club throughout this year especially and over the past years. In turn Ina thanked Mary and Des for their compliments, she thanked her family, her hardworking committee, the bar, catering, pro shop and office staff, the course staff and everybody involved in making her weekend such a success and said it was a honour for her to have served as Lady Captain for the year. With the formalities over, we all enjoyed some wonderful food from Tom Daly and staff and celebrated for a while later!

AUTUMN OPEN  WEEK 3rd –  12th SEPTEMBER
Phone a friend and let them know that this years Autumn Open Week is looking hot hot hot. The weather and the competitions! A full list of fixtures is listed below and timesheets are filling up fast. We look forward to seeing you there. May we take this opportunity to thank all our sponsors for their support during Open week. 
 
GOLFER OF THE YEAR:
This years golfer of the year has two members neck to neck at the moment but of course that could all change in the next two G.O.Y qualifying  competitions. All eyes are on Ardmore man Victor Mullins and recent lefthanders winner Brian Irish, who are both in prime position at the moment, with Victor having 80 and Brian 78. Also in contention are Conor Barrett (71) Paddy Cunningham (63) James Walsh (com) 63 and Gary Burke (62). There are two more qualifying events to go following the presidents prize and the PI Power Cup. These competitions are the EA Ryan Cup on the 19th of September and the Clonea Cup on the 3rd of October. Good luck to all taking part. 

DUNGARVAN GENTS RESULTS AUGUST:
Mon 23rd  Open Seniors 1st  Cat (0-12) Paddy O’Brien (12) 34 pts (13- 18) Sean Power (12) 37pts (Cat 19+) Gordon Willins (22) 40pts  CSS 37
Thurs 26th Ulster Bank Open Singles 1. S.Power (15) 45, 2. P.Drummy (8) 42, Gross J.O’Donnell (6) 35, 3.J.Franklin (17) 41, 4. P.Delahunty (12) 41, 5. D.O’Neill (10) 41 CSS 37
Sat 28th  18h S/F 1. Dermot McGrath (13) 41, 2. Michael Morrissey (9) 38, Gross Peter Mulcahy (3) 34, 3. Pat Fitzgerald (21) 38, 4. Bernard Gorman (13) 38 CSS 37  
Sun 29th  Montly Medal 1. Donal Williams (3) 67 2. Pat Phelan (12) 69 Gross Kevin Stack (+1) 69 3. Jimmy Wemyss (11) 70, 4. David Walsh (12) 70, 5. Brian Looby (15) 71 CSS 71
DUNGARVAN GENTS FIXTURES SEPT: Thurs 2nd  Ulster Bank Open Singles AUTUMN OPEN WEEK Fri 3rd   - Sun 12th .  Fri 3rd  Gents Open 18h S/F (Member sponsored) Sat 4th Open Gents Singles (R & R Racing) Sun 5th Gleesons Open Gents 18h S/F Mon 6th  Open 2 Person Rumble (60.com) Weds 8th Open Gents Singles (Corus) Thurs 9th Ulster Bank Open Singles Fri 10th Open 3 Person Rumble (Jim Quinn) Sat 11th & Sun 12th Norris Bros Open Gents 4 Ball.  Full list of fixtures on website – www.dungarvangolfclub.com

DUNGARVAN LADIES RESULTS: AUGUST –
Tues 24th – 18H S’Ford – Charity Comp – Winner: Rose McCarthy(26) 42, 2nd: Julianna Phelan (36) 41, 3rd: Maeve Morrissey (15) 39.
Sat/Sun – Lady Captains Prize – Winner: Joy Phelan (27) 145, 2nd: Carmel Fox (24) 145, Best Gross: Betty O’Brien (11) 171, 3rd: Nuala Harty (21) 146, 4th: Phil Donnelly (27) 149, 5th: Emer O’Kennedy (14) 149, 6th: Rose Prendergast (21) 150,
Cat. A: Ann Morrissey (18) 150, Cat. B: Kate Buckley (25) 150, Cat. C: Linda Hogan (35) 150, Best Nett 1st 18: Caroline Cullinane (32) 72, Best Nett 2nd 18: Joanne Fitzgerald (32) 71, Past Captain: Maeve O’Riordan (20) 154, Best Guest: Marie Curran, West Waterford (26) 36, Best 18H: Clare Walsh(17) 75, Best 9H: Felicity Lucy (36) 16
Dungarvan Ladies Fixtures : August  -   Tues 31st – 18H S’Ford - GOY, Sat Sept 4th – Open 18H S’Ford (Garvey’s Supervalu), Sept – Mon 6th – Open 2 Person Rumble (Sixty.com), Tues 7th - Open 18H S’Ford (Park Hotel), Fri 10th – Open 3 Person Rumble (Jim Quinn), Sat/Sun 11th & 12th – Open 18H S’Ford  AUTUMN OPEN WEEK Sat 4th    - Sun 12th

LADIES NOTES
Club Outing
Our annual club outing this year take us to Fota on Sunday the 19th September – full details in ladies locker room. Please add you name to the list posted and pay the deposit by Sept. 6th.

SIXTY.COM Results for Wednesday 25th August : Winner: Paul Vart (21) 21pts, Best Lady Anna Harney (29) 18pts, 2nd Lady Ita Fahey (24) 14 pts, Best Gent Donal Connolly (22) 17pts, 2nd Gent: Jack Clancy (24) 17 pts.    NEXT
COMPETITON: SCRAMBLE  Weds 1st September  DRAW FOR PARTNERS 1.45 p.m

SMILE: ‘If you think its hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball’ – Jack Lemon

YOUNGONES Results Weds 25th August: Winner Carmel Fox (24) 18pts.
NEXT COMPETITON Weds 1st Sept. Draw for ball Breda Conway.
Congratulations to last weeks winner our own Carmel Fox who is playing so well at the moment that she went on to win herself second place in the lady Captains Prize! Well done Carmel, we are delighted for you. 

JUNIOR GOLF NOTES
LEACEY TO REPRESENT IRELAND
Jack Leacy delays his return to school this week as he travels to Italy to represent Ireland in the Italian Under 16 Championship. Jack plays at Biella Golf Club and expectations are high given his great form of late.Everyone at the club wishes him well.
 
Looby wins End of Season
David Looby continued to impress last week shooting 45 points to win our End of Season tournament kindly sponsored by Mossie Walsh. Andrew Kirwin took second with 43 points and Jack Leacy took the gross  shooting another four under par. The Ahearne brothers took the honors in our PreJuniors with Shane shooting 36 points to win by 7 from little brother Eoin. Our Pre -Juniors continue to go from strength to strength under the watchful eye of Club Professional David Hayes. The kids have enjoyed much golf this summer and continue to improve. Many thanks to all our sponsors, Junior conveyors and parents for making it possible.
 
Baumann Masters & Singles Matchplay
 We are nearing the end of our club matchplays so please endeavour to play your match on time.In the club singles Sean Reynolds plays Andrew Kirwin, Darren McGuickian plays Jack Mullaney, and Gabriel Leacy plays Aidan Moloney. In the Baumann Masters, Jack Leacy plays Colm Kindregan to play Gabriel Leacy in the final.

Junior trivia:  The youngest golfer known to shoot a hole in one, was Corby Orr, who was five years old at the time. It happened in Littleton, Colaroado, USA, in 1975. Tiger Woods was 8.
 
JUNIOR TUITION
Coaching continues this Saturday 4th September at 3pm under the watchful eye of Club Professional and County Coach David Hayes.
 
Enquiries:
Any enquiries relating to junior golf at Dungarvan can be directed to Club Professional David Hayes at 058-44707 or email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
 
Trivia Corner : Did you know that 80% of all golfers will never achieve a handicap of less than 18!

CLUB CONTACT DETAILS  Office: 43310 ext 20  Pro Shop (058) 44707