CONDOLENCES

We extend our sincere sympathies to member Cáit Herlihy on the passing of her sister Mairead Reck. Our thoughts are with Cáit and all the family at this sad time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

JB CARR DIAMOND TROPHY

This coming weekend is the first weekend in September and the proper time for an All -Ireland Final. So, it is with the JB Carr Diamond Trophy. This is an annual nationwide Scotch Foursomes team matchplay competition for Men aged 60+ which is run by Woodenbridge GC in Co Wicklow. You initially compete within your county and we defeated Waterford GC in the County Final. We then went forward into the Munster Championship and we got the better of Woodstock GC, Co Clare in the Munster Final.

The opening ceremony and the semifinals draw take place on this Friday evening in Woodenbridge GC. The four provincial winners in the hat are Castlebar, Malahide, Clandeboye and Dungarvan. Semifinals tee off at 10.00 and 11.00 on Saturday morning. On Sunday, there is a third/fourth place playoff at 10.00 and the final commences at 11.00.

All the action takes place in Woodenbridge GC so it’s the place to be this weekend. We look forward to lots of support from our members. It’s great to have reached this stage and very well done to our JB Carr panel of Tommy Butler, Liam Carroll, Des Cleary, Maurice Conway, Matt Curran, John Gough, Liam Hansbury, Jim Harty, Eamonn Keane, PJ Kindregan, John G Moloney, John Norris, Tony Power, Pat Stack and Declan Walsh. Onwards and upwards.

Finally, sincere thanks to our very generous sponsors. Huge thanks to John and family and all at Norris Brothers for sponsoring our club clothes and Paddy Foley’s Bar are supporting us with sponsorship of golf balls. Also, many thanks to our members for their donations in support of both the JB Carr team.

IRISH BOYS INTER CLUB FINALS

It is a big week ahead for our Junior Boys who are playing in the Irish Boys Inter Club Finals on Wednesday 30th at 10.25am against Ballina in Castletroy Golf Club. These boys are fantastic role models for all our Junior members and they have worked hard to reach the final. Thank you to member Angela Murphy for sponsoring our Juniors and to all our members for their donations in support of the Junior Boys team. Thank you to our PGA Pro and Junior Convenor David Hayes for his commitment to our Junior members. We wish the boys every success in the final.

ANNUAL LEFT HANDERS COMPETITION
The 48^th Annual Left-Handers Competition was played over the weekend. 1^st Sean O Sullivan (6) 37 pts and 2^nd Alan O Donnell (1) 35 pts. Congratulations to Sean our 2023 champion lefthander!

CLUB CLASSIC RAFFLE

We held our presentation of prizes for our recent Club Classic on Saturday. We also held the draw for our raffle. Thank you to everyone who supported our raffle which was a great success.

1^st Voucher for Kellys Resort & Spa – Tom Phelan

2^nd Hamper by Eunice Power Catering – John McCarthy

3^rd Voucher for The Tannery – Paul O’Donnell

4^th Hamper from David Shanley – Tom Phelan

5^th Hamper from Cass & Co – Seamus O’Neill

6^th Wine by The Wine Buff – Jimmy Wemyss

AUTUMN OPEN WEEK – OCTOBER 2023

Our annual autumn open week will take place from Monday 2^nd to Sunday 8^th October. This is always a popular week on our golf calendar and bookings will be open online soon.

GENTS RESULTS

Mon 21^st (Seniors) 1^st Tony Condon (24) 39pts, 2^nd Brian Dillon (12) 38pts, 3^rd Stephen Lynch (37) 38pts, 4^th Sean English (21) 38pts.

Thurs 24^th (SPAR) 1^st Justin Walsh (20) 40pts, 2^nd John Broderick (26) 39pts, Gross Sean O’Sullivan (6) 31pts, 3^rd Michael Buckley (7) 37pts, 4^th Seamus Kelly (8) 37pts.

Sat 26^th 1^st Frank O’Donoghue (9) 39pts, 2^nd Brian Dillon (12) 38pts, Gross Alan O’Donnell (1) 34pts, 3^rd Michael Maher (6) 38pts, 4^th Michael Drummy (10) 38pts.

Sun 27^th (E.P. Kiely Cup) 1^st Alan O’Donnell (1) 39pts, 2^nd Dermot Mackle (19) 38pts, 3^rd Eoin Stack (2) 35pts.

LADIES RESULTS

Tues 22^nd Aug (Sponsored by Pro David Hayes) 1^st Cathie O’Mahony Whelan (12) 70 net (B9), 2^nd Betty O’Brien (19) 70 net, Gross Aoife Lowry (2) 79 gross, 3^rd Maisie Breen (9) 71 net (B9), Niamh Reynolds (10) 71 net.

Tues 22^nd (Ladies Get Into Golf) 1^st Mary O’Donnell (19) 21pts.

Fri 26/Sat 27^th 1^st Niamh Reynolds (1) 36pts B9, 2^nd Mary O’Donnell (38) 36pts, 3^rd Fiona Rochford (26) 34pts B9, 4^th Julianna Phelan (32) 34pts B9.

GENTS FIXTURES

Wed 30^th Aug Gents 9H Singles (Sponsored by ATEC Fire & Safety), Thurs 31^st Open Gents 18H Singles S/F (Sponsored by SPAR), Fri 1^st Sept Fun Friday Foursomes, Sat 2^nd Gents 18H Singles S/F, Sun 3^rd Gents 18H Singles S/F, Mon 4^th Open Gents Seniors 18H Singles S/F (50+).

LADIES FIXTURES

Tues 29^th Aug Open Ladies Team of 3 Waltz, Wed 30^th Ladies 9H Singles S/F (Sponsored by ATEC Fire & Safety), Fri 1^st Ladies 18H Singles S/F (Alt Day) & Fun Friday Foursomes, Sat 2^nd Ladies 18H Singles S/F, Mon 4^th Open Ladies Seniors 18H Singles S/F (50+).

JUNIOR NEWS

Congratulations to our Junior Boys who won the final of the Deise League in West Waterford last Friday. Forty-five boys and girls travelled from all over the county to West Waterford and great golf was played.

Team Results: 1^st Dungarvan Golf Club 186pts, 2^nd Faithlegg 170pts, 3^rd West Waterford 158pts.

Individual 1^st Donnchadh Callaghan, Dungarvan, 50pts, 2^nd Anthony O’Donnell, West Waterford 45pts, Gross Lucas O’Neill Faithlegg 34pts, 3^rd Barry Fennell Dungarvan 42pts.

We had a great turnout again for our Junior Lessons on Saturday. Thank you to James Hayes for his invaluable assistance. Lessons continue every Saturday at 3pm and cost €5. No need to book! If your child is interested in joining as a junior member, please give us a call for an application form.

LADIES HOME ALLIANCE

The first round of the Home Alliance 2023-2024 takes place on Tuesday 19^th and Friday/Saturday 22^nd /23^rd of September. The Home Alliance consists of 6 competitions that take place in conjunction with the regular Tuesday and Friday/Saturday competitions.

There is also a Home Alliance Captain’s Day at the end of the season. The entry fee is €20. Place your money in an envelope and put the money in the press under the computer. The Closing Date for entries is Wednesday 13^th September. You must pay your fee by the closing date if you wish to take part in the Home Alliance Competition.

YOUNGONES

Our Youngones are back in action on Wednesday 30^th, please book in online.

60.COM

We had a huge number of players for our 60.com outing to Faithlegg Golf Club on Wednesday 23^rd August. This was our fourth outing of 2023. Despite the poor weather during the morning, we had no drop-outs. Well done to everyone involved. Given the conditions on the day the scoring was excellent.

1^st DP Byrne 39pts, 2^nd Rogie O’Connor 39pts, 3^rd Mossie MacNamara 37pts, 4^th Tim Browne 37pts, 5^th Pat Power 35pts, 6^th Rogie Cashin 35pts, 7^th Pat McCarthy 35pts, 8^th Pearse Moloney 34pts, 9^th John Moloney 33pts, 10^th Tom McCabe 33pts, 11^th James Darcy 33pts, 12^th Liam Fitzgerald 32pts.  If you are interested in social golf and you are over 60 years of age then put your name on the timesheet any Wednesday.

FUN FRIDAY FOURSOMES

Unfortunately, the weather put a damper on our foursomes last Friday. However, we did have a competition and well done to those who participated. Competition was keen between the teams.
1^st Tom Power and John Dalton 40, 2^nd Michael Garrigan and Adrian O’Driscoll 43 1 /4
We are back again this Friday Sept 1. Timesheet is open so go online and book your place.

Get into Golf 9 hole Qualifying Competition
This competition was closely contested last Tuesday evening with lots of high scoring recorded. 1^st Mary O’Donnell 21 pts (Count back from Zoe Scanlon)

REFRESHER GOLF LESSONS
David Hayes our PGA Professional will shortly start refresher lessons with our Get into Golf ladies. There is huge interest in the lessons and David will be busy meeting the demand.

LOTTO DRAW RESULTS

We had our weekly Lotto 5 draw on Friday, 25th Aug. This was Week 15 of 52. The numbers drawn were 15, 21, 25 and 27. The jackpot was €10,000 and there was no winner. The jackpot remains at €10,000 for the next draw. There were three match 3 winners. James Tobin, Mary Phelan and Paudie Barrett who share €100.

The next draw will take place on Friday, 01/09/2023 3.30pm. Thank you to everyone who supports our Lotto. All funds raised are used to develop our course.

SOCIETY BOOKINGS

We have quite a number of societies booked in for September and have limited available dates at the weekend but we do have some available dates during the week. We can offer full catering and golf equipment requirements to your group. If you are interested in visiting us, please call the office on 058-43310.

DUNGARVAN GOLF TRIANGLE

The Dungarvan Golf Triangle has gone from strength to strength with a high number of visitor bookings for all three clubs this summer. The triangle is excellent value for money, it costs €84 to play Dungarvan, Gold Coast and West Waterford Golf Clubs. For bookings, please call us on 058-43310.

JOIN US – MEMBERSHIP 2023

If you are interested in joining our friendly members club in 2023, we can send you information and a Membership Application form. We also have great Junior, Student, Country and other membership options available. Please call us on 058-43310 or email office@dungarvangolfclub.com

PRO SHOP

The Pro Shop is open for all your golf equipment and clothing needs. Contact David on 058-44707 or email davidhayesgolf@gmail.com. 

OFFICE HOURS

Our office hours are Monday – Friday from 9am – 5pm.  Tel: 058-43310 or email us at office@dungarvangolfclub.com with any enquiries you might have. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and our website www.dungarvangolfclub.com