CONDOLENCES

We extend our sincere condolences to club member Daphne Power on the passing of her father Tom. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

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 are open online or give us a call on 058-43310.

Fixtures:

Monday 2^nd Open Gents/Ladies Seniors (Age 50+) 18H Singles S/F

Tuesday 3^rd Open Ladies 18H Singles S/F (Park Hotel)

Wednesday 4^th Open 3 Person Champagne Scramble

Thursday 5^th Open Gents 18H Singles S/F

Friday 6^th Open Ladies 18H Singles S/F (Eurospar)/ Open Gents 18H Singles S/F

Saturday 7^th Open Gents/Ladies 18H Fourball (Norris Bros.)

Sunday 8^th Open Gents/Ladies 18H Fourball (Norris Bros.)

EGM 27^TH SEPTEMBER

A special EGM will be held on Wednesday, 27th September at 7.30pm in the clubhouse. An email has been sent to all members. Further details will be posted before the meeting.

SUNDAY SOCIAL SCRAMBLE
Our next Social Scramble takes place this coming Sunday Sept 17. Shotgun start at
3 pm. These scrambles are open to all members. They are great social events and great fun. If you are free this Sunday afternoon, we would love to see you there. Just go online and book your place.

JUNIOR NEWS

As our summer season winds down, our junior competitions revert to Sunday afternoons. These are now members only competitions as we host our major events. Next Sunday Junior Captains Harry Breen & Sarah Moynihan host the Junior Captains Prize. That will be followed by the Pennant Cup sponsored by Mr. John Lynch. The Captains Prize and John Casey Shield will follow culminating in our Golf of the Year Award kindly sponsored by Mr. Paul O’Riordan. Well done to Eoghan O’Brien and Junior Captain Harry Breen who took the honours last Sunday.

Our Junior Lessons continue next Saturday at 3pm until the end of September. Thanks to Niamh, James and Alan for hosting last Saturday. As always, we had a great turnout.

Any enquiries relating to our junior activities can be directed to our Junior Convenor David Hayes. David can be contacted at 058-44707 or email davidhayesgolf@gmail.com.

IRISH SCHOOLS COMPETITION

The 2023-2024 Irish Schools competition season gets underway in September with significant format changes. The competition categories – Junior (Under-16) and Senior (Under-19) – will remain as before for Boys and Girls but for the first time all of the competitions will be open for entry by individuals and the primary competition in each category will be individual.

Dungarvan Golf Club are hosting the Senior Girls & Boys (U19) on Wednesday 27^th September. To register please visit www.golfireland.com select Other Competitions – Schools – Select Dungarvan. Closing date for entry is Monday 18^th Sept.

Senior Boys (Under-19 as of 1st January 2024; maximum H.I. of 19.9). Senior Girls (Under-19 as of 1st January 2024; maximum H.I. of 39.9). Entry fee is €10.00 per person which will include a light lunch.

LADIES MATCH PLAY EXPERIENCE

The ladies match play experience is nearing conclusion as the semi finals are due to be played by the 23^rd of September.

LADIES WINTER LEAGUE

Our Winter League will run from October 16th until the end of December. Entry fee is 15 euro to be paid in advance. The closing date is October 8th.

LADIES HOME ALLIANCE

Final call to our Lady Members to get your name and fee in before Wed 13^th September. The Home Alliance Competitions are held in conjunction with the regular Tuesday or Friday/Saturday Competitions. The entry fee of €20 enters you in 6 competitions held between September and March. There is also a Home Alliance Captains Day which takes place on April 6th 2024. There will be 2 or 3 categories on Tuesday and on Friday/Saturday depending on entries. There will be prizes in each section.

The first round this year takes place on Tuesday 19th and Friday 22nd/Saturday 23rd September. We would encourage all members to enter.

GENTS RESULTS

Mon 4^th 1^st Finola Tobin (24) 39pts, 2^nd Hugh O’Carroll (24) 37pts, 3^rd Michael J Power (15) 37pts, 4^th Pat McCarthy (26) 37pts, 5^th James Power (37) 37pts.

Wed 6^th (ATEC Fire & Security) 1^st Kieran O’Connor 21pts, 2^nd Brendan Cosgrave 21pts.

Thurs 7^th (SPAR) 1^st Vincent Hayes (22) 41pts, 2^nd Stephen O’Sullivan (15) 41pts, Gross Eoin Brackett (2) 35pts, 3^rd Tom O’Callaghan (18) 40pts, 4^th Sean Kent (10) 39pts.

Sat 9^th 1^st Danny Reynolds (20) 42pts, 2^nd David P Byrne (23) 40pts, Gross Michael Buckley (8) 32pts, 3^rd Bernard Gorman (14) 38pts, 4^th Pat Frisby (12) 37pts.

Sun 10^th 1^st Liam Fitzgerald (15) 40pts, 2^nd Harry Breen (10) 40pts (L9), Gross Alan O’Donnell (1) 36pts, 3^rd Cian Fahy (15) 39pts.

LADIES RESULTS

Tues 5^th Sept (Kindly sponsored by Ballinacourty Produce) 1^st Colette O’Mahony (28) 40pts CB, 2^nd Flora Wall (45) 40pts, 3^rd Cathie O’Mahony Whelan (11) 39pts CB, 4^th Marguerite Sutton (17) 39pts, 5^th Ina H. Considine (27) 38pts.

Tues 5^th Ladies GIG 9H 1^st Mary O’Donnell (18) 20pts.

Fri 8th/Sat 9^th Cat 1 Winner: Joanne Fitzgerald (20) 40pts. Cat 2 Winner: Edel Walsh (27) 37pts, Cat 3 Winner: Mary O’Donnell (37) 41pts, Cat 4 Winner: Helen O’Shea (55) 36pts.

GENTS FIXTURES

Wed 13^th Sept Course Closed, Thurs 14^th Course Closed, Fri 15^th Sept Fun Friday Foursomes, Sat 16^th Gents 18H Singles S/F, Sun 17^th Gents 18H Stroke Clonea Cup & Sunday Social Scramble, Mon 18^th Open Gents Seniors 18H Singles S/F (Age 50+).

LADIES FIXTURES

Tues 12^th Sept Ladies 18H Stroke GOY (Sam McCauley); Wed 13^th Course Closed, Fri 15^th Ladies 18H Singles S/F (Alt Day) & Fun Friday Foursomes, Sat 16^th Ladies 18H Singles S/F, Sun 17^th Sunday Social Scramble, Mon 18^th Open Ladies Seniors 18H Singles S/F (50+). Tues 19^th Ladies Singles S/F & Ladies Home Alliance, Fri 22^nd Ladies Singles S/F (Alt Day) & Ladies Home Alliance, Sat 23^rd Ladies 18H Singles S/F & Ladies Home Alliance.

SOUTH MUNSTER SENIORS

We welcomed the South Munster Seniors last Wednesday 6^th Sept to our club. The timesheet was packed and with the glorious weather a great day was had by all.

1^st Ray Akehurst (28) 41pts, 2^nd Joe O’Brien (Fermoy GC) (20) 37pts, 3^rd Pat Morrissey (18) 37pts, 4^th John O’Grady (Goldcoast GC) (13) 35pts, 5^th Richard Fahey (Cahir GC) (22) 35pts.

LADIES TRIP TO FAITHLEGG

We travelled to Faithlegg Golf Club on Sunday 3^rd September and enjoyed a wonderful day of golf in the sunshine. Thank you to our Lady Captain Una and her committee for organising.

1^st Mary Power (14) Grace Hayes (27) Margaret Harty (29) & Jane Kiely (37) 81pts

2^nd Breda McCarthy (10) Mary Phelan (26), Mary French (29) & Liz Walsh (35) 80pts

YOUNGONES

Our Youngones played in glorious weather conditions last Wednesday. 1^st Marie Fives (22) 19pts. Our next competition is on Wednesday 20^th September. Please book in online.

60.COM

We had a perfect day for our 60.com competition on Wednesday 6th September. The conditions were tropical and we had, as usual, a full time sheet. The course conditions have improved dramatically with the good weather. The scoring as expected was excellent.

1^st Ian Gourlay 21pts, 2^nd Rogie Cashin 19pts, 3^rd Walter Cullinane 19pts

The course is closed on Wednesday 13th September due to essential maintenance work taking place. Our next outing therefore will be in Tipperary Golf Club on Tuesday 19^th September. If you’re interested in social golf, and are over 60 years of age, join us any Wednesday by putting your name on the timesheet.

FUN FRIDAY FOURSOMES
It was like playing on the Costa del Sol last Friday morning with superb weather conditions and a full time sheet. We were delighted to welcome Margaret Lake,
Craig Power, Mikey O’Dwyer and Eamon Keane for the first time. Scoring was very close.
1^st Sam McConnell and Tom Frost 33 1/4 (Count Back)
2^nd Craig Power and Mikey O’Dwyer 33 1/4
3^rd John Moran and Liz Walsh 35
Booking is open for this Friday so go online and book your place.

REFRESHER LESSONS GET INTO GOLF 2023
These lessons for our Get into Golf ladies got underway last Wednesday evening. Because of numbers interested we had to run two separate sessions. The feedback from our PGA Professional David Hayes was very positive confirming that we have some very strong golfers in the groups.

9H Get into Golf Qualifying Competition
Due to failing light this competition is now scheduled to start at 5.10 pm. It is a very popular competition with our Get into Golf ladies providing them with an opportunity to participate in competitions. Winner (5/09/23) Mary O’Donnell 20 pts.

LOTTO DRAW RESULTS

We had our weekly Lotto 5 draw on Friday, 8th Sept. This was Week 17 of 52.
The numbers drawn were 6, 9, 21 and 24. The jackpot was €10,000 and there was no winner. The jackpot remains at €10,000 for the next draw. There were eight match 3 winners. Dave Lennon, Marion Burke, Raymond Moloney, Joe Murphy, Eddie Kuczaj, Helen O Shea, Brendan Kent and Michael Browne each win €25. The next draw will take place on Friday 15^th September at 3.30pm. Thank you to everyone who supports our Lotto. All funds raised are used to develop our course.

THURSDAY CARDS RESULTS

Results from our cards Thursday 7^th 1^st Tom Phelan & Mike Fitzgerald, 2^nd Nuala Connelly & Maria Hanley, Last 5 Vinny O’Brien & Norma Crotty, Lucky Table Michael Kelly & Pat McGovern, Last Table John Walsh & Noreen Barry.

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 large 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