CENTENARY LAUNCH & PUBLICATION

The launch of our Centenary year celebrations will take place this coming Friday the 3^rd May with the presentation of the Centenary Publication chronicling the 100-year history of Dungarvan Golf Club. The presentation will take place after the mixed scramble competition at 8 p.m. at the clubhouse. The publication will be available to be purchased after the presentation at the cost of €20.00 per copy. This wonderful publication is the culmination of very hard work by many members and every household should have a copy of this beautiful book. We look forward to meeting all our members and friends at this exciting event.

LOTTO RESULTS – JACKPOT WINNERS!!

We had our weekly Lotto 5 draw on Friday, 26th April. This was Week 50 of 52.
The numbers drawn were 5, 6, 21 and 22. The jackpot was €7,100, and there was one winning ticket shared by five members. Congratulations to Maurice Cliffe, Denis O Brien, Roger O Connor, Mossie Walsh and Sean English – who share the jackpot of €7,100. We are delighted for them on their big win!! The jackpot is €1,000 for the next draw. Lotto tickets can be purchased on our website www.dungarvangolfclub.com or in the clubhouse. Thank you to everyone who supports our Lotto. All funds raised are used to develop our course. Our next draw is on Friday 3^rd April.

UPCOMING OPEN COMPETITIONS

We have some great open competitions coming up in May. First up on Bank Holiday Monday 6^th of May our popular Open 18H champagne scramble. This three-person scramble promises to book up fast! On Tuesday 7^th May we hold an Open Ladies 18H Singles kindly sponsored by Capelli Hair Salon. We welcome the South Munster Seniors on Wednesday 8^th May. From Thurs 9^th – 12^th May we hold our Centenary Open Classic. There are some great prizes to be won! Bookings for all these are open online and we look forward to welcoming lots of visitors to share in celebrating our Centenary with us.

BRIDGE CLUB DONATION

We were delighted to receive a most generous donation of €2,500 from our Friday Bridge club. June James, President, accepted the cheque from bridge organisers Fidelma Fitzgerald and Brenda Cummins recently and the donation will go towards our Centenary year celebrations. We thank everyone who attended the bridge each week and thank them for supporting our club. Special thank you to Fidelma & Brenda who ensure the bridge runs smoothly each week.

GET INTO GOLF PROGRAMME

Our Get into Golf Information night will take place on Tuesday 30^th April at 7pm in the clubhouse. We encourage all those signed up for this year’s Get into Golf lessons to attend & sign up for the programme. Our Ladies lessons will commence on Tuesday 7^th May and our Men’s lessons will commence on Monday 20^th May.

INTERMEDIATE FOURSOMES MATCH

Our intermediate team under the management of Angela Murphy and Maria Kiersey played their first-round match against Lismore away on Sunday, and sad to report that they were beaten. Weather conditions were terrible, some of the pairs were caught out without wet gear as the sun was shining at the start of the match, but soon deteriorated to include lashing rain, thunder and hail. Even the spectators were complaining!

Despite this, our team played so courageously. Carmel O’Brien and Teresa Hayes won their

match on the 16th and were glad to change into warm clothes. Unfortunately, our other pairs were not so lucky. They were Majella Moynihan and Joanne Lannen; Joanne Fitzgerald and Maeve Morrissey; Linda Buckley and June James. A lovely hot dinner awaited us in the clubhouse at the end, and we wish Lismore all the best as they advance to the next round.

Next Sunday, we meet Lismore again in the Revive Active match with 3 playing there and 2 at home. We wish that team all the best and hope to reverse the score of Sunday. Please support the team by dropping in to either match. It’s very encouraging to have to have someone cheer on the players.

PIERCE PURCELL

Our Pierce Purcell team under the management of Pat Stack played the Goldcoast Golf Club last Sunday. Our team put up a good fight and competed well but were beaten on the day.

JUNIOR LESSONS & MEMBERSHIP

Our Junior coaching will commence on Saturday 4^th May. These lessons are run by our Pro David Hayes and take place every Saturday at 3pm. No need to sign up just come along.

If your child would like to join as a junior member, please contact the office as we have great joining rates of €70 for ages 6 – 12 and €100 for ages 13 -18 (plus €7 Golf Ireland Levy). Please email office@dungarvangolfclub.com for an application form. Children will have great fun at Dungarvan Golf Club, learn to play golf, make new friends and develop life skills. A reminder to our Junior members, that subscriptions for 2024 are now due for payment.

LAUNCH OF LOTTO 6

It is that time of the year to check the renewal of your annual €90.00 ticket. Lotto 1,2 3,4 and 5 has proved to be a great success to date and the lotto committee would like to thank members for supporting this necessary fundraiser for the important works which have been carried out on the course thus far. The Lotto Committee would request your continued support by renewing your annual ticket for the coming year, or purchase one for the first time.

If you purchase the annual €90.00 ticket for Lotto 6 on or before the 30th April 2024 you will be eligible for a draw for the following:
1. Chamber voucher for €100.00.
2. A free extra annual €90.00 lotto ticket.
3. A meal for two at Dungarvan Golf Club.
Please ring or call into the office if preferred and renew with Karen or Madeline and from any of the officers, the lotto committee, or online.

GENTS RESULTS

Mon 22^nd 1^st Michael J Power (14) 27pts, 2^nd Jack Elstead (25) 26pts, 3^rd Roger O’Connor (26) 24pts.

Thurs 25^th 1^st Mossie Walsh (13) 25pts, 2^nd Eamonn Keane (19) 28pts, 3^rd Joe Shannon (28) 21pts.

Sat 27^th 1^st Paul O’Riordan (12) 40pts, 2^nd Tom O’Callaghan (16) 39pts, Gross Diarmuid O’Neill (3) 35pts, 3^rd PJ Kindregan (11) 38pts.

Sun 28^th 1^st Mark O’Dwyer (13) 43pts, 2^nd Denis Byrne (13) 39pts, Gross Alan O’Donnell (-1) 36pts, 3^rd Mark Reynolds (8) 39pts.

LADIES RESULTS

Tues 23^rd CAT A Carmel O’Brien (15) 22pts, CAT B Maeve Morrissey (23) 22pts, CAT C Marie Veale (31) 18pts.

Fri 26/Sat 27^th CAT A Katherine Morrissey (11) 33pts, CAT B June James (23) 31pts, CAT C Antoinette Hurley (28) 32pts, Caroline Cullinane (32) 21pts.

GENTS FIXTURES

Wed 1^st May Casual Golf, Thurs 2^nd Open Gents 18H Singles S/F, Fri 3^rd Centenary Launch Scramble (Shotgun start 5pm), Sat 4^th Gents 18H Singles S/F, Sun 5^th Gents 18H Singles S/F, Mon 6th Open 18H Champagne Scramble, Thurs 9^th – Sunday 12^th Open Centenary Classic.

LADIES FIXTURES

Tues 30^th Ladies 18H Singles S/F, Wed 1st Casual Golf, Fri 3^rd Centenary Launch Scramble (Shotgun start 5pm), Sat 4^th Ladies 18H Ladies Singles S/F, Mon 6^th Open 18H Champagne Scramble, Tues 7^th Open Ladies 18H Singles S/F (Sponsored by Capelli Hair Salon), Thurs 9^th – Sunday 12^th May Open Centenary Classic.

YOUNGONES

There was a big turnout for this nine-hole competition last week despite a number of our ladies being on holidays abroad.  The weather was excellent, ideal for golf.
Results: 1^st Marcella Mc Govern 16pts (Countback), 2^nd Colette Power 16pts, 3^rd Antoinette Hurley 15 pts (Countback from Patricia Butler)
Timesheet is open for this week May 1. Book early to avoid disappointment.

60.COM

We had an overflowing timesheet for our 60.com competition on Wednesday 24^th April. We had a glorious afternoon – hopefully the rain has departed and summer has arrived. The results were: 1^st Rogie Cashin 24pts, 2^nd Jack Elstead 21pts, 3^rd Charlie Daly 19pts. If you’re interested in social golf, and are over 60 years of age, put your name on the timesheet any Wednesday and join us.

W.E.S Lighting

Thank you to W.E.S. Lighting who sponsored our Spring League. We really appreciate  W.E.S. for their support of our club.  First Place ‘Eye in the Sky’ team members Gerry Raher, Maurice Terry, Diarmuid O Neill, Joe Kiely, Dermot Ahern and Mark Raher. Second Place ‘The Lambs’ Des Cleary, Jim Harty, Pat Phelan, Tommy Butler, Eamon Keane and Pat Fitzgerald. 

FUN FRIDAY FOURSOMES
It was great to see so many out again for our foursomes last Friday. The course was in amazing condition after so much wet weather. We are very grateful to our course staff who worked tirelessly to achieve this. Competition was keen and the scoring was very close.
1^st Louise Moloney and John Moran 34 ¾, 2^nd Ian Gourlay and Pat Cumiskey 35 ¾, Third: – John Dalton and Michael Garrigan 36. We have no Fun Friday Foursomes this Friday May 3rd as we have the Centenary Launch Scramble at 5 pm that evening. We hold our Centenary Classic on Friday 10^th so we will be back on Friday May 17^th.

JOIN US & CELEBRATE 100 YEARS!

This year we celebrate 100 years of Dungarvan Golf Club and we want you to be a part of it! We have a great joining rate for new members €400 (+ €28 Golf Ireland fee) for the first year. We also have Country Membership, Student, Junior and family rates available.

Our membership application form is available on our website, by emailing office@dungarvangolfclub.com or call us.

THURSDAY CARDS RESULTS

Results from 25^th April: 1^st David O’Dwyer & James Plante, Joint 2^nd Gavin Kenefick & Robert O’Keeffe and Mary Quarry & Babs Murray. Last 5 Pete Crotty & Sam McConnell & Nuala Murphy & Diane Power, Lucky Table Anne Navin & Peggy Walsh, Last Table Deirdre Murphy & Sean Drohan.

POKER CLASSIC

Our next Poker Classic is on Sunday 5^th May at 8pm in the Clubhouse. All are very welcome.

DUNGARVAN GOLF TRIANGLE

The Dungarvan Golf Triangle is excellent value for money and very popular every summer with golfers visiting Dungarvan. The rate is €84pp to play Dungarvan, Gold Coast and West Waterford Golf Clubs. For bookings, please call us on 058-43310.

PRO SHOP

Our Pro Shop is full of all your golf equipment needs. There is lots of wonderful Centenary Crested golf clothing and gear on sale. Contact our Pro David Hayes if interested in Golf Lessons on 058-44707.

OFFICE HOURS

Our winter office hours are Monday – Friday from 8.30am – 4.30pm.  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

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