PRESIDENTS PRIZE 2024

Our Presidents Prize kindly presented by June James will take place from Friday 30^th August – Sunday 1^st September.  June has been hard-working, dedicated and outstanding in her role as President. She works tirelessly behind the scenes for her beloved club. June is most gracious and welcoming to visitors and members alike – a warm welcome from June certainly leaves a lasting impression on everyone she meets. She has been the driving force behind so many wonderful events over this past Centenary year.  Thank you so much to June for all that she does for Dungarvan Golf Club. We wish President June the very best for her Presidents Prize weekend.

The Presidents Scramble will take place this Wednesday 28^th July. On Friday 30th/Saturday 31st an 18 Hole Stableford first round will be played off the white markers for men and red for ladies. There will also be an option to play in a separate 18-hole S/F competition on either Friday 30^th or Saturday 31^st off the green tee markers for men and red markers for woman. This is to facilitate any member who cannot take part in the main President’s 36-hole competition.

A GIG 9-hole S/F competition off the green tees for men and red tees for women will be held from 5 p.m. on Saturday the 31^st August. A 9-hole junior competition playing off the whites for boys and red markers for girls will be held on Sunday the 1^st September at 4p.m.    

All members and their partners are invited to the Clubhouse on Sunday 1^st September for the presentation of prizes at 8pm.  

JB CARR ALL IRELAND SERIES

Our team head to Woodenbridge GC for the All-Ireland series this coming weekend. The other three provincial winners are: Connacht: Ballinrobe GC, Co. Mayo, Leinster: Westmanstown GC, Dublin, Ulster: Rossmore GC, Co. Monaghan.

The semifinal draw will be made on Friday evening during the opening ceremony. The semifinal matches will tee off at 10am and 11am on Saturday morning. We will not know our tee time until the draw is made on Friday evening. The two winning semi-finalists will compete in the grand final which gets underway at 11am on Sunday. What a shame that these finals clash with our Presidents Prize weekend. President June has been a fantastic supporter of our JB Carr team throughout their campaign. We look forward to our members support in the quest for an All Ireland pennant.

OPEN CENTENARY AUTUMN CLASSIC

Our Open Centenary Autumn Classic takes place from Thursday 12^th – Sunday 15^th September. The timesheet is open for bookings online or call the office. Team of four is €80 and we have some great prizes to be won. This classic is kindly sponsored by SPAR.

SPAR QUALIFIER 2024

Results from Fri 23^rd (Week 9) 1^st Michael O’Connor (12) 39pts, 2^nd Eoin Brackett (2) 37pts, 3^rd Pat Cummins (12) 35pts, 4^th Adrian O’Driscoll (31) 35pts.

GENTS RESULTS

Thurs 22^nd 1^st Eoin Brackett (3) 38pts, 2^nd Dara Costello (9) 38pts, 3^rd David P Byrne (22) 37pts, 4^th Hugh O’Carroll (24) 35pts.

Sat 24^th Peter Cusack Memorial kindly sponsored by Classic Gents 1^st Maurice Cliffe (22) 39pts (L9), 2^nd Stephen Slater (10) 39pts, Gross Alan O’Donnell (1) 33pts (L3), 3^rd Bernard Gorman (14) 38pts (L9), 4^th Noel Hackett (12) 38pts (L9).

LADIES RESULTS

Tues 20^th Ladies Play In Pink Open Waltz 1^st Louise Moloney (25), Mairead Flynn (34) Catherine Condon (34) 84pts, 2^nd Orla Fives (20), Ita Creavin (28), Brenda Corcoran (9) 80pts C/B, 3^rd Margaret Collins (24) Catherine Whelton (27) Anne O’Tuama (28) 80pts, 4^th Eta Barry-Walsh (18) Siobhan Feehan (23), Oonagh Mee (25) 78pts.

Fri 23^rd/Sat 24^th Play In Pink 1^st Zoe Scanlon (34) 45pts, 2^nd Breda McCarthy (10) 37pts, 3^rd Hannah Buckley (30) 36pts.

GENTS FIXTURES

Wed 28^th Presidents Scramble, Thurs 29^th Open Gents Singles S/F, Fri 30^th Presidents Prize, Sat 31^st Presidents Prize, Sun 1^st Presidents Prize, Mon 2^nd Open Gents Seniors Singles S/F (Age 50+).

LADIES FIXTURES

Tues 27^th Open Ladies Singles S/F (Ricardos Hair Salon), Wed 28^th Presidents Scramble, Fri 30^th Presidents Prize, Sat 31^st Presidents Prize, Sun 1^st Presidents Prize, Mon 2^nd Open Ladies  Seniors Singles S/F (Age 50+).

GET INTO GOLF SOCIAL EVENING
This is scheduled for next Monday (Aug 26). It is a mixed event, starting with a scramble at 6.30 pm, followed by presentation and light refreshments in the bar later. Booking has opened so just go online and book your place. It is purely social and will be great fun.

JUNIOR GOLF NEWS

We continue to have a great turnout for our walk in junior lessons every Saturday. It’s great to see so many little golfers learning their way to a golfing career. Any enquiries relating to junior activities please contact David Hayes.

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.

LADIES OVERNIGHT GOLF TRIP

Our annual overnight golf trip this year is to Ballykisteen, Co Limerick on Wednesday 18th September with golf the following day at Tipperary Golf Club. The list and details are in the locker room; please add your name if you can join the party! Looking forward to a big turnout for this event; both courses are challenging, and the craic will be mighty!

YOUNGONES

Our Youngones trip to New Ross was unfortunately cancelled last Monday due to stormy weather conditions. We were back last Wednesday 1^st Kate Morrissey (48) 179pts. There will be no competition this week with our Presidents Scramble taking place, we wish President June James the very best for her weekend.

60.COM

Our fifth outing of 2024 was held in New Ross Golf Club on Tuesday 20^th August. As usual we had a full timesheet with 40 participants. The weather was excellent and the scoring was very good. The results were:

1^st Jack Elstead 42pts, 2^nd Mossie MacNamara 38pts, 3^rd Kevin Kiersey 37pts, 4^th Dave Byrne 37pts, 5^th John Dalton 35pts, 6^th John Moran 35pts, 7^th Rogie Cashin 34pts, 8^th Liam Carroll 34pts, 9^th Denis O’Brien 33pts, 10^th Paudie Flynn 33pts.

On Wednesday 21^st Aug we had our normal weekly competition. The day was breezy and as a result we had a smaller group playing than normal. The scores were: 1^st John Dalton 22pts, 2^nd Dave Byrne 18pts. If you are interested in social golf, and are over 60 years of age, then join us any Wednesday by putting your name on our timesheet.

FUN FRIDAY FOURSOMES
Friday morning is proving very popular for our Scotch Foursomes and having a shotgun start is really adding to the social aspect of the competition.
1^st Martin and Carol Walsh 34 ¾, 2^nd Paul Vart and Ellen Power 35 ¾, 3^rd Pat Crowley and Mary M.Ryan 38 ¼. We are not back again until Friday Sept 6. Next weekend we have the Presidents Prize. We wish our hardworking President June James the very best.

SUNDAY SOCIAL SCRAMBLE
Last Sunday we had another of our social scrambles with a full timesheet. Thanks and well done to all who participated.
First: Martin Walsh, Louise Moloney, Cathy V. Connolly and Sheila Ryan 24 1/4
Second: – John Dalton, Niamh Hickey and Anne Lernihan 25 5/8
Third: Larry Fahey, Kevin Kiersey and Marion Burke 26 3/8
Thanks to Marcella McGovern who helped run the scramble and to Tom Daly and staff in the bar who looked after her so well in the bar later. Our next social scramble is Sunday Sept 22. Shotgun start at 4.30pm

GET INTO GOLF SOCIAL EVENING (Mixed)
The purpose of this is to bring our new members together to play a scramble and then return to the clubhouse. Prizes will then be presented and refreshments served.

GET INTO GOLF 9H QUALIFYING COMPETITION
This competition is held each Tuesday evening and entries are increasing each week
Results (20/ 08/ 24) 1^st Carol Walsh 16pts,2^nd Niamh Hickey 14pts

REFRESHER LESSONS (Get into Golf)
These lessons started last Monday evening with our PGA Professional David Hayes.
The feedback was really positive from our new golfers.  Thanks to David for being so supportive and positive towards the Get into Golf programme.

DIVOTS, BUNKERS & PITCHMARKS

Members are reminded to please ensure that you replace divots, rake bunkers and repaid pitch marks on the greens.

LOTTO RESULTS

We had our weekly Lotto 6 draw on Friday, 23rd August. This was Week 15 of 52.
The numbers drawn were 7, 13, 15 and 27. The jackpot was €3,200, and there was no winner. The jackpot is €3,300 for the next draw. We had five match 3 winners – Eileen O’Donovan, Carmel Fox, Antoinnette O’Faherty, Pat McCarthy and George Walsh – who each win €25. The next draw will take place on Friday 30^th August 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 Thurs 22^nd Aug 1^st Mick Tobin & Kathleen Twohig, 2^nd Jane Walsh & Michael Walsh, Last 5 Bertie Hllahan & Denis Conway, Lucky Table John Considine & Noel Casey, Last Table John Kiersey & Kathleen Whelan.

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 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