Sunday 2nd April 2023

Mens

Results:

Wednesday 29th March Open Singles: Cat. 1: David Reddan Jnr. (+3) 36 pts; Cat. 2: Frank Maloney (12) 32 pts (back 9); Cat. 3: Henry Richardson (16) 42 pts; Cat. 4: Michael A. Tierney (22) 40 pts: senior plus: Paul Malone (18) 41 pts.

Saturday and Sunday 1st and 2nd April Open Singles (PGA Tankard). Cat. 1: Jake Adler (0) 41 pts; Cat. 2: 1st Michael Scroope (10) 39 pts (back 9); 2nd Aidan Ryan (10) 39 pts (back 9); Cat. 3: 1st Desmond Bayly (19) 40 pts; 2nd Aidan Doyle (14) 39 pts; Cat. 4: 1st Michael A. Tierney (21) 40 pts; 2nd Ronnie Slevin (21) 38 pts. Jake Adler is the qualifier for the PGA Tankard.

Fixtures:

Wednesday 5th April: Open Singles

Friday 7th April: Good Friday Open Singles

Saturday and Sunday 8th and 9th April: Open Fourball.

Bank Holiday Monday 10th April: Open Singles.

50/50 Draw: The last 50/50 draw was held on Friday 24th March in which Rita Daly won €105 from a total pot of €210. The next draw will take place on Saturday 8th April 2023.

Club Singles: The draw for the club singles has been made and is posted on the noticeboard. First round matches to be played before 30th April. Top player to arrange match. Play off your playing handicap.

Duggan Cup: The Duggan Cup is a fourball foursomes competition for men 50 years and older. If you are interested in representing the club in this competition please put your name on the sheet in the lockeroom. Sean McLoughlin is the manager.

First tee and practice ground reminder: Members and visiting players are instructed to play from the frontal area of tee box hole number 1 where the markers are situated for health and safety reasons until further notice. Under no circumstances is any player or players to play from further back on the tee fox from the designated area. The Board of Management requests all players using the practice ground are instructed to hit golf balls from the designated area only down the field in line with the newly erected signs on the course. Where a player mishits a ball from the designated area which travels a short or long distance, they are strictly forbidden from re-hitting that ball from where it now lies due to the possibility of golf balls entering neighbouring lands. Players are not permitted to hit golf balls either back or across the practice ground for health and safety reasons. We are requesting that all players comply fully with the above regulations.

Pitch marks: It would be greatly appreciated if members would play their part in helping to continue the good work of our course staff and volunteers over the last number of months. We would appreciate if you would look after the following items when you are playing and also to remind your playing partners:
• Repair pitchmarks.
• Bring a sand bag to repair divots.
• Rake bunkers.
The greens are suffering at present from the level of play especially after sanding and this is leading to a lot of unrepaired pitch marks. If every player repairs their own pitch mark and one other, in time we will have none. It is possible that some members may not know how to repair a pitch mark or may not have been shown if they are new to the game. If this is the case, please find a brief summary below.
1. Look for a golf ball mark on the green near your ball. This would be where the ball landed.
2. Use a ball mark repair tool to fix the mark left from the ball.
3. Insert the ball repair tool into the rear/outer edge of the ball mark, with the prongs angled at 45 degrees. Gently work the turf up and back into place by gently pushing up and forward.
4. Always bring the grass to the top of the repaired area to ensure the fastest recovery.
5. Repeat step 3 around the entire ball mark as necessary.
6. Pat down the ball mark with a putter, until the mark is as smooth as the rest of the putting surface.

Flogas Irish Inter-Club Mixed Foursomes Foursomes Match Play: The club entered this competition for 2023. We received a bye in the 1st round and are away to Woodstock in the 2nd round, to be played before 30th April. We need expressions of interest from men and women to make up 5 x pairings (+ 2 reserve pairings) each of one male and one female player.
Elegibility of player: • Must have Handicap Index on 1st January 2022; • Must have 20 scores recorded on their handicap record as of 31st December 2022; Elegibility of a pair: • The players’ lowest handicap Indexes in the previous calendar year, when added together, must not be lower than 19.0. Playing Handicaps on the Day of a Match: • Each player uses their lowest handicap index in the previous calendar year,