ENNISCORTHY
For the full report please look at the club website in the news section.
Some dates for your diary -:
The gents open seniors is on the second Thursday of every month. There are changes to the age groups for this year and they are as follows, 50 to 65, 66 to 75 and 76+. The most popular and best attended gents senior open in the region. The ladies equivalent is on the third Thursday of every month.
The ever popular ladies and gents open singles made a welcome return this year and is open to all membership categories.
If you know of anyone who might be interested in this competition then please bring them along. Timesheets are now open for booking for virtually every Monday throughout the year.
Gents Vice President and Vice Captains Prize (GOTY 9) is on Saturday 9 at 8am and Sunday, September 10 at 7.30am.
Gents open seniors is on September 14 at 8.30am. Sponsored by Christy O’Connor.
Gents Singles (GOTY 10) sponsored by Byrnes Bookshop on September 16 and 17. The last Sunday evening mixed will be at 5.30pm on September 17 with a shotgun start for members only.
Ladies open seniors is on Thursday, September 21, starting at 9am. Sponsored by Parnell Antiques.
Ladies and gents Open Singles is on Saturday, September 23, starting at 8.30am and Sunday 24th at 7.30am. Sponsored by Nicholas Cahill.
Gents fourball is on Saturday, September 30, starting at 8am and Sunday, October 1, starting at 7.30am sponsored by Seat Ireland. Also, Inter Society Tournament, day 1, is on Saturday, September 30, starting at 8.50am. Day 2 is on October 14 starting at 10am.
Our annual charity fundraiser is on Friday, October 6, starting at 7.40am. More details to follow.
Gents open seniors is on October 12 at 8.30am. Sponsored by the PRO Shop.
Inter Society Tournament, day 2, is on Saturday, October 3, starting at 10am.
Please note all dates/times correct at time of writing but may be subject to change.
CLUB SINGLES COMPETITION RESULTS Ladies and Gents Open, singles stableford, August 28 - sponsored by E.G.C. - 1st: Paddy Hore (9) 38 points; 2nd: Ray Hemmingway (15) 36 points; Visitor: Tony Molloy (15) 35 points, Skerries. Number of players: 35. Standard scratch 73 (35).
9 hole midweek, singles stableford, August 30 - sponsored by Jody Kehoe Ltd - Overall: Nicholas Walsh (21) 23 points; Category A: Eddie Balfe (9) 21 points; Category B: James Sheridan (11) 22 points L6; Category C: Gordon Radloff (16) 19 points; Category D: Kevin Connolly (20) 19 points. 77 players.
Next week’s sponsor is S.O.S Buiding and Electric and Peter O’Shea.
Presentation of all the August Wednesday midweeks will be on August 30.
CLUB TEAMS COMPETITION RESULTS
Two person team, September 2 and 3 - sponsored by Dunnes Stores - 1st: John Casey (8) 46 points, Kevin Frayne (13); 2nd: Jack Sheridan (21) 45 points L6, James Sheridan (11); 3rd: Richard Britton (11) 45 points, Des Jacob (13). Numbee of teams: 48.
All winners are from Enniscorthy G. C. unless otherwise stated. Congratulations to each and every one of our winners and thanks to all participants, hope to see you all again very soon. A special thank you to all of our sponsors.
GENERAL NEWS
The clubhouse played host to two very important occasions recently when two weddings were held here on two consecutive days. First up was club member Johnny Fox who married Gillian Moran with 70 guests in attendance. This was a first as it was a civil ceremony and the first to be held on the premises. Guests came from afar as England, Scotland and many from Dublin.
The plan was to have the ceremony on the practise putting green but alas the weather had a say so they had it on the balcony instead. Second up was Adrianne Oram and Shane Kirwan, son of club stalwart Tom, who also had a civil ceremony but in Enniscorthy Castle and held their reception for 60 guests in the clubhouse. Guests were from England and Cork.
The men’s golf committee are cleaning up this week with competition secretary Paddy Hore winning the Ladies and Gents Open and secretary Jim Doran getting a hole in one on the 12th in the Dunnes Stores sponsored two person team event last weekend. Well done lads.
The club singles competitions have reached the semi final stage and all games are to be completed by September 17. Ould buddies Philip Browne and Joe Delaney are in one semi and Nicky Murphy and Paul Cosgrave are in the other. Nicky Murphy won this last year, is his name on it again? The club fourball competition has also reached the quarter final stage with all games due to be completed by September 3.
All club fundraisers for the foreseeable future will have the profits ringfenced to replace the first green. Your support at all such fundraisers would be much appreciated.
New members are always welcome to the best golf club in the region so contact the office on 053 92 33191 for details and rates applicable to you. There are many membership categories and rates to suit everyone.
Our course committee are looking for green fingered volunteers to help in maintaining our shrub and flower beds on the course and around the car park. If you are interested in joining this intrepid crew then please contact the office for further details. A huge amount of volunteer work is done around the club and new faces are always welcome to take the pressure off of the regular and reliable contributors. Ask not what your club can do for you but what you can do for your club.
Our themed Brooklyn Restaurant is doing great business of late and the testimony is in the numbers of patrons. Excellent fare is on offer with great value quality meals available all day long. Rave reviews have been coming in about the quality and value of the food on offer in recent months. The restaurant is open to everybody and is not just for members.
Our three-month ‘Get in to golf’ programme for beginners is proving to be a runaway success, so much so that more programmes are being planned for later in the year. Open to both male and females, contact Stephen Fitzpatrick on 053 923 3191 for more details.
The clubhouse function room can be hired for private functions, christenings, communions, confirmation, birthdays, quizzes, weddings, retirements and funerals or any other function for that matter with bar facilities and catering available then just ring the bar manager Adrian on 083 300 4021.