Rain defeats golf
This past week we have experienced exceptionally heavy rain on the back of an already high water table, and our leisure activities have taken a hammering. The Funcheon was unable to cope with the level of precipitation and overflowed onto one or two of our fairways. Very few (if any) courses would have coped with such a deluge. As with most other courses, we remained closed for several days. We have now moved to our usual 15-hole winter course.
On the bright side however, lack of golfing has triggered a desire to start up clubhouse activities and a series of WhatsApp messages generated some enthusiasm for our cosy 45 card game on Sunday evening. They say it’s an ill wind…
MEN’S CLUB NEWS
This coming Sunday evening, 29th October there will be a presentation of prizes in the clubhouse at 7.30pm to cover competitions played since late July 2023. The clubhouse will be warm and welcoming for the first of the long winter evenings after the clocks go back. A toasted sandwich with a hot or cold drink and the possibility (likelihood even!) of a hand of cards sounds appealingly good.
Prize winners are as follows: Jamie Ryan, Stephen Relihan, Patrick Brophy, Oliver Walsh, Wayne Walsh, Noel Manning, Ger Roche, Clem Leonard, Gerard Mooney, John Hanley, Larry Hickey, Don O’Regan, Richard O’Farrell, Jamie Berry (Cahir GC), JP Ryan, Jerry O’Riordan, Mark Buttimore, AJ Morris (Rafeen Creek GC), Mark Hartigan, Eoghan McCarthy (Fermoy GC), Sean Long (Tipperary GC), David Lynch (Fermoy), Kieran Dennehy, Stephen Slattery, Adrian Atkins, Michael Hennessy, Tony O’Sullivan (Cahir Park GC), Willie Roche, Val McDermott (Limerick GC), Gintaras Bendaravicius (Castlerosse GC), Paul O’Callaghan, Kevin O’Farrell, John Herlihy, Sean Beecher, Leo Walsh, Eamon Hickey, Richard Caplice, Colman Murphy, John Lineen, Michael English, Breda Kennedy, Annette Crotty, Breda Cotter, Darragh McCann, Michael Kitt, Sean Feeney, Richard Cahill, Stephen Murphy and Tom Twomey, John Martin, Steven Hartigan, William O’Keeffe, Stephen O’Brien (East Cork GC), Pat Kavanagh, Luke Bolger, Marc Barry. Please make every effort to attend to accept your prize and if unable to attend please nominate someone to accept on your behalf.
Next weekend we will have a 15-hole Open competition (weather permitting) on Fri/Sat/Sun. This will be followed by a Champagne Scramble on bank holiday Monday, 30th October. Please remember to use our dedicated course condition phone number for up-to-date course information on the day (025) 24231.
LADIES NOTES
On Tuesday 17th, due to Storm Babet, the ladies of the Beanóirí were forced to forgo golf and instead had tea and treats supplied by Catherine, in the clubhouse. Each Tuesday, the Beanóirí play a scramble of 12 holes, weather permitting. They meet at 10.15am for the draw, so ladies, please put your name on the timesheet if you wish to join in.
Next week's competition is a 15-hole champagne scramble sponsored by Dennehy Builders. It can be played from Friday, October 27th to Wednesday, November 1st.
SEANÓIRÍ
We had no golf last week due to the adverse weather conditions. With luck, we may be able to venture out this week but Met Eireann might have another opinion. Please be reminded that we will have our AGM and Christmas dinner on Thursday, 7th December.
45 CARDS
That time of year has come around again when we seek to make friends around the card table in the cosy confines of our clubhouse on Sunday evenings. Clem Leonard has kindly set up a WhatsApp group known as “Six for Cards” to keep all would-be fortune makers abreast of events - if you would like to be included, please text Clem on 086-8912769. We look forward to a successful season of cards and craic for this year again.
INTERESTED IN TAKING UP GOLF?
Although we are now well advanced into our golfing year, we are keen to hear from anyone interested in taking up the sport. We regard golf as a sport for all ages and all abilities. We pride ourselves as a friendly, warm, welcoming club with a superb 18-hole parkland course at our disposal. We regard golf as an all-year sport even though winter imposes some limitations on our activity with shorter daylight hours.