April showers
The golfing year moves onwards with the only factor which Ireland guarantees – widely variable weather. This past week has seen weather from all seasons.
Despite the (intermittent inclement) conditions many golfers took to the course and a good turnout was seen for the 18-hole open competition over the Easter weekend of 15th/16th/17th. The Texas 2 ball scramble also proved popular on Easter Monday, 18th April.
With the longer daylight hours our Tuesday 12-hole competitions and our Wednesday qualifiers sponsored by Kearys are also proving popular. The winner of the latter each week qualifies for a final to be held in September.
With recent heavy rain the fairways have softened up a little so preferred lies have continued, but please check the noticeboard before play each time for subsequent changes.
The greens are playing well and are in excellent condition, but please be reminded to repair pitch marks, replace divots and rake bunkers after use.
MEN’S CLUB NOTES
Results of 18 Holes Open Singles 15th, 16th and 17th April - 1st Hugh O’Neill (21.4) 46pts. 2nd Paul Foley (11.2) 43pts. Gross David Hillard 39gpts. 3rd James Anderson (11.3) 41pts.
Well done to Hugh for such an exceptional score and for a second visit to the podium this year!
Next weekend 18 Holes Open singles sponsored by Metrology Systems and Services (Donal O’Leary).
Tuesday 12 Holes - 1st Stephen Murphy (21.1) 28pts.
Wednesday Qualifier - Michael Mansell (19).
LADIES CLUB NOTES SUMMER LEAGUE SEANOIRI
Results of prize sponsored by Noelle Finn - 1st Lisa Brennock (18) 37 points. 2nd Deirdre Mullins (15) 33pts.
This week’s competition is sponsored by Catherine Kavanagh.
The summer league is back. The time sheet is in the locker room or you can message our WhatsApp group to join. This will be run over 5 weeks starting 30th April, 1st May and 4th May. Each entrant’s best 3 scores will count. The entry fee for the league is €7, and €6 for weekly competition fee. The league will be a blind draw, which will take place at the end of the 5 weeks. We would hope to have as many people as possible playing.
Results of Champagne Scramble on Thursday, April 14th are: winners - Wm B Walsh, John Walshe and Jim Anderson 46pts. 2nd - Bernie Caffrey, Willie Casey and John O’Keeffe 45pts. 3rd - Sean Howard, Richie Carey and John Seymour 43pts (B6).
On Thursday next we will have two competitions - Scotch 4somes and scramble. Munster Seniors Open on Tuesday, May 10th with timesheet from 9.00 to 14.00. Club classic on Thursday and Friday, 12th and 13th May.
CLUB CLASSIC
Our Annual Club Classic (Jimmy Walsh Memorial Cup) for 2022 will now take place on Thursday and Friday, May 12th and 13th. While we are targeting corporate sponsors for this event, we would really appreciate support from members too and we are encouraging members to organise a team of three and play either day. This is an important fundraiser for the club, so all efforts on the part of our members to bring teams in is appreciated.
FUTURE MAJOR FIXTURES
May 20st/21nd/22rd (Fri/ Sat/Sun) O’Donovan Cup GOY 1. June 24th/25th/26th (Fri/Sat/ Sun) Murphy Cup GOY 2. July 22nd/23rd (Fri/Sat) Captain’s prize GOY 3. Aug 5th/6th (Fri/ Sat) Lady captains prize. Aug 12th/ 13th/ 14th ( Fri/Sat/Sun) David O’Sullivan Memorial Cup GOY 4. Aug 26th/27th (Fri/Sat) President’s prize GOY 5. Sep 2nd/3rd/4th (Fri/Sat/Sun) Scratch cups. Sep 16th/17th/18th (Fri/Sat/ Sun) Sean O’Brien Memorial Cup GOY 6.