Care of the greens
All members and visitors have a role to play in ensuring our course remains in pristine condition. To keep our greens in excellent condition please repair all pitch marks. Every chip, pitch, and full shot has the potential to leave a mark on the surface of a green, especially in soft or wet conditions. You should repair any pitch marks that you see, even those that belong to the groups in front if they failed to repair them.
Thanks to Seamus, Pius, John, and all the volunteers who continuously present the course in superb condition.
SENIORS RESULTS TUESDAY 14TH MARCH
1st June O’Connor, Jim Fitzpatrick, Frank Carey, Dave Relihan 36 1/7 CB. 2nd Patricia Vaughan O’Mahony, Russell O’Brien, Noel O’Brien, Jim Doody 36 1/7. Gross Diarmuid O’Flynn, Pat McCarthy, Anna Cotter -3. 3rd T.J. Crowley, Dermot Harrington, John Carroll, Siobhan Kennedy 36 2/7. Congratulations to all the prize winners and hope everyone enjoyed their game.
ST PATRICK’S 3 PERSON TEAM EVENT
1st Lady Captain Karena Hunter, Captain Jimmy Power, vice-captain Walter Cole 96pts. 2nd Ryan Carleton, Cian O’Brien, Sean Williams 94pts. Gross Phelim Cotter, Killian Cotter, Paula Walsh 77pts. Gents Dave Relihan, Dermot O’Driscoll. John O’Regan 90pts. Ladies Mary McCarthy, Trish O’Donovan, Anne Barrett 84pts.
Despite the mixed weather over the weekend there was a good turnout. Congratulations to all the prize winners and thanks to everyone who played.
LADIES FIXTURES
The Ladies Spring League Final is kindly sponsored by Doneraile Bridge Club. The final will be held on Sunday, 26th March at 9am. Team Lady Captain Karena Hunter v team Ellen Walsh. Best of luck to all the ladies. Sincere thanks to Doneraile Bridge Club for their sponsorship and continued support of our club.
Presentation of outstanding prizes and Spring League will be presented on Sunday evening. We look forward to seeing you all there.
EASTER LAMB 12 HOLE COMPETITION KINDLY SPONSORED BY PAULA RUSSELL
12 hole Easter Lamb Competition will run until 6th April. Play as often as you like. Minimum 2 cards with best 2 cards to count to determine prize winners. Please check competition book for rules. 12 hole cards and handicap index sheet available in the locker room. Sincere thanks to Paula Russell for sponsoring our Easter competition.
The Ladies Committee have been exploring the possibility of bringing back the Wednesday draws. We have had some people interested. We are going to use the 12 hole Easter Lamb as a tester for it so we will be having a draw at 10am for the next 2 Wednesdays (29/03 and 05/04) before the closing date of the Easter Lamb.
Anyone wishing to play in the draw needs to have their name in the clubhouse by 9.50am. A member of the committee will be available to oversee the draw. Members support of our weekly competitions would be very much appreciated.
CLUB FIXTURES
Open Competition Friday 24th and Saturday 25th March. Open Threeball Fun Scramble - €15 per team (ladies, gents, seniors, mixed and gross prizes with two additional wild card prizes). For bookings please contact 022-24137. (Funds raised will go towards the junior academy home nations fundraiser). Sincere thanks to everyone for their generous contributions and support to date. It is greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing you all on the fairways of Doneraile.
GENTS’ FIXTURES
Sunday, 26th March 18 Hole Singles. Presentation of Spring Cup and outstanding prizes will be held on the clubhouse on Sunday evening. We look forward to seeing
you all there. JUNIOR ACADEMY
The Doneraile Junior Academy is making history by qualifying for the 2023 Junior Home Nations Inter Club Finals which will take place in the UK from 2nd to 6th April 2023, across two championship courses in Shropshire, MacDonald Hill Valley and MacDonald Portal. A mixed team of nine junior players will represent Ireland and their home club, Doneraile Golf Club, in the prestigious competition along with teams from England, Scotland and Wales.
Situated in the picturesque rural, 9-hole golf course flanked by the River Awbeg, the vision of the Junior Academy was to ensure that any “child that comes through the Doneraile gates will be given the opportunity to play golf”. With a current membership of approximately 70 junior members the academy is on an upwards trajectory since winning the 2019 Munster Junior Sixes, the 2021 Munster and All Ireland Golf Sixes in Portmarnock, the Munster West 2022 Gold Pennant in Blarney and the All Ireland 2022 U19 Inter Club Silver Medal in Ballina.
As a small, rural golf club we cannot express how proud we are of the history we are making. None of which would be possible without the dedicated volunteerism of club officers, mentors, convenors, parents and, of course, the exceptional coaching of the PGA Professional Michael Collins. We want to keep making history and creating opportunities for our junior girls and boys to showcase their skills.
As a Junior Academy this is one of the biggest challenges we have encountered. We need to raise funds to get our mixed team of 4 girls (U19 Interclub) and 5 boys Fred Daly) to the 2023 Junior Home Nations competition and give them the sporting experience of a lifetime. An idonate page, is one of the many fundraising initiatives that have been undertaken by the parents and Doneraile Junior Academy Committee to support our young and ambitious team of players: https://www. idonate. ie/crowdfunder/DoneraileAcademy.
ADDITIONAL PLANNED EVENTS
Open 3 Ball Fun Scramble - €15 per team (Ladies, Gents, Seniors, Mixed and gross prizes with two additional wild card prizes. March 24th and Saturday, 25th March (time sheet available). For bookings please contact 022-24137.
Table Quiz - March 24th at 8pm - Doneraile Golf Club House. Table €40 per team of 4. Raffle - Cards available from Doneraile Junior Academy Committee Members. Thanks to everyone for their generous contributions and support to date. Any queries can be directed to the Doneraile Junior Academy Home Nations Fundraiser coordinator Brendan O’Sullivan.
JUNIOR GOLF
Kick start Easter with a swing! We are delighted to announce that our Junior Golf Programme will run over the Easter holidays. Thursday 6th and Thursday, 13th April from 8.30am to 11am.
Doneraile Golf Club is always on the lookout for new Junior members. You can be assured they will be warmly welcomed into the club. For further information please contact our Hon Secretary Frank Carey, admin@donerailegolfclub.com or our Junior Convenor Michael Quirke.