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Springers 2012

sean — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:06:28 +0000

The Springers will be starting on Sunday 16th January. A sheet has been put on the notice-board.

Winter Cup nearly decided!!

sean — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:33:28 +0000

With all the bad weather we have had over the last few months, we thought we wouldn’t get this competition finished!
But thanks to the weather easing of a wee bit, and the good work of the greens staff, we were able to play the semi-finals last Sunday.

Father and son duo of Eric & Barry Reid saw of the challenge Fred McGavigan and Maurice Doherty.
In the other semi final Aidan Corry & Oliver Cresswell beat the clubhouse favourites, Mark Sharkey & Ronnie Wiley.

Winter Cup Final – Eric and Barry Reid v Aiden Corry and Oliver Creswell
The final will be played on Sunday 15th January @ 10.30.

Presentation of all the prizes will take place on Friday 27th January @ 9pm sharp.

Ladies – End of year presentations

sean — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:46:00 +0000

The Ladies held a presentation night recently. Photos from the night in our Gallery

Merry Christmas

sean — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:25:26 +0000

The Captain, President and Council would like to wish all our members a Merry Christmas and Peaceful New Year.

AGM – Rescheduled

sean — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:12:17 +0000

Please Note

Due to the bereavement of Mr Charlie Friel
the AGM scheduled for Wednesday 14th December
has been cancelled and rescheduled for
Tuesday 20th December @ 8pm

Winter Cup Update

sean — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:14:19 +0000

As you all know the course has been closed over the last week or two, which means the final two weeks of the Winter Cup Cup couldn’t be played.

The presentation which was scheduled for Friday 16th has now been cancelled until after the Winter Cup has been finished.

AGM – Wednesday 14th December

sean — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:38:49 +0000

This years AGM will be on Wednesday 14th December 2011 @ 8pm

All paid up full members welcome.

Howdidido

sean — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:08:19 +0000

As some of you might already know, we have installed a new competition and handicapping package from CLUB2000.
We now have a touch screen that will allow you to enter competitions, check your handicap and even check the balance on your card!

With this new package comes Howdidido, which allows you access your playing record online. Results will be downloaded to Howdidido, and these can be sent to you via email or text if you so wish.

This is a free service, and all you have to do to avail of this is to register on the Howdidido website.

www.howdidido.co.uk

New Rules of Golf from R & A

sean — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:13:21 +0000

Following an exhaustive, four-year review of golf’s 34 playing Rules, nine principal Rules have been amended to improve clarity and ensure penalties are proportionate. Significant changes include:

• Ball Moving After Address (Rule 18-2b). A new exception is added which exonerates the player from penalty if their ball moves after it has been addressed when it is known or virtually certain that they did not cause the ball to move. For example, if it is a gust of wind that moves the ball after it has been addressed, there is no penalty and the ball is played from its new position.
• Ball in Hazard; Prohibited Actions (Rule 13-4). Exception 2 to this Rule is amended to permit a player to smooth sand or soil in a hazard at any time, including before playing from that hazard, provided it is for the sole purpose of caring for the course and Rule 13-2 (improving lie, area of intended stance or swing or line of play) is not breached.

See GUI website for more details Rules

Michael Bannon Coaching Day

sean — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:17:37 +0000

Rory McIlroy’s golf coach, Michael Bannon made a full days visit to the club on Wednesday 2nd November for a coaching session with 50 of our junior members, a very enjoyable day was had by all and hopefully our junior section will reap the benefits of this brilliant day with both Michael Bannon and P.G.A professional Geoff Loughrey who was instrumental in setting this day up for his former club.

Many thanks also to Shaun McGonagle who gave a very inspirational talk on the mind side of the game later in the evening, a talk that was thoroughly enjoyed by the large crowd of golfers that attended.