West Waterford Golf News and Notes

Gents Notes for week ending 17^th February 2008

Competition Results

Wednesday 13^th February to Sunday 17^th February 18-hole Stableford – Round 4 of the Winter League kindly sponsored by Comeragh Oil.

1^st: John Laverty (18) – 45pts. 2^nd: Michael Byrne (25) – 44pts. 3^rd: Christy Murphy (16) – 43pts. Gross: John Carroll (6) – 35pts. 4^th: Ken Fenton (10) – 43pts. 5^th: Patsy Collins (14) – 43pts. 6^th: Percy Walsh (18) – 43pts. 7^th: Jamie Glavin (10) – 42pts. 8^th: Michael Lawlor (16) – 42pts. 9^th: Justin Spratt (15) – 42pts.

Winter league 2008 kindly sponsored by Comeragh Oil

With round four of the Winter League, completed on Sunday 17^th January the 12 teams going through to the Matchplay rounds are as follows:-

1^st: Dungarvan – 752. 2^nd: Brickeys – 750. 3^rd: Abbyside – 748. 4^th: Clashmore – 738. 5^th Killeagh – 727. 6^th: Carrightwohill – 727. 7^th: Glenmore – 723. 8^th Kilossera – 717. 9^th: Ring – 717. 10^th: Cappoquin – 716. 11^th: Grange – 712. 12^th: Carriglea – 709.

The first four teams go straight to the semi-final of the Winter League, the remaining eight play quarter-final matches to determine who will go to the semi-final stage.

The quarter-final match pairings are as follows:-

Killeagh vs. Carriglea, Carrightwohill vs., Grange. Glenmore vs. Cappoquin and Kilossera vs. Ring. Quarter-final matches to be completed by Sunday 24^th February.

South-East League

Our South East League team was in action on Sunday last when they took on their Cobh counterparts in Cork Golf Club. The result was as follows: West Waterford - 2 Cobh - 10.

Forthcoming fixtures in the South East League are as follows:

West Waterford vs. Cork in Fermoy Golf Club on Saturday 24^th February at 11:00am

West Waterford vs. Harbour Point in Harbour Point Golf Club on Sunday 2^nd March at 9.30am

West Waterford vs. East Cork in West Waterford Golf Club on Sunday 9^th March at 10:00am

West Waterford vs. Fermoy in East Cork Golf Club on Sunday 29^th March at 11:00am.

Junior Notes

Junior competition, Friday 15^th February

1^st: Jamie Glavin (10) - 38pts. 2^nd: James Murphy (13) - 37pts. Gross: Philip Spratt (5) - 30pts. 3^rd: Richard Looby (31) - 36pts. 4^th: Dara O’Riordan (26) - 36pts. 5^th: John Longan (16) - 36pts.

Fixtures   

Wednesday 20^th February – Spring Open Wednesday competition

Friday 22^nd February to Sunday 24^th February – Club competition 18-hole Stableford

Monday 18^th February up to Sunday 24^th February – Quarter-Final Matchplay of the Winter League kindly sponsored by Comeragh Oil.

Wednesday 27^th February – Spring Open Wednesday competition

Timesheets in operation each day

A full list of our fixtures and other information is available on our website:

Spring Open Wednesday Competitions

As envisaged we will be resuming our Open Wednesday competitions now that the Comeragh Oil sponsored Winter league is at the Matchplay stages. The first Spring Open Wednesday competition will take place on Wednesday 20^th February. This is hoped to maintain interest and impetus prior to the onset of the spring/summer period when the main body of the golfing calendar for 2008 will commence. The Wednesday competitions will continue up to the re-commencement of the Al Eile Stud Open Qualifiers on Wednesday 16^th April 2008.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Philip Spratt on his great win in the South East Senior Alliance which took place in Kilkenny Golf Club on Sunday last.

Texas Hold’em Tournament

West Waterford Golf Club plays host to a Texas Hold’em Cards Tournament on Friday 22^nd February. Registration takes place at 8:00pm with play commencing at 8.45pm, €20 to play with a €10 re-buy, all proceeds for the Brickey rangers GAA & Camogie Club.

Names only on Timesheets and Cancelled Tee-times

With more limited time available for play and increased playing numbers, the practice of putting down a name +1 or +2 is no longer acceptable. With immediate effect +1 or +2 on singles timesheets will be removed. Only individual names will suffice as this identifies who is actually booked in to play. This facilitates the smooth running of the timesheet. All members are also urged to telephone the office, at the earliest opportunity, if they wish to cancel a tee time that they have previously booked, in the interest of fairness to all. Please remember: Players with their names on the timesheet have priority on the 1^st tee.

New Rules of Golf Booklets

There have been a number of revisions made to the Rules of Golf and consequently new booklets have been produced by the R&A. There is a limited supply of these new booklets available in the office and they will be distributed on a strictly first come first served basis.

Subscriptions

Subscriptions for the 2008 season are now due, we would like to thank those who have already paid for their prompt response, and request all members who haven’t paid to please submit the appropriate amount to the office, by post or in person at their earliest convenience.

Care of the Course

Repairing of pitch/plug marks on greens, replacing of divots on tees and fairways and raking bunkers are all important aspects of care of the course. Numerous visitors to our club in recent months have been complimentary on the quality and appearance of our golf course; please do your level best to keep it this way.

Captains Drive-in, Mixed Scramble and Subscription Free Draw.

Joan Curran and Malcolm Ashby will host the traditional Captain’s Drive-In on Sunday 2^nd March at 2.30pm. All members are urged to lend their support to their respective Captains as we look forward to the dawn of another golfing season in West Waterford. The drive-in will be followed by a Mixed Scramble at 3pm, The Subscription Free draw and Wine tasting provided by Wine Buff Ltd; (Michael Sheehan) will take place in the Clubhouse afterwards.

Deise Golf Pass News

As previously mentioned in dispatches, it was agreed between the Golf Clubs of the Deise Golf Pass initiative, to proceed with a series of Open Winter Competitions. There will be 5 qualifiers each week in each Golf Club (3 members and 2 non-members), which will mean that there will be 90 golfers for the Grand Final which will take place on 24^th April in Waterford Castle Golf Club. West Waterford’s second week will take place from 3^rd March to 9^th March 2008. The full remaining list is as follows:

Gold Coast – 18^th February to 24^th February 2008. 

Tramore – 25^th February to 2^nd March 2008.

West Waterford – 3^rd March to 9^th March 2008.

Waterford Castle – 10^th March to 16^th March 2008.

Waterford – 17^th March to 23 March 2008.

Williamstown – 24^th March to 30^th March 2008.

There may be time limitations at some clubs.

Fixtures Booklet

Our fixture booklet for the 2008 season is now nearing completion with several members of the Committee putting together the final entries in the golfing calendar for 2008. It should be published in approximately three weeks time and will be freely available in the office. All members are urged to pick up a copy in order to make themselves familiar with the up and coming events of what promises to be an extremely busy golfing year at West Waterford Golf and Country Club.

Dungarvan Seniors Pairs Classic

This competition which was a huge success last year will again be staged at the 3 local courses Dungarvan, Gold Coast and West Waterford on Tuesday 8^th, Wednesday 9^th and Thursday 10^th April 2008. It is a team event for golfers aged 55 years and above, open to ladies, gents and mixed pairs. The competition fees are as follows: 2 nights b&b, 3 rounds of golf and entry is €149pps, for players not availing of accommodation the competition fee is €75 pp. Last years event was fully subscribed and hopefully the same will apply for this year’s event. Entry forms for this year’s renewal are available at the 3 participating Golf Clubs.

Dungarvan Golf Triangle

A major selling point of our three courses, Dungarvan Golf Club, Gold Coast Golf Club and ourselves West Waterford Golf Club is that we are all within 5 minutes drive of Dungarvan town center. The “Dungarvan Golf Triangle” effectively, allows you to purchase a ticket that enables you to play each of the three courses, Monday to Friday for the combined price of €80, and in this era of high green fee rates, this represents good value. ‘The Dungarvan Golf Triangle’ is being advertised through all the usual mediums and is on sale in each of the three golf clubs. Tickets are valid up to 31^st December 2008.

Golf Lessons

T.W Murphy E.G.T.F is available for golf lessons. Timmy can be contacted by ringing 086-3521070 for an appointment.

Club Contact details

Telephone:            058 43216

Fax:     058 44343

E-mail:            info@westwaterfordgolf.com

Website:            www.westwaterfordgolf.com

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Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland

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