West Waterford Golf News and Notes

Gents Notes for week ending 24th February 2008

 

Competition Results

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

1st: Frank North (19) – 45pts. 2nd: Donal N. O’Brien (24) – 42pts. 3rd: Fergus McDaid (19) – 41pts. Gross: Alan Harty (3) – 38pts. 4th: Darragh Bretnach (18) – 41pts. 5th: Billy McCarthy (17) – 41pts.

 

Winter league 2008 kindly sponsored by Comeragh Oil

The first quarter-final matches of the Winter League were completed on Sunday. Match results as follows:-

Glenmore beat Cappoquin 7 – 3, Killeagh beat Carriglea 6 – 4, Carrightwohill beat Grange 7 – 4 and Ring beat Kilossera on the tie-break.

The remaining quarter-final match pairings are:-

Dungarvan vs. Ring, Brickies vs. Glenmore, Abbyside vs. Carrightwohill and Clashmore vs. Killeagh

All quarter-final matches to be completed by Sunday 24th February.

 

Spring Open Wednesday Competition, Wednesday 20th February

1st: Michael Lawlor (16) W.W.G.C.C. - 43pts. 2nd: Dominic Smith (18) Fermoy Golf Club - 42pts. 3rd: Donal O’Brien (15) W.W.G.C.C.

Next Spring Open Wednesday competition will take place on Wednesday 27th February.

 

Fixtures 

Wednesday 27th February – Spring Open Wednesday competition

Friday 29th February to Sunday 2nd March – Club competition,18-hole Stableford

Monday 25th February up to Sunday 2nd March – Quarter-Final Matchplay of the Winter League kindly sponsored by Comeragh Oil.

Monday 3rd March up to Sunday 9th March - Open 18-hole competition will run for the week for both Ladies and Gents, handicap limits 20 for men and 30 for ladies. 3 members and 2 visitors will qualify for the Grand Finals which will take place on 24th April in Waterford Castle Golf Club

Monday 3rd March up to Sunday 9th March – Semi-Final Matchplay  Winter League kindly sponsored by Comeragh Oil.

Timesheets in operation each day

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

 

South East league

Forthcoming fixtures in the South East League are as follows:

West Waterford v Harbour Point in Harbour Point Golf Club on Sunday 2nd March at 9.30

West Waterford v East Cork in West Waterford Golf Club on Sunday 9th March at 10am

West Waterford v Fermoy in East Cork Golf Club on Sunday 29th March at 11am.

 

Spring Open Wednesday Competitions

As envisaged our Open Wednesday competitions have resumed now that the Comeragh Oil sponsored Winter league is at the Matchplay stages. 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 16th April 2008.

 

Deise Golf Pass Open

For the week commencing Monday 3rd March to Sunday 9th March, West Waterford Golf Club will host the second of their weeks of the Deise Golf Pass Open qualifiers. During that week an Open 18 hole competition will run for the week for both Ladies and Gents, handicap limits 20 for men and 30 for ladies. 3 members and 2 visitors will qualify for the Grand Finals which will take place on 24th April in Waterford Castle Golf Club (timesheet available from 10th April). The prize for the overall winner will be 4 green fees and 4 meals from each of the 10 participating Clubs within the Deise Golf Pass scheme. Tee- time limitations apply and not available to pre-booked groups.

 

Dungarvan GAA Golf Classic 2008 sponsored by Graham Nagle

Bookings are now being taken and timesheets posted for the Dungarvan GAA Club Golf Classic sponsored by Graham Nagle takes place on Thursday 20th, Good Friday 21st & Easter Saturday 22nd March and promises to be a very well supported event. The Classic is priced at €150 per team of three players. It is a team of 3 Stableford gents, ladies or mixed with 1 score to count on par 4 holes 2 scores on par 3 holes and 3 scores to count on par 5 holes. To make a reservation please telephone West Waterford on 058-43216 or 058-41475.

 

Junior Scratch Cup

Waterford Crystal is kindly sponsoring the Junior Scratch Cup competition this year. It takes place on Easter Monday 24th March and is an 18-hole Stroke event with handicap range of 5 to 11. The timesheet is filling up quickly for this prestigious event and prompt reservation of your tee-time is advised. To make your reservation please telephone West Waterford on 058-43216 or 058-41475.

 

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.

 

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 1st tee.

 

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

Joan Curran and Malcolm Ashby will host the traditional Captain’s Drive-In on Sunday 2nd 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 24th April in Waterford Castle Golf Club (timesheet available from 10th April). West Waterford’s second week will take place from 3rd March to 9th March 2008. The full remaining list is as follows:

Tramore – 25th February to 2nd March 2008.

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

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

Waterford – 17th March to 23 March 2008.

Williamstown – 24th March to 30th 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 the coming week 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 8th, Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th 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 31st 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.co

 

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West Waterford Golf Club
Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland

Tel: 058 - 43216 or 41475
Fax: 058 - 44343
E-mail: info@westwaterfordgolf.com
Web site: http://westwaterfordgolf.com