WEST WATERFORD GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB NOTES

Notes for week ending 12th December 2004

WLR fm LION’S CLUB CHRISTMAS HAMPER APPEAL. (Kindly sponsored by Gambia).

West Waterford Golf and Country Club are delighted to be associated again this year with this most worthy cause. This annual fundraising event is scheduled to take place this year on Thursday 16^th, Friday 17^th and Saturday 18^th December. As in previous years it will be an Open singles Stableford competition. We are urging all our members and friends and visitors from other clubs to support this event as they have done in previous years. Many thanks to Glanbia for their sponsorship again this year.

COMPETITION RESULTS

Friday 10^th, Saturday 11^th and Sunday 12^th December - Club Competition, 16-hole Stableford

1^st: Michael Lawlor (16) 37pts. 2^nd: Philip Walsh (13) 37pts. Gross: Seamus Power (scratch) 32pts. 3^rd: Mark Coughlan (10) 36pts. 4^th: John Keane (14) 36pts. 5^th: Ger Scully (16) 36pts

AUTUMN/WINTER OPEN WEDNESDAY COMPETITION

Result from Wednesday 8^th December Open 13-hole Stableford

1^st: Michael O’Dwyer (W.W.G.C.C.) (18) 32pts

2^nd: Adrian Yellop (W.W.G.C.C.) (12) 31pts back 7

3^rd: John Keane (W.W.G.C.C.) (15) 31pts

4^th: John O’Connell (W.W.G.C.C.) (10) 30pts

The next autumn / winter open Wednesday competition is on Wednesday 15^th December, timesheet in operation

Killagh GAA Golf Society.

Killagh GAA golf society held their annual Christmas outing on Saturday. Ray Rochford as usual expertly organized the event, now in its 12th year at West Waterford. We would like to thank Killagh GAA club and Ray for their continued support.

Stars from other sports play with a smaller White Ball.

On Saturday the club was honored to welcome and play host to Irish Snooker Star Fergal O'Brien and Cork Hurling Champion Joe Dean when they played the course in separate events. Joe Dean played with his Club Killagh in their Christmas outing and Fergal O'Brien played a round with Billy Nugent and Joe Duggan. We would like to take this opportunity to wish them both every success in their respective sports.

CHRISTMAS FIXTURES 2004

Wednesday 15^th December – Autumn/Winter Open Wednesday competition - Open 13-hole Stableford.

Thursday 16^th, Friday 17^th and Saturday 18^th December WLRfm Lions Club Christmas Hamper Appeal kindly sponsored by Glanbia. Open Singles Stableford

Sunday 19^th December - Club competition, 16-hole Stableford

Wednesday 22^nd December - Autumn/Winter Open Wednesday competition – Open 13-hole Stableford.

CHRISTMAS DAY (9AM TO 10.30) 9 HOLE BOTTLE OF BRANDY

Sunday 26^th, Monday 27^th December - Junior fundraising competition kindly sponsored by Mahers Golf Emporium Cork, 16-hole Stableford,

Tuesday 28^th December - Club competition, 16-hole Stableford, timesheet in operation

Friday 31^st December, Saturday 1^st January and Sunday 2^nd January - Club competition, 16-hole Stableford, timesheet in operation

Wednesday 5^th January to Sunday 9^th January

16-hole Stableford - Commencement of the Winter League, kindly sponsored by Comeragh Oil.

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

WINTER LEAGUE 2005 kindly sponsored by Comeragh Oil

Preparations are well underway for the Winter League which following the success of last year’s event is bound to generate huge interest. The League is scheduled to commence on Wednesday 5^th January. Please keep an eye on the notice boards.

MENS COMMITTEE 2005

Captain: John Flynn, Vice-Captain: Ollie Broderick, President: Willie Lyons, Honorary Secretary: Maurice Hallahan, Hon. Treasurer: Ger Deegan, Handicap Secretary: Michael O’ Dwyer, Competition Secretary: John Laverty, Assistant Competition Secretary: Malcolm Ashby, P.R.O.: Eddie Stack, Committee: Billy Nugent, Michael Dalton, Jimmy Murphy, Austin Spratt, Bertie Hallahan and Terry O’ Callaghan, Ex-officio: Michael Walsh and John Murphy.

LADIES COMMITTEE 2005

Lady Captain: Alicia Browne, Vice-Lady Captain: Mary Quinlan, Honorary Secretary: Marie Curran, Handicap Secretary: Ciara Donnelly, Honorary Treasurer: Betty Healy, Competition Secretary: Eileen Harty, P.R.O.: Frances Carroll, Ex-Officio: Reena McDonnell, Committee Members: Finola Butler, Vera Nugent and Phil Kelly.

We wish Alicia and John and their respective committees all the very best for 2005.

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.

Care of the Course (Bunkers)

The following paragraph is an extract from the recently revised Rules of Golf approved by the R & A.

It is from section 1 – Etiquette; Behavior on the course

"Before leaving a bunker, players should carefully fill up and smooth over all holes and footprints made by them and any nearby made by others. If a rake is within reasonable proximity of the bunker, the rake should be used for this purpose."

DUNGARVAN GOLF TRIANGLE

Golf tourism as we all know is now a big business in Ireland and the Dungarvan area is ideally placed to garner its share of this ever expanding market. 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 centre. 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 €75, 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.

CLUB CONTACT DETAILS

Telephone: 058 43216

Fax: 058 44343

E-mail: info@westwaterfordgolf.com

Website: westwaterfordgolf.com

Thanks.