West Waterford Golf News and Notes

WEST WATERFORD GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

Gents Notes for week ending 8^thOctober 2006

Competition Results:

Sunday 8^th October – Golfer of the year competition

1^st: Fergal Slevin (11) - 65. 2^nd: Gerry O'Brien (16) - 69. Gross: Karl O'Callaghan (3) - 76.

3^rd: Brian Hilliard (15) - 70. C.S.S. 70

Saturday 7^th October – Club Competition

1^st: Paul Collopy (14) - 39pts.

2^nd: Jim Ryan (12) - 38pts.

C.S.S. 37

Al Eile Stud Open Qualifier Competition Wednesday 4^th October

1^st: Gerry Comeford (11) Carrick G.C. - 44pts. 2^nd: Timmy Kearney (7) East Cork G.C. - 40pts. Gross: Michael Ferncombe (11) W.W.G.C.C - 27pts. 3^rd: Fintan Gee (15) W.W.G.C.C - 39pts (back 9). 4^th: Robbie Donovan (13) Slievenamon G.C. - 39pts. 5^th: Jim Rooney (22) W.W.G.C.C. - 37pts. CSS: 39pts

Next Al Eile Stud Open Qualifier Competition takes place Wednesday 11^th October

High Handicap: Tuesday 3^rd October (Last of the season):

1^st: Jack Douris (21) - 13pts. 2^nd: Larry Veale (20) - 13pts. 3^rd: Liam Reilly (20) - 13pts.

Guest: 1^st: Kevin Kelly (17) - 16pts.

Weekly 9-hole: Monday 2^nd to Friday 6^th October – Best 9-hole Card during the week

1^st: Billy Nugent (15) - 23pts. 2^nd: Michael French (17) - 22pts. 3^rd: Pat Frawley (19) -21pts (back 3). 4^th: Pat Power (16) - 21pts. 5^th: Tim Cooke (14) - 20pts.

Next weeks 9-hole is from Monday 9^th October to Friday 13^th October

Junior Notes:

The Junior Matchplay (The Ray Spratt Cup) is now at the final stage with Kieran Gee scheduled to face Philip Spratt in what promises to be a titanic struggle for the coveted Ray Spratt Cup.

Seamus Power:

In order to follow Shamus's progress at East Tennessee University simply visit their website at www.ETSUBucs.com and click on the men’s golf link.

Fixtures:

Monday 9^th to Friday 13^th October – Weekly 9-hole

Wednesday 11^th October – Al Eile Open Stud Qualifier

Saturday 14^th October – Club Competition & Club Classic Kindly Sponsored by Irish Life

Up to 10am only

Sunday 15^th October – Club Classic Kindly Sponsored by Irish Life

Monday 16^th to Friday 20^th October – Weekly 9-hole

Wednesday 18^th October – Al Eile Open Stud Qualifier (final qualifier of the season)

Saturday 21^st October – Club competition

Sunday 22^nd October – Al Eile Stud Grand Final 2006

(Timesheet 9.32am to 1.56pm inclusive)

Monday 23^rd to Friday 27^th October – Weekly 9-hole

Wednesday 25^th October – commencement of Autumn Open Singles see notes

Saturday 28^th October – Club competition

Sunday 29^th October - Golfer of the year competition

Wednesday 25^th October – Autumn Open Singles

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

Club Classic Sponsored by Irish Life:

The annual fundraising Open Club Classic will take place on Sunday 15^th October (limited time up to 10am also on Saturday 14^th October). This important fundraiser for the Club helps in the running of Club teams and supporting the junior section and all members are urged to bring along two golfers from visiting clubs for this open 3 person event. The Club Classic is being kindly sponsored this year by Irish Life and the Club are very appreciative of their support. Teams of three for the Classic may be gents, ladies or mixed and the entry fee is a very reasonable €60 per team. The format is 1 to count on the first six holes, 2 to count on the next 9 holes and all three to count on 16, 17 and 18. Tee times may be reserved by telephoning West Waterford on 058-43216 or 058-41475.

High Handicap Annual Outing:

The Annual High handicap Outing to Water Rock Golf Club has been rescheduled for Bank Holiday Monday 30^th October. A new list has been posted on the notice-board in the main hallway (the old list of names is no longer valid). Any person interested in playing on the day is urged to put their name on the list as soon as possible. The tee-time available has been extended, however numbers are still limited and to repeat, only the new list of intending players is valid and up to date.

Open Wednesday Competitions:

Owing to the ongoing success of the Al Eile Stud Open Wednesday qualifiers, we are going to continue with an Open Wednesday competition from Wednesday 25^th October onwards. These competitions will be known as Autumn/Winter Open Wednesday competitions and will commence on Wednesday 25^th October following the Al Eile Stud Grand Final. The entry fee for visitors will be €25.00, while the member's entry will be €10.00 both of which will include a golfer’s tea... Prizes will be awarded each and every Wednesday and will be dependent on the number of entries. This is hoped to maintain interest and impetus on the Wednesdays up to the Christmas period.

Open Qualifier Grand Final kindly sponsored by Al Eile Stud:

The timesheet for the Grand Final of the Al Eile Stud Open qualifier which takes place on Sunday 22^nd October is now available. All qualifiers thus far are urged to telephone West Waterford on 058-43216 or 058-41475 as soon as possible to secure a tee-time for the Grand Final. The timesheet for the Grand Final which is an 18-hole Stableford competition is running from 9.32 am to 1.56pm. The presentation of prizes for the Grand Final and also the individual Wednesday winners will take place on Sunday 22^nd in the Clubhouse at 6.15 sharp.

Important Rule Change (Brickey River):

Please note that when playing the 2^nd, 12^th, 14^th and 15^th holes, the Brickey River and area to the left of, is declared a lateral water hazard and extends to infinity. (Rule 33-2a/11). This is outlined along with other rules on the new re-print of our scorecard which also carries a change of the indices of holes 1 and 13 on the gents scorecard which are now stroke index 18 and stroke index 17 respectively.

Care of the Course:

It has come to our attention that the scourge of pitch/plug marks on greens, is rearing its ugly head once more, not that it ever goes away permanently, just ask the greenkeeper and his fellow workers. Day in day out the course workers are doing their utmost to ensure the quality of the playing surfaces on the greens and it is soul destroying to be faced with unrepaired greens again. As stated previously, numerous visitors to our club have been complimentary on the quality and appearance of our golf course; please play your part 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 facilitates the smooth running of the timesheet, by identifying who is actually booked in to play with whom. All members are also urged to telephone the office if they wish to cancel a tee time that they have booked in the interest of fairness to all.

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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West Waterford Golf Club
Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland

Tel: 058 - 43216 or 41475
Fax: 058 - 44343
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