Powerful Performance in Puerto Rico

Once again Seamus Power has shown that he can compete with the top players on the American College circuit. At the Puerto Rico Classic held from Feb 21^st – 23^rd he posted scores of 68-74-68 placing him in a tie for 13^th on the individual leaderboard. His performance was also instrumental in securing an 8^th place finish for his ETSU team in a high quality field. To crown a very successful month the Bucs were recently named Team of the Week by Golfweek.com.

The award was granted on the strength of the team’s win in the JU Invitational hosted at TPC Sawgrass earlier this month, at which the Bucs placed four players in the top 15. Seamus and his teammates return to action on March 14^th at the General Hackler Invitational in Myrtle Beach S.C. All at West Waterford rejoice in the continuing success story of Seamus and no doubt, ETSUBucs.com will be getting extra hits from this side of the globe over the next few months.

Hurley makes waves at Rosslare

On Saturday last playing in the South East Senior Alliance at Rosslare Golf Club, Gary Hurley further enhanced his reputation as West Waterford’s new star in the making. His level par round over the very testing links course was good enough to take top honors from a strong field of senior golfers. At the tender age of 16 this is quite an achievement for the Irish Boys panelist. With his talent and work ethic further success is inevitable and we all wish him well.

Competition Results for week ending Sunday 28th February

1^st: Pa McCarthy (22) - 43pts. 2^nd: Liam Hansbury (15) - 43pts. 3^rd: Pat Murphy (11) - 42pts. Gross: Philip Spratt (2) - 37pts. 4^th: Jerry Martin (21) - 42pts.

Comeragh Oil Winter League

Sunday 28^th February saw the conclusion of a prolonged qualifying phase of our Winter League as teams battled to the finish in an effort to qualify for the Matchplay stages and survive the hotly contested relegation battle. The top 16 will go head to head in the initial phase of the Matchplay which will run over a two-week period from Monday 1^st March to Sunday 14^th March. The top 16 after four qualifying rounds are as follows:

Spring 612, Grange 588, Geraldines 584, Youghal 584, Carrigtwohill 583, Kinsalebeg 582, Killeagh 578, Old Boro 571, Cappoquin 570, Glenbeg 569, Dungarvan 568, Nire 568, Abbeyside 564, Affane 562, Carriglea 562, Clashmore 552, Ardmore 551, Old Parish 549, Ring 548, Cappagh 543, Brickey Valley 537, Brickey Rangers 533, Carrigaline 456.

Matchplay Pairings: Spring v Clashmore, Grange v Carriglea, Geraldines v Affane, Youghal v Abbeyside, Carrigtwohill v Nire, Kinsalebeg v Dungarvan, Killeagh v Glenbeg. Old Boro v Cappoquin. Matches to be completed by Sunday March 14^th

Deise Open Week Qualifiers

West Waterford will host the Deise open week from Monday March 1^st to Sunday March 7^th. This competition is open to both ladies and gents. Daily timesheets are posted on the notice-board and bookings can also be made by ringing 058-41475.

The Sunshine Golf Classic

It is now only four weeks to the Sunshine Classic, which is to be held at Easter weekend. At this stage all members should have been contacted by the group leaders. A further meeting will be held on March 10^th to review booking progress and to finalize arrangements. Feedback to date has been excellent in relation to the 25% reduction in entry, bookings fee and re-entry fees are expected to be heavy. Tee time sheets for each of the five days have been posted on the notice board. We would appreciate if all members would encourage other golfers to play in the five-day event. Early booking is recommended if you have a preference for a particular day or time.

South East League

The South East league is commencing on Sunday 14th March at the Gold Coast GC

Fixtures: March 14^th at Gold Coast, West Waterford v Gold Coast, March 21^st at West Waterford, West Waterford v Mitchelstown, March 27^th at Dungarvan West Waterford v Dungarvan, April 11^th at Mitchelstown, West Waterford v Dungarvan.

Players will be contacted shortly regarding the respective panels. John Carroll and Lanson Kelly are joint managers for the Bruen panel, while Martin Morris and Michael Landers have agreed to manage our Purcell hopefuls.

South East Alliance

Low handicap amateurs & pros in the South East – Rosslare 27^th February

1^st Nett: Garry Hurley, West Waterford (2) – 70. 1^st Gross: Brendan McDermott, Castlecomer (Pro) – 73. 2^nd Nett: Liam O'Mahony, Waterford (4) 72. 2^nd Gross: TW Murphy, West Waterford (Pro) – 81. 3^rd Nett: Victor Smyth, Castlecomer (7) – 75. 4^th Nett: Tadgh Sheehan, Dungarvan (7) – 75.

Well done to Garry-the baby of the society. Next outing will be the 45^th annual Captains Prize (Gabriel Kennedy) at Tramore on Sunday March 7^th starting at 10.30 am, followed by AGM. This is your opportunity to have your say on the future of the alliance. Martin O’Mahony has decided to step down as Secretary after 11 years of faithful service at the helm. Well done Martin! .

Remaining Fixtures: March 7^th at Clonmel, March 14^th at Gold Coast, and March 21^st at Dungarvan (Captains Prize).

Fixtures

Monday March 1^st to Sunday March 7^th Deise Open Week, open to ladies and gents

Monday March 1^st to Sunday March 14^th – League Matchplay top 16.

Timesheets in operation each day

Course Notice

Golfers playing in two-balls and three-balls, take­­ precedence over those playing in four-balls on the course at all times, unless otherwise specified. Your cooperation on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Website

Regular updates now available at www.westwaterfordgolf.com Get the latest news on the Comeragh Oil Winter League team and individual standings. You can also catch up with current happenings, events and fixtures at the club.

Rules of Golf – Water Hazard

To take relief from a water hazard drop a ball behind the hazard keeping the point where the ball entered the hazard in line with the hole. This is to clear up a misconception that if the ball first clears the water and comes back into it the rule is still the same.

Pro tip – Hinge and Hold

Take your most lofted wedge and place the ball opposite your right toe so that your hands are well ahead of the ball thus creating an angle between the club and left arm. Keep the stance narrow. Swing your arms back so that the club is parallel with the ground with. Then swing through smoothly and ensure the club and your left arm form a straight line

Condolences

We offer our condolences to club member Michael Ryan on the death of his mother during the week