Since 2015 the Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) and Irish Ladies Golfing Union (ILGU) have been engaged in significant consultations with member clubs, volunteers, club golfers, and branch and union officials with the aim of establishing a new governing body – Golf Ireland – to govern and promote the game of golf on the island of Ireland, replacing the existing organisations, the GUI, ILGU and Confederation of Golf in Ireland. 

Already, based on those discussions a proposal on how these objectives can be achieved has emerged, and this proposal has been approved unanimously by the Board of the GUI

Captain Tom Higgins and lady captain Jean O Donovan along with our junior captain Jack Ronayne launched the 2019 season in the presence of a large and appreciative gathering on Sunday afternoon.  Our president Pat Murphy was also present to lend his support to the occasion.

Following the formalities, we adjourned to the club-house for a welcome cup of tea and some delicious sandwiches. 

Tony Ruane was the lucky winner of €150 voucher in the paid up members draw and Joan Nugent celebrated Nollag na Mban by winning the runner up prize. 

The ladies made it a

Seamus Power returns to action this week at the Sanderson Farms Championshp in Jackson Mississippi.

The prize fund here is $4,300,000.  On the following weekend he travels to Las Vegas to compete in the Shriners Hospital for Children Open at TPC Summerlin and the purse here is $6,800,000.

We send our best wishes to Seamus as he sets out in the new season.

This annual event is scheduled for Friday 16^th November.  A 13 hole singles stableford competition will be held at 1.30, and this will be followed by dinner in the clubhouse.

Committee members are also welcome to attend, and complimentary tickets will be issued to all team managers within the next two weeks.