Club News
Ladies Section
The Ladies competition played on Tuesday 28th January was won by Rita O’Neill with 21 points. The nine hole competition was won by Betty McGrath with 14 points and second was Eleanor Dunne with 11 points.
The Senior Ladies played last Thursday 30th January and the winner was Patsy Murphy, second was Rose Brophy and third was Mary D. Grace.
LADIES SPRING LEAGUE.
The ladies spring league will begin shortly, so if you want to enter the entry sheets are up in the ladies locker room.
Men’s Section
We had another good weekend competition with almost 50 playing despite the cold and windy Saturday we had. Sunday was the better of the two days with the turnout also better. The Spring league begins next Wednesday and scores from either Wednesday, or the weekend can count towards your overall, but only one from the week. Please remember to write Spring league on the card or else it won’t be counted. ALSO, some Gentlemen are not entering their scores on the computer. From next week ANY card not entered on the computer will not be counted.
Results Week end of Feb 1st/2nd
Winner Paul Murphy 30 points for a prize of €80
2nd Diarmaid Aylward 27 points (CB) for a prize of €40
3rd Tom Garrett 27 points (CB) for a prize of €20
One winner of 2’s club will receive a €30 prize.
Diarmaid Aylward on the 4th.
We opened 18 holes last Saturday for the first time this early in many years and the last 6 are in good condition. Hopefully the weather continues to be as kind over the next few months. Today Monday 3rd and tomorrow Tuesday 4th the greens are being pencil tined and rolled which, with minimal disruption, will keep our greens drier and lead to better playing surfaces.
Lately it has been noticed that we have a large build up of unrepaired pitch marks on our greens! PLEASE repair your pitch marks and ONE more if you can. Remember a pitch-mark repaired on time and correctly will heal in less than 24 hours but an unrepaired pitch-mark will be evident for up to a week. If you want good greens please do your part.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
A huge thanks you to all of you who paid your subscriptions over the last two weeks with over one hundred members paying their Yearly subscriptions. Please remember that this is the greatest part of our Club income for the year and it is imperative we get it in as quickly as possible. Remember it is YOUR Club and our overdraft costs us money which if all subscriptions were paid on time we would save money we need for inputs on the course. So PLEASE, the office will be open every day for you to pay your sub. We have many different options, cash, credit card or if you want to spread the payments over six months, that facility is also available, just ask in the office.
Men’s Spring League
LAST CHANCE GUYS !!!!!!
The Men’s spring league will be starting next Wednesday
Inter-Club Teams
It’s that time of year again when we need people to come forward to play for the Club in inter-club competitions. The entry forms are up on men’s noticeboard in the hallway for you to enter and so are the entry requirements for the individual competitions. Its a fantastic opportunity for members to play for the club and a great way for new members to meet your fellow members. SO go on, please put your names in and maybe this will be our year to get to the finals and win a pennant. Alternatively you can enter your name by e-mail to the menscompsec@callangolfclub.net
Lottery
The lottery for €4250 was not won last Thursday nigh 23rd January week number 45 and the numbers drawn were 8,20 and 22. The three winners of the €30 lucky dip were Alice Burke, Anne Dalton and Tommy Hennessy and the sellers were Goretti Hennessy, John Kirwan and Joe Cuddihy. Next weeks Jackpot will be €4350.
Fixtures Diary
Fixtures Diary weekending February 8^th
Monday 3^rd February: RGA 11am-1pm.
Tuesday 4^th February: Ladies 12 and 9 Hole singles.
Wednesday 5^th February : Open Singles Stableford
Thursday 6^th January: Senior Ladies day
Saturday 7^th February: Men’s singles stableford
Sunday 8^th February: Society 10.30am-12.30pm / Men’s singles stableford
Monday 9^th February: RGA 11am-1pm.
Tuesday 10^th February: Ladies 12 and 9 Hole singles.
Club AGM
Our Club AGM was held last Monday 20th of January and we had a fantastic turnout with over seventy attending which was one of the best attended AGM in years, a sure sign our Club is healthy and vibrant. It was a good AGM for our Club with many positive viewpoints on the year ahead. Four members of the Club were made Honorary members for their long and dedicated service to the Club. John Kirwan who has been one of the most active members of the Club Lotto team and he is literally worth his weight in gold to the Club, Johnny Butler another long serving member of our Club who joined in the late sixties and has unbroken service since. Joe Cuddihy, another leading light of the Lottery committee and he has served in many, if not every, position in the Club, without people like Joe our Club would not exist. Last of the four is Milo Carey one of our longest serving members having joined the Club in the 1950’s Milo served two consecutive terms as Captain in the sixties’ and has been one of our Trustees for many years.
The following people were elected to serve the Club in 2020
Elected to the executive finance committee were Denis Lawlor (Chairperson), Denis Collins (Treasurer) and Mary O’Hanlon.
LADIES CLUB Officers: Lady President – Mary Manning, Lady Captain – Anna Corr, Lady Vice Captain – Anna Starr, Secretary – Kathleen Phelan, Treasurer – Mary D Grace, Competition Secretary – Noleen Quinlan, Handicap Secretary – Ena Kennedy. Ladies on Joint Management Committee -Lady Captain Anna Corr, Lady Vice-Captain Anna Starr, Mary Manning, Noelle Cody, Mary O Hanlon.
MENS CLUB Officers: President-Eamon Holohan, Captain-Joe Madigan, Vice-Captain-Denis Lawlor, Hon Secretary-Michael Quinlan, Hon Treasurer-Denis Collins, Junior Officer-Denis Carey. Men on Joint Management Committee: James Wellwood, Billy Mernagh, Jim Kehoe, Mossie Skehan, Tom Walsh, Richard Condon
Ladies Section
The Ladies competition played on Tuesday 21st January was won by Mary D Grace and in second place on count back was Teresa Phelan.
Men’s Section
We had a very good turnout for this time of the year with over 50 playing. We are holding an OPEN singles Competition this Wednesday to kick start mid-week golf, it is open to visitors as well for 10 entry. Next weekend will see another weekend competition – please book via BRS. Also the computer in the Hall is now in use for competition entry and recording scores – please use it as otherwise we may not pick up your score(s). If anyone has suggestions as to competition formats and other positive ideas, submit them via the usual link on the weekly Newsletter.
Results Week end of Jan 25th/26th
Winner Michael Foley 28 points for a prize of €80
2nd Jeff Lynch 27 points for a prize of €40
3rd Nigel Dagg 26 points (countback) for a prize of €20
Two winners of 2’s club will receive a €20 prize. Niall O’Sullivan on the 4th and Michael Foley on the 8th.
Men’s Spring League 2020.
The Men’s spring league will be starting in February, please submit your details to the competition secretary directly or via the weekly newsletter link. The Competition rules are also on the entry link on the website. It’s that time of year again when we need people to come forwards to play for the Club in inter-club competitions. The entry forms are up on men’s noticeboard in the hallway for you to enter and so are the entry requirements for the individual competitions. It’s a fantastic opportunity for members to play for the club and a great way for new members to meet your fellow members. SO, go on, please put your names in and maybe this will be our year to get to the finals and win a pennant. Alternatively, you can enter your name by e-mail to the men’s competition secretary.
Course News
Lately it has been noticed that we have a build-up of unrepaired pitch marks on our greens! PLEASE repair your pitch marks and ONE more if you can. Remember a pitch-mark repaired on time and correctly will heal in less than 24 hours but an unrepaired pitch-mark will be evident for up to a week. If you want good greens please do your part.
Fixtures Diary weekending 2nd February
Monday 27th January: RGA 11am-1pm.
Tuesday 28th January: Ladies 12- and 9-Hole singles.
Wednesday 29thAnchor January: Open Singles Stableford
Thursday 30thAnchor January: Senior Ladies day
Saturday 1st February: Society 10.20am-11.50 am/Men’s singles stableford
Sunday 2nd February: Men’s singles stableford
Monday 3rd January: RGA 11am-1pm.
Tuesday 4th January: Ladies 12- and 9-Hole singles
MOUNT CARMEL HOME GOLF CLASSIC RESULTS FRIDAY 2ND & SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER
1st 107 Pts.Teresa O Neill, Helena Mc Cormack,
David McCormack, Tom Ryan
2nd 106 Pts. Pat O Keeffe, Niall Brett, Ivan Brown, Alan Joyce
3rd 105 Pts. Mossie Skehan, Paddy Landers, Dick Lonergan,
Tom Phelan
4th 102 Pts.C/B John Maher, Dennis Murphy, JJ Farrell,
Paraic Barron
5th 102 Pts. C/B Richie McMahon, Michael Murphy (Kells),
Tom Moore, Michael Mullally
6th 102Pts. C/B John Holden, Dennis Murphy, Ollie O Connor, Shay Burke
7th 101 Pts. C/B Eddie Cunningham, Brian Cullen, Joe Tierney, Ollie O Connor
8th 101 Pts. C/B Seamus Cuddihy, Gerry Gillmartin, T Brennan,
T Dowling
Team Over 250: Seamus Cuddihy, Seamus Lee, Johnny Butler, Bernard Moore
Best Ladies Team: Bea O Donovan, Eileen Cuddihy,
Margaret Comerford, Margaret T O Shea
Visitors Team: Carrick-On-Suir: Gay Doyle Team
Michael Hassett, Pat Mansell, Alan Byrne, Seamus Burke
RAFFLE RESULTS:
1st Load of Timber: Sean O Sullivan
2nd €100 Supervalue Voucher: Rickard Burke
3rd Meal Voucher :Willie Gilbert
4th Bottle Of Whiskey: Mossie Skehan
5th Wine & Biscuits: Ray Hackett
Congratulations to Michael Murphy Prize winner Of President Mossie Skehan’s Prize
Included in photo from left Winner Michael Murphy and President Mossie Skehan
President’s Prize winners
(Back Left) Paul Madigan, James Wellwood, John Sheil, Denis Collins, Richard Condon, John O’Dwyer, Robert O’Dwyer, Cian Russell, Shane Roche.
(Front Row Left) Hon Secretary Willie Gilbert, Lady Captain Mary Manning, Captain Pat Mulrooney, President Mossie Skehan, Winner Michael Murphy, Vice Captain Nigel Dagg, Men’s Competition Secretary John Healy, Lady President Jo Staunton.
