April 2022 Web Notes
Condolences were extended to the family and friends of past Lady President Mary Johnston.
The course report message will be updated with a Course open message following a course closure.
The committee agreed to enter the Valerie Doyle competition and Courtown Interclub Shield.
Information on fees for the R&A 9-hole Mixed Challenge, Silver and Bronze Medals and Australian Spoons was received. Payment for each is €20 which is a big change for the Australian Spoons as we normally had to forward all competition fees.
A Team Manager’s webinar was held on Wednesday, 6th April and attended by Una Doyle and Joanne Logan from the Ladies Club.
Therese Porter said that the Governance sub-committee is looking at the Club Constitution and Policies. All changes will be voted on at an E.G.M., hopefully later in the year, and the sub-committee will send out communications to the members during the year to keep them updated.
There is a problem with the computer. The battery is very low on the hard drive and it may be cheaper to replace the whole unit.
Dates still have to be set for the R&A 9-hole Challenge qualifier and the Club Mixed Matchplay. The top 16 pairs in the Club Mixed will qualify for matchplay.
The Spring Leagues were very successful and the Handicap committee will review handicaps shortly.
The Junior Induction Day for new members was held on Sunday 20th March, it was well attended and received great feedback. Una Doyle and Joanne Logan attended the Junior Convenor webinar on Monday 21st March. It was very informative and they got lots of information on events for Juniors to be held this year which they hope to partake in, in particular the Golf Sixes and the Girls Hub. The Webinar also talked about development and grants available to help grow the Junior section, Junior Frameworks and the new Junior policy due to be implemented soon. The Junior Play in Pink Day will be held on Friday 22nd April and open to all Junior categories.
Lady Captain Ilona will raise the matter of the 2’s competitions at the next CoM meeting. There seems to be different terms of competition for each day and no-one knows if the 2’s is run by Louise on behalf of the Club or whether it is her own competition.
Louise will run a Bunker Clinic on 12th May at 6pm and a Putting Clinic on 19th May also at 6pm. The cost is €10 per person per clinic and they are open to women only with a maximum of 8 per group.
Lady President Doreen said that an extra chef is being looked for to help out. There is no catering on Wednesday afternoons but if ladies want to pre-order their food will be left in the cold store.
Head Greenkeeper Casey is going to measure the distance on the new ladies 17th tee box and will forward this to G.I. for approval. Once approval is granted then the permanent stone will be put in position. The Committee request that the ladies markers on the 4th tee box are to remain on the main tee box unless it’s absolutely necessary to use the smaller tee box.
Competition information will go on social media on Mondays and individual sponsor information will go on social media the day before the competition.
With COVID still present there will be no Tea in the Tower this year. A 9-hole competition will be played on Friday, 29th April with the 18-hole Greensomes Foursomes taking place on Bank Holiday Monday, 2nd May. The restaurant will be open on the day.
Get Into Golf is starting on Monday, 25th April.
Last year two flags were ordered for the Lady Captain’s Day with one given to the winner and the other to the Lady Captain. A suggestion was made that this is done for all Officer’s competitions going forward. All agreed that this is a good idea and Lady Captain Ilona will speak to the Men’s Officers on the matter.
Lady President thanked all those involved in organising the Spring Leagues and the presentation night. She said the display of prizes was magnificent.