April 2023 Web Notes
Condolences were extended to the family and friends of member Joe Vickers and Kitty Jameson (Killian Jameson’s mother) on their recent deaths.
Emails were received from Golf Ireland re the new President Elect for the Leinster Region and a new Secretary, Sports Energy Support Scheme and a reminder of G.I.’s A.G.M. It was agreed that we will enter the Valerie Doyle competition this year. Sheila O’Malley has changed membership to Social. She said she was honoured to have been the Lady Captain, Lady President and the first female Trustee of the Club. She thanked the committees over the years for their work and looks forward to attending some of the social events and matches throughout the year. The Chairperson of the CoM said that the Terms of Competitions (regarding Junior Girls playing rights in Women’s competitions) that the Women’s Golf Committee agreed on at our two February meetings should go into our Competitions document now.
A new shop in the town, Canopy, which is based on Church Street, is willing to sponsor a women’s competition and will provide four prizes.
If we have handicap restrictions in competitions we should offer alternative competitions for higher handicap players. Handicap restrictions have been lifted from Tuesday competitions and Fourball and Foursome competitions. The Men’s Competitions sub-committee has agreed to lift the handicap restrictions for Team events and will review it at the end of the year. This year we will run a Foursomes matchplay for higher handicap women. We already do this for the Singles matchplay. Higher handicap women can enter either matchplay but will be restricted in handicap for the Ballycurry Cup singles and our Foursomes matchplay events.
For a woman to be eligible to win first prize in a major competition she must have a fully developed handicap record (20 rounds on her record). This is in addition to the requirement that she must also have played in three 18-hole competitions within the current year.
The Junior issues were discussed at length again. The CoM is happy with our criteria and rationale behind it. The Women’s Competitions sub-committee had at least 5.5 hours of meetings during January and early February and then discussed everything at length with the Women’s Golf Committee.
The Grounds staff will be asked that our tee boxes allow at least 2 club-lengths from the markers to the back of the tee boxes. There needs to be a sign on the Men’s 6th tee box to alert players of those on the 8th fairway. The general rule is that you give way to players who are further advanced on the course.
Maria Kerr has donated a scarf that she got from the ILGU when the new Clubhouse opened. It will be framed and put up in the locker room.
The International Women’s Day was a great success and all thoroughly enjoyed it. The atmosphere was great, the food was fabulous and Phyllis was fantastic dressed as Dotty Tottenham.