March 2024 Web Notes
Minutes from the February 2024 meeting were approved and signed and all associated actions were discussed and either completed or agreed as ’ in-progress’ with assigned follow up actions.
We discussed potential reasons why so few of the women are volunteering to keep our section running effectively. We have a very small committee and really need your assistance, so we are starting these web notes with a genuine message:
Volunteers required for:
· Rota for prize presentation table
· Prizes
· Sponsorship - please contact Clodagh Doyle.
· Competition sub-committee
· Food & Beverage
And last, but not least as the competitive season will soon be starting:
Team Managers
Thanks to all those who have volunteered so far but as you can see we have a number of vacancies to fill:
Irish Mixed Foursomes Ilona Madden
Junior Cup Maria Kerr & Bernie O’Donoghue
Senior Foursomes Clodagh Doyle
Intermediate Foursomes Rosemary Kavanagh & Therse Porter
Minor Foursomes Caitriona Fogarty
Leinster Women’s Challenge (9 holes) Ann Nicols & Joanne Logan
Revive Maureen O’Dea
Team Managers Required for:
Irish Mixed Fourball
Leinster Women’s Trophy
Cullen Cup
Boyne Cup
A meeting for the Team managers will be held and in the near future. if any member wishes to be added, or removed, from the Matchplay WhatsApp please let a member of the Women’s Golf Committee know.
New process of calculating course handicaps is being introduced by Golf Ireland from 1st April 2024. There is an information meeting on 6th March in Bray golf club in relation to this topic and Mary Cahill, our Competition & Handicap Secretary, will be attending and communicating to us all changes / requirements prior to 1st April 2024.
International Women’s Day competition format and planning for the day discussed and thanks expressed to involved committee members and WGC staff for their assistance. We are delighted that our Pro Louise has offered to speak at this event. We hope that everyone enjoys the day and competition.
Play in Pink Competition – registration for this event has been carried out and separate communication will follow.
The committee continued their discussion on prize value and requested further information to ensure that they gather relevant facts and figures, in order to make an informed decision. We envisage that this decision will be made and communicated to members prior to our first qualifying competition.
The Spring League prizes were discussed, based on the relating entry fees and it was agreed that there will be 4 x Weekday prizes and 6 x Weekend prizes. League table’s for the Spring League will be communicated via WhatsApp by the competition committee. Competition is getting very competitive, so please continue with your entries for one of the main prizes.
Date for your Diary - Spring League Prize giving at 2000 hrs. in the Clubhouse on 27th March 2024. We would be grateful if you could all attend this first Prize giving of 2024.
The key date communicated for Captain Michael’s prize to the Ladies on 25/5/24 is under review as this now clashes with the Senior Foursomes competition at Blainroe. When a new date for Captain Michael’s competition is arranged the Key Date information will be updated and communicated.
We will be asking the CoM if the 2024 committee members and the corresponding photos can be updated on the club website.
If any member wishes to communicate with the Golf Committee, please email ladiesgolfwicklow@gmail.com as near as possible to, and by 1700 hrs. on, the Friday prior to the next committee meeting.
Current dates for the 2024 remaining Women’s Golf Committee meetings:
· Tuesday 2nd April
· Tuesday 7th May
· Tuesday 4th June
· Monday 2nd July
· Tuesday 6th August
· Monday 2nd September
· Monday 7th October
· Monday 4th November
If you can volunteer some of your time to assist with the smooth running of our women’s section please contact Captain Valerie or any member of the Women’s Golf Committee.