September 2022 Web Notes
Condolences were extended to the family and friends of Rita Byrne on her recent death.
An email was received from Golf Ireland re Registration for the Girls Junior Medal. Joanne Logan has registered 7 girls.
An email was received from the PGA Southern Branch acknowledging the Club’s donation to the Benevolent Fund. The Tankards will be sent to the Club, care of Louise D’arcy, with the invite to the semi-final in Carlow on Monday, 10th October. The ladies qualifier was Bernie O’Donoghue.
An email was received from Golf Ireland in relation to the Playing Conditions Calculation Updates and was passed to Mary Stapleton.
An email was received from the Leinster region of G.I. who are seeking expressions of interest for volunteers for their Course Rating teams. They need some more ladies to meet the gender balance quota. This email was forwarded to all ladies.
The alternate day for Week 1 of the Golfsure competition was postponed due to a course closure due to heavy rain and will be re-scheduled for Saturday 17th / Sunday 18th September.
On Sunday morning the course was inspected and it was deemed playable except for bunkers. The staff in the Pro shop were harassed by some members when the staff were unable to tell them if the Sunday competition was counting for handicap purposes or not. The staff are expected to know everything.
The Winter Leagues will start at the end of the month. The first week of the 9-hole league will run from Thursday to Tuesday and the following weeks will run from Wednesday to Tuesday. An email will be sent to all with the dates. The rules will be posted online and on the notice board before the Leagues commence.
The GIG scheme has been very successful for the Club with over 40 new members over the last 5 or 6 years. We may not run a GIG programme next year as we need the present ladies to progress first.
The Bar and Catering winter hours will be agreed soon.
A Contract Cleaning company will start a deep clean of the whole clubhouse soon.
Joanne Logan proposed two juniors girls who have progressed very well during the year be approved to play in Ladies competitions. She would like them to have the opportunity to play golf over the winter as this will help their golf overall. All present approved the proposal.
Pro Louise will run group lessons for four weeks, starting Wednesday, 28th September. The times will be from 6pm to 7pm and 7pm to 8pm. The cost will be €60 and ladies will be in groups of 8 to 10. The lessons will focus on the long-game (tee shots, fairway woods and long irons). The lessons must booked with Louise and Louise would like an email to go to all ladies. Therese will send this over the next few days.
The Men’s Fred Perry team was congratulated on qualifying for the All-Ireland Semi-finals and wished them well.
Lady President thanked everyone for the support and kindness she received on her day.
The Ladies Christmas Dinner is on Friday, 2nd December. Lady Captain will speak to the Chef over the coming weeks about the menu. All agreed that the Ladies committee would provide music this year and we would encourage ladies to wear Christmas outfits. Christmas decorations will hopefully go up in the Clubhouse towards the end of November.
Mary Stapleton is working on getting a board for the Tottenham Trophy winners’ names.