Thank you to all who have played the Lotto last year. The Jackpot is £1825 euro. This week’s winner of £30euro was Niall Loftus. If you would like to join the lotto please contact Sheila Carney or Ann Cox.

Thurs 21st, Fri 22nd, Sat 23rd & Sun 24th Dec 2023 – The Hamper GOY. 18 hole singles, Stableford. Entry Fee €10. Open to play over the old 9 holes x2, from Green tee’s only. Final GOY event of the year. Please ensure you check into the office before play, read local rules, sign in for the competition & receive course & playing handicap. After your round, verify your score with a playing partner, sign your card, ask the verifier to sign the card.Use the computer or masterscoreboard.co.uk to enter your score and place the card in the box. Failure to do the above will result in disqualification. Please ensure pitch-marks are repaired on the greens and divots are replaced on the fairways.

Date: Saturday 6th January Venue: Clubhouse. Drinks Reception:6.30pm. Meal Served: 7pm. Price: €25 per person. Ceol – Music agus Craic. To book your place please confirm with Brenda in the Clubhouse. We need to confirm numbers by Friday 22nd Dec. Happy Christmas

Last Thursday 14th December was the final outing of the year which took place over nine holes at Carrick-on-Shannon golf course. It was a very successful event and the winners were as follows:- overall winner Robbie Donaldson with 20 points. Category one winner Anthony Noone with 19 points, Category two Seamus Mulhern with 19 points and Tom Martin won Category three with 16 points. Our captain Seán Martin presented the hamper prizes to the winners in Strandhill as reported in last week’s papers. Golfer of the year was won by Gerry Emmett with an excellent score of 380 points over ten days (38 points per day). Robbie Donaldson won the Matchplay competition, the final of which was played in Strandhill at the last outing. Seán thanked all present for their continued support and attendance with a substantial number playing every Thursday and at monthly outings. He paid tribute to Kevin and his staff for an excellent Christmas dinner which was enjoyed by all present. He also thanked Supervalu in Carrick who sponsored a number of voucher prizes and thanks was also extended to other sponsors. In particular Seán acknowledged the ongoing dedication and attention to detail by Chris Lowe stating that the success of the Seniors was due in no small way to Chris and his commitment each week. Seán has now completed his two year term as Captain and an excellent captain he was. Finally Seán welcomed the incoming Captain Barry Donnellan and wished him good luck in his new role as Captain of the Seniors.

The Lotto Jackpot is £1675 euro this week’s winner of £30euro was David McDermott. If you would like to join the lotto please contact Sheila Carney or Anne Cox.

Tha Christmas Hamper competition took place on the 30th November in Strandhill. The overall winner was P J Sharkey with 43 points. John O’Mahony came second with 40 points, Anthony Noone third with 39 points, Michael Keville fourth with 38 points and Paddy Dillon came fifth with 37 points. Johnny Martin won Division one with 37 points, Division two was won by Robbie Donaldson with 34 points and Division three was won by Jim Newcombe with 34 points. The front nine was won by Pat Gannon with 22 points and Charlie Farrell won the back nine with 20 points. Next Thursday, weather permitting, will be a nine hole Stableford Shotgun start at 11.00am over the old nine hole course, followed by Christmas dinner in the Clubhouse at 1.30pm

The Parent A.G.M was held last Friday Night in the club house. A large crowd attended. All outgoing officers presented their reports to the meeting. Members thanked the outgoing officers for their excellent work over the past year and wished the incoming officers and committee good luck for 2024. A presentation was made to Junior Golfer Patrick Martin on his excellent achievements over the past year. Also a presentation was made to Jim King who was awarded club volunteer of the year. Well done to Patrick and Jim. The following officers were elected. President Mary O’Rourke. Chairperson & Gents Captain Paul Reid. Gents vice-captain Hugh Gralton. Lady Captain Anne Cox. Ladies vice-captain Francis Molloy. Club Secretary Paul Kelleher Treasurer Mary Egan. Course Secretary Anthony Noone. House Secretary Tom McGuinness. Public Relations Officer. Oliver Curran. Junior Convenors. Siobhan Talbot and Paul O’Brien. Committee members. Nova Farris. Attractra O’Connor. Monica Shannon. Patrica O’Hara. Helen O’Malley Phil McWeeney.Chris Lowe. Alan Ffrench David McDermott. Leo Noone Frank Duffy. Gerry McDermott. Gordon Kavanagh. Pat King. Tommie Kenoy. Jessie Doherty.Ex Offico Sheila Carney and Brendan Boyle.

Awesome Christmas Prizes. Every line in our lotto on 14th December can win our Jackpot PLUS gets a free chance to win one of the awesome Christmas prizes donated by the service provider “Our Fundraiser”. This giveaway is open to all organisations who use their service. 2 x VIP Taylor Swift Tickets. A €1,000 Christmas shopping spree. A Gamers bundle including a PlayStation 5, TV, and gaming headset. 10 x €100 JD Sports gift cards.5 x Luxury Christmas Hampers.
Thank you so much for your support, you are making a real difference. Please spread the word with family and friends to join in. We are delighted with the support shown for our fundraiser. All money raised is allocated to maintaining the machinery to keep our course in the best possible shape. Please pass on the word and invite friends and family. Remember you’re supporting your club and you can win the jackpot. We hope that the €2 per line option will allow everybody to contribute. If you can contribute €5 for 3 lines it would be hugely appreciated. Thank you and best of luck!! The Lotto Jackpot is £1600 euro this week’s winner of £30euro was Elizabeth Muldowney. If you would like to join the lotto please contact Sheila Carney or Ann Cox.

The A.G.M of the Gents club was held last Friday Night. The outgoing Captain thanked all the various officers and Committee and members of the club for their support and help over the past year. He also wished the incoming Captain Paul Reid and his team good luck for 2024. The following officers and Committee were elected for the coming year. Captain Paul Reid. Vice-Captain Hugh Gralton. Secretary Paul Kelleher. Competition Secretary Chris Lowe. Handicap Secretary Alan Ffrench. Junior Convenor Paul O’Brien. Gents Committee David McDermott. Leo Noone. Frank Duffy. Gerry McDermott. Gordon Kavanagh. Tom McGuinness. Brendan Boyle ex offico.