Congrats to our mixed Foursomes team on an excellent win last weekend against Strokestown in the first round. The team were as follows. Team Captains Tommie and Dolores Mulvey. Gordon Kavanagh & Phil McWeeney. Niall Loftus & Dolores Mulvey. David McDermott & Mary King. Danny Egan & Attracta O’Connor. John O’Mahony & Siobhan Talbot. The club wish the team good luck in the second round

Fri 19th, Sat 20th & Sun 21st May 2023 – 2 Person Scramble Qualifier. Top 16 teams qualify for match-play.18 Hole, 2 Person Scramble, Stableford. Entry fee €10 per player. Open to play from the white tee’s only.Please ensure you check into the office before play, read local rules, sign in for the competition on the computer & receive course & playing handicap for the white course.When signing in for the competition, the computer will ask to sign in player A, and then Player B. Please be aware that handicap allowance for a two person scramble is 35% of low handicap + 15% of high handicap. The computer will print a label showing you the course handicap (CI) and playing handicap (PH) for the team.After your round, verify your score with playing partners, sign your card, ask the verifier to sign the card.Use the computer to enter your score and place the card in the box.Failure to do the above will result in disqualification. Information on course & playing handicaps, and handicap allowance for different formats of play is on the men’s noticeboard or at www.golfireland.ie/handicap-system.

The final date for Lynch Cup first round matches is Sunday 21st of May. If matches are not played by this date the system will not allow you to enter the result & the match will be decided by coin toss.The matches are available on Masterscoreboard.co.uk under the tab Knock-Out Draws. All matches are to be played off the white tee’s. Handicap allowance for individual match-play is 100% of course handicap. High player receives 100% of the difference.After playing the match, please sign into the computer as you would when entering a competition score, and use the “enter knock out match result” tab to enter the result.

Fri 12th, Sat 13th & Sun 14th May 2023 – Club Fourball Qualifier. Top 16 teams qualify for match-play.18 Hole Four-Ball, Stableford. Entry fee €10 per player. Please ensure you check into the office before play, read local rules, sign in for the competition on the computer & receive course & playing handicap for the chosen course. When signing in for the competition, the computer will ask to sign in player A, and then Player B. Please be aware that handicap allowance for Four-Ball Stableford is 85% of course handicap.The computer will print a label showing you the course handicap (CI) and playing handicap (PH) for both players.After your round, verify your score with playing partners, sign your card, ask the verifier to sign the card.Use the computer to enter your score and place the card in the box.Failure to do the above will result in disqualification. The handicap allowance for four ball match-play is 90% of course handicap so please be aware that the playing handicap may change from qualifier to match-play. Information on course & playing handicaps, and handicap allowance for different formats of play is on the men’s noticeboard or at www.golfireland.ie/handicap-system. The best qualifying team will also go forward to represent the club in this year’s NCBI Holmpatrick Cup regional final, where they will be in with a chance to win a golfing trip to St Andrews.

NCBI Granard Cup next weekend…format is Four-ball better ball, each player’s PH will be 85% of CH…competition will be set up on computer which will do calculation …two players play as a team V two others…..the lowest score of your team on each hole goes on the card…if you already know you can’t beat your partner’s score on a hole, you can pick up…..entry €10 per person(€20) per team)…winning pair go to Regional Final, and hopefully then to All Ireland in Mullingar 15th September.

The ladies are holding an open 18 hole stableford competition on Friday 19th of May. With prizes valued at over £1500 euro. Prizes for 1st 2nd 3rd Longest drive and nearest to the pin and also spot prizes. Book on line on BRS. Please support.

Fri 05th, Sat 06th & Sun 07th May – Cryan’s Hotel GOY.18 Hole Singles, Stableford. Entry fee €10. Open to play from Yellow or White tee’s.Placing Conditions:Lift, Clean & Place within 6 inches on fairway!Lift, Clean & Drop within 1 club length in semi rough! 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.Prizes for this competition will be awarded based on handicap index categories. There will be one winner of category 1,2&3, and one Gross prize winner.The handicap categories will be divided to have an equal number of entries for each category, depending on the handicap indexes of the entries for the competition.Please ensure pitch-marks are repaired on the greens and divots are replaced on the fairways.

The lotto jackpot is now £1950 euro.The Jackpot was not won, last week’s winner of £30 euro was Jack Price.

Fri 28th April to Mon 1st May 2023 – Murphy Cup – Open Competition 18 hole singles, stableford.Entry Fee €10, Re-Entry €10, Visitors €20 Open to play from White or Yellow tee’s.Placing Conditions:Lift, Clean & Place within 6 inches on fairway! Lift, Clean & Drop within 1 club length in semi-rough! The golfer considered to be dressed in the most appropriate attire for the event will be rewarded!Please ensure you check into office before play, read local rules, sign in for the competition, choose your tee’s & receive course & playing handicap for the chosen course.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.If Re-Entering please sign into the Re-entry competition on the computer before play.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. Please ensure pitch-marks are repaired on the greens and divots are replaced on the fairways.

The draw for the Lynch Cup 2023 has taken place and the matches are available on masterscoreboard.co.uk under the tab Knock-Out Draws.All matches are to be played off the white tee’s. Handicap allowance for individual match-play is 100% of course handicap. High player receives 100% of the difference.After playing the match, please sign into the computer as you would when entering a competition score, and use the “enter knock out match result” tab to enter the result.The final date for each round is shown above the matches.If the match is not played by the designated date you will not be able to enter the result & the match will be decided by coin toss. Please see the 1st Round Draw attached.