OPEN CENTENARY AUTUMN CLASSIC

Our Open Centenary Autumn Classic was a great success! We had busy timesheets over the four days and also welcomed many societies. Thank you to sponsors SPAR for their continued support and generous sponsorship of this classic. We held three classic this year to celebrate our Centenary year and they were all very well supported by our members and lots of visitors. We thank everyone who entered, sponsored and supported us throughout this important year for our club.

Results from Classic:

Overall

1^st Patrick V. Power, Ian Power, Colin Power & Brendan Fitzgerald 100pts

2^nd Noel O’Dwyer, Frank O’Donoghue, Stephen Lanigan & Mark O’Dwyer 98pts

3^rd Colin Power, Stephen Walsh, Ian Power, Patrick V. Power 97pts

Best Ladies

Louise Moloney, Catherine Condon, Zoe Scanlon & Mairead Flynn 93pts

Best Gents

Des Cleary, Pat Phelan, Thomas Butler & Tom Flynn 96pts

Best Mixed Team

Owen O’Keeffe, Pat Higgins, Louise Moloney and Michael Moylan. 91 pts

Daily Prize Winners

Thursday – PJ Kindregan, Bernard Gorman, Declan Walsh & Matt Curran 92pts

Friday – Pat Lanigan, Kieran O’Connor, Mary O’Donnell, Joe Power 90pts

Saturday – Joanne Fitzgerald, June James, Bernie Hayes, Frances Millerick 87pts

Sunday – Kieran Fleming, Shane O’Gorman, Edmond O’Gorman, John O’Meara 95pts

INDIA SMYTH FUNDRAISING

A big thank you to all of you who supported the India Smyth fundraising initiative organized by Dungarvan Golf Club. Three events were organized – a 45-card drive, a raffle and a bridge night. These initiatives plus individual donations raised €12,180 for the fund. We are very grateful to all those who participated in the various events and also those who made direct donations. If you wish to donate directly to the India fund there is a GoFundMe page – https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-india-reach-new-york-for. If you are in the position to donate, you can do so through the link.

CENTENARY AUTUMN OPEN WEEK

Our Centenary Autumn Open week will take place from Monday 30^th September to Sunday 6^th October. Thank you to all our generous sponsors. Bookings are open online or call the office on 058-43310.

Mon 30^th Sept Open Gents/Ladies Seniors 18H Singles S/F (Age 50+) Sponsored by Devereux Manshop, Tues 1^st Oct Open Ladies 18H Singles S/F (Park Hotel), Wed 2^nd Open 3 Person Champagne Scramble (Radical Results), Thurs 3^rd Open Gents 18H Singles S/F (Bob Troy & Co.), Fri 4^th Open Ladies 18H Singles S/F (Eurospar)/Open Gents 18H Singles S/F (Radical Results), Sat 5^th Open Gents/Ladies 18H Fourball (Norris Bros.), Sun 6^th Open Gents/Ladies 18H Fourball (Norris Bros.).

SEAMUS POWER VISIT

We welcomed PGA Pro Seamus Power to our club recently and our members were delighted to meet him. Thank you to Seamus for taking the time to visit and it was great to see so many junior members in the clubhouse for autographs!

E.P & ENA KIELY MEMORIAL

On Sunday Sept 22^nd the E.P. Kiely and Ena Kiely memorial trophies competition will take place. This annual member event, with separate competitions for ladies and gents, kindly put up by the family in memory of two great members from the past is much appreciated by the club.

ANNUAL LEFT-HANDERS COMPETITION

The 49^th Annual lefthanders competition for 2024 will be played on Thursday 26^th, Friday 27^th & Saturday 28^th September. Competition is open to Ladies and Gentleman (Members only). Full details are posted in locker rooms.

WEEKLY SPAR QUALIFIER

Our weekly Spar Open Gents/Ladies qualifier returns this Friday 20^th and tee times are available online. Week 11 qualifiers were Tom Goodall, Ann Stack and Damien Walsh (Waterford GC). The SPAR Final will be held on Sunday 13^th October.

BEST OF LUCK CARMEL!

Congratulations to Carmel O’Brien who will represent Dungarvan in the final of the Silver Medal in Headfort Golf Club on October 2^nd. The best of luck from everyone in Dungarvan Golf Club.

LADIES HOME ALLIANCE

The first round of the Home Alliance 2024-2025 takes place on Tuesday 8th and Friday/Saturday 11th/12th of October. The Home Alliance consists of 6 competitions that take place in conjunction with the regular Tuesday and Friday/Saturday competitions. There is also a Home Alliance Captain’s Day at the end of the season which will take place in April.
We welcome all club members and particularly those who have not taken part in this event before to sign up. The entry fee is €20. Place your money in an envelope with your name and Home Alliance written on the outside and put the envelope in the press under the computer.
The Closing Date for entries is Wednesday 2nd October. You must pay your fee by the closing date if you wish to take part in the Home Alliance Competition.

GENTS RESULTS

Mon 9^th 1^st Sean Healy (17) 39pts, 2^nd David P Byrne (19) 37pts (L9), 3^rd David Kiely (30) 37pts, 4^th Jim O’Mahony (20) 36pts (L9).

LADIES RESULTS

Tues 10^th Sept 1^st Niamh Reynolds & Joanne Fitzgerald, 2^nd Mary Power & Mary O’Donnell, 3^rd Breda McCarthy & Mai O’Brien.

GENTS FIXTURES

Wed 18^th ATEC 9H Singles, Thurs 19^th Open Gents Singles S/F, Fri 20^th Open Gents Singles S/F (SPAR), Sat 21^st UFFE Golf Classic, 22^nd EP Kiely Memorial Gents 18H Singles S/F, Mon 23^rd Open Gents Seniors Singles S/F (Age 50+).

LADIES FIXTURES

Tues 17^th Ladies 18H Singles S/F, Wed 18^th ATEC 9H Singles S/F, Fri 20^th Open Ladies Singles S/F, Sat 21^st UFFE Golf Classic, Sun 22^nd Ena Kiely Memorial Ladies 18H Singles S/F, Mon 23^rd Open Ladies Seniors Singles S/F (Age 50+).

JUNIOR GOLF NEWS

A great turnout again for our junior coaching last Saturday. The kids thoroughly enjoyed themselves as well as learning a little about golf. Thanks to Alan, Liam and James for their invaluable assistance. Classes will continue until the end of September. Our first major of the season took place last Sunday 15^th with the hosting of the Knocknagranagh Shield. Honours went to Rory McKeown winning on a countback from Cathal McKenna. Pre Junior honours went to Sean Queally. It was fantastic to see many pre juniors taking to the course for their first ever tournament. Sean took the honours on a countback from Ronan O’Donnell with 25 points. Next Sunday we host the Pennant Cup kindly sponsored by Mr John Lynch. We tee off from 2pm so please add your names to the timesheet in the appropriate competition. Any enquiries relating to junior activities please contact PRO David Hayes.

AUTUMN MIXED LEAGUE

The Autumn Mixed League will be a team competition and commence on Monday 7^th October and run for ten weeks. Each team will be comprised of ladies and gents with at least one of either gender on each team. The league will play over the first nine holes of any ladies or gents competition in play over the ten-week period.

When entering a competition, a team member in addition to completing his/her scorecard will also complete a mixed league card and submit this card in the dedicated box in the entrance lobby of the clubhouse. The best four cards from four team members of each team will count towards the weekly scoring. The highest accumulated team score winning after ten weeks. In addition to team prizes there will be an individual prize for the highest scoring lady and the highest scoring gent. The closing date for entry is the 28th September. A draw for teams will be made on the 29th September. Please join in on this fun, competitive club team event. 

YOUNGONES

Our Youngones filled the timesheet last Wednesday. Results from 11^th Sept 1^st Kate McNamara (32) 20pts, 2^nd Mary French (28) 17pts. Date for the diary – our next outing is to New Ross Golf Club on Monday 23^rd September.

60.COM

Windy with showers were the “order of the day” for our 60.com competition on 11 September. As usual we had a full timesheet with some new members joining. The winners were: 1^st Jim O’Mahony 19 pts, 2^nd Mossie Walsh 19pts, 3^rd Martin Landers 18 pts, 4^th Craig Susdorf 18 pts. Next week we have our 6th and final outing of 2024 in Gowran Park Golf Club. If you are interested in social golf, and are over 60 years of age, then join us any Wednesday by putting your name on our timesheet.

FUN FRIDAY FOURSOMES
We had no foursomes last Friday due to our very successful Centenary Autumn Classic.
We are back this Friday morning (Sept 20). If you are free and would like to join, just come to the clubhouse at 8.45am. No need to book. We play nine holes of Scotch Foursomes on the back nine. Shotgun start at 9am. It is a social event and an ideal way to meet others in the club. All are welcome.

Get into Golf Mixed Social Scramble
We are holding a scramble to bring all our new golfers together and have a social evening. Members of the Get into Golf Committee will be present which will provide the Get into Golf members with an opportunity to ask questions. We also look forward to feedback on our Get into Golf programme which will help us make changes and continue to improve our programme. It will be followed by refreshments and presentation in the clubhouse later.

GET INTO GOLF 9H QUALIFYING COMPETITION
This competition continues each Tuesday evening with a large entry. Winner – Carol Walsh 16 pts.

LADIES TRIP TO BALLYKISTEEN/TIPPERARY

Our Ladies are off to Ballykisteen and Tipperary Golf Clubs for their overnight trip this week. We hope everyone has a great time and the forecast looks fantastic!

BOOK YOUR SOCIETY FOR 2025

We have been busy taking bookings for 2025! If you have a preferred date for your outing please contact the office, we have great society rates along with menu packages available to suit your budget.

LOTTO RESULTS

We had our weekly Lotto Draw on Friday 13^th. The numbers drawn were 11, 13, 19 and 20. The jackpot was €3,500, and there was no winner. The jackpot is €3,600 for the next draw. We had two match 3 winners – John Morgan and Jane Kiely – who each win €50. The next draw will take place on Friday 20^th September at 3.30pm. Thank you to everyone who supports our Lotto. All funds raised are used to develop our course.

THURSDAY CARDS RESULTS

Results from Thurs 12^th Sept: 1^st Mary Quarry & Babs Murray, Joint 2^nd Jackie Cosgrave & James Tobin, Gerard Dunford & Richard Kiely, Last 5 Jack Elstead & Eileen Donovan, Lucky Table Jim Kiersey & Colm Bannon, Last table David McCarthy & James Cantwell.

DUNGARVAN GOLF TRIANGLE

The Dungarvan Golf Triangle is excellent value for money and very popular with golfers visiting Dungarvan from all over the country and beyond. The rate is €84pp to play Dungarvan, Gold Coast and West Waterford Golf Clubs. For bookings, please call us on 058-43310.

PRO SHOP

Our Pro Shop is full of all your golf equipment needs. There is lots of wonderful Centenary Crested golf clothing and gear on sale. Contact our Pro David Hayes if interested in Golf Lessons on 058-44707.

OFFICE HOURS

Our office hours are Monday – Friday from 8.30am – 4.30pm.  Tel: 058-43310 or email us at office@dungarvangolfclub.com with any enquiries you might have. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and our website www.dungarvangolfclub.com