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.).

AUTUMN CLASSIC PRESENTATION

The presentation of prizes for our autumn classic took place on Saturday 21st September. The classic itself was the fundraiser for the club and was highly successful with excellent participation across all four days. These fundraisers are vital to the success of the club and are highly popular with members. There was a huge crowd in the clubhouse as the United Frends for Education Scramble was taking place on the same day

LADIES CLUB OUTING
Our annual away outing took place last Wed 18^th and Thursday 19^th September and what a fabulous two days of golf it turned out to be. 25 ladies took to the fairways in Ballykisteen in brilliant sunshine. Our prizegiving followed accompanied by some welcome beverages to cool off. We retired to enjoy the facilities and later on a 4-course meal. Next morning we travelled down the road to Tipperary where our Captain Kolette introduced us to the Florida Scramble which was well received by all.  The sun shone yet again. We enjoyed a welcome meal in the clubhouse followed by prizegiving

Ballykisteen Results

1^st Teresa Hayes, Bernie Lynch, Helen O’ Shea, 2^nd June James, Caroline Cullinane, Cait Herlihy, Kolette Enright, 3^rd June Hayes, Celia Power, Colette Power, Ann Stack

Tipperary Results

1^st Anne Heneberry, Olga Carroll, Kolette Enright, Maria A. Kiersey, 2^nd June Hayes, Christine O’ Keeffe, Kate McNamara, Karen Frizelle, 3^rd Bernie Hayes, Bernie Lynch, Marie Veale, Caroline Cullinane. Thanks to Captain Kolette for organising the outing and especially the weather!

UFFE GOLF CLASSIC

We were delighted to welcome the United Friends for Education Golf Classic to our club last Saturday. Our Captain Liam Hansbury is involved with this wonderful charity who do fantastic work supporting education projects in Africa. We received wonderful feedback from UFFE organisers and visitors playing on the day. They were very impressed with the course and club house facilities and the great meals served by our catering team.

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 12 qualifiers were Maria Kiersey, Paul Breen, Mary Barnes (East Cork) and Conor Walsh (West Waterford). The SPAR Final will be held on Sunday 13^th October.

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.

EP AND ENA KIELY MEMORIAL

This annual competition is kindly hosted by the Kiely family in memory of two great members from the past and is much appreciated by the club. Results from Sunday 22^nd September 1^st Zoe Scanlon (29) 43pts, 2^nd Walter Cullinane (21) 41pts Gross Kevin Stack (2) 33pts, 3^rd Teresa Hayes (19) 40pts, 4^th Conor Barrett (6) 38pts.

GENTS RESULTS

Mon 16^th 1^st Pat McCarthy (23) 39pts, 2^nd Denis Buckley (360 38pts, 3^rd Jim O’Mahony (19) 35pts, 4^th Tom Conway (13) 34pts.

Thurs 19^th 1^st Maurice Crotty (18) 40pts, 2^nd John Corbett (27) 40pts, Gross Eoin Brackett (2) 28pts, 3^rd Michael Dwyer (29) 39pts.

LADIES RESULTS

Tues 17^th Sept 1^st Theresa Guiry (26) 40pts, 2^nd Carmel Fox (27) 40pts, 3^rd Marie Fives (20) 37pts, Gross Aoife Lowry (0) 31pts

GENTS FIXTURES

Wed 25^th Sept ATEC 9H Singles, Thurs 26^th Open Gents Singles S/F & Lefthanders Competition, Fri 27^th Open Gents Singles S/F (SPAR) & Lefthanders Competition, Sat 28^th Gents Singles S/F & Lefthanders Competition 29^th Clonea Cup Gents 18H Stroke; Mon 30^th Open Week – Open Gents 18H Seniors Singles S/F (Devereux Manshop)

LADIES FIXTURES

Tues 24^th Ladies 18H Singles S/F, Wed 25^th ATEC 9H Singles S/F, Fri 26^th Open Ladies Singles S/F (SPAR), Sat 27^th Ladies Singles S/F, Mon 30^th Open Week – Open Ladies Seniors Singles S/F (Devereux Manshop).

JUNIOR GOLF NEWS

A fantastic turnout again for our Junior Coaching last Saturday with almost forty kids in attendance. Thanks again to Alan O’Donnell, David Kavanagh and Liam Browne for their invaluable assistance. This Saturday 28^th is our final session of the summer. All are welcome. We hosted the Pennant Cup last Sunday with Cathal McKenna taking the honours with a brilliant 40 points. Senan Devine and Fionnan Drohan were second and third respectively with 37pts. In our 9H pre junior competition Dan Moynihan took the honours with 19 points by 2 from Sean Queally. Next week is the John Casey Shield starting at 2pm with the 9H Pre junior competition commencing at 2.30pm. Any enquiries relating to junior activities can be directed to our Junior Convenor David Hayes. David can be contacted on 058-44707 or email davidhayesgolf@gmail.com.

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

We basked in beautiful sunshine last Wednesday for our weekly 9H competition. It was glorious! 1^st Frances Moynihan (34) 19pts, 2^nd Maria A Kiersey (41) 17pts. Our next competition is on Wed 25^th September at 11am.

60.COM

We had our 60.com outing to Gowran Park Golf Club on Wednesday 18th September. This was our sixth and final outing of 2024. Over the year we have also visited Tipperary, Cahir Park, Tramore, Faithlegg and New Ross. We have had some wonderful days out and great enjoyment. The winners of the Gowran Park Outing were:

1^st Rogie O’Connor 42pts, 2^nd Tom Power 41pts, 3^rd John Moran 38pts, 4^th Billy Walsh 37pts 5^th Michael Stack 37pts, 6^th Mossie Walsh 35pts, 7^th Charlie Daly 35pts, 8^th PJ Kindregan 35pts, 9^th Pat Power 34pts, 10^th Walter Cullinane 34pts, 11^th Dave Byrne 33pts, 12^th Adrian O’Driscoll 33pts. If you’re 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
Each week the number of people participating in our foursomes continues to increase and last Friday morning was no exception. It was lovely to see so many new members join us in glorious sunshine and enjoying the coffee and chat in the bar later. Results: 1^st John Morgan and Ellen Power 32 ¾, 2^nd Michael Garrigan and Anne Lernihan 33 ¼, 3^rd Ed Kuczaj and Lucy Frost 35 ½. We are back again this Friday (Sept 27). We play 9 holes of Scotch Foursomes on the back nine. Shotgun start at 9am. All are welcome.

GET INTO GOLF 9H QUALIFYING COMPETITION
Due to failing light this competition now starts at 5.30pm. If you have a handicap and would like to participate, just go online and book your place. 1^st Anne Lernihan 13 pts

Get into Golf Scramble and Social Evening (Mixed)
This was our first time having this event and it was a huge success. It was an opportunity for all our new golfers to get together for a real social evening. Firstly, we had a scramble and then everyone retired to the bar where Tom Daly and his staff had food ready for everyone. Later a presentation was made to all the participants.

RULES, PROTOCOL & ETIQUETTE
David Hayes (our PGA Professional) has kindly offered to host an evening covering rules, etiquette and protocol on the golf course. This will take place on Monday Oct 14 at 6.30 pm. Keep the date free.

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 on 058-43310, we have great society rates along with menu packages available to suit your budget.

LOTTO RESULTS

We had our weekly Lotto Draw on Friday 20^th September. The numbers drawn were 7, 16, 17 and 18. The jackpot was €3,600, and there was no winner. The jackpot is €3,700 for the next draw. We had one match 3 winner – Coffee 5 – who wins €100. The next draw will take place on Friday 27^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 19^th Sept 1^st Kathleen Whelan & John Kiersey, 2^nd Fr Cooney & Michael Power, Last 5 Breda Kiely & John Kiely, Lucky table Diana Power & Nuala Murphy, Last Table Noreen Barry & John Walsh.

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