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Deerpark Diary
Carlow Golf Club’s Monthly Newsletter
Issue 5: 29th May 2015
Major Win for Liz at the Captain’s Prize to the Ladies
Captain Thos Hennessy’s Prize to the Ladies was the first “Major” competition in
this year’s club fixtures. With a record turnout and a warm, sunny day on the
24th of June the competition was bound to generate some excitement and the
dazzling array of jewellery on the prize table made it all to play for.
Congratulations to Liz McLoughlin (playing off 33) who scored a sharp 70 strokes
to win first prize. Second prize went to Rose McEvoy (29) who was the leader in
the club house right up to the eleventh hour and Olive Bowden (29) was third
with a score of 74. Congrats also to Grace Kelly (5) who carded a Best Gross
score of 84. Other worthy prize winners on the day were Bernie McDonald, Lady In this issue:
Captain Ann Doyle; Dolores Lacey; Aíne O’Shea; Phil Farrell, Bernie Deegan,
Evelyn Dolan-Cronly and the 9-hole Stableford prize winner, Ann Phelan.
Liz scoops the
jewels!
Open Week –
it’s here at
last!
Competitions
and Teams
Update
Around the
Course in
May
Club Notices
Rules Corner
The competition was followed by a cheese and wine reception and Thos made it
back in the nick of time having arrived from Dunmurry Springs where he
supported Carlow who played valiantly in the Barton Shield. In his presentation
speech, Thos congratulated all of the prize winners and complimented the Ladies
Section on working so hard to foster the social dimension of the club. He
mentioned that the GUI and ILGU are currently making a significant effort to
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attract more women to the game of golf. Thos thanked Claire Carberry for the beautiful floral
arrangements, Bernie Green for her organising skills and savvy prize selection, Aíne O’Shea and all who
worked so hard to make the event run so smoothly.
Prize winners and revellers at the 24th of June Captain’s Prize to the Ladies
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It’s here at last – Open Week 2015 (29th May to 6th June)
Building on the success of last year’s Open Week, starting on Friday the 29th of May, the 2015 Open
Week promises to be a bumper week of golf and fun. Entry fees are keenly priced with special rates for
some of the events. This year there will be two "Team of Two" competitions, one on each Saturday.
This format is proving to be very popular nationally and is sure to be a hit in Carlow too – so book early.
The “Player of the Week” is back – will defending champions John Barry and Agnes O'Neill retain their
titles? The “Eagle on the 18th” returns and as there was no winner last year let’s hope we can truly say
that the eagle has landed in 2015. Ladies: line up for the Wednesday “Ladies Day Event” – much more
about your swing than your hat but a great competition which will be followed by the men teeing it up
in the evening for a team of four. The 2015 evening competitions are especially good value so if you are
working during the day, why not come along in the evening and bring a few friends? At €5 for a 9-hole
competition with great prizes you’ll be onto a real winner. The Thursday of Open Week will see a
“Mega Fourball” with some extra prizes and course surprises. If you haven’t booked your Open Week
slots so far, then get moving as the timesheets are filling fast for all competitions.
Sponsored Competitions
The weather smiled on the recent 18 Holes Stableford competition sponsored by Doyle’s of the
Shamrock, which saw a record
entry of 80 competitors. In his
inimitable style, sponsor
Michael Doyle entertained
everyone while presenting an
array of beautiful prizes.
Congratulations to the winner,
Anna-Maria Kelly who scored a
phenomenal 48 points!
Second was Kristina Reid; third
place went to Karen Delaney
and fourth and fifth were
Theresa Sheehan and Carmel
Roche.
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Another valued sponsor, Maureen Houlihan of Corless Pharmacy was on hand at the May General Prize
Giving Night to congratulate the competition winners and to present the funds raised from the
competition to Declan Callan, the local co-ordinator of Daffodil Day. The winners were: 1st, Rosemary
Tully; 2nd Anna-Maria Kelly, and 3rd Maggie Ruth. Dolores Lacey scooped the best Gross prize while
Jeannette Fitzgerald won the 9-hole competition.
We wish to thank all of the sponsors of Carlow Golf Club whose support makes the competition diary
possible and so enjoyable.
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Teams Update
Pictured at Carlow’s Barton Shield match Dunmurray Springs Golf Club on the 24th of May were Brian
Cox on caddy duty, with Mary Bolger and Des Carberry. Captain Thos Hennessy was also in Dunmurray
on the day to support the Carlow GC team.
Congratulations to Carlow’s Junior Cup Team
who had two successive wins, beating Callan GC
in Kilkenny and Castlecomer GC in Abbeyleix.
In the recent Intermediate Cup match, Carlow
ladies were victorious over Gorwan GC in Borris.
Congratulations also to the Ladies Challenge Cup
Team who won their match against Roscrea GC
in Castlecomer.
In the Miele Fourball fixture (home and away), Carlow Ladies won out against Borris – well done
everyone.
Around the
Course in May
Have a great year
Paddy!
Past Captain Paddy
Brennan (second from
left) recently
celebrated his 80th
birthday with a game
of golf with his friends
Frank Nolan, Ger
D'Alton and Con
O'Neill.
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Tree Planting
Early May saw a number of new trees being planted on
the course. These replaced some of the trees we lost in
the big storm in February 2014. The ones at the
entrance into the 15th green are probably the most
noticeable however there are others on the 4th and 7th .
Some members were asking about the pink ribbons on
trees – these are trees tagged to be planted in areas
where replacement trees are now needed. Full credit
goes to Tony Pender and his grounds team as well as to
Donal Sinnott and Pat Doody for all of their voluntary
work on the course.
Squirrel Goes Bananas!
This fast-moving, banana-snatching squirrel was
recently snapped by Carmel Roche on the 12th green
munching his lunch.
Come Hail, Rain or Shine… it’s Always Golf Time
A flash hailstone storm caught golfers by surprise on the course on the 19th of May. Here’s a picture of
Jeannette Fitzgerald trying to figure out where she placed her marker!
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Boxing Clever
And here are William Dowling and John French carrying out trojan work on the steps on the 8th
tee box.
Swapping the Pitch for the Fairway
There was a warm Carlow
welcome for former Soccer
International and TV pundit
Niall Quinn seen here
driving off the 1st tee in on
the 16th of May.
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Club Notices
Support Carlow Golf Club Open Week 2015 – 29th of May to 6th of June. “The best Open Week on
one of the Best Courses in Ireland!”
A date for your diaries: The Presidents’ Weekend, 12th – 14th June 2015. This year we are
launching a new concept which sees the President’s Prize to the Men and Ladies being played on
the same weekend. Times will be allocated for each competition and the President’s prize will
revert to an 18-hole competition. So it’s going to be a fantastic weekend – be there or be
square!
A fundraiser for the Kidney Unit in Temple Street Children's Hospital will be held in the Club on
Wednesday the 1st of July 2015. It’s a Team of Four, any combination, with tee times available
from 09:00 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 15:30. Many of our local children have received great care in
this hospital and your support would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Willie O'Rourke
(086/1094853), Ann Doyle (087/2052527) or Mary Hughes (087/2491329) to book a tee time or
make a donation.
Make sure you get your submissions in by Friday 29 th of May for the Art and Photography
Exhibition being hosted in the Club during Open Week. Spaces are limited. Entry forms
may be obtained from the restaurant.
Rules Corner: Test your Knowledge
Think you know the rules of golf? Log on to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club website and take their quiz.
You can chose how difficult you want the questions to be and all
the answers are contained in their Rules Explorer. There’s a free
Rules of Golf app that you can download and for those of you
who are avid rules dudes, there’s also a free app containing over
1,200 Decisions on the Rules of Golf too.
For further information click on the Rules section at
www.randa.org
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Condolences
Carlow Golf Club wishes to extend deepest sympathies to Julie Long on the recent passing
of her mother, Elizabeth Nolan; to Marese Grogan on the passing of her brother Tony
Owens; to Mary Hennessy on the passing of her husband Pascal Hennessy, and to the
family of Richard (Dick) Purser – a former green keeper.
Calling all Newshounds
Attention Club members! The Deerpark Diary is written by members for
members and we would really welcome your contributions. Next Month’s
edition will feature all the action from Open Week and if you have any
news, photos or snippets that you would like us to include, just let us know.
Special thanks to all who supplied the photos and news for this edition. If
you’re sending anything to us, please submit it by the 20th of each month to
ensure inclusion in the next edition.
You can email us at Newsletter@carlowgolfclub.ie. We look forward to
hearing from you!
The Ed’s, John Barry & Jean Cullinane
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