Monday, March 20, 2023

Update 20th March

 JUNIOR GOLF REGISTRATION - Boyle Golf Club is running a course of 6 weekly lessons for primary school children, led by a teaching golf professional. Participants must be 8 years old by 1/7/23. Equipment provided. The lessons will be from 12-1 on a Saturday with a provisional start date of April 15. Places will be very limited as we have a small pool of volunteers. Price will be 50 euro for one child, 30 for any further children from the same family. Please indicate your interest by emailing boylegolfclub9@gmail.com with your child's name, address, date of birth and a parents name and phone number.

 

FIXTURES - The Boyle round of the Holmpatrick Cup will be competed for by the mens' club on the weekend of the 25th and 26th of March.

The all-island fourball betterball competition, which raises funds for the National Council of the Blind for Ireland, sees participating golf clubs hold a qualifying tournament, with the winners going forward to the county final. The county final victors then proceed to the provincial final, with four provincial champs then playing off for the Holmpatrick Cup at St. Andrews in Scotland.

Monday, March 13, 2023

Update 13th March

 CAPTAINS DRIVE-IN - Our golfing year was officially kicked off at the Captain's Drive In on Sunday the 12th of March. Despite the less-than-perfect conditions, there was a great turnout to show support for Mens' Captain Liam Whyte and Lady Captain Maura O'Farrell.

 

 

18 HOLE STABLEFORD 5/3/23 Well done to Eddie Conroy who appears to have retained some of his golfing skills despite a nearly 10-year sabbatical from the game. Eddie's 47 points left him the winner by 11 over 2nd-placed Michael McHale, Charlie O'Donnell claimed the Gross and Lochlainn Conboy came 3rd with 35 points.

 

MEMBERSHIP FEES - Membership fees are now due and a full list of the fees and payment arrangements are available on boylegolfclub.com.

 

 

FIXTURE LIST - Fixture lists for the men's and Ladies' sections are now available. Notable upcoming dates include the restart of Mens Thursday Competitions on 30/3, the Voucher on 23/4, Committee Cup 7/5, and Presidents Day 11/6.

 

JUNIOR GOLF - The club is hoping to restart junior golf this year. The details are yet to be finalised but it will most likely be for an hour on Saturday mornings between Easter and Summer for children aged 8 to 12. There will be a meeting on Wednesday the 22nd of February at 8 pm in the clubhouse for all club members interested in helping to get Junior Golf restarted. We are not taking children's names yet until we know how many volunteers will be 

Sunday, March 5, 2023

Update 5th March

SPRING LEAGUE - The winning combination in this years very successful Spring League was the pairing of Lochlainn Convoy and Michael McHale, but it was a tight finish with a count back needed to separate them from Niall Kearney and Lee McKillen.Lorcan Egan and Mark Feehan came 3rd and the best ladies team was Bernie Kemple and Mary Queenan.

 

18 HOLE STABLEFORD 26/2/23 1st Lochlainn Conboy 41 points, 2nd Owen Garvin 39, Best Gross Score Tadhg Lowe, 3rd Michael Simon 38.

 

MEMBERSHIP FEES - Membership fees are now due and a full list of the fees and payment arrangements are available on boylegolfclub.com.

 

CAPTAINS DRIVE-IN - The "Drive- In" is the official start of the golfing year in the club, and takes place next Sunday the 12th of March. This is social golf played on the format of a Scramble competition with names to be in for a draw at 1pm with tee off at 1.30. It would be great to see a good turn out to show support for Mens' Captain Liam Whyte and Lady Captain Maura O'Farrell.

 

FIXTURE LIST - Fixture lists for the Mens and Ladies sections are now available. Notable upcoming dates include the restart of Mens Thursday Competitions on 30/3, the Voucher on 23/4, Committee Cup 7/5, Presidents Day 11/6.