SCRAMBLE - The Scramble held on Friday the 27th was notable for having more ladies than men participating for the first time in several years. The winning team consisted of Brendan Gaffney, Bernie Kemple , Maura O'Farrell, Moira Egan.
The second placed team were Michael Simon, Dympna
McNamara, Mark Feehan and Mandy Toolan. Well done to Bernie on her continued
run of good form and congratulations to Dympna for her first trip to the
podium.
The next scramble will be the Mens' President's Scramble
in 2 weeks time on the 10th of June. This years Mens' President is Ross Andrew.
THURSDAY COMPETITIONS - 26/5/22.
In first place was Pat Conroy with 23 points. Michael
McHale in second and Martin Sweeney in third also had 23 points and just lost out
on count back. There was no winner of the 2s pot which rolls over to next week.
Sponsors are still needed for some Thursdays. Members are
asked to put their name down to sponsor, particularly those who play regularly
in the Thursday competitions.
RESULTS - The competition on the weekend of the 22nd and 23rd of May for the men was an 18 hole Stableford. 1st Charlie O'Donnell 38 points, 2nd Martin Sweeney 36, 3rd Pat Conroy 35.
The men were competing for the Bart Moran Cup in 18 hole
Strokeplay format on the 28th/29th and
this competition was ongoing at the time of going to press, results to follow.
FIXTURES - As mentioned above, this year's Mens' President is Ross Andrew. His President's Prize to the men will be played on Sunday the 12th of June in the usual format of an 18 hole Stroke followed by a 9 hole playoff for the leading qualifiers.
The competition for the men for the Saturday and Sunday
of the June Bank Holiday weekend will be a Fourball Betterball.
MONTHLY DRAW - May winners -1st Therese O'Daly, 2nd Margaret Egan, 3rd Owen Garvin. Please consider supporting our monthly draw.
1st place gets 120 euro, 2nd and 3rd 60 apiece. Entry
envelopes are available at the clubhouse noticeboard or you can set up a direct
debit for 10 euro per month to the clubs bank account at the following IBAN :
IE59 BOFI 905328 22439700.
GREEN FEES/NEW MEMBERS - New members are always welcome in the club. We have some very competitive starter rates including Distance Member 185 euro, 1st year Beginner 170 euro, Under 18 60 euro, Under 30 275 euro. A full list is available on boylegolfclub.com. Our Green Fee is 15 euro.
REDUCED GREEN FEES FOR CHILDREN - We have a very competitive membership rate for under 18s at 60 euro for a full year. Our usual green fee for a round for a non member is 15 euro, but we are offering a special reduced green fee for under 18s on Mondays of just 5 euro. This rate will apply on Mondays for June, July and August. We hope this will allow some children and teenagers try out the game and see if they enjoy it without having to commit to a Junior Membership first. Just sign the Green Fee book in the front hall of the clubhouse and place the green fee in an envelope in the letterbox beside the inner door. Under 18s must be supervised by an adult.
MEMBERSHIP - Membership fees are now due and can either be paid by online banking to Boyle Golf Clubs account at IBAN IE59 BOFI 905328 22439700, using your name as the reference, or cheques can be made payable to Boyle Golf Club and sent to the office of Lorcan Egan, Elphin Street, Boyle.