PRESIDENTS PRIZE 2024
Our popular Presidents John Hallinan and Anne Keane will hold their weekend from the 16th to the 18th August. It will kick off with the President’s Scramble on Wednesday 14th August. Entries for both Scramble and Qualifying rounds must be done by midnight on Tuesday 13th August. We have a lovely barbecue planned on Wednesday for this fun evening so don’t leave it too late, if you’re not in you can’t win. The gents qualifying rounds will take place on Friday and Saturday and Sundays Final will begin at 10am with 45 going through. Following the final, food and the presentation will take place in the Goldcoast Hotel at approx 2.30pm. We wish John and Anne all the best for the weekend, hopefully the sun will shine.
THE COURSE
Please remember to repair any divots on the fairways or pitch marks on the greens to keep our course in great condition.
WEEKLY NOTES
The notes that go out each week on the paper and on the Clubs social media page are for all the members of the club. If there is something you wish to be included in the notes, please contact Irene or Brian in the kiosk or the P.R.O. on 083 4862771.
GENTS RESULTS
Tues 6th Aug Ladies and Gents Open Singles S/F
1st Ned O’Connor (22) 38
2nd Vincent Hyland (12) 37
3rd Andrew Travers (16) 37
4th Mark Flynn West Waterford (6) 36
1st Lady Miriam Matthews (12) 39
Fri. 9th Aug Ladies and Gents Open Singles S/F
1st Nicholas Keane (21) 39
2nd John Dooley (25) 39
Gross Kenneth Kelleher Dungarvan (7) 30
3rd Andrew Kirwan (10) 38
1st Lady Mairead Ryan (16) 39
Sat. 10th Aug Club comp
1st Frank Murphy (13) 39pts
2nd Darren Ahern (17) 39pts
3rd Nathan O’Connor (8) 38pts
Sun 11th Aug Club comp
1st Ivor Bagge (17) 38pts
2nd Dave Conlon (13) 38pts
3rd Darragh Power (10) 37pts
4th Conor Clancy (5) 37pts
UPCOMING FIXTURES
Tues 13th Aug Ladies and Gents Open Singles S/F
Wed. 14th Aug Presidents Scramble
Thurs 15th South Munster Open Gents Seniors
Fri. 16th Open Singles/ Presidents Prize Qualifier
Sat. 17th Aug Presidents Prize Qualifier
Sun 18th Aug Presidents Prize Final
SOCIETIES AND GREEN FEES BOOKINGS
Goldcoast Golf Club warmly welcome societies and green fees and we look forward to greeting you and your friends. Our individual rates and group outing packages offer great value golf. To discuss your booking requirements, contact Irene Lynch on 05844055 or golf@goldcoastgolfresort.com.
DUNGARVAN GOLF TRIANGLE
Dungarvan is a haven for golf enthusiasts with three championship golf courses located within 10 minutes of Dungarvan town, Goldcoast Golf Club, Dungarvan Golf Club and West Waterford Golf Club. The three clubs have teamed up to offer an unbelievable discount, enjoy three games of golf, one on each of the participating golf courses, all for just €84. This special offer is available daily and is a great idea for your next golfing break. For more information contact 058 44055 or email golf@goldcoastgolfresort.com
LADIES NOTES
FIXTURES
18 Hole On-Going 2 Card Competition
10 Hole On-Going 2 Card Competition
10 Hole Gold Coasters Competition every Thursday
Open 18 Hole Singles for Ladies and Gents every Tuesday & Friday
AUGUST
14 President’s Scramble
16/17/18 John & Anne’s President’s Weekend
24 Lady Captain’s Outing to Fermoy
29 Open Team Event – Super-Valu
31/01 sponsor-Member
RESULTS – HELEN FENNELL MEMORIAL
1st Isobel Kirwan 45pts
2nd Mary Clancy 44pts
3rd Mary Kiely 41pts
Tue Open Ladies Singles = Miriam Matthews 39pts
Fri Open Ladies Singles = Mairead Ryan 39pts
BRONZE AND SILVER MEDALS
The winners of the medals who will represent us in WWGC on 4th September are:
Silver Medal – Mairead Ryan h/cap under 20
Bronze Medal – Angela O’Connor h/cap 20.1 or above
Congratulations and well done to our ladies and wishing them the very best of Gold Coast luck in WWGC
PRESIDENTS PRIZE WEEKEND
Our Presidents John and Anne are busy in the run up to their very special weekend. The prestigious event takes off on Wednesday evening with the Presidents Scramble and BBQ which is always a fun event with oodles of food, drink and craic – not to be missed!!
We are extremely lucky to have Anne as our Lady President, she is the epitome of calm, cool and collected. Her organisational skills are fine tuned and nothing fazes her, everything goes without a hitch!! We want her to have the perfect weekend she deserves!
Preparations are in hand for the big day, and we are all hoping for great golf, great fun and lots of sunshine!!
Wishing John and Anne every success for the weekend, this could be a wild one!!!
LADY CAPTAIN’S OUTING TO FERMOY
Our Lady Captain Elaine has been busy organising her day out and finalising the tee times and catering for the event. The total cost of the day is €46pp which includes golf, main course, tea/coffee and scone on arrival.
The format for the day will be a scramble which will make it a fun day out, please add your name to the sheet posted in the kiosk and final details will be posted soon.
LADIES CLUB FOURSOMES
The first round so far has been enlightening with many unforeseeable results and one match going to the 20th hole, well done ladies on a marathon session during the week. We have also had some predicted results but there are some very strong pairings yet to contend!
This is going to be a very exciting Foursomes tournament and one to keep an eye on. Wishing all the competitors the very best of luck and hopefully it will be an enjoyable experience for everybody.
EILEEN MURPHY MEMORIAL TROPHY
There has been a lot of interest so far as the sheet is filling up with many pairings taking to the fairways in the last couple of weeks.
Terms and conditions are posted and the winning pairing will represent the club in Cork GC on the 2nd of September. Enjoy!
GOLD COASTERS
There was a very healthy turnout on Thursday for our weekly singles competition with beautiful prizes again sourced by Anne. There was some great golf played in perfect golfing conditions and some fabulous scores returned, congrats and well done to the winners!!
Our outing to Ardmore was a great success with tea/coffee and pastries on arrival after which half the group walked the beach and the rest decided to do the Cliff Walk.
After the walks we retired to a very notable restaurant for lunch which was magnificent, it was a winner all round and requests for a return visit are already in consideration
The winners of the 10 Hole were:
1st Mary French (44) 27-2=25pts
2nd Siobhan McCarthy (38) 23pts
NEW MEMBER DEALS 2024
Ladies, if you had ever thought of taking up golf, now is the time to do it, our Lady Captain Elaine or any committee member would be delighted to take out potential members and showcase our beautiful course which is blessed with unrivalled mountain and coastal scenery!
There are great deals on offer for new members and beginners including tuition, please contact our Director of Golf Irene or Brian in the kiosk on 058 44055 for more information.