DONNCHADH DUNNE ELECTRICAL W.E.S. WINTER LEAGUE 2025/2026
The Gents’ Winter League qualifying stage has now concluded, and the focus shifts to the knockout rounds.
The Quarter Finals will take place next Sunday, with Stradbally v Northern Alliance at 10.00am, followed by Abbeyside v Western Allies at 11.30am. The Semi-Finals are scheduled for Sunday 8th March, where top qualifiers Nire/Touraneena and Dunhill await their opponents.
The Grand Final will be held on Sunday 22nd March when the 2026 Winter League Champions will be crowned.
The league section went right to the wire — just 2 points separated 2nd from 3rd, and less than 44 points covered 2nd to 5th place. Commiserations to Dungarvan who missed out on qualification by just 14 points.
Some excellent golf lies ahead. Best of luck to all teams involved.
The final standings are detailed below. Thank you to all team managers and participants for their commitment and efforts throughout.
1st Nire/Touraneena 3481 pts
2nd Dunhill 3438 pts
3rd Stradbally 3436 pts
4th Abbeyside 3409 pts
5th Western Allies 3371 pts
6th Northern Alliance 3294 pts
7th Dungarvan 3280 pts
8th An Rinn 3211 pts
9th Ballinacourty 2676 pts
QUIZ NIGHT
As a social get together, Captain Johnny and Lady Captain Bridge will host a Fun Table Quiz in the Gold Coast Hotel on this Friday February 27th at 8 O’clock for members and friends. The quiz will consist of music and sports questions. All questions will be multiple choice, ensuring that there will be no blank answer sheets. The entry cost is €5 per person with each team consisting of three people. There will be prizes and spot prizes. The quizmaster for the evening will be Captain Johnny! Everyone welcome – members & friends
ON THE COURSE
We ask all visitors and members to please always respect the fairways and greens. Please observe all no-go areas around the greens and use varied access points across the fairways when making your way to the greens. This will help protect the course and allow it the opportunity to recover during periods of inclement weather.
INTER CLUB CAPTAINS AND SELECTORS
The Fixtures Committee will hold a meeting with inter club team Captains and selectors on this Tuesday 24th February at 7.30pm in the Castle room In the Gold Coast Hotel.
FIXTURES MARCH 2026
Fixtures Sunday 1st March 2026 Winter League Quarter Finals
Sunday 8th March 2026 Winter League Semi Finals
Sunday 22nd March 2026 Winter League Final
Sunday 29th March 2026 Captains Drive In
PRESENTATION OF CHEQUE TO DUNGARVAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
Presentation of cheque to Dungarvan Community Hospital Gold Coast Golf Club had the pleasure of recently presenting a cheque for €6,000 to Paula French, Director of Nursing at Dungarvan’s Community Hospital. The funds represent the proceeds from the John McGrath Memorial Tournament, which was held last year. Its with great pride that we can help contribute to the important work carried out in our local hospital. We wish to express our sincere appreciation to all our members, sponsors & volunteers as its the collective efforts of everyone involved, that the total funds raised over the past four years for the John McGrath Memorial now stands at over €24,000. This generous support will greatly aid in funding essential equipment for our Community Hospital, enhancing the care provided to those in need. Thank you to all for your steadfast commitment.
GENTS RESULTS
Mon 16th to Fri. 20th Feb Winter League WK 17
1st Eoin Cahill (9) 40.80
2nd Tony Fitzgerald (19) 40.75
Tues. 17th Feb Open Singles
1st Phil Kinsella (17) 40
Sat. 21st Feb, Sun 22nd Feb Winter League WK 18
1st Frank North (13) 41.25
2nd John White (7) 40
Cat 1 John Hallinan (6) 40
Cat 2 Michael Kavanagh (10) 40
Cat 3 Tim Lenehan (14) 39
Cat 4 Kevin Power (17) 38
GENTS FIXTURES
Tues. 24th Feb Open Singles
Fri. 27th Feb Open Singles
Sat. 28th Club Comp
Sun. 29th Club Comp
SOCIETY BOOKINGS
Gold Coast Golf Club warmly welcomes societies and green fee guests. We look forward to hosting you and your friends for a fantastic day of golf.
Our individual rates and group packages offer excellent value, ensuring a memorable experience. To discuss your 2026 requirements, contact Irene Lynch at 058 44055 or email golf@goldcoastgolfresort.com.
DUNGARVAN GOLF TRIANGLE
Experience three championship golf courses, all within 10 minutes of Dungarvan town for unbeatable value. Play three rounds of golf for just €90 with this exclusive deal available daily. For more information, contact Goldcoast Golf Club at 058 44055 or email golf@goldcoastgolfresort.com. It’s the perfect choice for your next golfing getaway.
LADIES NOTES
FIXTURES
10 & 18 Hole Spring League
10 & 18 Hole On-going Competition
10 Hole Gold Coasters Competition every Thursday
Open 18 Hole Singles for Ladies and Gents every Tuesday & Friday
RESULTS SPRING LEAGUE
18 Hole
Rd 1 Katie Kiely (9) 34pts
10 Hole
Rd 1 Deirdre Ruane (14) 20pts
FUN TABLE QUIZ
As a social get together Lady Captain Bridge and Captain Johnny will hold a Fun Table Quiz in the Gold Coast Hotel on Friday 27th Feb at 8pm for members and friends.
The quiz questions will consist of music and sports which will be multiple choice, ensuring there will be no blank answer sheets!!
Teams of 3 will cost €15 and there will be prizes for best overall, best Winter league and best mixed teams.. The quizmaster on the night will be Captain Johnny, so please come along for a fun night out and support your Captains!!
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES
The presentation of the Winter League prizes kindly sponsored by The Moorings will take place on Friday night, 27th Feb before the Fun Quiz. We would like to see all prizewinners in attendance on the night.
Full details and a list of winners will be posted on the WhatsApp group.
GOLD COASTERS
Due to the inclement weather last Thursday there was no golf but hopefully we may get to play next week, weather permitting. We had a wonderful outing to Lismore last Friday after the early morning deluge. Some of the group took a short walk in glorious sunshine before our long awaited lunch!!
While the weather didn’t facilitate our proposed walk, it was great to have a catch-up in good company and great food. If the weather continues like this, we won’t be long going through our list of outings for the year!!
A list of our proposed outings for the season are now posted on our WhatsApp group, there may be a few tweaks to the scheduled list but it’s an indicator of what’s on offer.
Thanks a mill to Anne who comes up with some amazing ideas to keep us entertained.
SPRING LEAGUE SPONSORED BY COMSERV
Our Spring League kindly sponsored by our member Rosie Murphy of Comserv Pest Control Services has started with all team members now gone into to Rd 2 despite the inclement conditions. Hopefully the weather will improve to get everyone out to play their required games. Well done to all who have made a tremendous effort on behalf of their teams and congrats to our Rd 1 winners!!
The entry fee will be an initial €25 for registration and the first 5 games which are a requirement from each team member. Subsequent games to better your score will be €5 per game. The league runs to Sat 28th March, please read the terms and conditions before play!! Good luck to everyone!!
CAPTAINS DRIVE-IN
Our Captains Johnny and Bridge will hold their Drive-In on Sunday 29th March with mixed scramble to follow, more details on this event to follow!
NEW MEMBER DEALS 2025/26
Ladies, thinking of taking up golf, now is the time to do it! Our Lady Captain Bridge or any committee member would be delighted to take out potential members on the course. New lady member fee of €408 including Golf Ireland fees for year 1 are on offer now, please contact our Director of Golf Irene or Mark in the kiosk on 058 44055 for more information.