LIONS CLUB CHRISTMAS APPEAL
The Gold coast Golf Club are delighted again to be associated with the Lions Club Christmas Appeal. A big thank you to everyone who supported this worthy cause again this year. Raffle tickets will be on sale until 10am on Sunday 21st December when the draw will take place for our fabulous prizes. Beautiful Raffle Prizes include a Drinks Hamper, Christmas Hamper, Ham and Wine. Your support will help raise much needed funds to help those less well off in our society. Raffle tickets are on sale in the Kiosk, 1 strip for €2, 3 strips for €5. As always, we thank our sponsors who come on board each year. The Gold Coast members have always been generous in their support, and we know this will continue again this year for this very worthy cause.
DONNCHADH DUNNE ELECTRICAL W.E.S. WINTER LEAGUE 2025/2026
A quick reminder: please enter all your Winter League scores on the computer and place your physical scorecards in the box even if a round didn’t go to plan or won’t count towards your top ten. This helps us keep accurate records and process cards efficiently. Our Gents Winter League has entered its seventh week. Thanks to everyone for making a great effort so far. Qualifying rounds continue until 22nd February 2026. Each competition is played over 18 holes, with a daily competition fee of €8 for the first 10 rounds entered and €5 for all subsequent rounds. Players can play on any day and as often as they wish during the qualifying period. To give your team the best chance of success, each player is encouraged to complete at least 10 rounds. Thank you to everyone for taking care to record points and totals correctly on scorecards and the computer — it enables us to process cards quickly and helps keep the league running smoothly. To follow your teams progress, scores can be viewed weekly on the club website news section. From Monday 17th November to Sunday 14th December, the competition prizes for the Winter League will be Hams.
CLUB CONDOLENCES
The club would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to past member and great friend of the Goldcoast Tony Lonergan on the sad passing of his wife Mary which occurred during the week. May God have mercy on her gentle soul.
COMMITTEE MEETING
Our first Meeting of the new committee will take place on Tuesday next the 9th December 2025 at 7.30pm
LETS LOOK AFTER OUR GREENS
We all enjoy playing on quality greens, so let’s work together to keep them in top shape this winter!
Each team has been assigned two greens to look after. When you’re playing, please repair all pitch marks on your designated greens—it only takes a moment and makes a huge difference!
Your Team’s Greens:
Abbeyside: 1st & 2nd
An Rinn: 3rd & 4th
Ballinacourty: 5th & 6th
Northern Alliance: 7th & 8th
Dungarvan: 9th & 10th
Dunhill:11th & 12th
Nire/Touraneena: 13th & 14th
Stradbally: 15th & 16th
Western Allies: 17th & 18th
A little effort from everyone = excellent conditions for all!
GENTS RESULTS
Tues 2nd Dec Open Singles
1st John Flynn (8) 39pts
Mon 1st to Fri. 5th Dec Winter League WK 6 Lions Club Appeal
1st Billy Byrne (11) 40pts
2nd Tony Fitzgerald (19) 40pts
Gross Micheal White (+2) 40pts
Sat. 6th, Sun 7th Dec Winter League WK 7 Lions Club Appeal
1st Kieran Quigley (15) 44.60
2nd Nicholas Keane (21) 40
3rd Eoin Kearns (9) 40
GENTS FIXTURES
Mon 8th to Fri. 12th Dec Winter League WK 7
Tues 9th Dec Open Singles
Fri 12th Dec Open Singles
Sat. 13th, Sun 14th Dec Winter League WK 8
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 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 CLUB NOTES
FIXTURES
10 & 18 Hole Winter League
10 Hole Gold Coasters Competition every Thursday
10 Hole Ham Competition
Open 18 Hole Singles for Ladies and Gents every Tuesday & Friday
RESULTS
18 Hole Winter League
Rd 1 Anne Purcell 36pts
Rd 2 Esther McGuckian 34pts
Rd 3 Noirin Darcy 39pts
Rd 4 Esther McGuckian 32pts
Rd 5 Betty Joyce 36pts
10 Hole winter League
Rd 1 Gillian Cashman 21pts
Rd 2 Mary Sweeney 20pts
Rd 3 Bridge Walsh 22pts
Rd 4 Mary Fennell 21pts
Rd 5 Mairead Ryan 21pts
Rd 6 Rena Landers 17pts
Rd 7 Bridge Walsh 21-2=19pts
Ham Competition Results
No 1 Mary Clancy 22pts
No 2 Bridge Walsh 22pts
LIONS CLUB CHRISTMAS SCRAMBLE
Our annual Lions Club Hamper Appeal Christmas scramble took place on Saturday 6th December with a large turnout of ladies dressed in their Christmas finery. Our lady Capt. Bridge pulled out all the stops to make the day a fun and festive event for everybody.
The weather turned out to be perfect for golf which made it all the more enjoyable. Beautiful mulled wine, mince pies and home bakes were sampled and enjoyed by everyone before we took to the fairways. Presentation of prizes took place in the hotel with
delicious food and beverages served by Michael and Anna. Beautiful prizes were presented to the winners and runners up of the scramble and Carlos, our chef was nominated to pick the best dressed lady with rapturous applause!!
A big Thank You to everyone involved in making the day such a success, especially those behind the scenes, cooks, bakers, photographers, collating of cards and results and the hotel staff who look after us all year round, you are all very much appreciated!!
Results
1st Rosie Murphy, Caroline O’Connor, Alice Collins
2nd Katie Kiely, Breda Conway, Deirdre Fennell
Best Dressed Lady: Rita Thompson
The proceeds from the event will go to the hamper appeal with tickets for the raffle still on sale until 21st Dec, these are available from the kiosk with magnificent prizes to be won!!
Drinks Hamper, Christmas Hamper, Ham, Wine. Tickets are priced at 1 strip-€2, 3 strips-€5
As always, we thank our sponsors for their very generous support every year. The Gold Coast members have always been extremely generous over the years and we have no doubt that this will continue for this very worthy cause!
GOLD COASTERS
Our group took some time off golf last Thursday in preparation for our Christmas night out. It turned out to be one of our most memorable nights when two very special guests turned up to join in our festivities. In the midst of our pre-dinner drinks and cocktails, Seamus Power and his beautiful new bride Casey joined us in the bar for a few drinks and chat, all arranged by his aunt Rita who is part of our group.
It was an absolute delight to be in their company for an hour and we appreciate that they took the time to come and visit us during a very busy honeymoon schedule. We would like to congratulate them on their recent Nuptials and wish them both a long and happy life together.
We eventually made our way to the restaurant after all the excitement in the bar to partake of a sumptuous dinner all served up by their wonderful staff. The layout and table decoration was fabulous and perfect for our large group, thanks to Martin and Carla.
When dinner was finished Anne did a raffle with pickout gifts for everybody in the audience. As per usual Anne had such a fantastic selection of gifts on offer, it was mind boggling. Thanks a mill for everything you do for our group, it is really appreciated.
WINTER LEAGUE
The winter league is now in Rd 6 and 8 with many taking advantage of the dry spells. There has been a great effort by many team members and some great scores returned, well done to all the round winners so far.
The individual team scores and rankings will be finalised and posted soon which will focus team members to input a few extra scores. Hopefully the weather will behave and team members will get a few more rounds in. Meanwhile the rankings for games played is as follows with Las Americas taking the lead with a fabulous input
from their team followed closely by Torreque Brada in second place.
Las Americas 37
Torreque Brada 25
La Cala 30
Sunshine Golf 28
Lauro 23
Cala Nova 19
HAM COMPETITION
Our 10 Hole Ham competition sheets are filling up very quickly with an entry fee of €3, a chance to grace your table with the festive ham. Details and entry sheets in kiosk.
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.