14 Hole Course

 Play 1- 7 as normal, this is your Front 7holes ( you are 1/2 way thru your round )
You will see a sign at 7th Green, directing you to play the par3 14th, this is the 1st hole of your back 7 holes.
then go to the normal 8th tee (which is now your 9th hole on the 14hole course) and play the normal route until you reach the 12th hole (which is now your 13th on the 14hole course)
For the final hole play the normal 16th.
Mark your card as set out on the 14 hole card, do not swap scores on holes around.

The Computer ( and indexes ) has been set up to reflect the above
Enter scores onto computer leaving 15,16,17 & 18 as blank/0  and click enter.

2016 insurance increase

We have been informed that our current AIG Golfers insurance will rise to €27 this year.
Brian McNamara has contacted AON insurance and it is proposed that we switch to their package @ €25, which will cover us from April 2016 to April 2017.
Apologies for any inconvenience caused as this increase was not reflected in the renewal forms sent out before Christmas. The new breakdown is :

Full €452 + VAT@45€  = €497
Committee & Gui fees@€35 +AON insurance@€25 = €60
Total: €557

The committee is requesting members who have not already renewed their annual subscription, to add the €5 increase to the clubs portion of the subscription which now rises from €55 to €60. For those who have already paid their subscription for the year the committee requests  that you place the €5 in a sealed envelope marked INSURANCE PREMIUM INCREASE with your name and GUI number and give it to any committee member or leave it with Fiona or Deborah at the office.
Click here for AON schedule of benefits.

Interclub Draws 2016

Interclub Draws 2016

Handicap changes 2016

CHANGES TO CONGU UNIFIED HANDICAPPING SYSTEM
Changes will take effect on 1 January 2016, with an implementation date for clubs of 1 March 2016.

The new CONGU manual is in the process of being published and is the culmination of a four-year review cycle with the aim of assisting club members to have handicaps which truly reflect their playing ability.

Among the most significant changes in the 2016 edition of the manual are the following:

•           Dates – The handicap year will now follow the calendar year,1 January to 31 December, and a player’s handicap will be based on scores returned within that period

•           Four Ball Better Ball Handicap Allowance: In both stroke play and match play the back marker now concedes strokes to the other 3 players based on 90% of the difference between the full handicaps rather than 75% (3/4) as at present

•           Reinstatement of Handicap Status: The reinstatement of a competition status handicap requires a player to submit 3 qualifying scores (which could be 18 hole competitions,9 hole competitions or Supplementary Scores both home and/or away)

•           Continuous Handicap Review: To assist with this process there will now be a computer generated report which highlights those players with 7 consecutive 0.1 increases. Handicap Committees are now recommended to review the performance of such players and to give due consideration to applying a handicap increase where applicable or required.

•           Exact Handicaps: In Ireland lowest exact handicap is now restricted to 1.0 stroke increase in a calendar year.

Various other changes have been made and a pre-publication version of the revised manual can be viewed  at www.congu.com

Jim McArthur, CONGU Board Chairman, said: “The CONGU Unified Handicapping System does not stand still and, as a result, we again have a number of further refinements to the system reflecting both experience and new evidence.

We continually review the system to encourage participation in both competitive golf and social golf whilst at the same time trying to ensure that the system is fair for players of all abilities.”

Seasons Greetings

Wishing you and yours complements of the season and best of luck with your golf for next year
and future.
Leo Mahon
Captain 2016.

Winter League 2015/16

 WL Results

We are 6 weeks into the Winter League. We had to abandon the week 5 round due to the course closure, every team was deemed to have drawn their week 5 match.

The Panthers lead by Jimmy Graham are the only unbeaten team and are 3 points clear of the Eagles who lost just once. In 3^rd place are the Bears (who beat the Eagles in week 4).

We now have a break for 2 weeks and we will re-commence with Round 7 on the 9^th and 10^th of January. With just 12 points between the top of the table and the bottom of the table and 12 more matches to play, all teams are still very much in the competition.

Happy Christmas!

Martin

 Draw
Winter League Conditions

Storm Desmond

Due to flooding and high winds the course will be closed today, Saturday December 5th
Set to reopen Sunday 6th