Friday, 17 October 2025

Competition Conditions

* Until Further notice,  

 Placing on Fairways only, play as lies everywhere else !

* Bunkers in Play. 

2025 Fixture list

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When playing a 3 Ball Rumble : 

Apply Full Playing Handicap, as per sticker

Holes 1 to 6:

mark the Best score on the card in the column relating to the player A, B or C ( put Stableford points in the pts column)

Holes 7 to 12 , Best 2 scores

Holes 13 to 18, Best 3 scores

Mark a Team card + a normal singles card, then enter singles onto the touchscreen/ Howdidido as normal

As we are operating a team event in tandem with a Singles, no advice is permitted between players

Shotgun Scramble 4/10/25 Stroke play

  • All players Tee off ,select preferred ball, all play their own ball from that position. 
  • For the purposes of this competition all players Place everywhere within 6 inches (except penalty areas).

  •  For Teams of 3 players: Playing Handicap( = PH on Label)  , add up the 3 H/Caps and divide by 6.
  • For Teams of 4 players: Playing Handicap( = PH on Label)  , add up the 4 H/Caps and divide by 10
  • 5 Drives/tee shots from each team player must be used for teams of 3.
  • For teams of 4 (4 drives each must be used)

  • Teams will be split into 2 divisions (teams of 4 & teams of 3, as equal as possible) 
  • Please arrive no later than 7.20am to guarantee your place on a team,
  1. Prize presentations to take place in the Club house at 11.45am post round.

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For Max score Stroke play: On a par3, pick up on shot 8, .... Par4 pick up on shot 9, ... Par5 pick up on shot 10.

Note: Monthly Medals are full stroke play with max score not applicable.


3 Club Challenge+ :   Pre-round, pick your Putter (mandatory) & any 3 other clubs of your choice. Singles Stableford.

Normal stableford rules apply. It would be advisable for this comp to leave the clubs you won't be using at home. To avoid having a lot of expensive clubs sitting in cars at the Club carpark

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Rules for Champagne Scramble:

  • Use Playing Handicap as per Howdidido label or App.(minus off any domestic Cuts from PH)
  • Players drive off. Team chooses which drive to play and marks it (all players can place). All team members play from this spot/ within 6 inches and then finish out the hole with their own ball, in the normal Stableford manner.
  • 3 drives MUST be used from each player. Drives must be indicated on the scorecard by putting a circle around the player's score.

The best 2 scores are recorded (Stableford). The same applies to all other holes except the par 3’s.

On par 3’s: all players play their own ball from tee to green and then all 3 scores (stableford) are counted.

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Accumulations of Loose Impediments: 

Purpose. At certain times of the year piles of loose impediments such as leaves, seeds or acorns may make it difficult for a player to find or play their ball. A Committee can choose to treat such piles of loose impediments in the general area or in a bunker as ground under repair from which free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1.  

This Local Rule may not be used for penalty areas as relief is not available for abnormal course conditions in penalty areas.  

The Local Rule should be limited to the hole(s) where problems are created by such loose impediments and should be withdrawn as soon as conditions allow.  

Model Local Rule F-14  

"During play of the [holes 1 thru 18], any ground with temporary accumulations of [Leaves] in the general area or in a bunker is treated as ground under repair from which free relief is allowed under Rule 16.1.  


Bunker Filled with Temporary Water  

Purpose. If a bunker or multiple bunkers are filled with temporary water, free relief under Rule 16.1c may not be sufficient to allow for fair play as players may be limited to taking maximum available relief or relief outside the bunker for one penalty stroke. A Committee can choose to treat certain bunkers as ground under repair in the general area so that free relief is allowed outside the bunker.  

The Committee should only use this Local Rule for specifically identified bunkers and is not authorized to make a Local Rule providing generally that all bunkers filled with temporary water are ground under repair. The rationale for this is that individual bunkers may change from being completely flooded to partially flooded during the round and it would be inappropriate for some players to get free relief from a bunker treated as ground under repair in the general area, whereas other players have to treat it as a bunker as it is not completely flooded at the time their ball is in it,  


  • The new Gazebos are immovable obstructions, free drop from stance or intended line of swing  (No line-of-sight relief).
  • If your ball is lost in Casual water (excluding penalty areas), take a free drop where you last crossed the margin of the water, keeping that point in line with the Flag, with no limit to how far back you drop.
  • A ball found within, or stance affected by, Casual water should be dropped to the nearest point of relief not nearer the hole.

 Any new Competition/Conditions updates will be posted here thru the season






   Please leave Rakes back inside Bunkers.

  • New Ponds are now staked, use relevant penalty area Rule. Note the scale of mixed Penalty area on 14th/7th in photo below. 

                                   

 

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3Ball / Scramble Stroke play, 1/6 combined Playing H/cap 

  •  Playing Handicap( = PH on Label) Then minus any domestic cuts from the PH, add up the 3  amended H/Caps and divide by 6.
  • All players Tee off ,select preferred ball, all play their own ball from that position. 
  • 5 Drives/tee shots from each team player must be used
  • For the purposes of this competition all players Place everywhere within 6 inches (except penalty areas).
  • Teams will be split into 2 divisions (as equal as possible)  If there is enough prizes for 3 teams it will be 1st overall then 2 X divisional prizes. 4 team prizes = 2 X divisions.

  • If a team has only 2 players you will not be in the scramble, so sign in and Submit a Singles Scorecard as normal. (for a separate prize).

Sunday, 12 October 2025

2's Club Oct/Nov

   2's qualifiers are below, each two is listed in numerical order based on the date it was recorded on the Competition software. An online random number allocator will sequence the 8 lucky winners. If a member is drawn twice the next number in the sequence will be used.

  1.  K Revins 11/10/25
  2.  K Burke
  3. F Coghlan 12/10/25

Draw will take place early December.8 random winners for the bi-monthly 2's Club: €30 to be added to electronic Wallet




Note, any gross 2 (incl hole in one) recorded on the Howdidido App in a Saturday or Sunday Competition is included for a bi-monthly draw. In order to spread the potential winners, only 1 win per member is allowed. (Wednesday Competitions are not part of the 2's Club), Team events are also excluded (unless running in tandem with Singles Comp where scores may be recorded via Howdidido in a singles comp on the day)

Saturday, 11 October 2025

Golfer of the Year 2025

 Golfer of the Year 2025 - 

With the October now played the Golfer of the year Gross section has been Won by Sean Egan with a Total of 58pts, this years nett section was won by Brian Cruise 45pts.

 Player of the year points are allocated from position 1 to 10, 1st place gets 10 points, 2nd 9pts, etc.

Your best 6 results from the 7 X Medals + Capt's + President's count towards a Gross & Nett winner ( 9 Majors).

Note: President's prize Gross section points are based on strokes, and not the comp format of stableford.



















Friday, 10 October 2025

Newsletter October

 

BUTTER MOUNTAIN GOLF CLUB
October News

Following Octobers recent committee meeting I wish to send members an update from the committee in relation to forthcoming events, Inter club matchplay competitions, internal match play competitions, Facility improvements etc. Our job is to work on behalf of the members and to make your Butter Mountain Golf Club experience a very positive one.

·         May we remind everybody that if you know of anybody who is interested in golf, no matter what level they are at, please encourage them to join and they will be most welcome to participate in our club. We always need new members.

·         It is the Committee’s intention to run a monthly team event as was suggested at the last AGM. This is also a great opportunity to engage with new and older members of the club.

·         There will be a new Gold Medal Prize this year. The winners of the 8 monthly medals will go into a play off competition for the Gold Medal.

·         Some members have asked about the transaction history of their wallet.If you require a breakdown then you are advised to message Brian Cruise or George Maloney privately and they will respond

·         Some members have also enquired about their Winnings. If you appear on the results at www.bmgc.ie then your wallet balance has been increased by €30. (€40 winners on a Sat & €50 for Medal  winners ).

·         Please note that the October medalis scheduled for this Saturday October 11th This is your last opportunity to qualify for the gold medal

·         The Gold Medal play off is scheduled following Saturday October 18th

·         Presentation Day

Our presentation day went ahead despite atrocious weather conditions and was very well attended.Congratulations to all the winners. The feedback has been great and we believe everybody enjoyed themselves in our first event in the club facilities. Thank you to the management,staff,john Teegan our chef and all the committee who worked hard to ensure the day was a success.The committee are reviewing a Christmas event in the club house

·         Our annual Fund raising event

I would like to share with the members that the annualfund raiser generated a profit of €1500 which was a great result.The committee would like to thank

1.       Innovative Print who sponsored the printing of the tickets

2.       All the members that supported the draw.

3.       The management and staff of the club who assisted with the collection and distribution of tickets and associated payments

The money will be used to support various club expenses ,trophies,inter club competition expenses Etc over the next 12  Months and is a vital part of our annual budget.

·         AGM

The AGM is scheduled for Tuesday October 28th @8pm in the Old Mill. The committee hope that we get a great turnout this yearas it is your club and your input is most welcome.

 

·         WhatsApp Group. Many Members have contacted us that they are not happy with some of  the use of the Whatsapp Group. Just to remind members It is designed for

a.       Arranging playing Partners

b.      Posting results of Matches

c.       Communicating Golf News of interest

·         It is not designed for

a.       Continuous Commentary on every message posted

b.      commenting on potentially sensitive issues

PLEASE  Message members privately unless the message is of interest to the entire group and also please see bullet point on Communicating with the committee below

 

Some Notices for upcoming events include.

·         Monthly Medal October  11th

·         Gold Medal Play Off October 18th

·         AGM October October 28th 8pm Old Mill Tallaght

·         Wednesday opens continueand it is a great opportunity to invite visitors to play for €15 and showcase the course

·         The fixture list for the year on our public facing website link http://www.bmgc.ie

·         Reminder for all > to repair divots,pitch marks, put rake back inside bunker after using it.

·         The owners are committed to making improvements to both the course and the facilities and there is ongoing dialogue with the Committee.Some Course Updates include

o   Work has commenced on a Putting Green area behind the car park wall and is progressing well

    • Bunkers have been de-weeded and raked.
    • Fairways & Rough regularly maintained with improved equipment
    • Greens have had the 3rd seasonal application of Fertiliser & ongoing conditioning.

·         The Committee are reviewing with the course how we best manage Sunday Morning Golf.We remind you to book well inadvance to secure your booking on Sundays and we are really committed to getting increased activity on Sunday’s.We remind you please to book on BRSafter 8am and Howdidido before 8am.

·         Communication with Committee

If you have an issue or recommendation, we respectfully ask that you send a mail to buttermountaingolf@gmail.com and it will be addressed at or prior to the next committee meeting and responded to. We welcome feedback through this medium.

 

Yours Sincerely

 

David O’ Driscoll

Committee Member

Saturday, 4 October 2025

Presentations Day 2025

Ciaran O'Connor Jordan McKenna John Hopkins Ross Murphy Scramble winners


Liam Burke & The MatchPlay 2025 winner Kevin Burke 




 

Fundraiser Results

 

1st: Jake Byrne (c/o Des Byrne)
2nd: Fergus Flynn
3rd: Ethan Farrell
  • Siobhan O'Driscoll (c/o Dave O'Driscoll)
  • Isla Kelly (c/o Dave O'Driscoll)
  • Annette Ritchie
  • Gabriel McWeeney
  • Eoin Boggans
  • Alice (c/o Pearse O'Brien)
  • Zach Burke (c/o Liam Burke)

Monday, 29 September 2025

August / September 2's Club

  2's qualifiers are listed below, each 2 is listed in numerical order based on the date the 2 was recorded on the Competition software. An online random number allocator will sequence the 8 lucky winners. If a member is drawn twice the next number in the sequence will be used.

  1.  K Revins 2/8/25
  2.  C McKenna
  3.  K Carroll 9/8/25
  4.  R Gaffney
  5.  J Sloan 16/8/25
  6.  S Mulroy 
  7.  T Goulding 23/8/25
  8.  J Sloan
  9. E Boggans 
  10. B Kelly 30/8/25
  11. S Lynch 
  12. B Campbell 6/9/25
  13. J Reid
  14. S Cramer
  15. E Boggans 13/9/25
  16. E Farrell
  17. P Ronan
  18. E Perry 20/9/25
  19. J Hopkins 27/9/25
  20. J Hopkins
  21. J Hutahaean 28/9/25


Draw took place 29/9/25..8 random winners for the bi-monthly 2's Club: €30 to be added to electronic Wallet. 

  • E Farrell
  • J Hopkins
  • J Sloan
  • E Boggans 
  • J Hutahaean
  • K Carroll
  • E Perry
  • R Gaffney



Note, any gross 2 (incl hole in one) recorded on the Howdidido App in a Saturday or Sunday Competition is included for a bi-monthly draw. In order to spread the potential winners, only 1 win per member is allowed. (Wednesday Competitions are not part of the 2's Club), Team events are also excluded (unless running in tandem with Singles Comp where scores may be recorded via Howdidido in a singles comp on the day)