President's Prize 2024

"President fantastic" Paddy Horan wishes to thank Mother Nature 🌞 & all those who participated on the day 🏆

Match Play 2024

 Live Singles Draw     Live Scotch Foursomes

The MatchPlay Singles final was won by Eoin Boggans V Darren Redmond  

In the Scotch Foursomes final Dave O'Driscoll & Noel Quinn beat Sean Egan & Billy Walsh 

Scotch Foursomes: 

• Both players in a team tee off Blue Tees , Choose preferred ball & Play alternate shots until completion of hole.
• All players in the match will individually calculate a Course Handicap (CH).
• Each Team takes 60% of the lower CH and 40% of the higher CH and adds them together, this is the pairs playing handicap.
• The full difference between the 2 teams handicaps will determine the number of shots given/received.
• Please note the new indices on the back 9 holes ! !

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Singles Match Play:

• Play off Blue Tees: play off full Course Handicap on the day (laminated CH sheet is in Changing room and at reception). If player A has a 20 Course Handicap & Player B is an 18 CH, Player A would then get a shot on hole index 1 & Hole index 2. ( all other Holes would be off scratch).

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 This years MatchPlay "enforcer" is Bernard O'Callaghan. 0860635954 contact Bernard asap if you're having issues arranging a match.

August Newsletter

 

Following August’s committee meeting I wish to send members an update from the committee in relation to forthcoming events, Inter club match play 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.

Some Notices for upcoming events include. August is a busy period and we have both our own internal major competitions coming to a conclusion

• Saturday August 31st is President’s day (Paddy Horan) and we will making a special effort to make this a success with Prizes including

o Goodie Bags

o 2 opportunities for Nearest the pin

o Longest drive for the different categories

o Prizes for the best scores in all categories

o If you fluctuate between different categories watch out for a whatsapp from the competition secretary on the evening before the competition to provide clarity

o A reminder re Slow play .BMGC is essentially a 3.5hour course or 1.45 hours for 9. Some golden rules re slow play to avoid frustration include

 Play a provisional if you are unsure

 You have 3 minutes to find your ball

 Never lose a hole on the people in front of you

• Next Monthly Medal is scheduled for Sat august 10th

• This year we are having a social and a presentation for Captain’s and Presidents days plus other internal club competitions on the night of August 30th .We really hope you save the date & support the evening. The venue is The Old Mill from 8pm and there will be entertainment and finger food along with many presentations for the year. More Details to follow

• Wednesday opens are on going and it is a great opportunity to invite visitors to play for €15 and showcase the course. Ladies are most welcome.

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

• Inter Club competitions 

• Our Super Senior Team having progressed to the semi final against Stackstown this Thursday. I’m sure every member wishes them the best of luck.

Congratulations to everyone who represented the club in the various competitions. The results have been well documented on the whatsapp forum and website. The hope is in time that we will get members who are prepared to play in the competitions they are eligible for and represent the club as it is a great experience and will strengthen the teams.

• BMGC’s own internal club singles and Scotch Foursomes continue at pace and well done to all those still remaining. The Foursome’s finalists have been paired together and the Singles finalists will be known by the weekend .Check out the blog for Progress.  http://buttermountaingolf.blogspot.com/2024/05/match-play-2024.html 

• The plan is to present the winners with their prizes at the social evening on Saturday August 30th. 

• The Committee are continuously reviewing with the course how we best manage Sunday Morning Golf. We remind you to book well in advance to secure your booking on Sundays on both Howdidido and the BRS System. We are really committed to getting increased activity on Sunday’s. The more activity we get on Sundays will increase our capacity for change. Your feedback and suggestions are welcome.

• Fundraiser The tickets are flowing and thank you to everybody who has supported this event thus far. However there are still a number of tickets to be collected and sold. They are available at reception. It will take the form of a raffle and we will be asking all members to try and sell 4 tickets or indeed more. The raffle will be on presidents night (our only social of the year) . You will be hearing a lot about this event in the coming weeks and it is really important we get your support. I will be taking responsibility for coordinating this event and if anyone has any queries please don’t hesitate to contact me.

• Notice re 13th for New Members. Especially for the new members and in particular the longer hitters, The 13th is a par 4, for safety reasons  your tee shot must not finish on or beyond the green (OOB) or it is a 3 off the tee. Please review the local rules on the back of the card.if you have any queries please ask any of the committee for assistance.

• The Committee have adopted Golf Irelands directives in that a member is not entitled to win the top prize on the captains and presidents day if they have not submitted 20 qualifying cards and have a full WHS Golf Handicap. The good news is however, that you will qualify to win one of the up to 20 other prizes on each day. To win a medal you must have 10 qualifying cards submitted and you still qualify to win all other prizes available on the day.

• There is a new Club website www.buttermountingolf.ie developed by the owners which will also assist us in centralising the messaging in time. If you have any suggestions for improvements the Ladies would love to hear from you

• 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. The Whatsapp forum was never designed to tackle any issues with sensitivities attached so please use it for messaging, receiving club info and securing playing partners as required.

Keeping you informed.

Our Super Senior Team having progressed to the semi final home& away against Stackstown this Thursday at 10.40am I’m sure every member wishes them the best of luck.

David O’ Driscoll

Committee Member.