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HAMPER COMPETITIONS 2017
HAMPER COMPETITIONS 2017
List of October Competitions
Revision Date: Oct 4th 2017
Sun 1-Oct Mens 18 Holes Singles Stableford- Hamper
Sat 7-Oct Mens 18 Holes Fourball Stableford – Hamper
Sat 14-Oct Mens 18 Holes Singles Stableford – Hamper
Wed 18-Oct Mens 18 Holes Fourball Stableford – Hamper
Sun 22-Oct Mens 18 Holes Fourball Stableford – Hamper
Wed 25-Oct Mens 12 Holes Singles Stableford – Hamper
Note: Hamper Competitions are subject to a minimum entry of 40 Competitors for Singles and 72 Competitors for Fourball Competitions If minimum entry is not achieved the competition will revert to a normal club competition.
Rules
- The Entry Fee for each Hamper Competition is €5.00 of which €3.80 goes into the prize fund.
- Golfers may win one Hamper during the Hamper season.
- A Hamper Winner if successful in any subsequent Hamper Competitions ( wins a “Voucher” to a maximum value of €50)
- A Hamper winner can still play in a Fourball competition and help their playing partner to win a Hamper.
Thank you,
Competitions Committee
GUI Update – Clubs set to decide on inter-club proposals
CLUBS TO DECIDE ON INTER-CLUB PROPOSALS
A series of questions will be put to clubs on changes to current inter-club events and the introduction of new competitions to broaden appeal at this year’s Annual Delegates’ Meetings (ADMs) in November.
The proposals for change, which will ultimately be decided upon by the Union’s member clubs at these meetings, come after a lengthy review process which involved a survey of 4,000 golfers, a focus group of 12 golf club members and a series of internal discussions between the Provincial Councils and the Union’s Rules & Competitions Committee.
In an acknowledgement of the competitive gulf between the AIG Senior and Junior Cups and the evolution of standards in these competitions since their introduction over 100 years ago, the Connacht, Leinster and Munster Provincial Councils will ask clubs to vote on a change in the handicap limit of the AIG Junior Cup from 5 to 4.
The Connacht and Munster Provincial Councils will also propose a series of motions seeking to introduce concomitant changes in the other handicap-based competitions, in which the AIG Jimmy Bruen Shield individual handicap limit would be lowered from 6 to 5, with the minimum combined handicap to be lowered from 17 to 15. A further proposal from the Munster Council would lower the AIG Pierce Purcell Shield individual handicap limit from 12 to 11, with the maximum combined handicap to be lowered from 27 to 25.
The final of these handicap-based motions will also ask clubs to vote on changes to the GUI All-Ireland Four-Ball competition, lowering the individual handicap limit from 16 to 15 and that of the pair from 36 to 34.
The Leinster Provincial Council will propose a motion seeking to amend the format of the Pierce Purcell Shield from Foursomes to Scotch Foursomes, a format where two players play from the tee with the better tee-shot then being selected and alternate shots being played from then until the completion of the hole.
In addition, the Leinster, Ulster and Connacht Provincial Councils will co-sponsor a motion seeking the introduction of a new All-Ireland inter-club competition for over-55s, while the Leinster and Connacht Councils will join together to propose a motion to introduce a new All-Ireland inter-club nett competition for junior golfers under 18 years of age, which would replace the current Junior Foursomes competition.
The Provincial Councils will publish specific rationales for the motions being proposed ahead of the meetings at which the votes will be taken. All in all, however, the motions seek to respond to an identified need for new competitions to appeal more broadly to the golfing population while enhancing the competitive profile of the current events.
Golf Club members are encouraged to discuss the proposed changes – and indeed to encourage their Clubs to propose their own should they have views on how the events should change. Clubs have already been notified of the deadline for motions by their Branch Offices – these are 16th October (Leinster), 17th October (Connacht), 18th October (Munster) and 19th October (Ulster), with each falling 42 days before the relevant ADM.
The changes will be voted on under a new voting system this year, with every club casting one ballot weighted based on the number of delegates they are entitled to send to the meeting.
In a departure from previous years, every single vote cast at each of the four Annual Delegates’ Meetings will be counted and the overall result will determine whether these changes are introduced.
The motions in full:
1. That the form of play for the AIG Pierce Purcell Shield be modified to Scotch Foursomes.
Proposed by the Leinster Provincial Council
2. That the Union introduce a new All-Ireland Seniors Inter-Club team event for golfers over the age of 55
Proposed by the Leinster, Connacht and Ulster Provincial Councils
3. That the Union introduce a new nett Under-18 Inter-Club event for five-man teams with full handicaps applying, to replace the Junior Foursomes
Proposed by the Leinster and Connacht Provincial Councils
4. That the lower handicap limit of the AIG Junior Cup be reduced from 5 to 4.
Proposed by the Connacht, Leinster and Munster Provincial Councils
5. That, in the Jimmy Bruen Shield, the handicap limits be adjusted as follows:
Lowest individual reduced from 6 to 5
Lowest combined reduced from 17 to 15
Proposed by the Connacht and Munster Provincial Councils
6. That, in the Pierce Purcell Shield, the handicap limits be adjusted as follows:
Lowest individual reduced from 12 to 11
Lowest combined reduced from 27 to 25
Proposed by the Connacht and Munster Provincial Councils
7. That, in the GUI Four-Ball Inter-Club Championship, the handicap limits be adjusted as follows:
Lowest individual reduced from 16 to 15
Lowest combined reduced from 36 to 34
Proposed by the Connacht and Munster Provincial Councils
Golfer of the Year 2017 – Update
The Final leg of the Golfer of the Year, the September Monthly Medal will take place next Sunday 24th September.
The winner of the Golfer of the Year is based on the total number of points accumulated from a competitor’s best 7 scores from the 12 Golfer of the Year events. In each competition 10 points are awarded if a player’s net score equals the Competition Scratch Score, with one additional point awarded for every shot better than CSS and one point deducted for every shot below CSS.
After eleven rounds of the competition the Leader board is as follows:
| Rank | Player | Total | Rounds | |
| Score | Scored | |||
| 1 | Ahern, Mick | 79 | 7 | |
| 2 | Barker, Ciaran | 78 | 7 | |
| 3 | Alcock, Chris | 70 | 7 | |
| 4 | McDermott, Brendan | 68 | 7 | |
| 5 | Sherwin, Brian | 65 | 7 | |
| 6 | Hogan, Liam | 66 | 7 | |
| 7 | Kenny, Peter | 55 | 6 | |
| 8 | O’Brien, John | 66 | 7 | |
| 9 | Black, Paul | 65 | 7 | |
| 10 | Sherlock, Colm | 65 | 7 |
Mick Aherne is well placed to make it a double in 2017, given that he effectively has the Gross Medal of the Year “sewn up” and “In the bag”. A slight cause for concern here however is that Mick’s 79 points were all scored in the first 7 competitions of the year and his last 3 scores have all been non-counting. Can Mick produce the goods under pressure on the big stage next Sunday is the question on everyone’s lips?
Ciaran Barker would appear to Mick’s main threat and he started the year with a very impressive 43 points total in the first four competitions but his end-of-season form has dipped slightly with a 9 pointer in the August monthly Medal being the only real bright spot since the middle of June. He is now only 1 point behind Mick and must be seen as a genuine contender.
The real dark horse here however must be Chris Alcock. Having played in only one of the first five competitions and scored what can best be described as a respectable 9 points, the keys to his trophy cabinet never looked in danger of being touched for at least another year. An incredible 57 points in 5 competitions since 5th July however has seen Chris leapfrog most of the field into a brilliant third place. While he must be disappointed with a 4 pointer in the Centenary Trophy last week, he will be consoled by the fact that this 4 pointer effectively gives him a 5 shot advantage over Mick and Ciaran next week, but he will still have to produce a 14 pointer if he wants to lift the trophy.
Congratulations to Paul Daniels who produced the best score of the year to date, a magical 18 points in the August Monthly Medal. In all 287 players have completed and the full table of scores is available here. GOY Table
Gross Medal of the Year 2017
The Final leg of the Gross Medal of the Year, the September Monthly Medal will take place next Sunday 24th September.
Because of the cancellation of the St. Patricks Cup in March, this competition kicked off with the April Monthly Medal and has been keenly contested along the way. The only requirement for qualification is that competitors must have competed in 7 of the 12 GOY strokes competitions. Eleven have now been completed and the top of the table looks like this:
| Rank | Player | Total | Rounds | Average | |
| Score | Played | Score | |||
| 1 | Ahern, Mick | 521 | 7 | 74.43 | |
| 2 | Lewis, Kingsley | 543 | 7 | 77.57 | |
| 3 | O’Brien, John | 545 | 7 | 77.86 | |
| 4 | McNally, Eddie | 549 | 7 | 78.43 | |
| 5 | Byrne, Paul | 549 | 7 | 78.43 | |
| 6 | Garrigan, David | 551 | 7 | 78.71 | |
| 7 | Ward, David | 562 | 7 | 80.29 | |
| 8 | Kenny, Peter | 564 | 7 | 80.57 | |
| 9 | Daniels, Paul | 484 | 6 | 80.67 | |
| 10 | Coleman, Martin | 566 | 7 | 80.86 |
While this may at first glance appear to be a “done deal” given that Mick Aherne has a clear lead, Kingsley Lewis is not necessarily completely out of the picture. If he can find the course record form of a few years ago and post a first ever Skerries Golf Club 59 he will be able to drop the 81 recorded in the June Medal and assuming that Mick doesn’t improve on his lowest score of 78 in the Holmpatrick Cup, this would leave both players tied on a score of 543. If Kingsley can go even one better and record a 58 he may even win the trophy outright. Suffice if to say however that Paddy Power are refusing to take bets on this one.
Second place is up for grabs and John O’Brien has some work to do to pass Kingsley given that he also has an 81 to discard. Paul Byrne too may also have something to say on this. An 86 in the Holmpatrick Cup may seem like a disadvantage, but if he can produce the form that we all know he can in next weeks finale, dropping the 86 for something in the 70’s could easily propel him into the silver medal position. (For the record, I don’t believe there is an actual Silver Medal for second place)
In all 121 players have completed 6 rounds or more at this stage in the competition and the full table of scores is available Table
