Please see below, a media release from The R&A and USGA with a joint statement from GUI and ILGU included.
World Handicap System – read more, watch video and more: https://www.golfnet.ie/news/golfnet/2903/world-handicap-system-features-announced
20 February 2018
CSS Non-Qualifing
Entry: 73
Class 1
1st Grainne O’Connor (H/Cap 9) 26 Pts
2nd Elizabeth Smith (H/Cap 22) 20 Pts
Class 2
1st Patricia McClancy (H/Cap 29) 27 Pts
2nd Emer Pyke (H/Cap 25) 26 Pts
Class 3
1st Mary Counihan (H/Cap 34) 27 Pts
2nd Mary Hanlon (H/Cap 31) 23 Pts
18 February 2018
Entry: 103
1st Louis Dwyer (H/Cap 8) 32 Pts Last 9
Conor Power (H/Cap 8) 32 Pts
2nd Eddie Mulhall (H/Cap 24) 32 Pts Last 3
Richie Murphy (H/Cap 15) 32 Pts
3rd Eddie McNally (H/Cap 2) 32 Pts
Eddie Roche (H/Cap 22) 32 Pts
Mens 9 Hole Singles
1st Michael Dockery (H/Cap 12) 22 Pts Last 6 35
2nd Louis Dwyer (H/Cap 8) 22 Pts 25
3rd Paul O’Neill (H/Cap 12) 21 Pts 15
Entry: 64
Two’s Competition
Mick Aherne on the 12 Hole
John Corrigan on the 2 Hole
Louis Dwyer on the 12 & 15 Hole
Des P Whyte on the 15 Hole
Two’s Entry: 35
Weather: Very Wet
17 February 2018
CSS Non-Qualifing
Entry: 102
1st Paul Rogers (H/Cap 17) 31 Pts
2nd Frank Rogan (H/Cap 10) 29 Pts Last 6
Class 1
1st Ian McGloughlin (H/Cap 10) 29 Pts
Class 2
1st Alistair McMahon (H/Cap 13) 26 Pts Last 6
Class 3
1st Steve Barrett (H/Cap 17) 27 Pts
Class 4
1st Ciaran Gibbons (H/Cap 22) 24 Pts
Mens 9 Hole Singles
1st Paul Rogers (H/Cap 17) 23 Pts 30
2nd Frank Rogan (H/Cap 10) 22 Pts Last 6 20
Entry: 48
Two’s Competition
Mick Ahern on the 2&15 Hole
Patrick Ellis on the 2 Hole
Anthony Hand on the 15 Hole
Ian McGloughlin on the 12 Hole
Michael Plunkett on the 2&15 Hole
Two’s Entry: 19
Weather: Good
17 February 2018
CSS Non-Qualifing
Entry: 21
1st Zita Devine (H/Cap 20) 27 Pts Last 6
2nd Joan O’Brien (H/Cap 20) 27 Pts
Leinster Golf wishes to recruit Volunteers to undertake the positions of Course Raters for the USGA Course Rating System.
Leinster Golf is the largest of the four Provincial Branches within the Golfing Union of Ireland with responsibility for 151 affiliated male clubs. The purpose of Leinster Golf is to provide a planned, efficient and cost effective service to the clubs and its members, this includes allocating Standard Scratch Scores to courses in the Province.
Course Rating is based on the performance of a ‘Notional Scratch Golfer’ to provide a Standard Scratch Score (S.S.S.). It is also based on the performance of a ‘Notional Bogey Golfer’ to provide a Slope Rating. The system enables Standard Scratch Scores and Slope Ratings to be established for golf courses throughout the Province. Courses are re-rated every ten years unless there are major alterations during the intervening period.
There are currently five Course Rating Teams in operation and vacancies exist on a number of teams throughout the Province. Each team has a Team Leader who co-ordinates visits to clubs and reports to Leinster Golf with their findings. Full training will be provided by Leinster Golf.
Responsibilities
• To undertake course inspections with a Team approximately six times per annum within commuting distance of home.
• To complete USGA Course Rating forms.
Key Attributes
• Willing to learn about the USGA Course Rating System
• Willing to attend training days
• Availability weekdays during the period April-September
• Computer literate
• Aptitude for the game of golf
• A member of a golf club in Leinster
Key Benefits to getting involved
• The opportunity to make new friends in golf
• A chance to visit new courses
• Help make a difference to Leinster Golf
• Gain experience at Course Rating and learn new skills
• Travelling and food expenses refunded by Leinster Golf.
If you are interested in applying for one of these voluntary roles, please submit your interest on the attached application form Application Form Course Raters.pdf preferably by email to teresa@leinster.gui.ie or post to Teresa Thompson (Executive Officer), Leinster Golf, Carton Demesne, Maynooth, Co. Kildare.
Applications close on Wednesday 7th March 2018.
Members are reminded that “care for the course” is a shared responsibility and all members are requested to ensure, where possible, that they contribute to the overall effort of maintaining the course in the best possible condition.
To ensure this I would ask all members to note the following:-
The Club provides “sand bags” at the first and 10th holes and all members are requested to bring a bag of divot mix with them each time they play the course. Members will be aware that considerable damage is being caused to fairways in particular at this time of the year by failure to replace or fill divots with the sand mixture. This has been particularly noticeable over the past few weeks
Members should also be aware that there is a capacity issue in relation to sand bags at the 1st tee. Players starting later in the day are reminded that if no sand bags are in place on the 1st that they should collect a bag at the return point at the exit from the 18th green. These can be re-filled using the divot mix bunkers at the 1st and 10th.
I would also ask that members encourage their playing partners to also take a bag of divot mix with them.
Care for Greens – Putting Surface, Collars and Surrounds All members are reminded of the need to exercise due care and attention when playing the course. Members are requested to observe the following simple procedures to ensure greens and surrounding areas suffer the minimum stress:-
1. Repair all your pitch marks (and other nearby ones you may spot)
2. Do not take your trolley or buggy between the bunkers and the greens or onto the collars or surrounds of greens. This unnecessary traffic can cause significant damage to the turf cover of these areas which can take a long time to recover
3. Rake any bunker you play from and replace the rake fully in the bunker
4. Remind your playing partner(s) of these simple procedures if they seem unaware
This will significantly help ensure the course is maintained in the best possible condition.
Terry O’Neill
Course Convenor
15th February 2018
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