The Course and Clubhouse will remain closed on Monday 16th October due to adverse weather conditions
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Finals Day 2017
Last Sunday, the finals of several major competitions were played on the mens side including the Gleneavy trophy. Congratulations to all the winners and participants and also to Dermot Whiston who ran the event throughout the Summer. Dermot was also there from start to finish on Sunday. A number of people feature prominently in the categories, notably Jason Hackman who had a phenomenal summer. Well done to all.
Prize Winners in 2017
Golfer of the Year
Winner: Jason Hackman
Runner-up: Gerry Kenny
Presidents Prize
Winner: David Kirk
Runner-up: Colm Mulcahy
Canon Fennelly
Fergie Wheeler & John Egan
Medals
Shay Hoey, Gerry Kenny, Shane O Connor, Neil Lawless, Cormac O Byrne, Jason Hackman, Albert Taylor
Gold Medal:
Albert Taylor
La Touche Cup
Maurice Phelan
Veteran’s Cup
Dave Richards
Tyler Cup
John Kilmartin
Scratch Cups
Class 1: Jason Hackman
Class 2: Kieran Dowdall
Class 3: Donnacha Smyth
Class 4: Frank Coleman
Class Cups
Class1: Danny O Connor
Class 2: Denis Cromie
Class 3: Robert Clarke
Class 4: Des Guilfoyle
Residents Cup
Winner Julian Keown
Runner-up Eddie Lonergan
Father and Son
Winners: Tom and Niall Byrne
Runners-up: Pat and Conor Gormley
Frank Talbot
Winners: Martin Nolan and Paul Keane
Runners-up: Liam Moulton and John Darcy
Gleneavy
Winners: Diarmaid MacGabhann and Emma Hanley
Runners-up: Colm and Geraldine Mulcahy
Club Championship
Winner: Alan Condren
Runner-up: Eddie Lonergan
Ground Under Repair
From 14th October 2017 in order to better protect the area of Ground Under Repair between the 2nd and 3rd fairways please proceed in accordance with rule 25-1 as follows:
When playing the 2nd hole, if your ball lies in the area marked as Ground Under Repair it should be dropped within one club length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief, on the side of the area of Ground Under Repair closest to the 2nd fairway.
When playing the 3rd hole, if your ball lies in the area marked as Ground Under Repair it should be dropped within one club length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief, on the side of the area of Ground Under Repair closest to the 3rd fairway.
Please also note that tractor tyre marks in this area are Ground Under Repair and rule 25-1 applies and the ball should be dropped within one club length of and not nearer the hole than the nearest point of relief.
Under no circumstances should a golf buggy or golf trolley enter the seeded area.
Thank you
12th October 2017
Congratulations to Paul Dunne
Huge congratulations to Paul and his team on an incredible performance over the past week following his first win on the European Tour. The club was a hive of activity all day Sunday and we are all so proud of his achievements. With 21 putts in the final round, we just hope Karl can order in that putter and the Larry headcovers! We’ve added some selected links below for media coverage although there are just too many to cite.
This has been a phenomenal week for all associated with Greystones Golf Club. Thanks again Paul.
https://www.golfnet.ie/news/golfnet/2721/dunne-claims-maiden-title-at-british-masters
http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/dunne-delivers-with-master-stroke-36187178.html
http://2fm.rte.ie/2fm-shows/game-on/
http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2017/tournamentid=2017080/news/newsid=333194.html
https://www.rte.ie/sport/golf/2017/1001/908903-paul-dunne/
Alan Condren wins Irish mid-Amateur
Congratulations to Alan Condren on a fantastic performance in winning the Irish mid-Amateur Open last weekend at Clandeboye. Alan opened with 2 phenomenal rounds of 66(-5) and 68 to lead by 6 shots heading into the last round. He finished with a round of 74 to win by 7 shots. Well done Alan on a huge win.
For more details see the links below:
https://www.golfnet.ie/news/gui/2720/condren-claims-seven-stroke-victory-at-clandeboye
and
https://www.golfnet.ie/news/gui/2719/condren-leads-by-six-at-irish-mid-am
Senior Home Internationals Day 1
Keep up to date with Barry and Ireland’s progress in the Senior Home Internationals on this link:
https://www.golfnet.ie/GUILive#/competition/1312222/roundrobin
and for more details:
https://www.golfnet.ie/news/gui/2707/seniors-home-internationals-at-rosslare
Barry tees off this morning in the foursomes against England, from 07.30.
Congratulations to Barry on being chosen to play for Ireland once again and best of luck.
Course Update August 2017
On 21st July 2017, Mr. Conor Nolan, Turfgrass Agronomist with STRI Ltd., carried out the annual survey of the course. During his visit he was very complimentary of the quality of the greens, fairways and tee boxes. Below please find a summary of the report.
Greens
The report states: “Putting surface quality was the best I have ever recorded, anywhere”. Objective measurements were taken for speed, trueness and smoothness. The average green speed was 11ft 11in as measured by the stimpmeter. Smoothness was 9.5 mm/m with the target set at less than 23 mm/m and trueness was measured at 3.5 mm/m with a target of less than 8 mm/m.
Fairways
The report states: “Fairways offered good definition and ball support” and “No weeds were noted anywhere which reflects the high standard overall”.
Tee Boxes
The report states: “The tees were in very good condition offering good grass, good visual presentation and quick recovery from divot scarring”.
The main recommendations were to consider introducing finer grasses, such as fescues, to the greens and in particular to the aprons, and to consider removing groups of evergreen trees to promote air movement and create openings for sunlight, in particular on the 12th and 15th holes.
The council has congratulated Keith and his team on this excellent report.
Under 15 Leinster Champions – Greystones
Congratulations to our fabulous under 15s on winning the Leinster matchplay final on Saturday against Malahide. This was the culmination of a huge amount of effort by all of the panel and the coaches, Karl, Barry, John and of course Michael. Having won the first leg 3-2, we needed to secure 3 of the 5 home matches on Saturday. After a tight start (the matches were effectively level after the front 9), Greystones managed to pull away on the back 9 and especially over the last 6 holes. There was a very large home (and away) support on the course. Commiserations to Malahide on a fine performance.
For a picture of the winning team and match details, please click on the GUI links here : https://www.golfnet.ie/results/502/leinster-under-15-inter-club-match-play and here: https://www.golfnet.ie/news/gui/leinster/2605/greystones-crowned-leinster-under-15-match-play-champions.
Once again, well done to all involved on what has been a memorable summer for our junior section with a pennant from our under 15s, runners up in the Fred Daly (with a young team) and a home winner (Chris Lawless) in the Wicklow Boys.
President’s Prize 2017 Winner – David Kirk
Congratulations to David Kirk on winning Des Guilfoyle’s President’s Prize last Saturday. David defeated Colm Mulcahy in a keenly fought encounter with tricky weather conditions. Well played to both players on terrific runs throughout the summer months. Thanks also to Des for being an ever present from round 1 right up to the final and also to Keith and his staff on the condition of the course for the final.
President’s Prize Final this Saturday at 10am
On Saturday (August 19) the final of this year’s President’s Prize takes place. This is one of the most coveted after prizes in the club given what it represents and what it takes to win it. This year we have David Kirk and Colm Mulcahy battling it out for Des Guilfoyle’s Prize. We’re all looking forward to the match and here’s hoping we get a gripping encounter. Well done to the two players on getting this far and to President Des for his fantastic support all year.
