Club News

Find out about the latest club news below

WINTER LEAGUE 2022 / 2023

Winter League qualifying concluded on Sunday 29th January with the final 24 qualifiers decided. The 24 qualifers were drawn into pairs and will proceed for the next 3 Sundays in format as follows:

Week 1 (5th Feb): 18 Hole Stableford Scotch Foursomes

Week 2 (12th Feb):18 Hole Scramble

Week 3 (19th Feb): 18 Hole Fourball Betterball

The pairing with the most aggregate stableford points after the above 3 weeks will be deemed the winners of the 2022/23 Winter League.

There will be Club competitions with the same format for those not involved in the Winter league for the above three Sundays.

MEMBER DATABASE

In 2023 we are hoping to improve and streamline the communication aspect of our club and key to that is the creation of a new member database where we have an up-to-date record of people's contact and address information. This information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality and will be stored in a secure database accessible only by our secretary and database administrator.

It is our goal that for each member we will capture the following information:

Full name:
Email Address:
Phone Number (Mobile):
Full Postal Address:

Members are encouraged to submit this information through the following form which takes just a couple of mins to complete. Those who don't complete this form, we will reach out to them on an individual case-by-case basis.

https://forms.gle/oFt2YZaYUSfjJqk97

Alternatively you can forward the above required details to the BGC WhatsApp @ +353 86 211 8939

Thank you for your co-operation on this matter

2022 IN REVIEW

As a new year dawns, let us take a look back at the year 2022 on the links.

Golfer of the Year 2022

Congratulations to Martin Cosgrove who was crowned Golfer of the Year for 2022. Martin with a total score of 85pts edged out gallant runner up Damien Murphy.

Huge thanks to the many many generous sponsors who supported our Golfer of the Year competitions throughout the year. Thanks also to John Hanley for updating the standings after each week, Kevin Donnelly for maintaining the Twos competition and finally competition secretary Peter Mulry for his work throughout the year.

Stroke Player of the Year

Congratulations to Martin Cosgrove who was also crowned Stroke Player of the Year for 2022. The best 6 gross scores out of 10 qualifying competitions were taken into consideration. Martin excelled in these competitions and with a total of 454 strokes edged out Damien Murphy who was second with a total of 468 strokes.

Well done to Martin who wins the Stroke Player title for the first time.

GOTY Twos
The season long twos competition ended in a four way tie, Cormac Ó Muirithe, John Wilson, Peter Mulry and David Hurst all had 6 birdies on the Par 3s. The hole by hole breakdown and total are on the twos page at the following link:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WQ6qWo0SScq4irRDA2wV-BKdV8SkYL4IPetryTacbtw/edit#gid=1607291...

Inter-Club
2022 was a lean year when it came to the inter-club scene for the club. A combination of tough away draws and strong opposition resulted in a limited run in all competitions. It was a positive to see the club return to the Barton Shield after many years of an absence and 2023 promises to be a busy year once again on the interclub front. The Gráinne Uaile returned to its traditional three day format in 2022 and in 2023 celebrates its 50 year anniversary.

AGM 2022

The AGM of the mens club will take place Monday 16th of January 2022 at 7pm in the Clubhouse in Carne.

NEW CLUB CLOTHING NOW AVAILABLE

Club clothing now available! Drop into McAndrews on Main Street to get your hands on one of our new club tops and hats. Limited availability before Christmas so pick one up before they are gone.
Clothing can also be purchased online at the following link:
https://www.mcandrews.ie/collections/belmullet-golf-club

WINTER LEAGUE 2022/23

The winter league for the gents will commence next Sunday 27th November 2022. It will consist of 6 qualifying weeks with the best 3 scores out of 6 qualifying Sundays considered to determine the 24 qualifiers. The 24 qualifiers will be then be drawn into pairs and those pairs will play in foursomes, scramble and fourball format on the final three Sundays to determine the 2022/23 champions.

Entry Fee is €35 and MUST BE PAID IN FULL before starting your first Qualifying Sunday. Please submit your entry fee using the envelopes provided beside the computer and clearly put your name on it.
There will be a draw for partners on the 2nd, 4th and 6th qualifying Sundays. More details will be provided on BRS system when booking for those days.

UPCOMING COURSE CHANGES

As the Golf Club will be aware, the first tee complex works are scheduled to begin on 1st November. The area around the first tees will be considered a work site and for health and safety purposes, there will be no entry allowed to that area by anyone, other than authorised working personnel.

Therefore from 1st November, the Hackett back 9 will be the only 9 holes in play from Monday to Friday, until 25th December. On Saturdays and Sundays, the Hackett 18 will be in play, but routed as per the original Hackett routing (i.e. in reverse of existing routing). The exit from the 18th hole will be roadside only, as the tunnel area by the shop will be out of commission due to the first tee works.

From 26th December to 1st April, the front 9 of the Hackett (original back 9) will be closed to enable pathway works and other restorative works to take place. Therefore the course in play during that period will be the C&A course, for which scorecards are available.

In addition, the putting green will be doubled in size as part of the first tee works, and therefore will be out of commission from 1st November, and unlikely to be back in play until 1st April 2023.

On behalf of the Board of Turasoireacht Iorrais Teo, we apologise for any inconvenience caused by these works, but once complete they will result in a much improved course and experience for both Members and visitors alike.

WINTER RULES

Winter Rules - Preferred lies now in play

A ball lying on any closely mown area in the General Area may, without penalty, be lifted, cleaned and placed within 6 inches (150mm) of where it originally lay, but not nearer the hole and not in a penalty area or on a putting green. A player may place the ball only once and after the ball has been placed it is in play. Penalty for breach of Local Rule: the General Penalty ; Match play –Loss of Hole;Stroke play–Two Strokes. (See Rule 14.1, Rule 14.2b(2) and Rule 14.2e)

Note 1: “closely mown area” is any area of the course, including paths through the rough, cut to fairway height or less.

Note 2: Before lifting, the position of the ball must be marked. Penalty for failing to mark the ball or moving it in any other way such as rolling it with a club : 1 Penalty stroke.

Preferred Lies will be in place until further notice.

CLUBHOUSE OPENING HOURS WINTER 2022

The Clubhouse will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday only for the week commencing 10th October 2022. Thereafter it will only be open on Saturday and Sundays.

In addition, Erris Tourism have to undertake some essential maintenance works in the kitchen during November, including the replacement of the main extractor hood casing and unit, alongside updating both the ladies and mens' bathroom facilities in the Clubhouse. Therefore they will have to close the Clubhouse completely whilst those works are being undertaken, due to both health and safety and hygiene regulations. It is likely that this will be for a two to three week period, at some point in November. The exact dates of closure will be communicated in due course and ET endeavour to keep the closure to as short a period as possible.

GRAINNE UAILE 2022 - FINAL LEG

The third and final leg of the Mens Gráinne Uaile competition was held yesterday in Carne. Achill were crowned champions once again as they held onto the lead the had established after the second leg last week in Keel.
It was a fantastic performance from us on home soil as we comfortably won the third leg but unfortunately we had slipped too far behind to make any sort of late "charge" at reducing the deficit.

Final Team results:
Achill: 766
Mulranny: 751
Belmullet: 735

Top performers on the day were the Mulranny pairing of Eugene McCormack and Tony McDonnell with 49pts with two of the home pairings taking home 2nd and 3rd prize respectively. Noel Mcloughlin and Mark Irwin in 2nd and the brother duo of Sean and Ronan Gaughan rounding off the prizes.

Many thanks to Fergus, Gary and all the greenstaff for the conditioning of the course as always. Thanks to Erris Tourism for facilitating us on the day and finally to the staff in the clubhouse where all team members were treated for a tasty meal after the round.

Next year marks 50 years since the inaugural playing of the Gráinne Uaile competition in 1973.

The wait goes on for us to take the title but 2023 could be the year!!

GRAINNE UAILE 2022 - SECOND LEG

The second leg of the 2022 Grainne Uaile was played last Sunday (Sept 18th) in Achill and in similar fashion as last week we had a well presented course with the customary warm welcome from our hosts.

Following the trend of the Grainne Uaile this year, home advantage has been reflected in the scoring. It was the turn of the Achill team who excelled winning the first, second and third prizes on the day and were clear winners in the team event also. We were a distant third but with some strong performances from the team.

The overall competition looks likely to be a shootout between Achill and Mulranny in Belmullet next Sunday but we can only hope to win the home leg to restore some pride.

The team scores are as follows..

GRAINNE UAILE 2022 - FIRST LEG

The first leg of the 2022 Grainne Uaile was played last Sunday (Sept 11th) in Mulranny on what everyone agreed was a very well presented course with the customary warm welcome from our hosts.

The Mulranny team excelled winning the first, second and third prizes on the day and were clear winners in the team event also.

It's safe to say we have a mountain to climb as we travel to Keel and stare at Slieve Mór and Minaun next Sunday.

The team scores are as follows..

GOTY / SPOTY and Twos Competition

As we approach the end of the summer season and the focus switches from the golfer / stroke player of year competitions to the Grainne Uaile for the next 3 weekends the following is a synopsis of the golfing year thus far.

In the golfer of the year competition Damien Murphy holds a narrow 4 point lead over Martin Cosgrove and the chasing pack. With 10 GOTY competitions left in the season it is all to play for over the coming months.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RgyKMSz5LJ07w5ABHKsKatW50G0k-XuA9nzgVwEGWlo/edit#gid=0

In the stroke player of the year competition it is Martin Cosgrove who holds the advantage over Damien Murphy with only 2 stroke player of the year competitions left.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wq85AAw_Wxxx2ty5TbBrcFrHnsUHfeXkjtM0ZXHSH24/edit#gid=0

In the twos competion there is a great battle ongoing for the title with 157 twos recorded so far this year. There has been no hole-in-one recorded so far this year in competition.

CAPTAINS PRIZE 2022

Captain Declan Healy held his Captains Prize on Sunday last July 17th. On its return to the traditional July date, a great field of over 110 golfers took to the links to see who would become the "Champion Golfer of the Year" for 2022.

Huge credit goes to Declan and all his family and friends who helped out on the day and put on such a fantastic event. The tea's, coffees and refreshments provided before, during and after the round were much appreciated by all of the golfers.

It was a special occasion for Declan was the third member of the Healy family to be Captain of Belmullet Golf Club, following in the footsteps of his father who was captain in 1968 and brother John who was captain in 2009.

The course was in fantastic condition as always and it's a testament to the brilliant work that our green-keeping staff are doing day in day out behind the scenes.
Thanks also to the staff in the clubhouse who prepared a great array of food and drinks for everyone on the day.

Finally massive congratulations go to John Gaughan who returned a fantastic score of 68pts over the 27 holes to add his name to the Captains Prize roll of honour. On a day of incredibly high scoring Andrew Murphy was a gallant runner up in his first captains prize with a score of 65pts.

A fantastic win for John who has just an illustrious list of past champions. For those who didn't take the top step of the podium, the countdown is already on for Damien Lavelle's 2023 Captains Prize

Full results can be found below:
1st: John Gaughan 68pts
2nd: Andrew Murphy 65pts
Gross: Martin Cosgrove 51pts
3rd: Rowland McIntyre 61.5ts
4th: Ivan Barrett 60pts
Cat (0-12): Ronan Gaughan 59.5pts
Cat (13-28): Gerry Maguire 60pts
Cat (29-54): PJ Carey 52pts
Best Qualifier: Kevin Donnelly 42pts
Past Captain: Gary Stanley 59pts
Best Senior: Frank Healy 57.5pts
Best Rookie: Liam Murphy 59pts
Front Nine: Eamon Mangan 24pts
Back Nine: Darragh Carey 22pts
Third Nine: John D Hanley 20pts
Nearest the Pin: Sean O'Coisdealbha
Longest Drive: Cormac O'Muirithe

Captains Prize Weekend

The draw for Declan Healy's Captains prize this Sunday has been completed. Anyone not included in the draw and wishing to play can contact the Competition Secretary Peter Mulry on 083 0466322 for inclusion.

Reminder that the mixed scramble kicks off the weekend this evening from 6pm with shotgun start from 6.30pm.

The Juniors and Juveniles have their captains prizes on Saturday morning.

We all wish Declan well over the weekend and it is sure to be a lively occasion. With a field of almost 110 golfers it will be an exciting 27 holes to determine the 2022 Captains Prize winner.

Our resident bookie will be on hand to take more money off unsuspecting punters, odds are available on the field, but remember when the fun stops STOP!!

MAURICE EARLEY RIP

It's with great sadness that we hear of the passing of our former president Maurice Earley. Maurice served as President in 2012 with Captain Jim Brown and Lady Captain Eileen Shaw. He was immensely proud to serve as the President of the club and
Maurice was instrumental in the acquisition of the Belmullet Golf Club, Club tie which he wore with great pride.

The funeral details are as follows:
Remains will arrive at the Church of the Holy Family, Carne on Monday for Funeral Mass at 12 noon followed by burial in Tarmoncarra Cemetery.

There will be a guard of honour after the funeral mass. Forr those who can attend please wear club crest or club colours.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

ERRIS CUP 2022

The Erris Cup kindly sponsored by Frank Brogan Ltd has reached the quarter final stage. Reminder all matches must be completed on/before Saturday 2nd July 2022

EAMON MACNICHOLAS CUP MATCHPLAY

Well done to James Mangan who won the MacNicholas Cup Matchplay recently in closely contested final against Eamonn Murphy that went all the way to the 20th.

ERRIS CUP 2022

The draw for the Frank Brogan Memorial Erris Cup will take place on Sunday May 22nd 2022. A sign in sheet will be available in the changing rooms from this evening. Entry fee is €10.

FUNDRAISING AM AM 2022

Our very successful annual fundraiser took place over the weekend (Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th May). Weather conditions for golf across the links were perfect for the weekend and scoring was very high with local team of Liam Murphy, Andrew Murphy, Kevin Carey and Martin Carey taking home the first prize with a fantastic score of 101pts.

The club would like to extend its sincere gratitude to the many many sponsors who supported us, Fergal & Maria Ruane, John Ruane, Lavelles Pharmacy, Reillys Total Health, Blacksod Sea Safari, Micheal Carr Foods, Joseph Murphy (Ballina) Ltd, Gaughan Signs, Broadhaven Bay Hotel, Talbot Hotel. Huge thanks to all those who also sponsored a teebox for the weekend

Our club has always been supported wonderfully by the many local businesses and indivividuals who year after year support our weekly competitions and the club as a whole would like to sincerely thank all of our sponsors for the support and genorosity.

Full Results:

1st: Andrew Murphy, Liam Murphy. Martin Carey, Kevin Carey
2nd: Mark O'Brien, Gary O'Brien, Joe Walsh, Eamon O'Brien
3rd: Tony Gaughan, James Mangan, Micheal John Gruddy, Gerry Lavelle
4th: Cathal Burke, Jamie Holland, Brian Murphy, Micheal Naughton
5th: Ann McGarry, Sarah McGuire, Delia Garvin, Eileen Shevlin
6th: Sean Gaughan, Ronan Gaughan, Ronnie McDonnell, John Gaughan
7th: John Hanley, J.D Hanley, Kevin Donnelly, Donal Shine
8th: Martin Cosgrove, Noel McLoughlin, Mark Irwin, Gerard McDonnell
Best Saturday: Eamon Murphy, Jimmy J Flannerry, Rita Walsh, Eimear Gilroy
Best Sunday: Kevin Fallon, Sean Meenaghan, Padraig McGinty, Dave Daly

CLUB OUTING 2022

The annual captains outing took place last weekend from Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th April. Captain Declan Healy organized a fantastic weekend for the 40 or so golfers that made the trip.

The weekend kicked off with a trip to Roscommon Golf Club on Friday before heading on to Athlone where all were based for the weekend in the Hodson Bay Hotel, playing the nearby Athlone Golf Club on both Saturday & Sunday.

After the conclusion of the both days play it was Damien Murphy who was the winner of the captains outing for 2022 after two consistent days across the fairways. All the members were impressed with the conditioning of both two golf courses as well as the hotel hospitality where everyone was fed and watered well for the three days .

See below the group that made the trip (missing Brendan Gaughan) and who returned home to Belmullet late Sunday evening with a few sore heads but memories to last. Declan would like to thank all of those who made the trip and also main sponsor, Hastings Insurance for contributing towards the weekend.

FUNDRAISING AM AM 2022

Belmullet Golf Club Am Am is on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th of May. Please book your teams as Tee times are filling up. Also anyone wishing to sponsor a Tee at our Annual fundraiser for 50 euro please contact Declan before next Wednesday the 4th of May. ( 0876735400)

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

There will be a presentation of prizes at 3.30pm on Sunday 10th April 2022 in the clubhouse.

The presentation will include all prizes from competitions played from October 25th 2021 up to and including last Sunday.

All prize winners are asked to make an effort to be present to collect their prizes as a sign of gratitude and appreciation towards the amazing sponsors we have in this club.

MICHEAL MANGAN RIP - MENS CAPTAIN 1995

It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of our former captain Michael Mangan. Micheal served as captain in 1995 and is fondly remembered among club members. He was the immensely proud Captain when the Club won it's first ever County Cup in that year. He was one of the founding members of Erris Tourism and was instrumental in the acquisiation of the land for our 27 hole links as it is today.

Belmullet Golf Club would like to extend their condolences to all of Michael's family, neighbours and close friends on his passing.

A guard of honour by club members will take place. Those who are available please gather at 11.30am at the old post office. Please wear your club jacket / colours as a mark of respect.

Full details of funeral can be found here:
https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/obituaries-home/56416-michael-mangan-carraiglee-shore-road-bel...

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

CAPTAINS DRIVE IN NEW GOLFING YEAR

Declan Healy and Ann McGarry , our 2022 Captains drove-in the new golfing year on Sunday last March 6th in front of a large gallery.

Afterwards there was a Mixed Scramble kindly sponsored by An Builin Blásta over 18 holes on a beautiful Spring day.

Winners on the day were Donal Shine, Gary Oliver, John Gaughan and Ivan Barrett.

CAPTAINS DRIVE-IN 2022

The 2022 Captain Declan Healy and Lady Captain Ann McGarry will Drive-In the new golfing year next Sunday at 10:30am

This will be followed by the now traditional Drive-In Mixed Scramble.

Members are asked to gather at 10 am for the Draw and to wish the Captains ‘Good Luck and success’ for the year ahead.

Sundays scramble will be over 18 holes and finger food will be served in the Bar at c 3.30pm following presentation of scramble prizes. Entry fee €10 for adults, €5 for juniors

Members are reminded, if your sub/admin isn't paid, you are ineligible to play in Club Competitions or to hold a Handicap Index until your sub is paid. Subs/admin fell due on 1st Jan payable on/before 1st March 2022.

Here’s to a successful year for the Club both on and off the course!

CAPTAINS OUTING 2022

Captain Declan Healy will hold his captains outing over the weekend of April 22nd - 24th 2022.

Day 1 (Fri): Roscommon Golf Club (Optional) - Green Fee TBC

Day 2 (Sat): Athlone Golf Club

Day 3 (Sun): Athlone Golf Club

Two nights B&B (Fri & Sat) in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone plus golf at €200pp

There is a sign-up sheet located in members bar where you can indicate your interest.

A deposit of €50 will be collected in the next few weeks in advance of the outing

SAFETY ON THE COURSE

With an increasing number of new members and junior members in recent times, now is a good time to remind all members about safety on the course.

This relates to issues from driving buggies safely and at an appropriate speed for the terrain to striking the golf ball and being aware of all things around you.

An inexperienced golfer or golf spectator has no idea that the ball may sometimes come off the hosel of the club, (that's the bit of the shaft that goes down into the Clubface) and shoot almost at 90 degrees right for a right handed player. Other shots may come off the toe or the heel of the Club although the latter usually inflicts pain, only on the perpetrator.

This self-infliction usually only happens once ! unlike the dreaded shank or socket which can appear at any time and always when you don't expect it.

Therefore the only safe place to stand when someone is playing a shot is behind the ball.

And players should always be aware of other golfers playing adjacent or other holes nearby and if you, yourself 'hit a loose one' always always shout 'FORE'.

Let's look at a number of potential danger points at Carne,

On the Hackett course, players playing holes 13 and 15 should leave a bag in the middle of the fairway to inform players teeing off behind them that they have not yet 'moved on' and ring the bell on the former, when they have.

On the Wild Atlantic Dunes , the 11th downwind is a hole that can cause problems and again players teeing off should not do so until they are sure the players in front have moved on.

MENS FIXTURES 2022

Mens 2022 fixture calendar is now available to view under "Mens Club" tab: https://belmulletgolfclub.ie/mens-club/mens-fixtures-2022

Many thanks to all of our very generous sponsors and good luck to all for the golfing season ahead!

WINTER LEAGUE RESULTS

The 2021 / 2022 Winter League concluded on Sunday last and congratulations to the pairing of Tony Gaughan & Jimmy Flannerry who were the impressive winners with a total score of 129pts. Many thanks to the Healy family for their continued sponsorship of the Winter League:

1st: Tony Gaughan & Jimmy Flannerry 129pts
2nd: Sean Gaughan & Kevin Conroy 124pts
3rd: Martin Cosgrove & Noel McLoughlin 123pts
4th: James Monaghan & Noel Reilly 115ts

See full results below:

WINTER LEAGUE 2021 / 22

Winter League qualifying concluded on Sunday 9th January with the final 24 qualifiers decided. On a brisk day for golf a number of people catapulted themselves into the qualifying positions for the next stage of the winter league. The 24 qualifers were drawn into pairs and will proceed for the next 3 Sundays in format as follows:

Week 1 (16th Jan): 18 Hole Stableford Scotch Foursomes

Week 2 (23rd Jan):18 Hole Scramble

Week 3 (30th Jan): Fourball Betterball

The pairing with the most aggregate stableford points after the above 3 weeks will be deemed the winners of the 2021/22 Winter League.

There will be Club competitions with the same format for those not involved in the Winter league for the above three Sundays.

See below the Top 24 Pairings:

NEW YEARS DAY SCRAMBLE

With rising Covid numbers we have made a few changes to New Years Day Scramble Entry and format to help in keeping us all safe while still enjoying our golf.Instead of meeting in the Clubhouse at 10am for a Draw all members Ladies,Gents and Juniors with hcap that wish to play must txt Comp Sec P Mulry on 083 0466322 by 5pm on New Years Eve and Peter will do the Draw and advise each player their Team and alloted Tee for Shot Gun Start at 10.30.

Players are asked not to congregate around the Clubhouse and instead go to their alloted Tee immediately on Arrival.Teams are to be reduced to 3 to make it safer for all and players are asked to adhere to the 2m social distancing during the round.Entry fee is €5 per player and 1st person named on the Team is to put the Teams€ 15 in envelope and put in slot in changing room as normal and recoup the €5 entry fee from each player on their Team before Tee Off.

There will be no signing in sheet or computer entry needed. Scramble is 14h on Hackett ,Teams of 3 with hcap 1/8 of combined total.A min of Two drives to be used per player.

GOLFER OF THE YEAR 2021

Congratulations to Martin Cosgrove who was crowned Golfer of the Year for 2021. In what turned out to be a two horse race for the second half of the golfing year, Martin with a total score of 100pts edged out gallant runner up Peadar Mulry.

A Synopsis of the Twos Competition........

There were 199 twos (or better) recorded in 2021.
Martin also took home the Golfer of the Year Twos competition, making a total of 11 birdies on the par 3s.

The breakdown hole by hole was

Hackett course:

Hole 5:	40
Hole 7:	55	* Holes 5 & 7 are the same holes on both courses and so would have been played on almost double the occasions as the others
Hole 11:	44
Hole 16:	19

Wild Atlantic Dunes:

Hole 5:
Hole 7:		* Holes 5 & 7 are the same holes on both courses and so would have been played on almost double the occasions as the others
Hole 10:	5	* One of which being Damien Lavelle’s Ace
Hole 14:	15
Hole 15:	1	* John Ginnelly eagle on Par 4
Hole 16:	20

Huge thanks to the many many sponsors who supported our Golfer of the Year competitons throughout the year. Thanks also to, John Hanley for updating the standings after each week, Kevin Donnelly for maintaining the Twos competition and finally competition secreatary Peter Mulry for his work throughout the year.

MENS CLUB AGM 2021

The AGM of the mens club will take place this coming Tuesday 14th of December 2021 at 8pm in the Clubhouse in Carne.

CAPTAINS PRIZE 2021

Captain Séan Gaughan held his rescheduled Captains Prize on Sunday 28th November 2021. On what was a change from the traditional July date, a great field of over 80 golfers took to the links to see who would become the "Champion Golfer of the Year"

Huge credit goes to Séan and all his family and friends who helped out on the day and put on such a fantastic event. The tea's, coffees and refreshments provided before, during and after the round were much appreciated by all of the golfers on a cold day for golf.

The course was in fantastic condition as always and it's a testament to the brilliant work that our green-keeping staff are doing day in day out behind the scenes.

Thanks also to the staff in the clubhouse who prepared a great array of food and drinks for everyone on the day.

Finally massive congratulations go to John Hanley who returned a fantastic score of 40pts (Even Par) in challenging conditions off the white tees to add his name to the Captains Prize roll of honour. A fantastic win for John who has been a stalwart of Belmullet Golf Club for the past 35 years and it's just rewards for the work that he has put into our club over the years.

Full results can be found below:

1st: John Hanley 40pts
2nd: Martin Cosgrove 38pts
Gross: Damien Murphy 29pts
3rd: Donal Shine 38pts
4th: John D Hanley 37pts
Cat (0-12): Peter Mulry 36pts
Cat (13-28): Noel Reilly 37pts
Cat (29-54): Fergal Ruane 27pts
Past Captain: Hughie Carey 37pts
Best Senior: Coilín Faherty 34pts
Best Rookie: Adam Carrabine 34pts
Front Nine: Séan Lavelle 21pts
Back Nine: Séan O'Coisdealbha 20pts
Nearest the Pin: Frank Healy
Longest Drive: Martin Cosgrove

CAPTAINS PRIZE THIS SUNDAY

Séan Gaughan will hold his Captains Prize on Sunday next November 28th 2021. Best of luck to Séan and all the competitors playing on Sunday.

The draw for the Mens competition has just been completed and is as follows:

COUNTY FINAL SUPPORT

Everyone in Belmullet Golf Club would like to wish the Belmullet and Cill Chomáin teams the very best of luck this weekend as they bid to bring glory to the Erris area.

Captain Séan and secretary Edmund recently made donations on behalf of the club to representatives from both teams to aid their preparations in advance of the finals

Everyone within the Belmullet Golf Club community and beyond is right behind you every step of the way and we wish both teams every success.

MASS FOR DECEASED MEMBERS

Annual mass for the deceased members of Belmullet Golf Club will take place at 8pm on Thursday the 18th November in the clubhouse.

CAPTAINS PRIZE 2021

Captain Séan Gaughan will have his Captains Day on Sunday November 28th 2021. It will be played off the White Tees. Due to the shorter days and expected large field, a two-tee start will be in operation on the day. Presentation will take place @5pm on the day

There will be an open draw for partners a few days prior to the day. Time sheet is now open for booking.

More information will be provided nearer the day.

WINTER RULES IN OPERATION

From yesterday November 1st 2021, Winter Rules have been introduced,until further notice.

Play for the Men from now until the 2022 Captain's Drive-In at the earliest, will be from the Yellow tees with the exception of the Captain's Prize and the Christmas Hamper.

All competitions under these rules (as set out below) are qualifying.

1) A ball lying on a closely-mown area through the green may be lifted without penalty and cleaned. Before lifting the ball,the player must mark its position. Having lifted the ball he/she must place it on a spot within six inches of where the ball originally lay.

2) A player may place his ball only once, and it is in play when it has come to rest on the spot on which it is placed.

3) If a player fails to mark the position of the ball before it is lifted,he/she incurs a penalty of one stroke .

Please note that preferred lies do not apply in the rough.

WINTER LEAGUE 2021 / 2022

The winter league for the gents will commence next Sunday 7th November 2021. It will consist of 6 qualifying weeks with the best 3 scores out of 6 qualifying Sundays considered to determine the 24 qualifiers. The 24 qualifiers will be then be drawn into pairs and those pairs will play in fourball, foursome and scramble format on the final three Sundays to determine the 2021/22 champions.

Entry Fee is €35 and must be paid in full before starting your first Qualifying Sunday. Please submit your entry fee using the envelopes provided beside the computer and clearly put your name on it.

There will be a draw for partners on the 2nd, 4th and 6th qualifying Sundays. More details will be provided on BRS system when booking for those days.

FUNDRAISING AM AM 2021 RESULTS

Our very successful annual fundraiser took place over the bank holiday weekend (Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th October). Weather conditions for golf across the links were difficult to say the least on Saturday but we had a great number of teams who braved the elements. It came as no surprise that the winning score came from Sundays teams as conditions were much more favourable and congratulations to the winning team of Kevin Fallon, Sean Meenaghan, Padraig McGinty and Geraldine Gallagher who had a fantastic team score of 95pts.

The club would like to extend its sincere gratitude to the many many sponsors who supported us, Expert Electrical, Togher Group, LLR-G5, Brogans Homevalue Hardware, Broadhaven Bay Hotel, Talbot Hotel, Erris Coast Hotel, Erris Tourism, Patrick Gaughan Signs, Golfstyle Galway, New Forest Golf, Athlone Golf Club, Esker Hills Golf Club.

Our club has always been supported wonderfully by the many local businesses and indivividuals who year after year support our weekly competitions and the club as a whole would like to sincerely thank all of our sponsors for the support and genorosity.

Full Results:

1st: Kevin Fallon, Sean Meenaghan, Padraig McGinty, Geraldine Gallagher
2nd: Peter Mulry, Peadar Mulry, Éala Mulry, John Lennon
3rd: Martin Moylette, Noel Reilly, David Hurst, Coilin Faherty
4th: Ollie Munnelly Snr, Ollie Munnelly Jnr, Paul Munnelly, Pat Deane
5th: Sean Gaughan, Ronan Gaughan, Michael Gaughan, James McGuire
6th: Gerry Lavelle, Thomas Gruddy, Michael John Gruddy, James Mangan
7th: Hughie Carey, PJ Carey, Sean Ó Coisdealbha, Liam McAndrew
8th: Martin Cosgrove, Cormac Ó Muirithe, Jimmy Monaghan, Tommy Organ
9th: Noel McLoughlin, John D Hanley, Mark Irwin, Seamus O'Malley
10th: John Hanley, Donal Shine, Padraig Ruddy, James Monaghan
Best Saturday: Tommy Talbot, Fergal Ruane, Eugene Galligan, Geraldine Gallagher
Best Sunday: Kevin Padden, Anthony Healy, Frank Healy, Vincent Fahy
Longest Drive: Cormac O'Muirithe
Nearest the Pin: James Monaghan

FUNDRAISING AM AM 2021

We still have some slots available this weekend (Sat & Sun 23rd & 24th October) for our annual fundraising Am Am. Call the golf shop on 097 82292 to book your tee time. Best score on either Saturday or Sunday so you can play one day or both days. €35pp for one day or €50pp for both days. Excellent prizes on offer.

Presentation of prizes will take place at 6.30pm on Sunday evening in the clubhouse.

The club would like to extend their gratitude to those who have supported us as sponsors for the weekend.

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

There will be a presentation at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday the 24th of October after the fundraising Am Am.The presentation will include all prizes for the two-day Am Am and all 1st prizes for the 2021 golfing year can I ask all winners to make an effort to be present on the evening to receive their prizes as a sign of gratitude and appreciation towards the amazing sponsors that we have in this club.

Please check the results page to see if you have a first prize to collect: https://belmulletgolfclub.ie/mens-club/mens-results

CLUB MAINTENANCE / CLUBHOUSE OPENING HOURS

Under the course maintenance programme, top dressing and pot seeding of all greens will commence on Monday 18th October, as weather conditions look favourable and this is essential course maintenance.

In addition, the Clubhouse will be reverting to winter opening hours from Monday 18th October, and will therefore only be open from Friday to Sunday inclusive until mid March 2022. Christmas opening hours will be advised closer to December.

JOE KERRIGAN - MENS CAPTAIN 1979

It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of our former captain Joe Kerrigan. Joe served as captain in 1979 and is fondly rememered as a kind and spirited individual who introduced may new members to the game in his playing days.

Belmullet Golf Club would like to extend their condolences to all of Joe's family, neighbours and close friends on his passing.

Funeral arragements are as follows:

Remains will repose at McDonnell’s Funeral Home, Belmullet on Wednesday evening from 5 o’clock until 7 o’clock with funeral arriving at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Belmullet at 8 o’clock.

Funeral Mass on Thursday at 12 o’clock followed by burial in Glencastle new Cemetery.
Live streaming of the Funeral Mass will be available for viewing at 12 noon on Thursday on churchtv.iebelmullet

Full funeral notice can be found here: https://www.midwestradio.ie/index.php/obituaries-home/51576-joseph-kerrigan-derrycorrib-barnatra-bal...

If members wish to pay their respects, they may stand along the funeral route as the funeral cortege passes through the town and villages en route to the Church on Wednesday evening and to the cemetery on Thursday afternoon. Please stand in a socially distanced manner on the streets, roadsides, outside the church and cemetery, ensuring public health and safety is being upheld to the highest standard.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

CLUB OUTING 2021

The annual captains outing took place last weekend from Friday 24th - Sunday 26th September. Captain Séan Gaughan organized a fantastic weekend in the midlands for the 30 or so golfers that made the trip east. The weekend kicked off with a trip to Athlone golf club on Friday before heading on to Tullamore where all were based for the weekend in the Bridgehouse Hotel.

On Saturday, on what was a scorcher of a day for late September, New Forest Golf Club was the venue for day two of the outing. All members were incredibly impressed by the conditioning of the course and it came as no surprise as one of our own, Donal Shine's son also named Donal is the course superintendent in the New Forest Estate.

Day 3 saw the golfers make the short trip from Tullamore to Esker Hills Golf Club. The home club of Shane Lowry was buzzing with excitement after Shane's exploits on the 18th green in his Ryder Cup match the previous night. After the conclusion of the days play it was Thomas Gruddy who was the winner of the captains outing for 2021, closely followed by Kevin Donnelly in second place with captain Séan taking home the 3rd prize.

See below the group that made the trip and who returned home to Belmullet late Sunday evening with a few sore heads but memories to last a lifetime.

Séan would like to thank all of those who made the trip and also main sponsor, Togher Group Hong Kong for contributing towards the weekend.

BELMULLET GOLF CLUB AM AM 2021

Our annual fundraising Am Am is back on October Bank Holiday weekend ( Sat & Sun 23rd & 24th October). We expect that there will be a big demand for slots as it is a bank holiday so it is important that you book your team as early as possible to not be dissapointed. Call the golf shop or drop in to book your tee time. Best score on either day, €35pp for one day or €50pp for both days. Excellent prizes guaranteed.

GOOD LUCK RYAN & EOIN IN THE ALL IRELAND FINAL

Everyone from Belmullet Golf Club wishes our two members Ryan & Eoin O'Donoghue the very best of luck in the All Ireland Final this Saturday 11th September against Tyrone. Bring it home lads.

GRAINNE UAILE 2021

On Sunday last 5th September, after a years absence, the annual Grainne Uaile competition was contested with our near neighbours Achill and Mulranny. This year it was decided that rather than the traditional format of three consecutive Sundays on each course, it was decided to have it over one day this year and Achill Golf Club were the kind hosts.

Home advantage proved to be the deciding factor as Achill eased to victory on what was a great day for scoring across the links in Keel.

Well done to Peter Mulry and Gerry Lavelle who were the leading pair from Belmullet and Captain Sean thanks all of the team for making the trip up to represent our club. The wait goes on to capture the Grainne Uaile trophy but 2022 may be the lucky year.

DAMIAN LAVELLE RECORDS A HOLE-IN-ONE

Congratulations to Damian Lavelle who recorded an ace on the Wild Atlantic Dunes 10th yesterday during the Pat Gorham sponsored strokeplay competition.

This is the 44th ace recorded in competition in Carne.

Pictured is Damian celebrating with the lucky ball.

CAPTAINS OUTING 2021

Captain Séan Gaughan will hold his captains outing kindly sponsored by Togher Group Hong Kong over the weekend of

September 24th - 26th 2021.

Day 1: Athlone Golf Club (Optional) - €25 Green Fee

Day 2: New Forest Golf Club

Day 3: Esker Hills Golf Club

Two nights B&B (Fri & Sat) + Evening meal (€25 meal voucher) in the Bridgehouse Hotel in Tullamore plus golf at €260pp

There is a sign-up sheet located in the gents changing rooms above the computer where you can indicate your interest.

A deposit of €50 will be collected in the next few weeks in advance of the outing

COMPETITION CHANGE

The gents Artec Construction sponsored competition due to take place on the August 19th 2021 has been changed to August 18th 2021 due to a clash with another event being played across the dunes on Thursday and Friday.

As our Thursday evening competitions are drawing to a close as the evenings are getting shorter, we encourage all our members to come out and support.

Re-divotting Evening

There will be a redivotting evening tomorrow (July 30th) from 6pm to repair some of fresh divots and return the fairways to their best on the Wild Atlantic Dunes course in advance of the IPGA next week and upcoming club competitions. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone that can, could help out for a couple of hours. The greenkeeper will have the material ready and it is hoped there will be plenty of bags and buckets and a few buggies to carry out the operation.

As always members are reminded to continually repair divots and pitchmarks on greens.

NEW GUIDANCE FOR GOLF FROM JULY 23RD 2021

Following continuing engagement with the relevant Government departments and agencies, Golf Ireland have made some changes to the guidance for golf in the Republic of Ireland from 23rd July 2021.

The position of Belmullet Golf Club, after the issuing of Guidelines from Golf Ireland regarding flagsticks and bunkers, is as follows:

1. Flagsticks may be removed from the hole. Rules 13.2 and 13.3 now apply

2. Bunkers rakes can now be used. If your ball finds a bunker, you must play the ball as it lies. No 6 inch relief anymore .

Please familiarize yourself with the new guidelines from Golf Ireland.

https://static.clubhouse.golfireland.ie/clubs/1000/uploads/files/club_support/gi_livingwithcovid_roi_july23%20v3.pdf

MacNicolas Cup Matchplay 2021

Well done to Martin Cosgrove who won the MacNicholas Cup Matchplay recently in closely contested final against Sean Meenaghan.

GENTS CHANGING ROOMS

The recent refurbished gents changing rooms will be open for competition entries etc. and toilet facilities only, in line with Covid guidelines, from Monday 12th July 2021. The changing rooms cannot, as yet, be used for changing facilities or showering facilities as Golf Ireland guidelines are not yet eased in this regard.

Members will be notified once this is possible inline with recommendations from Golf Ireland

IRISH PGA CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

Following recent meetings and discussions with the Irish PGA in regards to arrangements for the hosting of the Irish PGA Championship at Carne from 4th to 7th August 2021, we have been made aware of the exact requirements for the event.

In regards to the event itself the PGA have advised that in the event of delays or postponements to play resulting from inclement weather, there may be a requirement to play the final round of the event on Sunday 8th August 2021, and in the unlikely event of this occurring, Member tee times on that Sunday 8th August, would be postponed to start from 12.00 noon onwards.

Should anyone wish to become involved in the event itself, there are a number of opportunities for volunteers in the following roles:-

Ball Spotters;
Management of the practice range facilities;
Starters for both Pro-Am and the Championship;
Attendant for the 9th green to feedback scores from the score recorder to the main scoreboard;
Attendants to carry scoreboards on the final day for the leading players of the tournament.

If anyone is interested in any of the above, please let the golf shop know by 24th July, so arrangements can be finalized.

CAPTAIN'S PRIZES 2021

Gents captain Seán has made the decision to postpone his captain's prize by a couple of weeks due to the uncertainty surrounding the current covid restrictions.

The Captain's Prizes will now take place on September 19th 2021.

As a result of the change the gents competition planned for September 19th has been moved to July 25th and this is reflected in the updated fixtures.

We wish Sean well and hopefully by September 19th we can all celebrate the captains day for what it really is intended to be like.

KILMORE 9 - GROUND UNDER REPAIR

Area's damaged by flooding that have been sanded over on 3rd and 5th fairways on the Kilmore Course (8th and 14th WAD course) are to be treated as GUR for upcoming competitions.

This information will also be posted in competition entry room.

HACKETT LINKS MAINTENANCE

Due to maintenance work on the Hackett Links front 9 (old back9), the Kilmore Links will be in play from tomorrow Monday 28th June until Sunday 4th July 2021. This course is the new 9 and the back 9(old front 9). Thursday men's competition will be held on the Kilmore Links and Sunday's will be on Hackett Links.

ERRIS CUP DRAW 2021

Well done to Ryan O'Donoghue who recently won the Frank Brogan Memorial Erris Cup Matchplay in a keenly contested final against James McGuire.

Lír Bar & Restaurant at Carne Golf Links

Clubhouse will re-open for outdoor dining at weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) from the weekend of 18th June 2021, and will be fully re-open for indoor dining from 5th July, in line with Government guidelines.

2021 - EVENTS ON THE LINKS

There are a few Erris Tourism events confirmed for the upcoming months. Anyone wishing to enter a team into any of these events should do so as soon as possible, as the tee sheets are filling fast:-

Wild Atlantic Dunes Challenge Open Fourball: 4/5/6th July 2021
Irish PGA Championship 2021 Pro-Am: 4th August 2021
Wild Atlantic Way Ladies Open Fourball : 4th September 2021
Friends of Carne: 2/3rd October 2021

If you would like to book a slot for any of the above competitions give the golf shop a call on (097) 82292.

Re-divotting Evening

There will be a redivotting evening on Monday next 31st May from 6.30pm to repair some of fresh divots and return the fairways to their best. It would be greatly appreciated if anyone that can, could help out for a couple of hours. The greenkeeper will have the material ready and it is hoped there will be plenty of bags and buckets and a few buggies to carry out the operation.

In keeping with current government guidelines, all social distancing measures should be strictly adhered to at all times and volunteers should not congregate in groups.

Please if possible complete the following survey to confirm your participation and be assigned a set of holes to work on:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PR8VGLC

As always members are reminded to continually repair divots and pitchmarks on greens.

Kevin Rabbett - Men's Captain 1991

It is with great sadness that we hear of the passing of our former Captain Kevin Rabbett. Kevin served as captain in 1991 and is fondly remembered as a kind and good spirited individual by all past and present members.

The club would like to extend their condolences to Ciarán, Mary and all the extended Rabbett family.

If members wish to, they may stand along the funeral route from Belmullet to Aughleam, while abiding by the guidelines and while wearing our club crest.

Funeral arrangements are as follows:

Remains will depart from McDonnell’s Funeral Home, Belmullet on Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock arriving at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Aughleam for Funeral Mass at 2 o’clock, followed by burial in Faulmore Cemetery.

Live streaming of the Funeral Mass will be available for viewing on McDonnell Funeral Directors Facebook page at 2pm with all other funeral services available for viewing at 9pm on Wednesday.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis

GOLF IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND FROM MAY 10TH

Following continuing engagement with the relevant Government departments and agencies, Golf Ireland can confirm the following measures apply in the Republic of Ireland from 10th May 2021.

Golf Clubs can open for members and visitors. Inter-county travel restrictions will cease to apply
In accordance with the household mixing outdoors, timesheets can be set up for two-balls, three-balls or four-balls at the club's discretion. Three and four-balls can be from any number of households.
Tee times must be booked in advance online or over the telephone. Clubs must ensure that players’ names are recorded on timesheets and timesheets must be kept for a period of at least six weeks to assist with contact tracing should the need arise.
While the return to formal, organised competition across all sports will commence from 7th June in line with the Irish Government’s ‘Path Ahead’, we can now confirm that golf clubs can organze internal club competitions for members only from 10th May onwards, with all other competition activities then permitted from 7th June, subject to the public health situation at the time. Ladies and gents fixtures will be available soon in the respective fixtures tabs.
No 'Major', Open or Inter Club Competitions should be held before 7th June.
All golf activities should be organised based on "arrival-play-depart without delay"

Further guidance on the return to golf protocols can be found in the document below. Members are encouraged to read this document in full to familiarize themselves with the protocols to ensure the continued compliance with the measures outlined

GOLF IRELAND APP LAUNCED

Golfers across the island of Ireland can now pre-register and enter scores from general play rounds at any rated course via the Golf Ireland App.

The new App, developed by Golf Ireland in conjunction with the introduction of the new World Handicap System, is available to all members of affiliated golf clubs who hold a WHS Handicap Index.

The App allows golfers to enjoy the flexibility of recording scores for handicap purposes from either 9-hole or 18-hole social rounds played in accordance with the Rules of Handicapping.

Golfers can also view their handicap index and playing record as well as follow and communicate with friends

Check out the following walk-through videos which explain how to use the new app:

GI App: Introduction and Signing In

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SBTVXoKWgE&list=PL9PeXb-oZMylqB-utOrGOi4eLVkY_dJM1&index=1&ab_channel=GolfIreland>

GI App: The Dashboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Q4yQbTMoA&list=PL9PeXb-oZMylqB-utOrGOi4eLVkY_dJM1&index=3&ab_channel=GolfIreland>

GI App: Entering Scores

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKao6a7og8&list=PL9PeXb-oZMylqB-utOrGOi4eLVkY_dJM1&index=4&ab_channel=GolfIreland>

GI App: Adding friends, sharing messages and more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewo18vkjfE0&list=PL9PeXb-oZMylqB-utOrGOi4eLVkY_dJM1&index=5&ab_channel=GolfIreland>

To download the app, simply search for “Golf Ireland” in the Apple App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android) and select the version with the Golf Ireland logo.

Once downloaded, golfers will need to log in to access their account using their MyGolf membership number and password. If not done so already, golfers will first need to register an account on the MyGolf section of the Golf Ireland website at www.golfireland.ie/signup

GOLF TO REOPEN FROM MONDAY APRIL 26TH

Following almost four months off the links, golf will make its long awaited return next Monday 26th April 2021.

In the initial phase, the Irish Government have decided that participants in sport and exercise activity must be from no more than two households. Therefore, groups playing on golf courses during this initial phase must be confined to a maximum of two households. This means that all tee times must be either two-balls, or alternatively three-balls and four-balls where players in the group are from no more than two households.

Tee times must be booked in advance online or over the telephone at 097 82292

All golf activities should be organised based on "arrival-play-depart without delay"

Further guidance on the return to golf protocols can be found in the document below. Members are encouraged to read this document in full to familiarize themselves with the protocols to ensure a a safe and responsible return to golfing activity.

BERNIE MCANDREW LADY CAPTAIN 2004 AND 2020

It was with profound sadness and deep deep shock that we heard the news this morning of the passing of last year's Lady Captain Bernie McAndrew.

A quiet lady ,full of discretion and integrity Bernie served as Lady Captain in 2004 and again last year,2020.

She was a great Club representative, having served in many roles in the Ladies Club throughout the years.

She will be missed by so many people, particularly by her husband Ian, her own family, her in-laws and by her wide circle of work and golfing friends.

The whole community has been rocked by the news of her death.

Shown are a sample of 'happy occasions' in the Golf Club that she so enjoyed, whether accepting prizes or giving them out.

MENS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING POSTPONED

This years AGM of the Mens Club which was to take place in the Elly Bay Suite in the Broadhaven Bay Hotel at 8 pm on Monday 21st Decembermhas been postponed in light of the restrictions on organised events in indoor settings.

With the likelihood of the restrictions remaining in place or strengthening even further it is more likely that the AGM will be held in a 'remote 'manner to adopt the minutes of the 2019 AGM, adopt the 2020 financial report and ratify the incoming Officers and committee.

News of the new date for the AGM will be posted here and a message sent out on the Whattsapp group.

OUTSTANDING PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED

The outgoing Prizes Committee would like to inform members of the Mens Club who are due prizes for competitions from Dec 23rd 2019 to Dec 5th 2020 that they will receive them in due course.

The Prizes Committee intend to meet all prizewinners at Carne over the course of the Christmas period.

As you can appreciate in this extraordinary year,with no prizegivings taking place and the difficulty in approaching sponsors, it has been very difficult to keep up to date with the allocation of prizes.

The outgoing Prizes Committee wish to thank you for your patience and wish the incoming Committee the best of luck in the year ahead.

WINTER RULES IN OPERATION

From today December 4th Winter Rules have been introduced,until further notice.

Play for the Men from now until the 2021 Captain's Drive-In at the earliest, will be from the Yellow tees.

All competitions under these rules (as set out below) are qualifying.

A player may place his ball only once, and it is in play when it has come to rest on the spot on which it is placed.

If a player fails to mark the position of the ball before it is lifted,he/she incurs a penalty of one stroke .

Please note that Preferred lies do not apply in the rough.

There has been an unavoidable delay in the delivery of our Handicap System upgrade for the new WHS, so if playing tomorrow follow the instructions at the computer sign-in.

CARNE RE-OPENS FOR PLAY TOMORROW TUESDAY

As the country exits Level 5 restrictions tonight at midnight, the Links at Carne will re-open tomorrow December 1st for golf.

All members must abide by the Covid 19 protocols and pre-book their tee times on the BRS system, with the full names of all golfers provided for each tee time. This is essential for contact tracing purposes and is subject to inspection by the HSA at any time, so it is imperative that members abide by these procedures.

The newly refurbished Men's changing room facilities will remain closed in line with the Government restrictions until further notice.

In addition, the Clubhouse facilities will re-open on Saturday 5th December, under the normal winter trading hours.

From Wednesday 16th December, the Clubhouse will revert to 7 days per week trading until the New Year, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day excepted.

Please note that the regulations state that a substantial meal must be served before alcohol can be sold to individuals. Maximum of 50 patrons indoors at any one time, social distancing to be observed at all times, and booking is advisable during busy periods.

For those of you who are eligible to attend , the AGM of the Men's Club will be held on Friday December 18th at 8pm. As the Clubhouse restaurant will no doubt be busy ,a venue for the AGM has yet to be confirmed.

An update will be posted here in good time.

After thirty plus years on the Men's Golf Club committee I am taking a well deserved break from Club activities in 2021.

Best of luck to my successor as the P.R.O , Noel McLoughlin who will keep you all informed of all things to do with the Club via this website , the Club Facebook page and the Club Whattsapp group.

And best of luck to the incoming President, Captains, Officers and Committees.

Signing off

Kevin D

NEW WORLDWIDE HANDICAPPING SYSTEM

The new world Handicap system comes into effect on November 2nd next.

To give you an idea of what this means to you and how your new initial handicap (index) may be computed, please listen to the following Podcast from the GUI and ILGU which describes quite well,some of the changes and how the system will work.

https://www.facebook.com/golfingunionofireland/videos/world-handicap-system-podcast/842587613167709/

2020 MEN'S CLUB OUTING BOWS TO THE INEVITABLE

The Men's Club Outing which was due to take place at Athlone Golf Club with accomodation in the adjoining Hodson Bay Hotel on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the October Bank Holiday weekend has been cancelled due to the current Covid restrictions which prohibits people from travelling outside their county.

Negotiations are on-going with the Hotel to recover our deposits.

Hopefully next year will bring an opportunity to have a Club Outing once again.

There will be some changes to the Mens fixtures list over the Bank Holiday weekend, keep an eye here for news on that.

FRIENDS OF CARNE AM-AM & SCRAMBLE

The Friends of Carne 36 hole competition takes place this Saturday and Sunday.

There are now a number of teetimes available due to the reduced number of teams from Dublin as they abide by the restrictions on the county.

Teams of four. Am Am format on Saturday over the Hackett course with best two scores to count on each hole. You then carry your score over to Sunday when its a four person scramble over the Wild Atlantic Dunes course. Entry €50 per person for the two days. There will be a daily prize both days so anyone/ any team who can only play on one day can play with entry fee of €30 per person.

To reserve a slot you must call the golf shop on 09782292 during office hours.

THE CAPTAINS PRIZE THIS SUNDAY

Vincent Keane and Bernie McAndrew will hold their Captains Prizes on Sunday next. Best of luck to both of them and all the competitors playing over the weekend in the Mens ,the Ladies and the Junior competitions.

The draw for the Mens competition has just been completed and is as follows

Time	Tee	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3	Player 4
07:16	1st	K O’CONNOR	J GERAGTHY	D HEALY	X
07:24	1st	V FAHY	NATHAN RUDDY	T. McGONIGLE	K FALLON
07:32	1st	O MUNNELLY JNR	PADRAIG RUDDY	MICHAEL GAUGHAN	P McGINTY
07:40	1st	G MAGUIRE	JAMES MANGAN	HUGO LACEY	S MEENAGHAN
07:40	10th	P McINTYRE	A WALSH	J GINNELLY	X
07:48	1st	M IRWIN	K CONROY	JASON CAREY	R McDONNELL
07:48	10th	SEAN GAUGHAN	KEVIN PADDEN	N McLOUGHLIN	DAVID PADDEN
07:56	1st	PETER MULRY	B GAUGHAN	R WHELAN	J D HANLEY
07:56	10th	GARY OLIVER	PJ CAREY	C CHURCH	DARRAGH CAREY
08:04	1st	T GRUDDY	A MITCHELL	O MUNNELLY SNR	PATRICK LAVELLE
08:04	10th	C FAHERTY	F HEALY	G LAVELLE	JIMMY MONAGHAN
08:12	1st	J GALLAGHER	MJ GRUDDY	JASON PADDEN	K SWANICK
08:12	10th	L MITCHELL	A CARRABINE	C RABBETT	D SHINE
08:20	1st	JIM BROWN	SEAN HESTON	MARTIN BARRETT	C O’MUIRITHE
08:20	10th	DAMIEN LAVELLE	NOEL REILLY	PAUL MITCHELL	M COSGROVE
08:28	1st	JOHN HANLEY	BRIAN MURPHY	D O’MUIRITHE	M McGRATH
08:28	10th	J McGUIRE	G McDONNELL	K DONNELLY	CATHAL CAREY
08:36	1st	PAT REIDY	VIVIAN HEALY	KEVIN BARRETT	JAMES DOHERTY
08:36	10th	D BUTLER	JAMES LACEY	X	DAMIEN MURPHY
08:44	1st	E MANGAN	PAT DEANE	D S GAUGHAN	J.C MONAGHAN
08:44	10th	IVAN BARRETT	TOMMY ORGAN	E McANDREW	S O’COISDEALBHA
08:52	1st	D HURST	BRENDAN REILLY	KEVIN CAREY	JONO MURPHY
08:52	10th	HUGHIE CAREY	JOHN LENNON	DAVID HANLEY	A O’HARA
09:00	1st	M MYLOTTE	E GALLIGAN	JOHN HIGGINS	B KEANE
09:00	10th	GARY STANLEY	T MORRISSEY	P LYNSKEY	S McANDREW
09:08	1st	SEAN LAVELLE	ALAN LYNSKEY	R STICH	CATHAL DOHERTY
09:08	10th	JOHN WILSON	MAL. GAUGHAN	FERGUS SCANLON	CIARAN SMITH
09:16	1st	X	X	X	X
09:16	10th	X	X	X	X
09:24	1st	X	X	X	X
09:24	10th	X	X	X	X

It can also be accessed by clicking on the following link

Captains Draw 2020

MENS GRÁINNE UAILE CANCELLED

The 2020 Mens Grainne Uaile is the latest sporting event to be cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hopefully it will be held in it's usual three day format in 2021.

As a result the Swanick Family Practice sponsored Men's competition will now be held on Sunday 20th September.

CARNE GOLF LINKS PRO-AM RESULTS

The Carne Golf Links IPGA Pro-Am kindly sponsored by Vermilion Energy takes place this weekend on Saturday and Sunday.

Below is the draw for the event.

Please note also that the timesheet for Sheila Tallott's President's Prize is now open and a draw for playing partners will be held c 21st August.

Results:

Simon Thornton won the Pro-Am on Sunday with a two day 36 hole total of 10 under par.The team of Sean Gaughan Michael Gaughan and James McGuire

were the winers of the team event with a score of 185 narrowly defeating the team of Patrick and Sean Lavelle and Adam Walsh with 184.

For a full report click below

https://irishgolfer.ie/latest-golf-news/2020/08/17/thornton-cruises-to-victory-at-vermillion-energy-carne-pro-am/

THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES

Firstly,just to advise that in line with Government Covid regulations, the wearing of face masks in retail settings is mandatory from tomorrow 10th August until further notice. Having checked with the HSA, they have confirmed that the Golf Shop is considered a retail outlet and therefore anyone entering is required to wear a face mask. Face masks will be available to purchase in the golf shop from Wednesday onwards, as we are currently awaiting further supplies.

Thanks to all those who showed up for the Guard of Honour earlier today,the turnout was a very impressive one to bid farewell to our Past Captain Michael.

If you can help out tomorrow evening for fairway redivotting, please gather at 630 hopefully we can complete the work on the Hackett course on the day.

The mixed scramble scheduled for Wednesday next will be rescheduled as many members will be helping out on the course tomorrow, the Ladies have a competition on Tuesday kindly sponsored by The Western Strands Hotel and the men have one on Thursday kindly sponsored by Teach John Joe ahead of the Pro-Am next weekend.

MICHAEL KAVANAGH RIP

It is with deep sadness that we report the death of former long time member, Past Captain ,Past President and Honorary Life member of the Club Michael Kavanagh.

Michael was Captain of the Club in 1968 and represented the Club in countless Inter Club and Gráinne Uaile competitions.

The Club would like to extend sympathy to Michael's family , to his wife Gemma, sons Seán,Brendan and Tom and his daughters Mary, Michelle, Aisling and Gemma and to his sister Mary.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.

As a result of Michael's interment tomorrow Sunday, the Marty Gaughan Memorial Men's Competition scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed until a later date.

The course will remain closed to members tomorrow until after Michael's burial in Emlybeg cemetery.

A Guard of Honour of Golf Club members should gather at the bottom of the road up to Emlybeg graveyard from 1130.

Please wear a Club Jacket or Club Jumper if you have one.

Michael is pictured holding the Ryder Cup on it's visit to Carne in 2014 and below on the old Hackett First tee with his Met Éireann colleagues Kevin Donnelly, Donal Shine and John Hanley back in 1992.

JOHN GINNELLY RECORDS AN ACE

Congrats go to John Ginnelly who recorded an ace on the Hackett 7th (old 16th) in yesterday's strokeplay competition kindly sponsored by PJ McHale.

This is the 43rd ace recorded in competition at Carne.

Pictured are Ciarán Rabbett, John Ginnelly and David Barrett......and Brendan Reilly for Ciarán in the latter.

OUR RANKING AT CARNE CONTINUES TO RISE

The status of the course(s) at Carne continue to rise according to the latest rankings in Links magazine which has us at No 8 in the Republic of Ireland and No 1 in Connacht.

Congratulations to all involved particularly the greenkeeping staff of Fergus and Gary who have the course in great shape.

That said, the fairways on the links do need some attention in the next week due to the increased traffic on it over the last number of weeks and to that end the Club are asking all who are fit and able and in the locality to help out with a redivotting evening on Monday next at 6:30 pm.

If you can help out please do, 'many hands make light work'

It is so important to present the course in the best possible way particularly over the next few months when there is so much golf, competitive and otherwise taking place.

Unfortunately we don't have the luxury (at present) of tens of staff, as in the picture, to undertake routine maintenance of this nature on a regular basis so it's imperative that Club members give a hand on the one or two occasions annually that it is required

All help is greatly appreciated.

Congrats to Ronnie

Congratulations go to Ronnie McDonnell on his ace at the Hackett 5th hole on Sunday last.

This was the first ace at this hole since the two nines on the Hackett course were reversed.

He is pictured alongside his playing partners on the day, Michael Gaughan, Seán Gaughan and David S Gaughan.

Thanks to Ronnie for opening a tab in the Clubhouse for a few hours so that anyone that wanted a drink could have one with their meal

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Monday 23rd January 2023

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Wednesday 4th January 2023

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Wednesday 4th January 2023

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Sunday 27th November 2022

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Tuesday 22nd November 2022

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Monday 7th November 2022

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Monday 17th October 2022

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Monday 26th September 2022

GRAINNE UAILE 2022 - FINAL LEG

Tuesday 20th September 2022

GRAINNE UAILE 2022 - SECOND LEG

Tuesday 13th September 2022

GRAINNE UAILE 2022 - FIRST LEG

Monday 5th September 2022

GOTY / SPOTY and Twos Competition

Thursday 21st July 2022

CAPTAINS PRIZE 2022

Friday 15th July 2022

Captains Prize Weekend

Saturday 9th July 2022

MAURICE EARLEY RIP

Monday 20th June 2022

ERRIS CUP 2022

Tuesday 24th May 2022

EAMON MACNICHOLAS CUP MATCHPLAY

Wednesday 11th May 2022

ERRIS CUP 2022

Wednesday May 11th 2022

FUNDRAISING AM AM 2022

Thursday April 28th 2022

CLUB OUTING 2022

Thursday April 28th 2022

FUNDRAISING AM AM 2022

Wednesday 6th April 2022

PRESENTATION OF PRIZES

Monday 4th April 2022

MICHEAL MANGAN RIP - MENS CAPTAIN 1995

Thursday 10th March 2022

CAPTAINS DRIVE IN NEW GOLFING YEAR

Thursday 3rd March 2022

CAPTAINS DRIVE-IN 2022

Monday 28th February 2022

CAPTAINS OUTING 2022

Monday 28th February 2022

SAFETY ON THE COURSE

Tuesday 1st February 2022

MENS FIXTURES 2022

Tuesday 1st February 2022

WINTER LEAGUE RESULTS

Monday 10th January 2022

WINTER LEAGUE 2021 / 22

Thursday 30th December 2021

NEW YEARS DAY SCRAMBLE

Thursday 30th December 2021

GOLFER OF THE YEAR 2021

Monday 13th December 2021

MENS CLUB AGM 2021

Tuesday 30th November 2021

CAPTAINS PRIZE 2021

Wednesday 24th November 2021

CAPTAINS PRIZE THIS SUNDAY

Wednesday 17th November 2021

COUNTY FINAL SUPPORT

Tuesday November 9th 2021

MASS FOR DECEASED MEMBERS

Friday 5th November 2021

CAPTAINS PRIZE 2021

Tuesday 2nd November 2021