Christmas Message from our 2017 Captains; Moling Lennon and Marie Olwill

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1 Deerpark Diary Carlow Golf Club s Monthly Newsletter Issue 12 December 2016 Christmas Message from our 2017 Captains; Moling Lennon and Marie Olwill As we say goodbye to 2016 and we begin our captaincy for 2017 we would like to take this opportunity to send special Christmas wishes to the staff and members of Carlow Golf Club and their families. We wish to thank our outgoing captains Willie and Maggie who represented the club with grace and style throughout the year Tough acts to follow! We are both extremely honoured to serve as your Captains for 2017 and we hope to continue on the excellent job both outgoing captains did this year. A big thank you also to the Bar, Catering and office staff for their hard work and dedication throughout We would also like to thank our green keepers for all their hard work and keeping the course in such excellent condition throughout the year. We have an exciting year of fixtures and events planned for 2017 and with the support of the clubhouse team and the committees we plan to make it a year to remember. We look forward to seeing you on the course and at our social events. As always, visitors to the Club are very welcome and what better way to ring in the New Year by inviting your friends along to our semiopen on New Year s Day! In this issue Christmas Greeting from our new captains Childrens Xmas Party White Elephant Comp December Results Club notes Dress Code & Rules Corner Andy s tips for Winter Golf Quote of the Month/Chris tmas crackers We hope that we will have an opportunity to greet many golfers and guests on the day and indeed during the year. Captains Marie & Mo with special guest Santa at the Childrens Christmas Party We wish all our members and their families a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. See you on the fairways in 2017! Deerpark Diary: Page 1 of 11

2 Chrildren s Christmas Party Saturday 10 th December. Once again this year Santa visited the excited children and grandchildren of club members. Just before Santa reached the clubhouse, after a long journey from Lapland, the children spotted him, appearing through the trees and ran to greet him and joined him on the last part of his journey. Having given presents to all the good children he then joined in the fun and games that followed... A great afternoon was had by young and not-so-young and very many thanks to all the organisers and helpers that made the day such a success! Enjoy the photos of yet another memorable day Deerpark Diary: Page 2 of 11

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5 Ladies White Elephant Competition Tuesday 13 th December. The White Elephant Competition is an established and much anticipated event and was once again a great success this year. First of all the weather was kind and most players enjoyed their golf without getting wet! It is a lovely event at the close of the year when all players end up winning a prize, mainly donated by the players themselves! More importantly, it is a very successful fundraiser, and this year was no exception! This year the White Elephant event raised a total of Lady Captain Marie presented a cheque to Mary Lee of the St. Lazarian s Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul who thanked Marie and all the lady club members for their terrific support. A delicious afternoon tea provided by members was followed by a general prize giving. The White Elephant Competition was won by Mary Grogan, Michelle Fanning and Margaret Costello with a fantastic score of.59 Points Well done Ladies!! Thanks to everyone who made the day so successful. Deerpark Diary: Page 5 of 11

6 Winter Golf Prize winners Jack Frost has been playing mischief with us since Mid - November with the course closed frequently. We have, however managed to get some competitions played in December in between the frosts and some excellent scoring has been recorded. The course is in tremendous condition for the time of year. We are lucky to have such a great winter golf course here in Carlow Results Ladies 06/12/ Hole Singles Stableford H/C Score 1st Margaret McHugh nd Marese Grogan rd Eileen Brennan th Madeleine Brennan /12/2016 White Elephant H/C Score 1st Mary Grogan Michelle Fanning 30 Margaret Costello 35 Results - Mens 11/12/2016 Mens Singles 13 18/12/2016 Mens Singles 13 Hole Hole - V PAR Singles Stableford H/C Score H/C Score 1st Ger Munnelly 19 6 up 1st Greg Fleming 21 33pts Back 9 2nd David Sarawatari 17 5 up (L9) 2nd Sean Kennedy 6 33ps Back 3 3rd Liam McKenna 27 5 up (L6) 3rd Billy Fanning 15 33pts Gross Teddy French 6 level Gross Shane Kelly 3 26pts 29 Net 4th Paul Rea 13 5 up 4th Paul Kelly 21 32pts 5th Joe Fanning 13 4 up (L9) 5th Colm Coakley 14 32pts 6th Tom Mulhall 14 4 up (L9) 6th Martin Fitzpatrick 18 30pts Back 9 7th Dermot O'Boyle Jnr 8 4 up (L6) 7th Brian Coakley 11 30pts Back 3 8th N Murphy 18 4 up (L3) 8th Willie Carey 17 30pts 9th Pat Bolger 13 4 up (L9) 10th Paul Kelly 21 4 up Deerpark Diary: Page 6 of 11

7 Club Notes The Clubhouse Restaurant We would like to extend a big thanks to our caterers James, Eilis and their team on providing a fantastic meal for both Captains Dinners and a great menu and service throughout the year. We urge all our members to support the Clubhouse restaurant in 2017 and avail of the great menu they offer on a daily basis Opening Hours over Christmas **************** The Restaurant will be closed at 5pm on 23 rd December and will reopen on Wed 28 th December. The Clubhouse will close at 6pm on Saturday 24 th December and will reopen at 8.00am Sunday 26 th December. Please note it will also close at 6.00pm on New Years Eve. New Years Day Lunch **************** What better way to start the New Year than playing in our Team of 4 Semi Open following by a delicious Lunch menu in our restaurant BOOKINGS ARE NOW BEEN TAKEN **************** Subscriptions for 2017 Premium Credit is available to all members wishing to avail of this method of payment for 2017subscription. Anyone wishing to avail of this facility for the first time please obtain an application form from the club office and return with all the relevant information. Two forms of proof of address, (mobile phone bill not acceptable) and photo identification are required. Payments can be made over 6 months, 3.5% interest applicable and 10 months, 4.5% interest applicable Deerpark Diary: Page 7 of 11

8 Carlow Golf Club Dress Code Members and visitors are reminded to dress appropriately on the course and in the Clubhouse. On the Course: Golf shoes must be worn. Singlets are not permitted. Denim jeans are not permitted. Attire such as football, soccer or rugby shirts, hoodies and tracksuits are not permitted. Only tailored shorts, together with sports socks are permitted. Trouser legs should not be tucked into socks. Mobile phones should not be used on the course (except in the case of emergencies). In the Clubhouse: Golf shoes, sports caps and tracksuits are not permitted. Dress should be neat and tidy, in keeping with the high standards of the club; Denim jeans are permitted. Mobile phones may be used but please do so in a discreet and respectful manner. Thank you for your co-operation. Rules Corner 16.1 Deerpark Diary: Page 8 of 11

9 Andy s Tips for Winter Golf We have all done it Arrive at the first tie with 30 seconds to spare before our tee off time, no warm up done, fingers like icicles and we re amazed we ve scratched the first 2 holes. Aside from the bad golf we also run the risk of injury, particularly in winter, without doing warm-ups. Andy has some simple warm up tips to help improve your game over the coming months To avoid injury it s always a good idea to spend a few minutes warming up especially in cold and damp weather. Give yourself enough time to stretch your shoulders and lower back properly Hit shots into the net Have a few chips and putts also Taking these few minutes out will reduce the risk of injury and make you play better golf LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS FOR CHRISTMAS Gift & Lesson vouchers (Inc 3 for price of 2 winter special) New Ladies & Gents Ping & Sunderland waterproofs New Ladies & Gents Glenbrae pullovers in Stock Selection of Winter Hats & Mittens Titleist & Ping Cart & Carry Bags Bushwell GPS Rangefinder AVAILABLE IN PRO SHOP CONTACT ANDY OR SEAN Deerpark Diary: Page 9 of 11

10 Quote of the Month Golf is supposed to be fun, but I don't think anything is fun if you're not doing it reasonably well. Fred Couples (I think we all relate to this!) Golfing Christmas Cracker Puns For the month that s in it.. some Christmas crackers (these were unashamedly googled so we take no reponsiblity for their corniness the Eds) Your golf addiction is driving a wedge between us. I golf in the low 80s. If it is hotter than that I won t play. He wanted desperately to be a good golfer, you could say he had a driving ambition. As a golfer you have to have good fore-sight. A photographer taking pictures of golfers says watch the birdie. If you golf on Election Day, cast an absent-tee ballot. When putting, I can never catch a break. She became a golf professional to earn her bread and putter. Expensive golf clubs are par for the course. If you crash into a Volkswagen Golf, does that make a hole in one? It takes a lot of balls to golf like I do. Golf is a game where the ball lies poorly and the golfers lie well. The fact that he was a bad golfer was a fore-gone conclusion. The sound that a golf cart makes is: putt..putt..putt. To golf at your favourite course usually requires a long drive. Golfers hate cake because they just don t want to get a slice. Deerpark Diary: Page 10 of 11

11 Happy Christmas to all our members & families Calling all Newshounds! Attention Club members! The Deerpark Diary is written by the members for the members and we would really welcome your contributions. If you don t tell us about it then we can t report it. So send us your news, match reports, funny or bizarre golf stories, photos and snippets and we ll include them in next month s edition. If you have anything to contribute you can us at Newsletter@carlowgolfclub.ie. A big thank you to all who have contributed to the Deerpark Diary throughout 2016 and a special thanks for Brian & Mary, our outgoing Editors Have a great Christmas everybody Here s to a great golfing year for The new Eds Margaret, Liz & Brendan. Deerpark Diary: Page 11 of 11