HOLL Driving Range The ball dispenser is now located beside the range. A coin machine will be fitted in the coming weeks. Currently the tokens are still in use. 5000 golf balls have been purchased ahead of the upcoming season. All bays and range mats have also been cleaned.
HOLL Hollow Coring It s that time of year again. The Masters at Augusta is around the corner which means that the season is fast approaching. In Georgia the trees are full of colour and the azalea flowers are in full bloom. In Ireland, we have had a prolonged winter. Heavy snowfall and cold temperatures have become normal this spring. Work to be carried out on the course has been held back to allow for rising temperatures and consistent growth. Over the course of two days the greenkeeping staff have hollow cored and sanded all greens in preparation for a busy golfing season. Hopefully the weather improves and allows a quick recovery to the greens. Hollow Coring the 9 th Green Collecting Cores from the 8 th Green Sanding and Rolling the Putting Green
Captains Drive In C Captain Michael Donegan and Lady Captain Patricia Lambe cycled their way to the 1st tee. They were greeted by a huge crowd of members at the clubhouse. Both captains handled the pressure of hitting a drive from the 1st tee with so many people cheering them on. This was followed by a team scramble. Conor Guilfoyle, Martin Lynch, Ger Jackson and Bette Foran had a very low score of 51.8 to finish in first place and well in front of the other teams. David Bollard, Brendan Daly, Richie Toal, and Dierdre O'Connor came second. Conor Healy, Ray McLoughlin, Jack Doyle and Tom Scott finished third. There were 6 teams of three on the day who also competed. The winning team of three were, Tony Buckley, Joe Daly and Shirley Donegan. It s great to see the golfing season begin here at New Forest. Michael and Patricia coming around the corner on the High Nelly s
Captains Drive 10 th March 2018 Both Captains about to hit their inaugural drives Captains Drive In Winning Team Captains Drive In 2 nd Place Captains Drive In 3 rd Place 3 Person Team Winner
HOLL Race to Augusta Best 4 Rounds Competition Position of competition as of 30 tht March 2018 1 David Masterson 161 37 40 42 42 2 Tony Sheerin 159 38 39 39 43 3 Ray McLoughlin 158 35 39 41 43 4 Barry Egerton 153 35 36 41 41 5 Darragh Ayres 141 32 33 36 40 6 Michael Kane 139 28 35 36 40 7 John Paul Hearnes 139 30 34 37 38 8 John McDermott 138 32 33 36 37 9 Leo McLaughlin 117 35 41 41 10 Matt Kenny 108 31 36 41 11 Laurence Connell 106 21 24 30 31 12 George Foran 101 28 36 37 13 Don Gibney 101 32 34 35 14 Patrick O'Donnell 99 32 32 35 15 Martin Halferty 94 27 32 35 16 Eddie Scanlon 87 23 30 34 17 David Dunne 74 36 38 18 Patrick Byrne 74 35 39 19 John Paul Duffy 71 35 36 20 Pat Tyrrell 70 32 38 21 Joe Daly 67 33 34 22 Zbignev Safranovic 67 33 34 23 Pat Keating 66 26 40 24 Eric Cahill 65 29 36
Mullingar Electrical Wholesale Club Match Play The Club Match Play entry deadline day is Sunday 1st April, to enter you must pay your entry fee prior to entering your name on the competition computer. Rules & Conditions Players on top of the draw must arrange match The match MUST BE PLAYED before the completion date for the round, as indicated on the draw. In the circumstances where a match is not completed on the same day as it starts per consensus of all competitors, the following will apply, on the basis that the set deadline must be met. The game will resume from the point at which play previously ceased. Handicaps will remain the same as in the initial match. Should it be decided by consensus to replay the match starting from the 1st hole, the match will be replayed under current handicaps on that day. Any change to handicap must be declared prior to commencement. Singles Full handicap difference All matches played from White Tees Handicaps Fourball Back marker to concede strokes to the other three players based on 90% of the difference between the full handicaps Foursomes Half of the Full difference between the aggregate handicap of either side
April Competitions 1 Sun Race to Augusta White Tees 6 Fri Callaway Open Series White Tees 7 Sat Sweepstake Singles Stableford White Tees 8 Sun Sweepstake Singles Stableford White Tees 8 Sun FINAL Race to Augusta White Tees 11 Wed 9 Hole Competition White Tees 13 Fri Callaway Open Series White Tees 14 Sat Vice Captains Prize White Tees 15 Sun Vice Captains Prize White Tees 15 Sun Lady Vice Captains Prize Red Tees Open Week 16 Mon Ladies Open Day Red Tees 17 Tues Open Scramble White Tees 18 Wed Seniors Open White Tees 19 Thurs Open Champagne Scramble White Tees 20 Fri Callaway Open Series White Tees 21 Sat Open Team Event White Tees 22 Sun Open Singles White Tees 25 Wed 9 Hole Competition White Tees 27 Fri Callaway Open Series White Tees 28 Sat Monthly Medal Stroke play White/Blue Tees 29 Sun Monthly Medal Stroke play White/Blue Tees
9 Hole HOLL 9 Hole Qualifying Competition 9 Hole Qualifying Competitions were introduced by CONGU to enable players who do not have time or who are unable to complete 18 holes, maintain a handicap which reflects their current playing ability. New Forest Golf Club will be running a 9-hole Semi- Open Stableford Competition on our front nine off the white tees every Wednesday from the 11 th of April. The stableford score for 9 holes is recorded and a neutral 18 points for the 9 holes not played is added. The hole index will change to reflect the 9 Hole Competition. New Forest Men s Branch would encourage our members to get involved in 9-hole golf as a quick and enjoyable way to play golf either socially or competitively. The cost of entry is 5.00 If you wish to bring a guest to play in the competition their entry will be 10.00
HOLL Inter Club at New Forest All Ireland Fourball Congratulations to the New Forest All Ireland Four Ball team who played away to Moate Golf Club. The team won by 3.5 to 1.5 Congratulations to captain Matt Kenny and all the players. Special mention to Tony Mc Phillips and Brendan Daly making their first appearance for the club. The next round will be played away again, against the winner of Mullingar and Castlebarna. This round is to be played before the 22 nd of April. Irish Mixed Foursomes The New Forest Mixed foursomes team came up against strong opposition in 2017. Tullamore Golf club knocked the team out of the competition. The eventual all Ireland champions. Members of that Tullamore team have said that New Forest gave them a great battle in that game last year. If the mixed team is to progress into the latter stages once again then they will have to first get by Glasson Golf Club and then Longford Golf Club in the second round. The second round is to be played before the end of April. With some good golf and a small bit of luck, the Mixed team will still be competing in May. Best of luck to John McCormack, Rita O Shea and their team. Central Towns Barton Cup The Barton Cup is one of the most prestigious pennants to play for. Sponsored by FBD, the competition entries are only Leinster based. Each team consists of 10 members. 5 pairs playing foursomes off scratch. The combined handicap of any pair shall not be lower than 14. New Forest will compete at home to Tullamore Golf Club in the first round. The date has been fixed for Saturday the 14 th of April at 2.00pm. Best of luck to Derek Doyle and his team Provincial Towns The Provincial Towns team will compete away to Moate Golf Club in the first round. The team of will consist of nine players. All players will be playing off scratch in a singles match play format. The match has been scheduled to take place on Saturday the 21 st of April at 2.00pm. Best of luck to David Dunne and his team. New Forest members should be familiar with this competition. After the success of last year, the club has an opportunity to defend a title. Tullamore Golf Club is the host of this competition. The club have completed the draw and put a date in place to have the first round completed. New Forest has been drawn to play at home to Co. Meath Golf Club. This must be played before May 6 th. Best of luck to manager Martin Halferty and the team
Fantasy Augusta HOW TO ENTER: 1. The entry panel contains 3 lines, one line costs 10 or 3 lines for 20. Select one golfer from each of the six boxes provided that you think will perform the best in the 2018 US Masters and write their numbers in the relevant boxes. 2. Please fill in your Name and Contact Number 3. Each entrant score is calculated purely on the basis of the selected golfers actual score to par in the US Masters. For example, if 1 golfer finishes on -5, golfer 2 on +15, golfer 3 on -8, golfer 4 on -1, golfer 5 on Par & golfer 6 on +2 then the total score for the 6 golfers is +3. Remember that if one of your chosen golfers fails to make the cut then his score is included in the final tally with an additional penalty on 4. +7 shots. 5. The entry panel is duplicated to facilitate the entrant keeping a record of their entry. 6. To enter, complete both panels, entering as many lines as you wish, remembering that each line costs 10 or 3 lines for 20, then cut one panel off and return the relevant entry fee to the Pro Shop or any committee member. RULES: 1. Select one golfer from each of six boxes overleaf. 2. All six golfers scores count. 3. If one or more of your golfers do not start you are automatically allocated the next ranked player outside the world top 60 as of the 27th February 2018. 4. In the event of a tie the 1 st selection entered will decide the winner or placed contestant. If still tied move to the 2 nd, 3 rd, 4 th, 5 th or 6 th golfer. 5. In the event of a dead heat tie the value of the tied prizes will be aggregated and then split evenly between the tied entrants. 6. The final decision rests with the committee 7. The table of entrants will be updated shortly after each days play and will be available to view on the club s website, members section PENALTIES If any of your golfers fail to make the cut, you will incur a penalty of 7 shots E.G. 1 Golfer = 7 shots added on 2 Golfers = 14 shots added on Permit No. Athlone AT116.92410/2018
1. Dustin Johnson 2. Jon Rahm 3. Justin Thomas 4. Jordan Speith 5. Justin Rose 6. Hideki Matsuyama 7. Rickie Fowler 8. Jason Day 9. Brookes Koepka 10. Rory McIlroy 27 th February 2018 31. Kevin Kisner 32. Tony Finau 33. Daniel Berger 34. Phil Mickelson 35. Patrick Cantlay 36. Kevin Chappell 37. Li Haotong 38. Brendan Steele 39. Thomas Pieters 40. Kiradech Aphibarnrat 11. Tommy Fleetwood 12. Sergio Garcia 13. Henrick Stenson 14. Alex Noren 15. Marc Leishman 16. Tyrell Hatton 17. Paul Casey 18. Matt Kuchar 19. Pat Perez 20. Rafael Cabrera Bello 21. Brian Harman 22. Francesco Molinari 23. Xander Schauffele 24. Charley Hoffman 25. Gary Woodland 26. Patrick Reed 27. Ross Fisher 28. Branden Grace 29. Louis Oosthuizen 30.Matthew Fitzpatrick 41. Bubba Watson 42. Webb Simpson 43. Satoshi Kodaira 44. Dylan Frittelli 45. Jason Dufner 46. Chez Reavie 47. Charl Schwartzel 48. Yuta Ikeda 49. Adam Hadwin 50. Jhonattan Vegas 51. Siwoo Kim 52. Cameron Smith 53. Bernd Wiesberger 54. Yusaku Miyazato 55. Russel Henley 56. Adam Scott 57. Kyle Stanley 58. James Hahn 59. Patton Kizzire 60. Zach Johnson
HOLL 2018 Callaway, Titleist & Taylormade Golf Balls Come into to the shop this April and get some golf balls for the season. For the month at the professional shop there is a deal on dozen ball purchases. Buy 2 Get One Free
HOLL JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP Prices include insurance and coaching Ages 8-13 85.00 Ages 14-17 135.00 The coaching program begins in April and runs until September. Coaching sessions will take place on Mondays from 6pm - 8pm. There will be a total of 10 full sessions with our head professional. Other practice sessions will be conducted by our various members who have kindly volunteered their time. Juniors will be encouraged to play the course on Tuesday. Parents are welcome to join their children for their first few times on the course. To keep up to date with the coaching schedule we advise all juniors members parents to join our Whats App group. Applications can be sent to: member@newforest.ie
The Callaway Open Series Played Every Friday @ New Forest Golf Club Grand Final Saturday 29 th September 2018 Visitors 20.00 GUI / ILGU Order of Merit Format Win a trip to Callaway Ely National Performance Centre, Surrey, UK where you will be professionally fitted by a leading Callaway Custom Fitter Plus Prizes every Friday and for the Grand Final Call 044 922 1100 or www.newforest.ie/teetimes/
HOLL Ladies Get into Golf In association with Confederations Golf Ireland Information night Tuesday 10 th April 2018 7.00 pm The course will be 8 weeks long. Taking place every Tuesday evening. This is a great opportunity to sample the game or make a comeback. There will be lessons with our club pro and time spent on the course socialising with the lady members of the club. All lady members are welcome to come and take part in the program.