17 September 2022

CONDOLENCES

Dear Member

From the McGrath Family, Men's Club, Ladies Club and all our members, we offer our deepest condolences to fellow member Jimmy McDonagh on the passing of his brother Martin (Mattie). 

Death Notice of Martin (Mattie) McDonagh (rip.ie)

May he Rest In Peace.

14 September 2022

Dear member,

This email is to update you all on where we are at the moment regarding our attempts to purchase personal golf insurance cover. We need 100+ people to sign up for this policy before the insurance company will consider taking us on. Unfortunately, we are still well short of this number. Our aim was to ensure all playing members would have insurance in place by now as players are held responsible if their wayward shot (or even their club) hits someone else and causes injury. This Personal Liability insurance covers members in the event they cause injury to another golfer or damage someone’s property.

For anyone that has paid the €25 into the fees box, we have a record of it; however, you are still not covered under any policy as of yet. The goal now is to try and reach this number of 100 by the end of December and get the cover up and running by January (or sooner if we reach the number required before then). Please consider purchasing this insurance as soon as possible.

There are several benefits to this policy, some of which are outlined below. Never thee less, a very important aspect of this as mentioned above is the Personal Liability and Personal Accident cover. We have all heard the stories or know someone that has had a close call or worse on the course, or was even unfortunate enough to cause injury to a fellow golfer.

At €25, this policy is great value and as well as the personal liability, it covers loss or damage to many items of golf equipment and personal items such as:

·       Golf clubs (e.g., damage to head of driver), bags, shoes, waterproofs etc.

·       Personal items, Clothing, Watches, Jewellery, Jackets, Jumpers etc.

·       Loss of keys

·       Damage to mobile phone

The full brochure for the insurance is attached so please read it to find out all other benefits that this policy covers.

For less than 50c a week this is great value for money and we as a committee strongly recommend and hope that members avail of the opportunity to sign up for this insurance sooner rather than later.

As mentioned in previous emails, to purchase, simply put the €25 into an envelope, write your name (clearly) and state that it is for insurance cover. Place the envelope into the competition’s fees slot beside the computer and once we get enough players signed up, we will do the rest.

09 September 2022

WEEKEND COMPETITIONS

Dear Members,

This weekends Men's competition 9th-11th September is a STABLEFORD competition off the WHITE TEES. The entry fee will be €5. 

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This weekends Ladies competitions (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) will be 9 Hole and 18 Hole Stableford Competitions.

Entry fee: €3 (9 hole)

                 €6 (18 hole).

Make sure the player and marker sign the card.

Sign in and enter your score on the computer.

Put cards & entry fees in red box in ladies changing room.

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Dinny Monaghan

Rita Fitzgerald

Competitions Secretarys

07 September 2022

Dear Member

From the McGrath Family, Men's Club, Ladies Club and all our members, we offer our deepest condolences to fellow member Conor Drea on the recent passing of his brother Mark. 

May he Rest In Peace. 

01 September 2022

Dear Members,

This weekends Men's competition 2nd-4th September is a STABLEFORD competition off the BLUE TEES and forms part of this years GOLFER OF THE YEAR competition. The entry fee will be €5. 

The Golfer of the Year competition is currently being led by Steven Gilmore whose efforts in the Captain's Prize pushed him ahead of long time leader Cillian McSweeney who remains in second place. Steven and Cillian are closely followed by a host of players and with five more weekends to go following this weekend, the outcome should be closely contested.   

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This weekends Ladies competitions (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) will be 9 Hole and 18 Hole Stableford Competitions.

Entry fee: €3 (9 hole)

                 €6 (18 hole).

Make sure the player and marker sign the card.

Sign in and enter your score on the computer.

Put cards & entry fees in red box in ladies changing room.

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Dinny Monaghan

Rita Fitzgerald

Competitions Secretarys

22 August 2022

News from the Golf Club

Best of luck to our Connaught Shield team who will take on Galway GC tomorrow, Tuesday, at 3:30pm.

We have three teams at home in Cregmore and two teams playing away. At home we have:

• John Dolan & Adam Bujnowski

• JP O'Connell & Seamus Crowe

• Tom Delaney & Steven Gilmore

Away we have:

• Aaron McDonald & Elijah Mulroy

• Mick Molloy & Bernard McDermott

Any and all support will be gratefully received, and we wish Captain Darragh King and his team all the best! 

11 August 2022

This weekend 12th-14th August. there will be the PLAY IN PINK Ladies and Gents charity event with all funds raised going directly to NBCRI. The men's competition will be 18 hole stableford off the white tees and there will both 9 hole and 18 hole competitions for the ladies. 

Entry fee:

€10 Ladies and Gents 18 hole.

€5 Ladies 9 hole

There will also be a BEST PINK OUTFIT COMPETITION. To be in with a chance of winning the prize, put on your best pink gear, have someone take your photo on the first tee and forward it to Angela Moran at 087-9604564.

There will be a raffle for a hamper with tickets costing €5.

The prizes are sponsored by PLAY IN PINK for the ladies 9 and 18 hole competitions and by the men's club for the men's competition..

This is a very worthwhile charity event and we encourage all our members to get behind it.

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CAPTAIN'S PRIZE

Next weekend 19th – 21st August 2022 see's the holding of this years CAPTAIN'S PRIZE. This is the last major competition of the year and is kindly sponsored by David Elwood of ‘David E Menswear’.

You can sign up for the Captain’s prize by putting your name on the sign-up sheet in the men’s changing room in the clubhouse. Please note that the sign up sheets will be taken down the evening previous to the days play at 6pm to allow organizing of time-slots and sending out of time sheets for the following day. If you can, please consider playing on the Friday as Saturdays are traditionally much busier on captain’s prize qualifying weekends.

The format for the competition will be 36-hole Blue Stroke. Qualifying (18 holes) will take place on Friday and Saturday. The leading 72 players and the best 6 gross scores (TBC) will then qualify for the final 18 holes on Sunday morning. 

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DO YOU HAVE A FULLY DEVELOPED HANDICAP INDEX?

Having 20 scores on your record is a fundamental part of the World Handicap System, meaning the more rounds you play, the more accurate your Handicap Index will be.

The weather forecast this week is looking PERFECT for golf, so now might be the time to get out onto the golf course, log some extra rounds and ensure your record is up to date!

A Handicap Index (HI) is calculated from the lowest Score Differentials in the scoring record. This reflects a player's current playing ability most accurately. If a scoring record contains at least 20 Score Differentials, the procedure for calculating a HI is:

• Average the lowest 8 of the most recent 20 Score Differentials and round to the nearest tenth.

• Calculate the difference between the average of the lowest 8 Score Differentials and the Low HI.

• If the difference is greater than 3, the soft cap calculation is applied.

• If the difference is greater than 5 after the application of the soft cap, then the hard cap is applied.

If a scoring record does not have 20 Score Differentials, the below table is used to determine how many Score Differentials are included in the calculation.

The benefits of having 20 scores in your record

1. You will have a fully developed HI, best reflecting your current playing ability

2. From 2023, in order to be eligible to compete for your club in inter-club events, you MUST have a fully developed handicap record (i.e. 20 or more scores recorded on your record). These 20 scores must be on your record prior to the end of 2022.

3. Changes to your HI will be less volatile than if you had less than 20 scores on your record.

Ways to submit scores to your handicap record:

• Competitions at your club

• Open competitions at away clubs

• General Play at your club or an away club via the the Golf Ireland App

• Golf Ireland Championships 

DISTURBED GROUND  

There are currently ploughed and tilled areas on either side of the 6th hole, between the 9th and 10th holes and between the 13th and 14th holes. While the area between the 13th and 14th holes remains out of bounds, the other areas are to be considered Disturbed Ground until further notice.

A player may drop out of these areas with no penalty. When dropping, you must take the nearest point of relief (stance) and one club length. Make sure you drop the ball no closer to the hole.

Dinny Monaghan

Rita Fitzgerald

Competitions Secretarys

7 August 2022

UPCOMING EVENTS

Dear member,

Just a couple of dates for your diary for August and September:

MEN'S CAPTAIN'S PRIZE AND JOINT PRIZEGIVING.

As most of you should have heard by now, this year’s men’s Captain’s prize weekend has been rescheduled to take place from the 19th – 21st of August. I am now delighted to officially confirm that our joint celebration and prize giving of both Captains as well as our Presidents prize will be held on the 21st of August 2022.

This will begin at 8.30pm sharp upstairs in the private function room of the Porterhouse in Oranmore. There will be finger food and a couple of complementary drinks along with a DJ for you to enjoy on the night. As always, partners are more than welcome to attend on the evening. Hope to see you all there.

SEPTEMBER GOLF OUTING

We are looking to finalise numbers very soon for our 2022 club trip to Co. Laois. You can sign up by replying to this email of by putting your name on the sign-up sheets located in both the ladies’ and men’s changing rooms. Thanks again to member Kevin McMahon for researching and organising the trip.

The proposed dates for the outing are Saturday 24th September and Sunday 25th September.

The weekend itinerary will be as follows:

• Leave Cregmore Park Golf Club at 8.00am on September 24th

• Golf at Abbeyleix GC, Co. Laois, teeing off circa 12:00pm on Saturday 24th September.

• Dinner that evening at the Manor Hotel Abbeyleix (5 minutes from the golf course).

• Overnight stay in the Manor Hotel with breakfast included the following morning.

• Golf at Mountrath GC on Sunday 25th September (15minutes from the hotel).

• Prize giving and then home.

Costs will be finalised once the size of the bus needed is established. Deposits will then be collected.

This promises to be a great outing if reports of previous club days and nights away are anything to go by. So, get your name on the sign-up sheets before it’s too late and start looking forward to finishing off our golfing season in style!!

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SCORE ENTRY & HANDICAPPING

The following is available through a link on the "Handicaps" page on the members page of the club website. Click here

We have noticed some issues this past weekend on score entry and handicap alterations which have now been resolved.

However, we need to bring the problem to the attention of all of our members:

When you return your score and have a zero/scratch (0) for a hole, you must enter the number zero (0) itself - do not click the arrows to go to the next hole. The computer will then prompt you to click one of two boxes:

• Played But Did Not Score, and,

• Did Not Play.

Each of the above boxes will affect your handicap in different ways.

1. Played But Did Not Score: This is where you played the hole in either stroke-play or stable-ford (points) and you either lost a ball and didn't record a score, or you didn't have enough strokes to record a score on the hole. This is the default choice you should make. The software will take this into account and will award you a net double-bogey for handicap purposes.

2. Did Not Play: the key difference in this one is that the handicapping software will take your no-score on the hole and award you a net-par, or 2 points, for handicapping purposes. For example, if you entered into an 18 hole competition and managed to only play 9 holes, the computer will automatically award you 18 points for the back 9. This is done to discourage any player from walking off the course while having a good score. If a player clicks this one but actually had no score on the hole, they will be cut more on their handicap than what they should have been.

As all affected scores over the weekend have been corrected, several players may see a very slight change to their handicaps as they were yesterday. 

Please pay strict attention during the score entry process, as ultimately it is the player's responsibility to choose the correct option as a zero on a card can not be distinguished by the committee and will have to stand in future as to which the player chooses.

21 July 2022

WEEKEND COMPETITIONS

Dear Members,

This weekends Men's competition 22nd-24th July is kindly sponsored by CLASSIC MARQUEES. The competition is STROKE off the BLUE TEES and forms part of the GOLFER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION currently being led by Cillian McSweeney.  The entry fee will be €5. 

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This weekends Ladies competitions (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) will be 9 Hole and 18 Hole Stableford Competitions.

Entry fee: €3 (9 hole)

                 €6 (18 hole).

Make sure the player and marker sign the card.

Sign in and enter your score on the computer.

Put cards & entry fees in red box in ladies changing room.

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INTERCLUB RESULT

Our Pierce Purcell team suffered defeat to Gort GC last night in a closely run affair. Cregmore Park had three out of the five matches away in Gort which left them fighting an uphill battle from the word go. The team fought gamely however and won one of the games at home and were about to win another away, when the match was called in with Gort having the achieved the three wins required.

Although they were beaten, the team and extended panel have put in a tremendous effort in the last couple of months in practice as well as some closely fought matches to reach the Connacht Quarter Final. It bodes well for the future of the team and there is definitely a pennant there for the taking in the coming years if the same level of commitment is maintained.        

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DISTURBED GROUND  

There are currently ploughed and tilled areas on either side of the 6th hole, between the 9th and 10th holes and between the 13th and 14th holes. While the area between the 13th and 14th holes remains out of bounds, the other areas are to be considered Disturbed Ground until further notice.

A player may drop out of these areas with no penalty. When dropping, you must take the nearest point of relief (stance) and one club length. Make sure you drop the ball no closer to the hole.

Dinny Monaghan

Rita Fitzgerald

Competitions Secretarys

14 July 2022

WEEKEND COMPETITIONS

Dear Members,

This weekends Men's competition 15th-17th July is kindly sponsored by HC FINANCIAL. The competition the annual RED, WHITE, BLUE STABLEFORD Competition. As the name of the competition suggests, you tee off the red tee at the first hole, white at the second, blue at the third, red at the fourth and so on.  The entry fee will be €5. 

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This weekends Ladies competitions (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) will be 9 Hole and 18 Hole Stableford Competitions.

Entry fee: €3 (9 hole)

                 €6 (18 hole).

Make sure the player and marker sign the card.

Sign in and enter your score on the computer.

Put cards & entry fees in red box in ladies changing room.

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DISTURBED GROUND  

There are currently ploughed and tilled areas on either side of the 6th hole, between the 9th and 10th holes and between the 13th and 14th holes. While the area between the 13th and 14th holes remains out of bounds, the other areas are to be considered Disturbed Ground until further notice.

A player may drop out of these areas with no penalty. When dropping, you must take the nearest point of relief (stance) and one club length. Make sure you drop the ball no closer to the hole.

Dinny Monaghan

Rita Fitzgerald

Competitions Secretarys

11 July 2022

News from the Golf Club

Dear member,

For those who may not know, the Galway senior men's team have reached this year's All-Ireland football Final which will take place on Sunday the 24th of July. As a result of the fantastic achievement, it has been decided to move the date of our last Major of the year, Noel Hynes' Captains Prize to the weekend of the 19th, 20th and 21st of August. The GOY blue stroke event which was due to take place on these dates will now be brought forward to the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of July. More details regarding the Captains Prize weekend will be sent out in due course. 

This also means a change of date to our joint Ladies and mens captains, and Presidents prize giving night out. This is due to take place in the private bar upstairs at the Porter House in Oranmore. We will have food and complimentary drinks for all members in attendance as well as a DJ for those who want to show off some dance moves on the night. This exact date will be finalised and sent out in the very near future so you can save it to your diary.

Below are a few more notes for consideration:

Interclub Team News

Our Pierce Purcell team led by Dinny Monaghan take on Gort in this years Connacht quarter final which will take place on Wednesday July 20th. It is due to tee off at 4.30 with 2 matches at home and 3 away. It would be great to have as many supporters as possible to cheer on the lads as they try to reach the semi final. Also, anyone who can make it to Gort on the 20th to help out and support our away players would be very much appreciated. 

Golf Outing

We are planning a one night stay and play golf outing for members at the end of September. Thanks to member Kevin McMahon for researching and organising the trip. 

The proposed dates for the outing are Saturday 24th September and Sunday 25th September.

The weekend itinerary will be as follows:

• Golf at Abbeyleix GC, Co. Laois, teeing off circa 12:00pm on Saturday 24th September.

• Dinner that evening at the Manor Hotel Abbeyleix (5 minutes from the golf course).

• Overnight stay in the Manor Hotel with breakfast included the following morning.

• Golf at Mountrath GC on Sunday 25th September (15minutes from the hotel).

• Prize giving (location depending on bus travel or not) and then home.

The total cost of the trip (excluding bus) will be €120 per person sharing. Interest is high for travelling by bus so once a price has been agreed, details will be sent to everyone that has signed up.  

Please indicate if interested in this trip away by replying to this email or putting your name on the sign-up sheet in the men’s and lady’s locker rooms. Once numbers have been confirmed, a deposit will be collected. 

This promises to be a great outing if reports of previous club days and nights away are anything to go by. So, get your name on the sign-up sheets and start looking forward to finishing off our golfing season in style!!

Golf Insurance

Members can continue to sign up for golf insurance by simply putting your details on an envelope with the fee enclosed. Place it in the competition fees slot beside the sign-in computer and we will do the rest. We as a committee strongly recommend that you purchase this insurance policy at a cost of €25.

Club Matchplays

Just a reminder to make sure to have your matches played before each deadline. We don't want a situation where the toss of a coin decides the winner of any match. However, we also have to be fair on those who are playing their matches within the given time frame.

https://challonge.com/IndividualMatchplayCregmore

https://challonge.com/DoublesMatchplay

• Individual fee €10

• Pairs fee €10 per person 

• Please place your fee into an envelope with your name on front and indicate match play and place into the fees box

• Individual match play off the blue tees

• Pairs match play off the white tees

• Please contact your opponents to arrange dates of play.  No 2 balls match plays to be played on Saturday's or Sunday's

• Deadline date for each round is above each column. Ample time given for each round to be played, so no exceptions if matches do not get played.  In the event that a match is not played the committee will toss a coin to see who will proceed to the next round

• Individual match play - 100% course handicap will be used. 

• For the duration of the tournament your handicap cannot go up but may go down ( i.e. if you start at round 1 and 12.1 you cannot play round 2 at 13.2)

• Handicap calculated individual match plays is players handicap x 116 / 113 

• Handicap calculated pairs match play is players handicap x 114 / 113

• The lower player / pair goes to zero and the opponent('s) plays off the difference 

• The pairs match play is a foursome format (playing one ball in alternating order on each hole)

• Pairs match play - 50% of combined course handicap of a pair.  

Men’s club fee

Thank you to all who continue to pay their men’s club fee. This is our only fundraising avenue for the year and is vital for maintaining a strong and healthy men’s club. Also, just a gentle reminder that anyone collecting a prize during the year should have their €20 men’s club fee paid (this motion was passed at a previous AGM). This is a once-off yearly fee, and I believe that it is only fair on everyone if we continue to support our club together.

09 July 2022

Condolences

Dear Member

From the McGrath Family, Men's Club, Ladies Club and all our members, we offer our deepest condolences to fellow member Des Casey on the passing of his father Eddie on the 7th July last.

Reposing in Irwin's Funeral Home, Bóthar Irwin on Sunday the 10th July from 5pm. Removal at 7pm to St. Patrick's Church, Forster Street. Requiem Mass will take place on Monday the 11th July at 10:30am, funeral afterwards to The New Cemetery, Bohermore.

Eddie's Funeral Mass can be livestreamed via  https://www.brightblueproductions.ie/funeral/eddie-casey/11-july-2022  

May he Rest In Peace.

 Click Here To Continue to RIP.ie 

26 June 2022

INTERCLUB NEWS

Our mixed doubles team suffered a hard fought defeat against Ballinasloe GC this afternoon going down 3-2. The match was decided when the final pairing from Ballinasloe birdied the last two holes with long range efforts to turn a match around that Cregmore looked favorites to win.   

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CONNACHT UNDER 16 BOYS

The Connacht U16 Boys will be held in Cregmore GC tomorrow between 9am and 1pm.

17 June 2022

Condolences

Dear Member

From the McGrath Family, Men's Club, Ladies Club and all our members, we offer our deepest condolences to fellow member Tommie Duggan on the passing of his mother Chrissie.

Chrissie passed away yesterday evening after a short illness. 

Reposing at Holy Family Room, Mervue from 4:00pm - 6:00pm this Saturday 18th June. Funeral Mass will be held in St Columba's Church, Castlegar, Sunday, at 1:00pm.

May she Rest In Peace.

Click Here To Continue to RIP.ie

15 June 2022

News from the Golf Club

Dear Members,

This weekend's competition is the Lady Captain's Prize for both the Men and Lady members of the club.

There are a wide variety of prizes to be won in each of the Men's Competition and the Ladies' Competitions, with goodie bags also on entry.

More details are below, and you are all most welcome to attend come and support the Ladies Club over the weekend!

Thank you all kindly in advance and looking forward to seeing you all over the weekend,

Ania Chrapala

Lady Captain

Click Here To View the 2021 Calendar

14 June 2022 Open Tuesday white stableford

1st Brendan Murphy (18) 43pts

2nd Joe Lyons (0) 37pts BB9

Open Tuesday Results

Congratulations to our prize-winners above for yesterday's Open Tuesday competition. The results are also posted in the Members Area of the website, which you can access by clicking on the picture above. Prizes can be collected from the clubhouse at the weekend!

This Weekend's Competition

This weekend's competition is the Lady Captain's Prize.

Entry is as follows:

Men's 18 Hole: €15

Ladies 18 Hole: €20

Ladies 9 Hole: €10

The format of each competition is as follows:

Men's 18 Hole: White Stroke

Ladies 18 Hole: Red Stroke

Ladies 9 Hole: Red Stableford

To enter, simply book your tee slot as normal for either Friday, Saturday or Sunday along with your own playing partners. If you would like to be joined up with other members for the weekend competition please let us know in the clubhouse on 091799799. Ensure you book early as time slots are quickly filling up.

Please also ensure that if you book a time for 4 players that you have 4 players.

Kind regards,

Declan

9 June 2022

WEEKEND COMPETITIONS & OTHER NEWS

Dear Members,

The Summer Scramble will be held next Sunday 12th June. The scramble will be open to both men and lady golfers. Scrambles are a great way of getting to know other members of the club and play with them in a competitive but fun environment. There are a few places left, so if you want to play get your name on the sign up sheet as quickly as possible.  The sign up sheet will be available in the clubhouse until 4pm on Saturday when it will be taken down and the teams drawn and published by email. The entry fee will be €10. There will be a shotgun start at 8.30am sharp. 

This weekend Men's competition 10th-12th June (afternoon only on the 12th) is kindly sponsored by GOLFSTYLE. The competition will be an 18 Hole STABLEFORD Competition off the BLUE tees. The entry fee will be €5. The new computer and label printer in the clubhouse are now fully operational so sign in and enter your score in the conventional manner

This weekends Ladies competitions (Friday, Saturday, Sunday (afternoon only on the Sunday) will be 9 Hole and 18 Hole Qualifying Stableford Competitions (No Relief)

Entry fee: €3 (9 hole)

                €6 (18 hole).

Make sure the player and marker sign the card.

Sign in and enter your score on the computer.

Put cards & entry fees in red box in ladies changing room. 

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JIMMY BRUEN INTERCLUB MATCH

The clubs Jimmy Bruen team and their Captain Brian Costello have their first match v Oughterard GC on Monday next 13th June at 4.30pm. On behalf of all at the club I would like to wish them the very best of luck. 

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CLUB MATCHPLAYS

The deadline date for having the first round of the doubles matchplay completed is rapidly approaching so could those who have not done so please get their matches played as soon as possible.

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DISTURBED GROUND  

There are currently ploughed and tilled areas on either side of the 6th hole, between the 9th and 10th holes and between the 13th and 14th holes. While the area between the 13th and 14th holes remains out of bounds, the other areas are to be considered Disturbed Ground until further notice.

A player may drop out of these areas with no penalty. When dropping, you must take the nearest point of relief (stance) and one club length. Make sure you drop the ball no closer to the hole.

Dinny Monaghan

Rita Fitzgerald

Competitons Secretarys

26 May 2022

WEEKEND COMPETITIONS & OTHER NEWS

Dear Members,

This weekends Men's competition 27th-29th May is kindly sponsored by HYNES GARAGE LTD, CARNMORE. The competition will be an 18 Hole STROKE Competition off the BLUE tees. The competition counts towards this years Golfer of the Year. The entry fee will be €5. The new computer has arrived but may not be operational by the weekend, If not, could you please print your name, the date and handicap clearly on your card together with the requisite signatures prior to posting it in the box.

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This weekends Ladies competitions (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) will be 9 Hole and 18 Hole Qualifying Stableford Competitions (No Relief)

Entry fee: €3 (9 hole)

                 €6 (18 hole).

Make sure the player and marker sign the card.

Put cards & entry fees in red box in ladies changing room. 

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SUMMER SCRAMBLE

The Summer Scramble will be held on Sunday 12th June. The scramble will be open to both men and lady golfers. Scrambles are a great way of getting to know other members of the club and play with them in a competitive but fun environment. The sign up sheet will be available in the clubhouse from the weekend for those who wish to play. The entry fee will be €10. It is anticipated that there will be a shotgun start at 8.30am (TBC).

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DISTURBED GROUND  

There are currently ploughed and tilled areas on either side of the 6th hole, between the 9th and 10th holes and between the 13th and 14th holes. While the area between the 13th and 14th holes remains out of bounds, the other areas are to be considered Disturbed Ground until further notice.

A player may drop out of these areas with no penalty. When dropping, you must take the nearest point of relief (stance) and one club length. Make sure you drop the ball no closer to the hole.

Dinny Monaghan

Rita Fitzgerald

Competitons Secretarys

19 May 2022

Dear Members,

This weekends Men's competition 20th-23rd May is kindly sponsored by JACK JORDAN'S Restaurant. The competition will be an 18 Hole STABLEFORD Competition off the WHITE tees. The competition will be qualifying. No relief. The entry fee will be €5. As it is likely that the new computer will not be in operation over the weekend, could you please print your name, the date and handicap clearly on your card together with the requisite signatures prior to posting it in the box.

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This weekends Ladies competitions (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) will be 9 Hole and 18 Hole Qualifying Stableford Competitions (No Relief)

Entry fee: €3 (9 hole)

                 €6 (18 hole).

Make sure the player and marker sign the card.

Put cards & entry fees in red box in ladies changing room. 

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FRED PERRY INTERCLUB WIN

Our Fred Perry team, brilliantly managed by J.P. O'Connell and his assistant Declan Beirne, recorded an excellent win over a strong Oughterard GC team last Monday evening winning 3-2 in a tight match. Well done to all concerned.  Their next match is due to be played before 3rd June against either Galway Bay or Galway Golf Clubs.   

12 May 2022

Dear Members,

This weekends Men's competition 13th-15th May is kindly sponsored by CHL LOGISTICS. The competition will be an 18 Hole STROKE Competition off the WHITE tees. The competition will be qualifying. No relief. The entry fee will be €5. As it is likely that the new computer will not be in operation over the weekend, could you please print your name, the date and handicap clearly on your card together with the requisite signatures prior to posting it in the box.

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This weekends Ladies competitions (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) will be 9 Hole and 18 Hole Qualifying Stableford Competitions (No Relief)

Entry fee: €3 (9 hole)

                 €6 (18 hole).

Please sign in at the computer before playing. 

Make sure the player and marker sign the card.

Put cards & entry fees in red box in ladies changing room. 

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PRESIDENTS PRIZE 2s & HOLE IN ONE COMPETITION

There were 7 winners of the 2s competition held during the Presidents Prize last weekend. Each receive €30. The winners were:

Michael Fahey

Sean Gerrity

Kevin McMahon

Martin Moran

Tommy Feeley

Cillian McSweeney

Alisdair Conway

As there was no winner of the Hole in One competition, all the entrants were put into a hat and the winner drawn out was Terry McSweeney Snr who receives a prize of €100.

The prizes will be available for collection in the clubhouse.

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CLUB MATCHPLAY

The deadline dates for some of the matches in the club matchplays are due next week. Can all those who have not yet played their matches please do so. 

Dinny Monaghan

Rita Fitzgerald

Competitons Secretarys

8 May 2022:

SENIOR CUP INTERCLUB WIN

Congratulations to our Senior Cup Team Adam Walsh, Alasdair Conway, Padraig McGrath, Ronan Kenny and Ronan O'Reilly and their Captain John Costello on their great win today over Enniscrone GC. The match was closely fought with great play throughout. The best of luck to the team in the next round.  

25April 2022:

22nd April - 24th April 2022 18 Hole Blue Stableford Sponsored by BRANDON CEILINGS AND PARTITIONS LIMITED

1st Tony Spellman (19) 38pts (BB9)

2nd Gerry McLoughlin (21) 38pts

3rd Hughie Hynes (25) 36pts 

Gross Ronan O'Reilly (1) 29 Gross pts

Category 1 (0-10) Shane Faherty (9) 32pts BB9

Category 2 (11-16) Paul O'Grady (13) 34pts BB9

Category 3 (17-21) Geoff Keating (18) 34pts

Category 4 (22-54) Jim Cannon (25) 33pts BB9

Ladies

1st Saly Sararat (12) 38pts

9 Hole Comp Ann Owen Jones (44) 19pts

Congratulations to all the prize winners. Your prizes will be available to collect in the clubhouse later next week.

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PRESIDENTS PRIZE

The sign up sheets for this year’s President’s Prize are posted on the noticeboard in the Men’s Changing Room. As it will be Open Draw, you will need to put your name in a given slot and we will match you up on the day with other members. Please note that if your time slot on the sign up sheets is full, you should not put your name down for that time as you may not be entered into the draw. 

A separate timesheet is posted in the ladies changing room and any lady wishing to play in the allotted time slots for ladies can put their name on this sheet. Other ladies who may wish to play outside this time can reply to this email (ladies only) specifying the day and approx. time they wish to play and their name will be entered into the open draw with the men. The competition will be 18 Hole Stableford together with Nearest the Pin and Longest Drive. 

Names should be put up no later than 6:00pm on Thursday 5th May as we have to organise and send out the timesheets.

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KEVIN QUINN FUNDRAISER

Cregmore Park Golf Club member Kevin Quinn has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of bladder cancer. To date there are only 300 documented cases worldwide with no survivors to date. Due to this Kevin is undergoing clinical trials and Bio Medical medicine. A fundraiser is being held between 25th April and the 1st May to ease the financial burden involved. Click on the link below for details.

Kevin Quinn Fundraiser Details 

15 December 2021:

News from the Golf Club

New Handicap Indexes

Please note that all outstanding new handicap indexes have now been processed. GUI cards have been ordered and should be issued by Golf Ireland very shortly. These can be collected from the clubhouse. Note there is a charge of €10 for these cards which must be paid at the clubhouse before receipt of the card.

Score cards submitted for new handicap index purpose that did not contain sufficient information (e.g. date/signatures/tees used/legible details of players, markers etc) to allow accurate processing have been discarded.

Casual/General Play Rounds

Please note that General play/Casual rounds at Cregmore pk will not be accepted or counted towards handicap index for a period of time. This is due to the course conditions at this time of year. This measure will remain in place until mid-February 2022 at the earliest and will be reviewed at that time. The facility to enter casual/general play scores via the computer terminal and also via the golf Ireland app will be removed in the coming days. In the interim members are asked not to submit casual/general play rounds at Cregmore pk. Any casual/general play rounds that are submitted will be deleted.

If members submit casual/general play scores from other clubs which continue to operate under Golf Ireland rules with acceptable score conditions during this period these will be accepted for handicapping purposes.

Annual Handicap Review

Please note that Golf Ireland require an annual review of handicap indexes to be carried out in all golf clubs. This must be completed before the end of this year and is currently underway at Cregmore Pk gc. This review may result in adjustments being made to some member’s handicap indexes before the year end. Members will be notified of any changes. The appeals procedure is available at: Golf Ireland Handicap Appeals Procedure

Should you have any queries in relation to handicapping please submit same via the main men’s club secretary's email at: cregmoreparkhon.secretary@gmail.com

*late start to season due to covid 19 restrictions.

Yours,

Ronan O'Reilly,

On behalf of the men’s club handicap Committee 2022

25 November 2021:

WEEKEND COMPETITION

Dear Members,

This weekends competition will be a 13 Hole Stableford Competition - Holes 1-12 & 18 - off the white tees (Non-Qualifying). €5 Entry Fee. Pick, clean and place will be allowed everywhere. Prizes will be awarded by category which will be proportionate to the entry to the competition.

Although the competition is over 13 holes, the full 18 holes of the course will be available to play for those who wish to do so.

Congratulations to last weekends winners whose prizes are available for collection in the clubhouse.

11 November 2021:

This weekends competition will be an 18 Hole Stableford Competition off the white tees. €6 Entry Fee. Pick, clean and place will be allowed everywhere.

03 May 2021: Well done to all who played at the weekend, the results are now posted in the Results section. Next weekend's competition will be White Stableford, entry €6, and the proposed calendar for the year will be posted on the site later this week. Prizes will be at the clubhouse a week after each competition to be collected.

16 September 2019: Hard luck to the Connaught Shield team who narrowly lost 3-2 to Portumna GC in the Connaught Semi Finals. Well done to you all, however in reaching a great stage. Thanks to all the team: 

Edwin McGrath, John Culkin, Adrian Conway, Cathal Dinan, Steven Gilmore, Noel Hynes, Patrick Culkin, Patrick Gavin, Tom Hillary, Shane Kavanagh, Tom Concannon & Matt Kavanagh, and to team Captain, Declan McGrath.

30 - 1 September 2019: This weekend's competition is Stableford off the White Tees. Non-Qualifying: pick and place everywhere. Entry €7, through the computer.

16 - 19 August 2019: Red Tee competition. Non-Qualifying. Entry €7, open for play Fri/ Sat/ Sun. Prizes: Cat 1: 0-11. Cat 2: 12-16. Cat 3: 17-21. Cat 4: 22+

26 - 27 July 2019: Tom Hillary's President's Prize. Blue Tee Stableford. Open draw (sign up through email or in clubhouse, choose a preferred time & the committee allocates your playing partners). Open to all! Entry €20, with food, free drinks (Heineken/Guinness on tap) and entertainment on the Saturday night! Friday & Saturday competition only, €1000 worth of prizes up for grabs: 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ Gross/ Cat 1 (0-11)/ Cat 2 (12-17)/ Cat 3 (18-28)/ NP & LD/ Ladies 1st/ 2nd & Ladies 9 Hole.

5 - 7 July 2019: White Stroke. Summer league competition. Entry €7. Please return all scores through the computer. Play as it lies through the green. Prizes: 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th (minimum prize allocation).

21 - 23 June: This weekend is June Monthly Medal, Blue Stroke, Kindly sponsored by Terry Forde & Grasshopper Landscaping, Oranmore. Entry €7. GOY & Summer League Competition.

7 - 9 June 2019. This weekend coming is Stableford off the Blue Tees (not a GOY competition). Entry €7. Prize allocations pursuant to number of entries, but, hoping to have 1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ Gross, etc. This weekend also sees the return of the Summer Matchplay League. See link on homepage to access results and pairings. Best of luck!

17 - 19 May 2019. This weekend's competition is Stroke off the Blue tees. It is the May Monthly Medal, sponsored by Jack Jordan's. This is also a Golfer of the Year (GOY) event. Entry €7. Play as it lies everywhere through the green.

11 May 2019. Congratulations to the Cecil Ewing team who won another match, this time taking down a very strong Tuam side. We ran out on a 3-2 victory and face Portumna on the 25th May!

26 - 28 April 2019. April Monthly Medal (GOY). Entry €6. Blue Tee Stroke. 18 Holes. 

12 - 14 April 2019. Cregmore Park Stroke Cup. 18 Holes, White tee stroke, entry €10, play on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Entry €10. Kindly sponsored by Kieran Farrell Tyres.

29 - 31 March. This weekend's competition is 18 Holes, White Stableford. Pick and place on the fairway and pick and drop in the rough. You may pick and rake in the bunkers. Entry €5 with re-entry of €3 allowed. This is also our first Golfer of the Year (GOY) event of 2019! Enjoy!

This weekend's competition, 8 - 10 February, is 13 Hole White Stableford, 3/4 of handicaps and scores count towards Week 3 of Spring League. Entry €5, re-entry allowed for €3. All non handicaps can play off 16 this weekend coming!

This weekend's competition, 1st - 3rd February, is 9 holes, white stableford, 3/4 handicap. Weekend also counts as extended Week 2 for the Spring League.

Another excellent turnout in our competition this weekend and well done to our 4 prize-winners! The Spring League was also up and running and the week 1 results can be found on the Spring League page found here (CLICK TO VIEW!)

Congrats to this week's winner Tom Concannon who shot 27pts during a difficult weekend. Well done also to our three other prize winners, details of which are on the results page.

Well done to last weekend's winner Robert Duffy who edged out the competition with 27pts with a fantastic back 4 holes!

Great turnout for the first Christmas Scramble to be held at the club in several years! Thanks to all who showed up and enjoyed the day! Results posted in results section. 

17th & 18th November: 13 hole (1-12 & 18) White Stableford Competition. Non-Qualifying (pick and place everywhere). Entry €5 and through the computer.

Winter Scramble this weekend! Sunday, 11th November, tee off at 8:30am. 13 or 18 holes depending on the weather. Entry is €10. Men, ladies, juniors, non handicaps, all welcome! 

Congratulations to Padraig Smyth on his July Monthly Medal win !

Best of Luck to Paul Costello who represents Connacht this week in the U16 Interpros in Slieve Russell GC

18 hole Scotch foresomes the weekend of March 24/25th

Captain's Drive In 2018 postponed to Sunday March 11th due to the wintry conditions 

Weekend competition was cancelled (11 & 12 November) due to bad weather and course being closed.

The men's club AGM was held last week, thanks to all who came and participated. We wish incoming club Captain, Savio Costello, and incoming Vice Captain, Terry Forde, all the best for the year to come!

Unfortunately, due to extremely bad weather, the President's Prize has had to be postponed this weekend (Sat 23rd Sept.) and we hope to run it again in the near future. 

10/09/17: The back 9 will be closed for the next two days due to high amount of rain that has fallen.

This weekend's competition (9 & 10 September) is Stableford off the White Tees. Entry is €6, with pick and place in operation on the fairways only. The President's Prize, which was scheduled for this weekend is now being held on Saturday 23rd September. Please note that it is a one day event.

Adopt-a-Hole program is now starting in Cregmore Park. All details on noticeboard in clubhouse along with sign-up sheets.

Next weekend's competition is the August Monthly Medal. Stroke off Blue tees. Entry €6. GOY event.

Please note a change to the club's competitions calendar - Tony Patton's President's Prize will now be held on Saturday 23rd of September. Competition will be Single Stableford off the Blue Tees. An open draw will be in operation and sign-up sheets to be found in the clubhouse near the date.

Sincere condolences to Margaret Keady and family on the sudden death of fellow Cregmore Park member Tony Keady. May he rest in peace. 

It is Open Week at the club all this week (Race Week) with singles competitions on every day for members and guests. Entry for members is only €5 and €15 for guests.

Golfer of the Year (GOY): up-to-date rankings are now posted on the respective page for GOY results.

John Flanagan's Captain's Prize takes place this weekend (28 - 30 July). You are all cordially invited to play and indeed to partake in the celebrations on Sunday evening at the golf club. Prizegiving is scheduled for 9:00pm, and we ask all involved to be at the clubhouse no later than 8:30pm.

This weekend's competition is Stroke off the White tees. Competition is for Saturday only due to scramble on Sunday.

Congratulations to Amy Monaghan who won Angela Moran's Lady Captain's Prize! And also Conor Nolan who won the Ladies prize to the men!

This weekend's competition, 17th & 18th June, is Stableford off the White Tees. Play as it lies in operation everywhere through the green. Entry is €6. Kindly sponsored by Wolf & West Menswear, Oranmore.

This weekend's competition (10 & 11 June) is Stroke off the Blue Tees. It is the June Monthly Medal and also a GOY competition. Entry is €6. Sign In through computer terminal. Play ball as it lies everywhere through the green. This weekend is kindly sponsored by McDonagh's Pub in Oranmore.

The matchplay trophies are now underway! Thank you to all who have played their matches in a timely fashion so far. Unfortunately, without any valid excuses, people will be withdrawn if they don't organise their matches within the time period stated. All match information can be found in the Men's changing room on the noticeboard.

Team News: The All Ireland Fourball team narrowly lost out to Athenry GC recently 3.5-1.5. In other spheres, the Jimmy Bruen team lost to Tuam GC.

This weekend's competition is GOY 18 Holes Stableford off the White Tees. Format is pick and place on the fairway and pick, clean and drop in the rough. Entry is €6 as it is returning to 18 hole competition. Sign in through the computer terminal. You must have €20 Social Fund fee paid in order to win a prize (one free competition still on offer all April if paid before end of April).

The annual Social Fee will be collected this month in the clubhouse by members of the committee. It is mandatory for all members and is only €20. It will cover all social events, food and refreshments after Scrambles, Captains' Drive In, Lady Captain's, Captain's Day, Presidents Prize, Stroke Cup weekend and Captain's Cup weekend. It is important that this is paid by all members, with or without a handicap, or playing in competitions or not, to the vital running of the social events in the club that we are well known for. It is, again, a mandatory sum, but, once paid, we have decided to forgo one entry into any regular Men's Club competition of your choice during the months of March and April. This will effectively mean that the Social Fund fee is really only €14. Simply pop €20 into one of the white envelopes beside the computer terminal on the weekend of your choice and that will do as your competition entry also. This offer can not be used for the Spring League, Drive In, or the Stroke Cup.

This weekend's competition (11 & 12 March), weather depending, will be 13 hole stableford off the white tees. It is marked in the calendar as Fourball, but that will be played again at a later date. Pick and place everywhere through the green, not including bunkers or hazards. Entry is €5, re-entry is €2.  

This month's presentation will be held next Sunday, 26th February at 5:00pm sharp. If you have won a prize during the month of February, please be in attendance or have someone there to pick it up for you instead!

Insurance is being sent off at the end of this month. If you still haven't paid for it, it costs €27. Just pop it into an envelope and into the box, with your name and state that it is for insurance. Thank you.

This weekend's competition (11 & 12 February) is Foursomes, 13 holes, off the White tees. Entry is €5 per person & €2 re-entry per person is allowed. Foursomes is where you play in pairs and hit every second shot until the hole is finished out. Only one person tees off each time. Pick and place in operation everywhere through the green (not including bunkers or hazards).

Ready Golf:

Ready Golf is a term coined to help the pace of play around clubs all over Ireland. The main idea is that if you are out in your fourball during the weekend, that you hit your ball when ready and that you go to your ball before helping your partners look for a ball etc. Please also ensure that you are keeping up with the group in front of you. If there is a group, or groups of players, behind you and they are being held up, you must let that group ahead of you. It only takes two minutes to let a group through and it takes a lot of time off the round of golf for everyone else on the course.

The Sign Up sheets are now on the noticeboard in the changing room for our Inter Club teams! If you have played/tried out for them in the past you will know that matchplay is the best format in golf. There are several teams and formats that you can play in, with each team having different handicap specifications and permutations to suit all levels of golfer. There's a lot to go into, but the entry qualifications for each individual are handily posted up beside the Sign Up sheets. Old or young, experienced or beginner, put down your name, get out playing golf with other members and hopefully represent your club to win a Connaught or All Ireland medal!  

Next weekend's competition, 21 & 22 January, is pairs, 13 hole stableford off the white tees.

Format: Scotch Foursomes. Both players drive off, pick the best drive and hit every second shot until hole is completed. Both players tee off again on next hole and continue to hit alternate shots until you hole out. Handicap allocation details will be published during the week.

Entry is €5 and re-entry is €2 per person.