Sadly the green staff came across this damage to the first green on Friday lunch time. It wasn't there first thing in the morning so it was most probably done buy a golfer during the morning. Hard to believe really.
Professional’s Day to the Members
Dear members,
This years Professional’s Day to the members will be held on Sunday October 9th and Wednesday October 12th (Ladies can play either day) in aid of Remember Us. Remember US is a social group for people with special needs based in Balbriggan.
A young man with down syndrome by the name of Adam took part in one of our Introduction to Golf classes this summer. From talking to Adam and his mother, Aileen, I heard about the fantastic work Remember Us do for people of all ages with special needs.
Here is a link with information on the back story of how and why Remember Us was set up- Our Story | Remember Us
The competition on the day will be singles stableford, Yellow/Red tees with prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in both ladies and gents categories. The entry fee is €10 with all proceeds going to charity. Anyone who is unable to play on the day but would like to donate can do so in the proshop.
As always, I would like to thank all members for their support of my annual event and I look forward to seeing all competitors on the day.
Kind regards,
Alan O’Sullivan
Head PGA Professional
Howth Golf Club
+35318323055 Ext 2
Friday Nighters Final
Mexican Scramble Saturday 8th October - time sheet open now.
What is a Mexican Scramble I hear you ask??? All tee off, pick best drive. The next shot is played by all except the person whose drive was picked. And so on for each subsequent shot. (So 4 shots to choose from from tee but then only 3 for subsequent shots.)
The entry fee arrangements will be the same as usual - cash to be submitted before play. The amounts are different to the regular Friday Night events - €30 for members, €35 for guests for a three course meal in the Carrickbrack Room.
The Friday Nighters organisers (Colin & Noreen Maynard, Pat & Nuala O’Connell)
Congratulations to Alan Leonard
who has won Golfer of the Year for the second year in a row.
Monday Nighters Final
Mens Monday Nighters
The Michael Kelly Trophy, held in a blaze of sunshine, brought a close to the Monday Nighters season on Saturday. There were 78 competitors in total, including guests. Owen Pepper won the trophy with a magnificent 39 points. Joe Brightling capped a great season by coming home second with 38 points beating Cian Kellett on the last 6. Kathir Tamilmani, following two victories in the weekly competitions, claimed fourth on 37 points edging out Jim Fitzgerald on the last 9.
Michael Kelly Trophy
1st Owen Pepper - 39 points
2nd Joe Brightling – 38 points (L6)
3rd Cian Kellett - 38 points
4th Kathir Tamilmani - 37 points (L9)
5th Jim Fitzgerald - 37 points
Martin Cleary won the visitors prize with 37 points and will have his prize of €75 credited to his shop account. Kevin Kennedy was one of a number of players to get a twosie but the only one who entered the twosie competition so he scooped the pot!
The winner of the Monday Nighters League for the Neil Paul Trophy was Joe Brightling who had the highest average over his best 12 rounds. The scoring for the season was consistently high and the averages were very respectable as seen in the top 20 places. We had 23 Monday competitions with none affected by weather. A total of 131 people played in the league. The total rounds of golf played was 1,044, while 41 players played 12 or more rounds during the season. We had 42 twosies over the season!
*Michael O’Neill came second in the Monday Nighters League. Unfortunately, he had a score of 24 points disqualified on Monday 19th Sept as his card could not be located.
The Annual Dinner was held on Saturday Night and we were delighted to have Captain Karl and Lady Captain Gillian in attendance. Karl made the presentations to the top 10 League winners while Gillian presented the prizes to the top 5 in the Michael Kelly Trophy.
The very popular winner of the Monday Nighter of the Year Trophy was John Robinson who was afforded a well deserved standing ovation! Even though John has handed over the organisational reigns, he continues to contribute to a very vibrant Monday Nighter community. His award is long overdue!
Thank you to Mayane and her team for a lovely meal on Saturday night. We would also like to thank Alan, Simon, Joyce and Breda for their support and assistance over the season. We would also like to acknowledge the help and advice provided by Kevin O’ Riordan during the season.
See you all for the 2023 season which begins as soon as the hour goes forward (we’ll wait for it to go back first though...).
Brian O’ Connor & Colm Gormley
Convenors
Monday Nighters League
WINNER OF THE MONDAY NIGHTERS' LEAGUE, JOE BRIGHTLING IS PRESENTED WITH THE NEIL PAUL TROPHY BY CAPTAIN KARL. OVER HIS QUALIFYING 12 ROUNDS, JOE HAD AN AVERAGE 9-HOLE SCORE OF 19.08 PTS.
WINNER OF THE FINAL DAY'S 18-HOLE COMPETITION WITH 39 PTS, OWEN PEPPER RECEIVES THE MICHAEL KELLY TROPHY
A STANDING OVATION FOR JOHN ROBINSON. PICTURED (L TO R); JOINT-CONVENOR BRIAN O'CONNOR, CAPTAIN KARL, JOHN, LADY CAPTAIN GILLIAN AND JOINT-CONVENOR COLM GORMLEY.
Winter Coaching
The golfing season is coming to a close but that doesn’t mean you need to stop golfing. The winter months are the perfect time to make the improvements needed to take you game to the next level and hit the ground running come Spring.
With that in mind, the Winter Coaching Program for Howth Golf Club members will commence in 2 weeks time at The Grange Driving Range, Kinsealy.
These coaching sessions will run for 5 weeks and are open to both men and lady members.
So, if you are looking to improve any area of your game in the off then this is the ideal way to get the results you want.
Classes available:
Start Date: Wednesday October 19th 6pm-7pm, 7pm- 8pm.
Friday October 21st 5.30pm-6.30pm & 6.30pm-7.30pm
Duration: 5 consecutive weeks
Where: The Grange Driving Range, Kinsealy
Who: Any member looking to improve their game
Cost: €75 excluding range balls
A reduction in the price of range balls has been agreed with The Grange Driving Range:
- Medium Basket (75 balls) reduced to €6.50 from €7.50
- Large Basket (100 balls) reduced to €7.50 from €9
- XL Basket (120 balls) reduced to €10.50 from €12
***Please bring your GUI card each night to avail of discount***
Maximum 8 people per group
Spaces are limited and booking is essential
For more information and booking contact Alan on 01-8323055 or email proshop@howthgolfclub.ie
Kind regards,
Alan.
We have deferred the music circle due to take place on
Wednesday, October, 12th.
A new date is being discussed
Don't forget to follow us on Social Media
For those of you who don't follow our social media pages, which I strongly recommend you do,
below are some of the measures we are taking to prepare for reopening, hopefully soon, also there are some nice course visuals.
You can see these type of things posted on social media daily: Click - Facebook
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