GOLF CLUB NOTES

Co Cavan Golf Club Thursday 6th November 12 hole sponsored by 'McGinnty Travel Ltd' 1st Phelim Kiernan (Crover) (19) 28pts 15 on last 6 2nd Denis Lynch (Crover) (19) 28pts 13 on last 6 Stephen Mc cabe got the only 2 Sat and Sun 8th and 9th of Nov. Autumn League sponsored by AIB Bank 30 competiters 1st Dermont Redmond (19) 30pts 2nd Paddy Haren (14) 26pts 3rd David Faulkner (13) 25pts 2s Dermont Redmond, Dr, Paddy Faulkner The Ladies AGM was held in the Clubhouse on the 6th of November. A large number of ladies were in attendance. Ita Soroghan was nominated as Captain with Madge Curran as Vice-Captain. Officers and Committee:- Maura Dunne - Secretary Teresa Keogh - Treasurer Eilish Mulhern - Handicap Secretary Bernie O"Reilly - Competition Secretary Majella Brady - Committee Sheila McGarrity - Committee Margaret Sheridan - Committee Mary McCarthy - Committee Ladies please note that the 9 hole repeater competitions continue during the Winter months Ladies weekly competition may be played on the Saturday prior to Wednesday competition. Enter names in Pro Shop and arrange partners, card may be marked by Lady member. Virginia Golf Club Sunday November 9, Fourball Betterball Stableford. Winners: Ray Clarke and Ronan Brady, 42 points back nine. Second was captain Paddy McCabe and Terry Smith, 42 points. Next Sunday, November 16 18 Hole Singles Stableford Competition. Clones Golf Club Packie GOY 2008 The winner of the coveted Golfer of the Year award for 2008 went to Patrick McCarville and he was presented with his prize on Saturday night at the Captains" Dinner Dance. Patrick said that his consistent golf was due, in no small part, to the great condition of the course in Clones and offered his praise and congratulations to Paddy McKeown, Course Convenor and the green keepers. The Captains Dinner Dance, held in the Creighton Hotel Clones was very successful and Captain Paul Fitzpatrick and Lady Captain Mrs. Noreen McKenna would like to thank everyone who made the effort to come along and support them. They would particularly like to thank the Creighton Hotel for a fabulous meal and their superb hospitality. A great night was had by all who attended and the final presentation for the men"s matchplay trophies took place on the night. Details next week. The winners of the mixed matchplay were presented with their prize and congratulations go to Mike Keane and Patricia Brady who defeated Michael Connolly and Vera Tighe despite Michael & Vera being 5 up at one stage indeed if they hadn"t lost the first hole they would have claimed the match 6 & 5! My apologies to Mike & Patricia who were given only 10 shots and not 20 as reported last week, ooops! Got my maths wrong! Alpha-bet The letters drawn for last week"s Alpha Bet were CANZ and there were no winners of the 6,200 jackpot. The 5 lucky dippers each winning 20 were Bridie Sheridan Newbliss, Jessica Cassidy Corconnolly, Joanne Reihill Clones, Dolores McGuigan Clones and Mark McGirr Monaghan. Congratulations to them. The jackpot now rolls over to 6,300 and you can pick up an envelope wherever you see the Alpha Bet Poster and ask yourself, do your letters look lucky? Turkey"s for Gents Gentlemen you are now playing for the birds and for the next few weeks in the run up to Christmas there will be a 14 hole stableford competition to try and win the festive feast. AGM"s The ladies Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 23rd November at 3pm and the men"s AGM will take place the following Sunday 30th November at 6pm. The joint club meeting will now be held on Sunday 14th December. Please note change of date for joint club AGM. Juveniles Professional Tuition The juveniles who have paid for professional tuition will continue their tuition on Saturday 15th November and for the following two weeks thereafter. Magnificent Maguire Match Congratulations to Eileen Maguire who defeated Doli Maguire in the final of the Ladies Junior Cup. Both ladies agreed it was a good match with Doli taking the lead early on and giving Eileen cause for concern. Eileen managed to settle herself and hole by hole picked away at the lead Doli had accumulated. Well done Eileen and commiserations Doli....BUT you name will be on the cup! Ladies Party Night The ladies party night and presentation of matchplay cups, Golfer of the Year Birdie tree, Par Pyramid, GUI medals and silver spoon will be on Friday 21st November please come along for this fun night and let your hair down! We would particularly like to see our new lady members attend. There will be a buffet, a few drinks and a lot of laughs. Ladies Winter League After week 4 the Cannibals are still heading the Winter League with 132 points after Noleen McCague 14 points and Anne McCarthy 15 points were added but their lead has been cut by 2 points as Class Act had a good week and moved into 2nd place on their own with Vera Tighe carding 17 points and Celesta McKiernan 14 points. Iron Maidens had another good week with Martha O"Grady carding 16 points and Caroline Bailey 13 points and they are just behind in 3rd spot with 119 points. Just 1 point behind and in 4th spot with 118 points are Pink Ladies with Una O"Reilly 15 points and Rosita McCabe 13 points. The Lazy Bees have moved off the bottom of the league with a storming week by team captain Marie Douglas 18 points and in form Eileen Maguire scoring a fabulous 20 points! Maybe a different name for the team now ladies? Just slipping into 6th place despite very good scores are Cathy"s Kittens with 108 points Well done Beatrice Crudden 15 points and Lady Captain Noreen McKenna 16 points. Come on ladies there is still time to knock the Cannibals off their perch, 6 weeks to go! Ann Keating wins Rose Bowl Congratulations to Ann Keating on winning the final of the Rose Bowl defeating Vera Tighe on the 18th in what was a nip and tuck match between these two consistent golfers. Well done Ann and hard luck Vera, it"s not been a good week for Vera has it? And Finally...................... Everyone was very sad to hear that Eileen Kerr lost her Mum at the weekend, our thoughts and prayers are with Eileen, Jim and their family at this difficult time. Mannan Castle Winter League Wk 5 CSS:68 1: Brian Clarke (23) 42pts 2: Jim Nulty (24) 39pts 3: Tom Fox (15) 39pts 4: Gavin Mooney (19) 38pts The Winter League is now half way through and the competition is hotting up, especially between the two leading teams, The Acorns captained by Rita O"Loughlin and the Cashew Nuts, captained by Eilish Crawley. They have 33 and 31 points respectively, unfortunately the rest of us are lagging behind by a good few points, however we still have four weeks to go and as we all know anything can happen. It is great to see the enthuasiasm among all the team members, and to see that they are going out as often as they can to bring in a good score for their teams. Keep up the good work ladies, it is great to see all of you so keen, despite the inclement conditions. Indeed the scores are very good that are being handed in also...I can see a scissors in the distance if play continues to this standard. The league will finish on Wednesday 3rd December, and the announcement of winners and prizegiving will be on Kinder Day, December 10th. Kinder Day will take the usual format with the added bonus that Candy Holton, flower arranger extrodinaire, will make a welcome return to the club, with her Christmas demonstration on how to have our homes looking fab for the festive season. Candy has proved a very popular visitor to the club and demand is always high to see her in action. Tickets must be purchased prior to the event and are available from the Committee. As this is also a fund raising event for the ladies club, it would be great to have as many not members as possible, so pass the information on to your friends and family and encourage them to come too. Also for Kinder day, remember to bring a prize to the value of approx €15/20. This year it should be wrapped and labelled, just to add that bit of fun to the day. Details will be given on the day. The end of the year is fast approaching and our annual dinner dance is on Saturday November 15th. This is always a good night, and there are tickets still available, so call the club and book your tickets before they run out. Also the AGM is on Monday 24th November. If you would like to put yourself forward for election to serve on the Committee for the coming year, or nominate somebody elso, please fill in the form available in the Ladies Locker room and teturn it to the card box by Sunday 23rd Novvember. The AGM is an important night if you have any items you would like discussed, this is the forum to air any issues or suggestions for improving our club. It is great to see a lot of members attend the AGM as it shows interest and committment to our club. If you can, please attend. We would love to see you there.