A key ingredient in every successful team is team spirit i.e. the willingness of each member to work together with loyalty, enthusiasm and never say die attitude. Leicester City, in winning the
Premier League last night, epitomised that spirit throughout the season. In golfing terms their achievement was the equivalent in golfing terms to Tin Cup winning all 4 majors. Last September,
you could get better odds on Sir Alex Ferguson winning Strictly Come Dancing or David Beckham becoming Man City Manager, than you could on Leicester winning the Premiership
So if Leicester can do it why can’t we do something similar on the golf course and bag a handful of trophy’s and pennants this season. The Captains are putting in a huge amount of time and
effort to get our teams ready for their matches and we wish them well and I encourage more members to support their efforts.
If you are looking for an omen, Leicester City FC is made up of 15 letters as is Co Sligo Golf Club … Paddy Power here I come !!
Tom Horkan
Men’s Team Co-Ordinator
Scotch Foursomes
Saturday 30 April 2016
Sponsored by Conroc Coffee
1st
Pat McDaniel (12) &
Michael Cullen (11)
2nd
Pat Devaney (18) &
John Armstrong (19)
Paddy Morgan (6) &
Anton Murphy (7)
3rd
4th
Brendan Flanagan (7) &
Niall Stafford (12)
18 Holes – White Tees
Sunday 1st May 2016
A great pairing of Pat
McDaniel & Michael Cullen
take it by a whisker from old
stalwarts Pat Devaney &
John Armstrong
Sunday Winners
66.5
(B9)
66.5
68.5
71.5
Great score by Paddy
Bird in icy conditions
beating David
O’Donovan to a close
second
1st
Paddy Bird (4)
39 Pts
2nd
David O’Donovan (5)
38 Pts
rd
Tom Armstrong (7)
37 Pts
(B2)
th
Garry Byrne (9)
37 Pts
(B9)
No of Entries .79
CSS 35 Pts
3
4
18 Holes – White Tees
Monday 2nd May 2016
Congratulations to
outright winner
Dave Fleming takes
it by a Country Mile.
1st
Dave Fleming (12)
36 Pts
2nd
Dennis Kelly (11)
Black Bush GC
32 Pts
3rd
Kieran McDonagh (14)
30 Pts
No of Entries .65
Reduction only
(B9)
Garry Byrne
Karl Demmel
Kevin Dufficy
Kevin Flanagan
Niall McDermott
Declan O’Brien
David O’Donovan
€13.07 for each birdie
Monday Winners
Sam Donaghy (8) & Marie McTernan (20) are
through to Irish Open Pro Am qualifying final
which will take place on The Smurfit Course at
The K Club on Monday 9th May 2016.
Paul Butler
Michael Cullen
Niall McDermott
Damien Devaney
sank a 40 metre
putt on the new
5th Green. Is this
a club record?!...
€14.50 for each birdie
It was paced out by big
Dane Tom Neilsen
watched by Mike McGrath
and David Murray
Can we remind all competition entrants:
Please Enter your scorecard on the computer
and Put your final score on the card.
It doesn’t matter whether you play one hole or
18, the card must be returned.
This makes life so much easier for the Card
Rota Team to complete the cards.
Failure to enter your card on the computer
means a member of the Card Rota team has to
search through all the cards to find your card
and then manually enter every score.
Cards Rota Team
We have a team of 16 people completing the
cards on a Rota basis.
The team doing the hard work is:, Aidan
Doyle, Ger Rahilly, Gerry McManus, Ton
Hallissy, Peter Maguire, John Sheedy, Dave
Dent, Garth McManus, Eugene Henry,
Michael Gillen, Declan O’Brien, John Feeney,
Conor Fraser, David Cunningham, Jackie
McMahon, Karl Demmel
IT Sligo Annual Sports
Declan Reidy won the overall Male Sports
Personality of the
Year award
Damien Devaney
Declan is a 4th year Business Studies Student. 2015/2016 has been an outstanding season
in golf for Declan, capped off by being nominated by the R&A Scotland for an International
outstanding achiever. Declan came into the Institute as a 3 handicap golfer and has
improved over the last four consecutive years to now play off +1. He has been a
tremendous ambassador for the college and regularly competes at the top end of the
leader board at national inter-varsity events.
Declan is photographed with Vincent Cunnane President I T Sligo and Camilla Kearns AIB
(award sponsors)
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RESULTS:
MIRIAM MULLIGAN
Tuesday 26th April: Marjorie Clarke, Stroke, GOY, Medal Sponsored
by The Cat and the Moon.
1st
Patricia Harte (30)
78
Nett
2nd
Lea McDaid (15)
83
Nett B9
Tuesday 26/04/2016 9-hole Qualifying Stableford
1st
Alice Flanagan (27)
15
Pts
2nd
Harriet Keane (25)
14
Pts
SSS
N/A
Saturday 30th April: Scotch Foursomes Stableford
Miriam is in her third year on management council and has
been very involved with integrating and supporting new
members. Miriam, herself has been playing about 40 years
here in Rosses Point having started as a baby !!!! Her
favourite golf course is Rosses Point with Esker Hills in
second place.
She loves playing in teams of four with family and friends
when she has time off from her many other activities ie
cycling and surfing.
Miriam had a hole in one last September on the 16th hole,
just another achievement to be ticked off.
1st Lea McDaid (15) Attracta McGettrick (20) 38 pts b9
2nd Marie Rooney (12) Rosie Mullan (28) 38 pts
Monday 2nd May : Open Singles
Beginner's Lessons continue this Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
Contact Valerie at 0870615115
1st Sandra Mooney (25) Tuam
UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday 3rd May: ILGU Curtis cup Qualifier: Singles Stableford GOY
Sponsored by Quality Meats
Saturday 7th May . Singles sponsored by Simones
Tuesday 10th May Eva Gillen Trophy, Stroke, GOY, Medal Sponsored
by Zipyard
Marjorie Clarke Memorial Cup
The Majorie Clarke Memorial Trophy was played for on Tuesday 26 April last.
Marjorie was a member of the Lyons Family in Sligo. Her father was one of the
early founders of Co. Sligo Golf Club. She herself played off a handicap of 9.
The Competition is an 18 hole stroke and the Memorial Cup was presented to
the Club by her three sons Michael, Malcolm and Ronnie
MEMBERS ALLIANCE OUTING 2016
TEAM NEWS
MEMBERS ALLIANCE THURSDAY 21ST APRIL:
Bundoran G.C.
Upcoming matches
1ST
Kate Hegarty (32) 35 pts
2nd Mary Kennedy (31) 34 pts
3rd
Ann Harrison (36) 31 pts on back 6
4th Valerie Booker (26) 31 pts on back 9
5th Rosie Mullan (28) 31 pts on back 9
Senior Cup (District Semi Final) playing Athenry in
Carrick on Shannon on 7th May at 8.30 am, Team
Captain Mary Durcan.
If Senior Cup Team win in the morning then they play
Ballinasloe at 2 pm in the Final.
Minor Cup got a walk over for 5th May so there will now
be no match that day. Next Minor Cup Match will be
19th May.(3 away/2 home).
6th Alice Flanagan (27) 31 pts
Junior Foursomes
7th Ann Sheridan (34) 30 pts
Co Sligo v Claremorris in Ballina GC (neutral venue) on
May 7th at 2 pm. Team Captain Valerie Booker
8th Eileen Canning (30) 29 pts on back 9
9th Attracta Pender (25) 29 pts on back 9
Results omitted last week
Challenge Cup
Co Sligo v Ballina in on May 9th at 3.26pm (3 home/2
away) Team Captain Carmel Hatt
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday 6th May: Cancer Support Centre Golf outing
Friday 3rd June: Ladies Soiree (Rock n Roll Bingo)
Q1 May the sand/seed mix
be removed before taking
the stroke?​
Q2 May the player press
down on the sand behind
their ball while addressing
their ball?​
Q3 Is there a penalty if
some of the sand is
removed on the backswing
of a stroke that is
completed?​
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BRIDGE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER
Captain’s Prizes Results
Tom & Ann Daly
Kathleen Keane & Trine Godsell
Mary Brennan & Una Gleeson
Claire Griffin Trophy Results
1. H. Demmel & J. Hargadon
2. G. McCafferty & P. Kilcawley
3. C. Lappin & K. Hegarty
Patsy O'Hara, a founder member of the bridge
club, presented the O'Hara Cup to the club to
be played for during the year. The Captain and
Lady Captain attended the annual bridge dinner.
It was a very enjoyable night and the flowers by
Eileen Canning were beautiful on the tables.
.
Junior Girls Captain Maeve Rooney being
presented with her Club Jumper by Lady Captain
Carmel McGrath
Junior boys golfers in action over the weekend​
Sean McLoughlin won on Sunday playing off 10 with 36 points. After a recheck Sean also won last week so that's 2 weeks in a row! Tom Flanagan
was 2nd playing off 7 with 35 points.
Adam Kearns won the 9 holes with John Paul Flanagan 2nd and Sean Tailly
3rd.
Restaurant Opening Hours
Week Ending Sunday, 8th May 2016
Monday
9.00am – 6.00pm
Tuesday
9.00am – 5.00pm
Wednesday
9.00am – 6.00pm
Thursday
9.00am – 5.00pm
Friday
9.00am – 9.00pm
Saturday
9.00am – 7.30pm
Sunday
9.00am – 5.00pm
Exception to the above will be in respect of functions.
Mystery member:​
Last weeks MM was Tom Horkan,
Please send in photos for future
editions
The Metal Man Portuguese Golf Trip.
The Metal Man Golfing Group returned last week after
another successful trip to Portugal. This group of retired
gentleman are very highly organised and have a Tour
Manager, Director of Golf, and a Handicap Committee.
The handicap committee make handicap adjustments after
every day’s play. There are very high standards to be
maintained by the members of the group and for any
misdemeanour by a member they receive a yellow card.
There is a substantial monetary fine for each offence and a
surcharge if not paid on time. Eight cards were issued on
this trip. The offences were:
Playing of range golf balls. Not signing their card.
Abusing the handicap secretary.
A1. No. The mound of sand in the photo
has the same status as if it was lying flat
to the surface. It is a natural part of the
course and, importantly, is not a loose
impediment.
From the Definition of Loose
Impediments;​
“Sand and loose soil are loose
impediments on the putting green, but
not elsewhere”.
A2. No. A player may not even press
down on the sand behind their ball while
addressing their ball, although they may
lightly ground their club on the sand.​
A3. No. No penalty is incurred if some of
the sand is removed on the backswing of
a stroke that is completed, as clarified in
Decision 13-2/9
Of course, once the stroke has been
made the player should then flatten
the remaining mound of sand for the
benefit of those players who follow.​
Repairing divot damage is
essential. Correct immediate repair of
divot holes with a sand/seed mix
promotes the fastest recovery
possible.
Martin Reilly BMW, in association with BMW Ireland, are
delighted to offer the members of County Sligo Golf Club the
chance to play in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open Pro-Am in the KClub on Wednesday the 18th of May.
There are 3 places up for grabs and all you have to do is show us
your “Ultimate Drive” and prove that you are Ireland’s most
driven golfer. All entrants must have a handicap of 12 or less,
simply go to www.bmwproamexperience.ie and upload your
photo, video or story as to why you should be chosen. The more
creative and entertaining that you can be – the better your
chance of winning will be!!!
Closing date for entries is the 8th of May so get your thinking caps
on and get recording!! A Happy Gilmore tee shot mixed with an
interesting location with a splash of product placement is bound
to go down well with the judges!!
One member found a range ball on the fairway he was playing and threw it back
onto the driving range, only to find that another member was playing with it,
although he was playing a different hole at the time.
Losing the “yellow ball” on yellow ball day. Sneezing when a player was putting
causing him to miss the putt.
The failure to eat all of the “steak on the stone” should have been included and not
given to the dog.
On the last day of the trip they play for the coveted “Red Jacket”. This is the
highlight of the trip and every member is anxious to win it. Two past captains of the
club have won it with along with other high profile members, names not mentioned.
This year’s winner was the genial Eugene Henry who accepted the jacket in his
usual graceful manner. In his acceptance speech he said how honoured he was to
win this famous jacket and that he would wear it with distinction particularly at
special events in the club and elsewhere.
On advice he received during the trip, he said that he slowed down his swing and
decided that he would no longer run on the golf course, but walk briskly in future.
This seems to have improved his golf and his handicap should plummet during the
year. One to watch.
There was a very notable winner of the “camel” or the hump this time, no names
mentioned but the offence was serious and could have received a red card.
Tom Staunton easily retained the “wooden spoon” and it now proudly sits once
again on the mantelpiece in his home. He also celebrated his birthday on the trip
blew out all the candles on his cake and received some lovely presents for which he
was very grateful.