Tralee Golf Links
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Issue 1 | Summer 2014
Welcome
next year. The charity to benefit this year
We have just had some
from the proceeds is Cancer research via
great events at the club. Firstly, the
Michael Sheehy Junior fundraising
Kerry Group sponsored Scratch
campaign. He is running in the New York
cup was won by Richard Knightly
City Marathon later in the year to raise
with a score of one under par for
more funds.
36 holes. This just shows what a
great test Tralee is when we had 30
Junior Scholarship Program
golfers off better than scratch, and
A massive congratulations to our young
that was the winning score. The
superstar golfer Rory Hill who has just
feedback from these players on the
been selected to the Munster Boys Team
course and facilities was excellent
for the Inter-pros in the Island Golf Club,
and this is an event we plan to grow
to be held from the 22nd to 24th July
year on year.The Pro Am was won
2014.Inaugurated in 1993 following the
with a 69 by Mark O'Sullivan, which
growth of both provincial and national
included six birdies, and his team
boys championships, the Boys Inter-pros
also won the team event with a
pits the leading underage golfers against
great score of 100 points.
each other in a tough matchplay
Unfortunately the car for a hole in
environment over three days. Munster,
one at the 3rd was not won, maybe
Leinster, Connaught & Ulster will take
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A legend in football play's the links at Tralee
head Professional David Power and training
hard with Niall Hobbert of BTSFitness and it
is great to see all the hard work paying off.
Rory's Handicap has come down from 6.3 at
the start of this year to 2.6 now.
Congratulations and thank you to all
associated with Junior Golf in Tralee. The
work the Junior Committee do with all our
young golfers is phenomenal.
part. This is fantastic news for everyone
associated with Tralee Golf Club and we
would like to wish Rory the best of luck
during the tournament.
Rory has worked very hard on his game
all year and is also part of the Junior
Scholarship Program introduced this
year. Rory is being coached by Tralee GC
Proposed new clubhouse
Golfer of the Year
This is currently being lead by Rory Hill with
5 Master Classic Competitions left.
Captain`s Prize won by Donal O`Mahony
with 45 points.
Eclectic
This is being lead by Rory Hill and David
Sheehy.
Michael Williams and Associates
have been engaged by the club and
presented outline proposals at the
AGM last March with regard the redeveloped/refurbishment of the
Club House. Further discussions
have since taken place with the
Management committee in order to
ascertain the level of work required,
time frame, costings etc. These
discussions are on-going and are
been held in parallel with the proposed redevelopment of the 9th and completion of the
driving range. Proposals for the Club House will be revisited when costings in relation to the
course work are known.
A legend in football play's the links
at Tralee
Top Tour Player plays Tralee in preparation for the open
Canadian Tour's Telus Edmonton Open,
and in 2006 was selected as the
Saskatchewan Male Athlete of the Year.
And finally, Graham topped off his amateur
resume with a semi-finalist finish at the
2006 Canadian Men's Amateur
Championship.After a strong amateur
career, Graham decided to turn
professional in the fall of 2006, earning
Graham grew up in Weyburn, Saskatchewan
status on the Canadian Tour through
with his parents, Norm and Marilyn, and
qualifying school. 2007 was a strong rookie
sister, Erin.Being Canadian, it was only
year on the Canadian Tour as Graham
natural that Graham's first love was hockey
amassed 7 top-ten finishes and finished up
- a sport he loved to watch, and loved to
13th on the Canadian Tour's order of merit,
play even more. But injuries to his back and
not to mention an appearance in his first
the realization that he might not be big
PGA Tour event, the 2007 Canadian Open.
enough (or GOOD enough) for a career in
hockey lead Graham to focus on golf.
The opposite of a golf-hotbed, Weyburn is a
small, blue collar town in rural
Saskatchewan. The local golf club, Weyburn
Golf Club, is where Graham developed his
game and his passion for the sport, and is
where he first began to dream of a life on
the largest golf stage in the world - the PGA
Tour.As an amateur golfer, Graham enjoyed
great success both in college and as a
member of the Canadian National Golf
Team. In addition to his 10 wins in college,
Graham was named WAC Freshman of the
Year, 2006 WAC (Western Athletic
Conference) Player of the Year, and was a
three-time First Team All WAC player.
Moreover, in 2005 he was the 2nd ranked
amateur in Canada, finishing 2nd at the
Graham DeLaet
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Proposed new changes to the course
These changes are being discussed with
fairway sod and mound material.
Brandon Johnson from the Arnold
When the final plans are agreed and a final
Palmer Golf design team and are at an
budget prepared they will be presented at a
advanced stage.
members meeting.
Costs for the 9th are being examined
The expectation is that work would commence
and no agreement has been reached.
in late October 2014.
It is expected that the plans may change
subject primarily to quantities of sand
After - Hole # 9
CONCEPT 2
After - Hole # 5
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The new chipping green is developing
nicely and expected date of opening is
middle of August 2014.
Plans to change the driving bays and bring
them closer to the new chipping area is at
an advanced stage and hopefully work
can be completed over the winter months
2014.
Proposed new practice facility
The Coastal erosion damage after
the bad storms is being addressed.
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This post performed particularly well reaching 3,826 people, nearly 4 times the amount of fans
that the Facebook page has! Please note average reach for a page is about 10% so 90 people
The post with the highest reach over the last month was a post about actor Bill Murray and his
quote on how much he enjoyed Tralee Golf Course. The post included a link to 50 photos of Bill
Murray playing golf. Overall this post reached 3,826 Facebook users which is a phenomenal
result considering the page itself had just over 950 fans at the time. This shows the importance
of content people will engage with and the effects of organic likes, comments and shares has
on overall reach.
Every post in June received good engagement from fans which is a good sign.
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