Deerpark Diary
Carlow Golf Club’s Monthly Newsletter
Issue 2: February 2016
Masters of schools matchplay take the plaudits
at Carlow Golf Club.
In this issue
 Leinster
Schools
Matchplay
Final.
 Rambling
Night (Part 2)
 Club Notes
Scoil na mBraithre, Kilkenny – Irish Schools Senior Champions 2016.
Front (l to r): Willie O’Rourke, Captain of Carlow, John Ferriter, Chairman of Leinster
Golf and Sean Breathnach, Team Manager. Back: Bobby O’Mahony, Jack Walsh,
Martin Power, Kevin Power and Mackenzie Davin.
On a glorious bright and sunny day following a frost delayed start at Carlow Golf
 Our very own
TV Pundit and
Commentator
 Rules Corner
 Golfing
Giggles
Club, Scoil na mBraithre defeated Naas CBS 3.5/1.5 in the Leinster Final of the Irish
Schools Senior Championship.
Mark Power bt Mark Dignam 7/6; Kevin Power halved with David Clince; Jack Walsh
bt Eoin Murphy 3/1; Mackenzie Davin lost to Luke Lynch 8/7; Bobby O’Mahony bt
Barry O’Brien 3/2.
Congratulations to Scoil na mBraithre who now proceed to the All-Ireland Finals to be played at Athlone GC
on the 19th April.
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Runners up - Naas CBS. Front (l to
r): Willie O’Rourke, John Ferriter
and
Conor
Delaney,
Team
Manager. Back: Barry O’Brien,
Luke Lynch, Mark Dignam, David
Clince and Eoin Murphy. Photo:
Ronan Quinlan
Rambling Night – Friday 19th February 2016
Friday 19th February saw Carlow Golf Club host its second Rambling Night of 2016. Once again a great
crowd arrived and were not disappointed as they were treated to a magnificent display of music, singing
and story-telling. Well done to all involved for organising the event and to all the talented musicians,
singers and story tellers for making it another great night to remember.
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Club Notes
Mother’s Day - Sunday March 6th
Mother’s Day such a special day for everyone, is held in high esteem in
Carlow Golf Club and this year is no exception. James and Eilish in the
Clubhouse Restaurant have pulled out all the stops and have created a
delectable menu for that day. Tom and Paul will be ready to look after
you in the bar as always. Book now and give your Mam the special
attention she deserves.
Ladies Mini Drive In and General Prize Giving
The Ladies’ Mini Drive-in will take place on Tuesday, 8th March. The
competition is open to teams of three followed by Tapas and Wine Tasting
and the first general prize giving for 2016. Hope to see you all there for a
super day of golf and a most enjoyable night.
’’Just missed a fantastic hole in one by only 5 strokes’’
Club Teams
This year as always we are encouraging all our ladies to put
themselves forward for panel selection for the club teams.
Playing on a team is a great way of representing your Club and
also an excellent opportunity to sharpen your game.
All information relating to teams will be placed on noticeboard
in Ladies locker room.
Entry sheets have also now been posted on the club notice
board for all Men’s Inter Club Team Competitions.
Winter League
The final date for Winter League matches has been extended to Thursday 24th March.
A Sponsors day and Wild card competition has been scheduled
for Saturday 26th March. Tee times from 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm.
Entry fee €5.00 per player.
All winter league matches must be played to qualify to play in
wild card competition.
Refreshment will be served in the members bar after the
competition.
Draw for the knock-out stage will also take place.
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Hole in One Club!
Congratulations to Neddy Kelly on his Hole in One on the 6th in the 13
Hole Men’s Singles Stableford Competition on 14th Feb.
Green Fee Vouchers
Green fee voucher book are still available from the bar.
The expiry date has been extended out to 31 October 2016
Book of 5 Green fee vouchers - € 60.00
Limited number available.
St Patrick's Day Events
On the 17th of March 2016 (St Patrick's Day) Carlow Golf Club will hold a commemoration event for 1916.
The official part of the day will take place at 1pm sharp with a reading of excerpts from The Proclamation.
This event will take place in conjunction with the Captains' Drive-In for our 2016 Captain & Lady Captain. A
full programme of the day's events will be available shortly.
The club also wishes to display items of interest from the 1916 era in an exhibition in the club and request
that if any members have any items of interest and are willing to provide them to the club for the weekend
of 17th to 20th of March inclusive can you please contact Anna in the office or Tom O'Neill in the bar as
soon as possible. The club intend to make this a very interesting exhibition.
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Carlow Golf Club Dress Code
Members and visitors are reminded to dress
appropriately on the course and in the Clubhouse.
On the Course:
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Golf shoes must be worn.
Singlets are not permitted.
Denim jeans are not permitted.
Attire such as football, soccer or rugby shirts,
hoodies and tracksuits are not permitted.
Only tailored shorts, together with sports socks
are permitted.
Trouser legs should not be tucked into socks.
Mobile phones should not be used on the course
(except in the case of emergencies).
In the Clubhouse:
 Golf shoes, sports caps and tracksuits are not
permitted.
 Denim jeans are permitted.
 Mobile phones may be used but please do so in a discreet and respectful manner.
Looking to upgrade your clubs or lower
your handicap – Andy has the Answer!
New and in Stock Now!
Ping G Clubs including: Hybrids, Fairway Woods, G Irons and G Crossover.
2016 Ping Counter Balance and adjustable putters also in stock.
All available in the Pro Shop
Winter teaching programme still available to March 31st
Contact: Andy, Sean or Davina for details.
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TV Pundit and Commentator
Brendan Hennessy - 16 handicapper at Carlow GC and
renowned sports commentator is fast becoming a
regular on our TV as well as Radio as a commentator
and a pundit. The freelancer can be heard and seen of
KCLR, Setanta, TV3, Sky and Irish TV channel 191.
It's no wonder we never see too much of him on the
fairways!
Rules Corner
MYTH: A ball that is touched and falls off the tee after it has been
addressed counts as a stroke.
FACT: In most cases, it doesn't count as a stroke and the ball should
be re-teed without penalty. It counts as a stroke if the ball already
was in play (if you whiffed on your first attempt, for example), or if
you were making a stroke at the time the ball fell off the tee.
MYTH: If you hit a ball into a water hazard, you can hit a provisional ball
before going to search for the original.
FACT: If you're virtually certain your ball is in a water hazard, you can't
hit a provisional. The next shot you hit is considered a ball in play (plus
add a penalty stroke). If you hit a ball in a hazard, proceed under
options for Rule 26. If you think your ball could possibly be outside the
hazard, then you can hit the provisional. But if it turns out that your ball
is in the hazard, you must abandon the provisional.
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Golfing Giggles
A man and his wife are playing the fifth hole at their club when he slices his drive so far to the
right it rolls into an equipment barn. He finds the ball and plans to take a drop when she says, "Let
me go down to the other end of the barn and hold the door open. Then you can hit your ball
through the door and back to the fairway."
He thinks this is a good idea, so she holds the door. He
takes a big swing, but rather than flying through the
door, the ball hits her in the head and kills her.
A year later, the same man and his new bride are
playing the same hole when he again slices the ball
into the shed. He finds it and plans to take an
unplayable lie when she says, "Let me go down to the
other end of the barn and hold the door open. Then
you can hit your ball through the door and back to the
fairway."
He looks at her, shakes his head, and explains, "No
way. The last time I tried that, I took a triple bogey on
this hole!"
An avid golfer found himself in Africa with time to play. He asked at his hotel for the nearest golf
course, was put in a cab, and spent two hours being driven deeper and deeper into the jungle until
he arrived at a course.
He checked in with the pro and asked to rent some equipment and, since he'd never played the
course before, for a caddie. In a few minutes, he was escorted to the first tee, where his caddie was
waiting with a bagful of clubs under one arm and a rifle under the other.
The golfer was taken aback, but composed himself and hit a good drive down the fairway of the
opening hole, a tough par four. As they were walking to his ball, a tiger sprang out of the rough
and charged the golfer.
Without missing a beat, the caddie dropped the bag, aimed his rifle, and shot the animal dead.
Again, the golfer had to compose himself, taking a minute to catch his breath. But he quickly
recovered, hit a good approach, and pared the hole.
The same thing happened on the second hole, a long, twisting par five. But this time it was a lion
that bolted out of the jungle, charged the golfer, and was dropped by a single shot from the
caddie's rifle.
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By now the golfer was visibly shaken, but the caddie looked unflappable-- and obviously was a
good shot -- so they played on.
The third hole was an easy par three
surrounded by water. The golfer hit a good
short iron, which landed near the cup. As he
was walking onto the green, a crocodile slid out
of the water and began moving toward him.
Unfazed, the golfer looked to his caddie for
help. But the caddie stood motionless. The
crocodile moved closer, and the golfer,
beginning to get upset, again glanced at the
caddie, who didn't move.
Finally, with the crocodile just inches away, the golfer screamed, "Aren't you going to do
something?"
The caddie looked at the scorecard and said, "I'm sorry, sir, but you don't get a shot on this hole."
Calling all Newshounds!
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The Ed’s, Brian Dalton and Mary Lennon.
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