Castleblayney Golf Club

17/03/2023

Draw for our Captains Drive In tomorrow.
Members are asked to arrive early, no later than 9am, in case of changes to teams.
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01/03/2023

Golf notes 1.03.23

AND THEN THERE WERE TWO
There’s just one week to go in the McElvaney Motors Spring League, and it looks like we’ve got a two horse race on our hands. A quiet week for Frank Nolan’s Team 5 means that it’s now down to Calum Callaghan’s Team 7 and Ian Brodigan’s Team 3 in this year’s battle for top spot. And it’s all to play for as they’re only separated by three points. May the best team win! Once again this week our singles competitions produced extremely high scores. On Saturday, Brian McGovern continued his dominance of Category 1, this time returning 23 points. Category 2 was won by David O’Neill on 21, while Sean Cassidy came out on top in Category 3 on 23 points. In Sunday’s singles, our Captain Declan Smyth won the Category 1 prize on 22 points. Category 2 went to Paul Leonard on no less than 25 points, while 23 was enough for Des Morgan in Category 3. For Week 6, it’s out to the back nine for all.
This week’s ladies competition was won by Cathryna Craig on a score of 19 points.
Our seniors have been shooting big scores all Winter long, but I think it’s fair to say that this week’s results take the biscuit. They read: Cat.1 Brian McGovern 25, Ciaran Prunty 24 and Martin Allen 23. Cat. 2 Joe McGrath 25, Eamonn Johnson 22 and Pat Merrick 22. Cat. 3 Brendan Laverty 26, Tom Ryan 18 and Macartan Lambe 17.
And finally for this week, the clock at the first tee is ticking down to this season’s opening event – the Captains’ Drive-In, which takes place on Sunday March 12th at 11.30 am. Chris and Declan are both playing so well at the moment, that it’s going to be more like a longest drive competition. All members are welcome to enter the Mixed Scramble which is being played in conjunction with the Drive-In by signing the entry sheet on the competition noticeboard. The draw for teams takes place on Friday 10th.¬¬¬¬¬¬

23/02/2023

CLUB NOTES 22.02.23

TEAM 7 STILL ON TOP
Teams 3, 5 and 7 were quick out of the blocks in this season’s McElvaney Motors Winter League. They got ahead early on and haven’t looked back. After Week 4, Team 7 lead the way on 328 points , Team 3 come second on 326, while Team 5 are still in contention on 320. With only two weeks to go, it looks likes it’s down to the three of them in this year’s league. Our Saturday singles produced more big scores this week. Brian McGovern has been in the form of his life over the Winter months, and once again, he won Category 1 on 24 points. Keith Hill matched this score to win Category 2, while 22 was enough for Pat Conlon in Category 3. Sunday turned to be the breeziest day of the week, so it was no great surprise that scoring was a little lower. Billy Hanna won Category 1 on 20 points, Sean Malone came out on top again in Category 2 on 22, with Ciaran Prunty top scoring in Category 3 on 23 points. For the final two weeks of the league it’s back to the front nine, so no doubt we can look forward to another fortnight of high returns.
Our Seniors spent last week out on the back nine, and the winners were as follows: Cat. 1 Pat McNeill 20, Des Morgan 20 and Ronan McDonnell 19. Cat. 2 Joe McGrath 22, Andy Whelan 21 and Joe Quinn 21. Cat. 3 Tom Ryan 23, Junior McKeown 20 and Macartan Lambe 19. This week our Seniors will, rather conveniently, play the front nine.
Last week’s winner in our ladies’ section was Suzanne McElroy, who returned a score of 17 points. This week it’s the back nine for the ladies’ singles. And there may just be enough time for last minute entries in the Spring League, with the closing date on Tuesday 21st of February.
And finally for this week, all members are encouraged to sign up for our first big event of 2023, the Captains’ Drive-In. This takes place on Sunday 12th of March, and the timesheet for entry in the team event is downstairs in our clubhouse on the men’s noticeboard.

20/02/2023

Our new Lady Captain Chris Monahan, Club President Frank McDonnell, Junior Captain Eimear McGlynn (making history as our first female junior captain) and Club Captain Declan Smyth.

Wishing them the best of luck, from all the committee and members for the 2023 season.

20/02/2023

20/02/2023

Standings after week 4 of the Winter League, week 5 from Wednesday will return to the front 9 🏌️‍♂️

20/02/2023

Golf notes 14.2.23

HIGH SCORING WINTER LEAGUE
Scoring in the McElvaney Motors Winter League just goes from strength to strength. Last week, we reported on record returns, and this week there’s been no let up. After Week 3, three teams are still averaging over 20 points per nine holes, with Team 7 leading the way on 247 points, Team 3 in second place on 242 points, and Team 5 in third on 241. And 20 points won’t win you very much in our weekly singles. On Saturday, Stephen McQuillan won Category 1 on 21 points, Barry O’Reilly took Category 2 on 23, while James King went one better in Category 3, on his winning score of 24. Then on Sunday, another 21, this time from Rory Kelly, took Category 1, with Gerry McCaul and Shane Fitzsimons shooting 22 apiece to take Categories 2 and 3. And with another pleasant week’s weather on the cards, all competitors be warned - only your A-Game will do this time around.
It was the same story in our seniors’ singles. The prizewinners and their scores were: Cat. 1 Pat McNeill 23, Brian McGovern 21 and Declan McAteer 21. Cat. 2 Joe Quinn 23, Sean Mulligan 23 and Andy Whelan 21. Cat. 3 Pat McBride 23, Barney McDonald 21 and Macartan Lambe 20. This week to make things easier, both the Winter League and our Seniors competition will be played over the back nine holes.
Our ladies held their first singles event of the season last week. This was won by Eithne McAviney on a score of 15 points. All lady members are reminded that the sheet for entry in this year’s Spring League is posted in the ladies’ locker room. The final date for entries is Tuesday February 21st, with the league set to start on Friday 24th.
And finally for this week, all members are asked to please enter all competition scores in the computer. While we have had one or two technical problems earlier in the year, these have been sorted. Our competitions committee have had some very busy Sunday evenings of late, balancing what’s in the cards box with what’s been entered on the computer. It sometimes takes a little time, but it really does make their job a lot easier.

20/04/2021

Castleblayney Golf Club Notes 20.04.21

BACK TO CONCRA

The 26th of April. It’s been circled in red on every golfer’s calendar for the past month. When our timesheet went live on Sunday night, so many members were ready to book their return to Concra, that it only took a few minutes for the first one hundred to sign in. We wish all our members well, and hope it doesn’t take too long to get back into the old swing.

As all golfers are no doubt aware, Golf Ireland has issued guidelines for our return to golf. Members are advised to read all about them at www.golfireland.ie/covid-19 before playing your first round at Concra.

A huge amount of work has been done on our course over the past four months. Improvements in drainage have been made, which will hopefully enhance every golfer’s experience of Concra Wood in the coming season. There have also been a number of areas on our course re-designated as Penalty Areas under The Rules of Golf Rule 17, which was introduced in 2019. These areas are marked by a single row of red stakes. Again, members are advised to study the changes at www.randa.org/Rog/2019/Rules/The-Rules-of-Golf/Rule17

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23/12/2020

Castleblayney Golf Club Ladies Committee 2020/2021:

Ladies Committee 2020/2021

1. Sile Moore Lady Captain
2. Donagh Nugent Vice-Lady Captain
3. Cathryna Craig Secretary and Recruitment Committee
4. Moira O Brien Treasurer
5. Andrea Mulligan Ex Officio
6. Donagh Nugent Competition Convenor
7. Yvonne Duffy Handicap Convenor and Teams Coordinator
8. Chris Monahan Juvenile Convenor and competitions
9. Martina Conlon Recruitment and Beginners Convenor and handicaps
10. Josephine Mc Cahey Competitions and Handicaps
11. Marina Ni Threasigh PRO and Social Media and beginners
12. Carmel McAleavey Competitions

23/12/2020

Castleblayney Golf Club Mens Committee 2020/2021

Captain – Thomas Brennan

Vice Captain – Frank Nolan
President – Seamus Mallon
Honorary Secretary – Frank McDonnell
Honorary Treasurer – Paul Carey
Junior Captain – Jamie McCann-smyth
P.R.O – Frank McDonnell
Team Liaison Co-ordinator – Dessie Duffy
Greens Committee – Thomas Brennan – Convenor,Frank Nolan, Patsy Boyle, Conor McKenna

23/12/2020

Castleblayney Golf Club Notes 22.12.20

SEASON’S GREETINGS
On behalf of our Captain Thomas and Lady Captain Sile, we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. What with Covid restrictions and weather closures, we can only hope for a better year in 2021. We did, however, complete a full programme of golf last weekend. On Saturday, our nine hole singles winners were Sean McKernan and Des Morgan who shared the top spot on 21 points. We saw a tie on Sunday as well, this time Brendan Lambe and Shane Fitzsimons going one better in returning 22 points apiece. At this point, we hope to hold more singles events this weekend, all things permitting. Any member who is thinking of playing needs to remove all golf equipment from the locker room, as the clubhouse will be closed throughout.
Thirty-one golfers played in this week’s Seniors competition. For a change, there was no team event - instead the competition was singles. In Category 1 there was a photo finish with Frank Nolan getting the nod on 19 pts, 2nd Ciaran Prunty 19 pts, 3rd PJ Harte 19 pts. Category 2: Heber McMahon 18 pts, 2nd PJ Lambe 18 pts, 3rd Sean Mulligan 17 pts. Category 3: Jim ONeill 19 pts, 2nd Brendan Laverty 17 pts, 3rd Pat McBride 14 pts. Next outing is a 4 club competition with placing to the side etc. If possible please use a small carry bag as fairways are a little soft at the moment.
And finally for this week, members still have time to sign up to this season’s Winter League. Should guidelines allow us to continue golfing, it’s hoped to run this league over the first two months of the new year.