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Message from the
Board of Management
Hello and welcome to the
first edition of Mallow Golf Club's 2010 newsletter in this new
format. Our aim is to keep you informed about the latest events and
activities happening at the club and to encourage you to spend more
time enjoying our course and club facilities. It is our intention to
have three newsletters throughout the year (spring, summer and
autumn) to ensure that you are kept up to speed with developments and
are aware of our future plans. The newsletter will be supplemented by
notices of other developments that may arise and these will be posted
on the notice board.
Firstly, we want to start
by wishing you the very best for the golf season ahead and trust it
will be filled with enjoyment and success.
Following the election by
the Members of the current Board of Management, as the first Board
elected and charged with managing Mallow Golf Club for a continuous
term of 3 years duration, we have been working to establish ourselves
as a Team to approach the job at hand. As with all Clubs and
organisations operating in the current economic reality, this is
going to be a very challenging year for us but we are committed to
deliver on our key business objective which is to use the resources
available to us in the most beneficial, effective and efficient
manner in order to improve, promote and develop Mallow Golf Club.
We are confident that we
have a team of people - staff and volunteers capable of delivering on
our commitment of continuous improvement both in terms of the quality
of the Golf Course and the facilities we provide. With the economy
still struggling to find its way out of recession, it is imperative
that we remain focused on finding innovative ways to provide the best
service possible for you our members, to generate additional revenue
and remain viable through encouraging new members to join and most of
all, not compromise on sustaining our greatest asset - Mallow Golf
Course. Our target this year will be to remain within budget and
balance income and expenditure. In doing this, we may need to make
some tough decisions in order to rationalise our resources and reduce
expenditure. In 2009, we took the decision not to increase our
subscription, as we believed it would be counter productive. We will
keep you updated on progress throughout the year.
Now that the course has
seen off the worst of the harsh winter conditions, it has come
through with flying colours thanks to the excellent work carried out
over the winter months by our Grounds staff and the Course Committee.
Our course is in excellent condition and promises to play better than
ever for the 2010 season. You can see from the regular monthly course
plan and maintenance programme that is posted on the notice board
both what the predicted and planned programme of work will be for the
month.
Our Juvenile section
continues to grow and thanks is due to the hard work put in by the
sub-committee - your efforts will pay dividends in the future of the
Club.
The very best of luck to
all our Teams this year and we wish you every success in the inter
Club competitions.
It is vital that members
make every effort to support the club in every way possible,
particularly at this time and we ask that you communicate with the
current Ladies and Gents Member's Committees, staff and Board Members
to offer your ideas for improvement, innovations and to build on the
improvements and developments that are being made to develop a golf
club that we can all be proud of.
We are committed to the
challenge and focused on the job in hand but we cannot do this
without the work and dedicated input of all the Volunteers who work
on Committees and Sub-Committees behind the scenes. We thank them for
all of the hours they put in on your behalf and ask that you give
them the necessary support to execute their extensive portfolios.
Ann Kennelly, Chairman,
Paul Farrell, Treasurer
Anne Kelleher, Lady Captain
Adrian O Donovan, Captain
Aidan McDonogh
Peter McKenna
David Walsh
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The
Jubilee Garden:-
January 2010
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We had our first visit of
the year from our Agronomist, Mr Conor Nolan of the STRI and after
his inspection of all 18 holes he made the following comments and
recommendations.
1.Overall the course was in
good condition after a very hard winter but could do with a program
of fertilising to boost growth as fast as possible. This will
commence on Tuesday 13th April.
2.He was not happy with the
putting surface of our greens noting they were very bumpy and
scarred. The remedy is to feed them and drop the height of cut from
6.5mm to 5.5mm by the weekend. Some may need a further feed in two
weeks. This, he believes will heal the scarring and improve the role
of the ball. He was very happy with the overall health of the greens
and is confident their condition will improve very quickly. The
height of cut should be reduced to 3.5mm in a few weeks.
3.We are continuing with
the program of killing off the rye grass on the aprons of all greens.
This will, for a short period, make them unsightly due to some
discolouration.
4.Sanding and topdressing
will continue as last year.
5.In the autumn we are
hoping to rebuild the back of the 13th green to take reduce the
severity of the slope in this area. This work will be done as
in-house project, and overseen by Conor Nolan.
For the present we will be
reducing the putting surface in this area to help correct the severe
runoff.
All comments &
suggestions by Members are welcome.
Aidan McDonogh
Board of Management
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From Monday 31st May the Club will introduce a 7
Day Timesheet. This will operate up to 5.30pm on Non Competition
Days.
We are doing this for the following reasons;
- To allow the Members first call on
tee time reservations
- Provide the club with up to date
information as to the tee time availability for visitors
- Assist the orderly operation of tee
time at the 1st tee
- Provide information on tee time
usage and footfall.
Members who do not have access to a
computer will be able to ring in for a tee time at the Office or
Proshop.
We look forward to your co-operation and feedback.
David Curtin
Secretary Manager
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Gents
Golf News
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Kevin
Dowling, winner of the Junior Scratch Cup, with Adrian O Donovan,
Captain Mallow Golf Club
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With
the Golfing season now in full "swing" our teams are
preparing for the various GUI competitions. Our Pierce Purcell team
went into action on the 8th May in Blarney and lost out by the
narrowest of margins 3-2 to Douglas. Thanks to everyone for your
efforts. Our Barton Shield team are in action in Douglas on Thursday
13th May against Fota at 3.40pm. If you can make it your support would
be appreciated. Our Fred Daly team continues to excel and are into the
last 16 where they will play Douglas. This is down for decision on
Saturday 22nd May and again your support would be appreciated.
On the competitions front we recently held our Junior &
Intermediate Scratch Cups over the May Weekend. In tough conditions it
was great to see our local golfers, Kevin Dowling (73 gross) &
Anthony Murphy (79 gross), win these prestigious trophies. Our thanks
to our sponsors Nash Beverages (Junior) & DMB & Co
(Intermediate) for their continued support.
Dates to note:
Captains Prize: 18th to 20th June & play off on Saturday
26th June
Presidents Prize: 20th to 22nd August
Fixtures diary for the year can be found at: www.mallowgolfclub.net/members-info/fixtures
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Anthony
Murphy, winner of the Intermediate Scratch Cup, with Jennifer Brosnan
of DMB & Co & Adrian O Donovan Captain Mallow Golf Club
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Ladies
Golf News
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Carmel
Kearney, winner of the recent FBD Insurance sponsored competition,
with Donal O Leary of FBD Insurance &
Anne Kelleher, Lady Captain Mallow Golf Club
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Our Ladies teams have been in action since April
with good measure of success. Lets hope we can build on the strength of
the success that our Junior Ladies enjoyed in 2009.
SENIOR TEAM:
This years Senior Cup was played in Tralee. Mallow
Ladies won first round against Cork GC and were narrowly beaten 3/2 by
Muskerry GC in the second round.
JUNIOR TEAM
Our Junior team, the reigning Munster Champions,
had a convincing victory over Rafeen Creek held in recently in Fermoy.
Next round will be played in Kanturk on Sunday 29th May
INTERMEDIATE TEAM
The Intermediate ladies played very well but lost
narrowly on the scoreline of 3/2 in Fermoy.
MINOR TEAM
Our minor team had a fantastic 3/2 victory over
Fermoy in East Cork. They also play their next round in Kanturk on
Sunday 29th May
Competitions:
Our weekly competitions are now up and running and
are well supported by the ladies and it is great to see some new faces
coming into the prizes each week.
We cannot let the opportunity pass but to say
thank you to our sponsors for their continued support of our
competitions.
Dates for your Diary:
Open 3 Ball "Waltz": Sunday 16th May
Lady Captain's Prize:- Sunday 25th July.
Captain's Prize to the Ladies:- Tuesday 22nd June
Lady President's Prize:- Sunday 29th
August
President's Prize to the Ladies:- Tuesday 17th August
Club Outing to Lee Valley GC
Tuesday 6th July
Fixtures diary for the year can be found at:
www.mallowgolfclub.net/members-info/fixtures
"Social Club Mixed Competitions" have commenced and will continue each Friday evening for
the summer months. The format is "Choose your Partner" and we
encourage everyone to mix around!!! Timesheets are available online for
bookings.
PS: FIRST ROUND CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE PLAYED BY
FRIDAY 14TH MAY.
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Tennis
Club News
 Mallow Tennis Club members have just recovered from their Annual Court
maintenance evening on May 4th 2010 and chainsaws replaced racquets for
the night. Gardening isn't our only forte however,
This year our, Grades 3,5, & 6 teams reached
the knock-out stages of the Munster Competition with the Grade 6 team
victorious in their final. (see Team photo Pat Buckley, Ber Clarson,
Ann Donovan & Douglas Carroll)
2009 was a busy year on the courts as well with:
The Vincent Scully Memorial Tournament was held on June 20th and the pairing of Rachel Comyn
& Stanley Hales were victorious on the night.
The Annual Club Championships, sponsored by Jim & Heather Morrissey, were
held in Sept and were enjoyed by all, especially the winners!!
Mallow Division 2 Team were narrowly beaten in the finals of the North Cork
Competition in October.
Franks & Hazel Furney Memorial Tournament was held in
November and was won by Ann Donovan & Donncha Crowley
Various social evenings were held throughout the
year and were very enjoyable.
Sideline!!!
The AGM was relatively well attended, mostly by
committee members, who were re-elected to their posts.
Our annual Table quiz had members &
their mastermind friends & family competing over song titles
instead of match points.
The new net is in place over the practice
area so you can practice your skills for the upcoming events.
The nets on the Courts have been upgraded.
Anyone for tennis????
New members are always welcome as are any golfers or
squash players who are interested in trying tennis for the summer
months.
Upcoming events for 2010
include (Dates to be confirmed - ref notice
board):
Vincent Scully Memorial :- Fri 28th May.
The Hazel & Franks Furney Memorial:- Fri 2nd July
Club Championships:- Thur 9th - Sun 19th
September.
Annual Table Quiz:- BYOB, (Bring Your Own Brains) Date to be confirmed.
Social tennis
Every Wednesday @ 7.30 pm - All welcome.
We are looking forward to a big entry in all the
competitions this summer, sunshine is guaranteed! Thanks to some
vigorous pruning the courts are now fully visible from the viewing area
so supporters are welcome for all the upcoming events. Just don't make
too much of a racquet!!!
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Editor!!
HI THERE EVERYONE!
This is the first edition of our new Newsletter
that will be available to you in email format and at the clubhouse in a
"hardcopy" version. The Newsletter will be a communication
medium to let you know what is happening at the Club in all areas such
as course, ladies & gents golf, teams, finance, junior golf, bar &
catering, proshop and many more. We want to share with you the issues
we face and let you know how we are dealing with them. We also
encourage you to voice your opinion and you can do this either by
directly by speaking with any member of the Board of Management or
putting your ideas on paper and dropping them into the Suggestion Box
(located in the bar and be sure to sign your name!)
We will be publishing the newsletter on a
"seasonal" basis and if you would like to make a contribution
please feel free to forward it to me (by email) and I will endeavour to
have it included. I must thank all the contributors to this the first
edition, hard work to compile the news but well worth it.
Lastly, please let us have your email address as
we want to be a "Green Newsletter" and issue as many
newsletters as we can by email.
Thanks for taking the the time to read this
edition and if you'd like to quit getting the newsletter, just
click unsubscribe at the bottom.
David Curtin,
Secretary Manager.
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"Bring a friend to play for €10"
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(Coupon is non-transferable and the Member must play with the guest.
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