March 2024 Newsletter

Dear Member,

I hope you are all keeping well and looking forward to kicking off our 2024 schedule of society golf!

Sutton Golf Club

First up is a welcome return to Sutton GC, kindly sponsored by Cian Bennis of Skoda & Annesley Williams along with Aubrey Woolfson. The outing will be held on Friday 29th March, tee times from 9.15am in two halves. The early starters will have a compulsory stop after 9 holes for a breakfast bap, included in the price and the later starters should have breakfast before teeing off. Time sheet night is 21st March, 8.00pm in The Indigo Lounge, Clontarf Castle. The discounted price to members who sign on by or on our timesheet night will be €55 which includes your €5 charity donation. Presentation of prizes will be 30 minutes after the last group finishes, please do stay around and support your sponsors and committee. There will be food available after golf for all.

Membership 2024

We have had some retirees from the society and some requesting leave-of-absence. We wish these members the very best and hopefully we will see them return in the future.

This meant that we were in a position to take on some new and returning members and I am delighted to introduce them as follows:

Barry Teeling – Sutton GC

Karl McCullagh – Royal Dublin GC

Brian Byrne – Royal Dublin GC

Frank Lynch – Royal Dublin GC

Joe Holden – Clontarf GC

Jack Guirke – Royal Dublin GC

Brian Pennie – unattached but keen

Maurice Griffin – Royal Dublin GC

Joe Gavin – unattached, former CCGS member returning

We would like to welcome you all and look forward to seeing you at the outings.

By the way, it’s not too late for all members to be included in this year’s trips (info below) and we are in a position to take deposits at the upcoming timesheet night Thursday 21st March.

2024 Trips

Little Island Golf Club, Cork – Friday 7th June

Our sponsors, Conor & Rory Gallagher, and I are delighted to bring this superb new venue to our society, designed by Augusta’s genius Alister MacKenzie and recently enhanced for the modern golfer.

Cork Golf Club is sculpted from historic limestone quarries and unfolds magnificently along the banks of the City’s Inner Harbour. A special place since 1888.

We are offering this as a one night / one game of golf package, we will leave it to all you well-travelled guys to build your own weekend / extra golf around this one night, as you see fit.

Staying Friday night in The Clayton hotel the package, including presentation meal, twin sharing is €200 with single supplement extra €110.

Please email coordinator@ccgs.ie confirming if you are going and if single room required, deposit €100 required as soon as possible please. As always, if paying to the CCGS AIB a/c it is imperative you give details from whom and precisely for what you are paying.

Away Trip to Cambrils , Costa Dorado, Spain out Wednesday 2nd Oct, return Sunday 6th Oct, kindly sponsored by Jack McHugh, Alucraft.

We are delighted to bring you another new venue for our away trip to Spain. Travelling to Cambrils, this upmarket seaside resort situated on the Costa Dorado has bars and restaurants galore and is only 15 mins drive to The Infinitum Golf resort which has been twice voted European Golf resort of the year. Staying 4 nights in the Sol Port Cambrils hotel, we are playing 2 games on the lakes course and one game on the Hills course. The cost, twin sharing B&B is an incredible €590, including buggies & presentation meal. Single supplement for the 4 nights is total €130. As before, to book this trip you need to book your Ryanair Flight To Reus airport (15 mins from resort) flight details below, please email coordinator@ccgs.ie confirming if single is required and pay €200 deposit as soon as possible, if paying to the CCGS AIB a/c it is imperative you give details from whom & precisely for what you are paying.

Flight Details:

Note Ryanair refer to this airport as Barcelona Reus. Also note, our bus will meet these flights only.

Outbound Dublin to Reus on Weds 2nd Oct FR116 @ 16.20

Return Reus to Dublin on Sunday 6th Oct FR438 @15.35

As mentioned, we are taking deposits at the upcoming Sutton timesheet night next week, but you should go ahead and book your flights as soon as possible and let us know your intentions please.