SUTTON & BALTRAY OUTINGS

Sutton Golf Club – Good Friday 2016
You could have heard a spiders footsteps as it stomped across the ceiling. Such was the silence and attention that Roddy Carr received when he addressed the members after dinner. He recounted stories of his beloved famous father the late JB Carr and the friendships that he personally shared with some of golfs legends. Seve Ballesteros, Jack Nicklaus, Bernhard Langer, Tony Jacklin, Tom Lehman, and a host of others were all included in the wonderful anecdotes he shared with a somewhat star struck audience. Glancing around the packed to capacity dining room at the expressions on the faces of our members, it reminded me of a bunch of hopeful young lads let loose at their first disco. Priceless!

Roddy was followed by Conor Dalglish who entertained the troops with a few beautiful ballads. He was joined by Suttons Man in Black, Donal Brannigan with a few numbers until time was called  at 8.30pm. being the day that was in it. Sean Guirke brought the curtain down with a couple of his own favourite Irish airs.

Check out the video of Donal Brannigans performance here!

What a finish to an absolutely superb day, and I have not even gotten around to mentioning the reason we were in Sutton in the first place. Golf.

THE GOLF & RESULTS
We were truly blessed with great weather and a record breaking attendance. The sunshine provided the illusion that this was going to be a walk in the park until we encountered the cross winds that put manners on all who played and caused a bit of havoc on score cards, particularly towards the end of the round.

Our sponsors Aubrey Woolfson (Zara Brands) & Cian Bennis (Annesley Williams) are to be congratulated for their hospitality that included breakfast and a superb dinner plus what seemed like a sea of red and white wine to compliment the fine food we received. Thank you.

Aubrey ensured that no wine glass remained empty which may be the reason why you had a headache on Saturday morning.

Cian very kindly donated a Mercedes golf bag. Apparently, he throws a new car in free every time you buy a bag. This was raffled among the members and it raised €1000 towards the annual society charity. A great start to the charity collection.

THE WINNERS

1st. place and the overall winner with 37 points              Sean Guirke

2nd. place also with 37 points (countback)                      Glen Behan

3rd.place with another 37 points (countback )                 Myki Heather

Class 1                                                                             Louis O Carroll

Class 2                                                                             George Corrigan

Class 3                                                                              Derek Mooney

Front 9                                                                               Mick Slein
Back 9                                                                               Joe O Flaherty

NTP                                                                                   John Gaffney

Golf Balls    Enda Guirke: Tony Judge: John Gaffney and  Paddy Walshe on the 14th. and 15th.

THE MEMORIAL TROPHY
It seemed only fitting that Sean also won the  first trophy of the year. The Memorial trophy which bears the names of members who are no longer with us. Jack Guirke who was Sean and Endas father was the first member of the society to pass away. For those members both new and old who may not be aware of this part of our history, Jack passed away on the 18th fairway while playing in our outing at Dundalk in 1992.

BALTRAY
We visit this old favourite on Friday the 29th.of April. Our thanks to Tadgh O Meara & Kish Fish for their sponsorship of this outing. The tee is booked from 9.40am. until 12.20pm.

The Time-sheet will be available on Thursday the 21st. of April from 8.00pm until 9.30pm.
Green-fee to be paid at time-sheet night € 60 including 2s and Nearest the Pin
If you pay later it will cost you €70.

The prize presentation will take place within 30 minutes of the last players submitting their cards.
Please note all cards must be returned regardless of your score. Please note that the practice facilities are not currently available at Baltray. There is however a practice ground nearby if you wish to loosen up prior to teeing it up. Please enquire in the pro shop for directions.

CPR PROTOCOL
Defibrillator and CPR procedure. Bryan Kenny is in charge of the equipment. In the event of an emergency on the course please contact him directly. Please store his number in your phone. Members who are current in CPR procedures are requested to inform Bryan at all outings when checking in prior to teeing off.

WATERVILLE
Outstanding balances must be paid at the Baltray time-sheet night. If you are one of the lucky members to be part of  this trip you will receive an email with further details. All members will receive this mail. If you are not taking part in this superbly priced package to a world class golf course I suggest you read the mail, have a little cry and just get over it.

MALLORCA
If you want to reserve a set of top quality golf clubs for this event please contact Mick Kenny. They will be delivered to the golf club on arrival and collected from our second venue at the conclusion of the trip. The hire cost is €50.00 which is considerably less expensive than Ryanair and you are guaranteed they will not end up in Bologna or Riga. Please contact Mick as soon as possible if you intend booking clubs.

MATCH-PLAYS
Please check the website to see who you are playing against. Matches must be completed by the dates set out on the sheet. Results must be forwarded to Shay Fleming on completion of match.

MATCHPLAY RULES.
Please check the website for the rules of the Match-play competitions

FINALLY
On behalf of the members I would like to express our condolences to Michael Norton and his family on the recent death of his brother Dermot. May he rest in peace.

Yours sincerely,
Michael Brennan.
Honorary Secretary