CCGS Trip to Murcia - Winners 2

November Newsletter

Belvoir Park

Murcia

The Links, Portmarnock

Matchplays

Player of the Year

Belvoir Park

What a wonderful welcome we received in Belvoir Park Golf Club for our recent society outing. Very kindly sponsored by first time sponsor Phil Scallan & Stoneseal, the outing proved to be a great day out for us all. Some 40 golfers made the journey to Belfast to play in this beautiful top-ten parkland golf course in Northern Ireland. The promised complimentary Ulster Fry did not disappoint, as we were treated to a delicious buffet breakfast before teeing it up.

CCGS Outing Winners in Belvoir Park Golf Club

Congratulations to our incoming Vice Captain Paul Traynor who returned an excellent 36 points to seal the victory! Great scoring also from Stephen Ward with 34 points in second place and Mick Kenny with 33 points taking third place. Very well done to all the prize winners. The course was in fabulous condition and many of us dined before heading south to Dublin. A great day out and well done to everyone for taking part. Full results as follows:

1st – Paul Traynor (21) 36pts

2nd – Stephen Ward (30) 34pts

3rd – Mick Kenny (28) 33pts

C1 (0-12) – Ian Mackey (9) 33pts

C2 (13-21) – Sean Reid (15) 33pts

C3 (22-36) – Tony Clarke (27) 27pts

Seniors – Derek Mooney (20) 31pts

F9 – Tony Buckley (15) 18pts

B9 – Michael Connolly (15) 21pts

NTP – Mick O’Flynn

2’s – Damien Fennelly, David Cassidy BM and Vincent Clarke

Murcia, Spain

Our long-awaited trip to Spain was another resounding success for the society. Despite getting rained off our first day’s golf at La Manga, the weather improved dramatically and we had four days of sunshine in the mid to high 20’s and with La Manga obligingly rearranging our entire field of 40 golfers to the Sunday instead, at no cost to the society, everyone got to play all the golf they had planned. With La Manga rained off on the Thursday we moved the main event singles, kindly sponsored by Jack McHugh and Alucraft, to Friday’s Lo Romero.

 

CCGS Trip to Murcia - Winners

Lo Romero proved to be a fine track and was presented in excellent condition. Congratulations to Declan Murphy who shot a great winning score of 38 points, beating Sean Reid into second place on a countback, with Conor Dalglish in third place with 37 points. The 18th at Lo Romero has an intimidating island green waiting for your final approach shot. We offered a prize to those who successfully beat The Risk & Reward challenge, hitting the green in regulation appropriate to their handicap. Just 4 out of the 40 golfers managed to do so. Well done to all, full results as follows:

1st – Declan Murphy (12) 38pts C/B

2nd – Sean Reid (14) 38pts

3rd – Conor Dalglish (15) 37pts

Best Gross – Gary McGrane – (scr) 38pts

C1 (0-12) – Shay Fleming (7) 35pts

C2 (13-20) – Paul Traynor (19) 36pts

C3 (21-36) – Stephen Ward (27) 28pts

Seniors – Bob Fagan (8) 32pts

F9 – Brian O’Callaghan (18) 18pts

B9 – Gerry O’Dwyer (9) 19pts

2’s – Conor Dalglish 5th & Kevin Maher 15th

Risk & Reward Hole – 18th Hole

Dave Walshe, Larry Gordon, Kevin Marley & Paul O’Halloran

Team Events

La Manga

We got back to La Manga on the Sunday to play the first of our two team events. The weather was gorgeous and the course had dried out beautifully in the 3 days since it had been flooded. Team results as follows:

1st: Kevin Maher/Conor Dalglish/Derek Mooney/Enda Guirke – 85 points

2nd: Jack McHugh/Tony Buckley/Paul Traynor/Stephen Mooney – 83 points

3rd: Bob Fagan/Vinny Clarke/Dave Walshe/Mick Kenny – 81 points

La Serena

We checked out of the hotel on Monday morning and headed for La Serena to play our final team event. This course was in beautiful condition and was quite tricky with water coming into play on 16 holes! Team results as follows:

1st: Kevin Maher/Declan Murphy/Paul Traynor/Emmet Memery – 86 points

2nd: Gerry O’Dwyer/Ian Mackey/Liam DeRenzy/Stephen Ward – 83 points (L9)

3rd: Bob Fagan/Kevin Marley/Derek Mooney/Larry Gordon – 83 points

CCGS Trip to Murcia - Winners 2

Well done to all. La Serena was carefully selected as they were able to provide us with showering facilities after golf. With impeccable timing we drove into a torrential downpour and thunderstorm on our way to the airport, but managed to get the bus unloaded safely and mostly dry.

A special mention also to our touring pro Gary McGrane. Gary jumped in at the last minute and what a great addition to the trip he proved to be. I’m sure any of you who had 5 or 10 minute session with Gary before your round will agree that he has a lot to offer. Thanks Gary and good luck with your upcoming Alps Tour Q-School!

Hotel 525 was perfect for the society, ideally situated in a commercial strip with a great selection of bars and restaurants. On behalf of the Captain and the committee, I would like to thank the members on making the trip such a resounding success and to acknowledge with gratitude all the positive comments received by the committee. We had plenty of late nights, wining and dining and it was fantastic to note that not a single player missed a tee-time on any of the days. The camaraderie on these trips is fantastic and it was mentioned to me that members had made new friends and strengthened old friendships.

For those of you who couldn’t make it this year, please put the 4th Oct 2023 in your diary now, as next year’s venue and courses look likely to be a repeat success.

The Links, Portmarnock

Next up is our usual end of season return to another society favourite, The Links Portmarnock for our final outing of the year kindly sponsored by Joe O’Flaherty and Flynn & O’Flaherty Construction.

Tees are booked from 9.30 to 11.50am on Friday 4th November. Sign on night will be in The Indigo lounge on Thursday 27th October at 8.00pm. The discounted rate for members booking on the night will be €55 which includes 2’s entry and charity donation.

The prize giving for The Links outing will be in The Indigo Lounge on the evening of the 4th November, 7.00pm. There will be food available in Clontarf Castle as always. We will also be presenting the matchplay trophies, sponsored by John Plunkett and Brian Kirwan of Plunkett Kirwan & Co Solicitors and player of the year trophy sponsored by Mick Norton & Stafford Nortons. I hope to see you all there. As you know, this society thrives because we have members ready and willing to sponsor these events, so please do your best to support them by attending.

Matchplay Finalists

The matchplays have been hotly contested this season. The finalists are:

Stephen Ward v Sean Reid in the singles.

Jim Dalton & Kieran O’Connell v Conor & Rory Gallagher in the fourball.

Best of luck to all!

Player of the Year Standings

With just one outing left to count, here are the latest standings in POY:

1st – Sean Reid – 203pts

2nd – Conor Dalglish – 201pts

3rd – Paul Traynor – 195pts

4th – Ian Mackey – 191pts

5th – Declan Murphy – 189pts

6th – Mick O’Flynn – 189pts

7th – Kevin Maher – 182pts

8th – Stephen Ward – 180pts

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