Men's Spring League 2024

The Men’s Spring League starts this weekend and will continue for 8 weeks. You will need to know the following:

Cards & Scores:

 Sign-In on ClubNet before you play each week.

 Enter your scores on ClubNet following your round (zeros for any holes not played)

 Sign your card and leave it into the card return box.

Weekly Competition Details

 Pay €8 competition fee each week as normal. (No Upfront fee)

 Play on Friday if you wish - Select one of the available competition slots

 Saturday / Sunday play - as normal

 In the event of course closure on Sunday the competition will not count towards the Spring League

and the competition committee will re-schedule if possible.

Handicap:

 Competition will not count for handicap. Playing Handicap is 85% of Course Handicap.

Weekly 18 Hole Competition:

 Best individual 1st & 2nd prize each week - based on the best 18 holes as per normal

 2’s prize each week - as per the notice board at the club house weekly.

 Weekly winner will be nominally cut 2 shots and Runner Up cut 1 shot for the rest of the league. The

reduction in handicap will apply to best 9’s scores also for the remainder of the league.

Spring League Rules / Prizes:

Overall & Runner-up Team Prize

o The score for each player will be their best 9 (front/back) each week.

o The weekly total for each team will be the total of the best 5 players’ scores

o Overall winner of the Spring League will be the team with the best 5 weeks accumulated

scores. (Each team will discard their 3 worst weeks)

o In the event of a tie, week's scores in descending order will decide places. 8th/7th/6th etc

o Players must play 4 rounds minimum to be included in winning team prizes.

Golfer of the Tournament Prize.

o The prize for the Golfer of the Tournament will be the individual with the best 5 cards (18

holes)

Best Player on each Team

o The prize for the best team player will be calculated on the best 5 scores (best 9s)

o In the event of a tie, week’s scores in descending order will decide places. 8th/7th/6th etc

Weather related Course Closures - Protocol

PROTOCOL & PROCEDURES

Weather related Course Closures.

During the Winter, course closures , due to weather related issues are inevitable. Frost, at short

notice is the primary cause, but heavy rain and other bad weather may result in course closure

Set out hereunder are the Procedures and Protocols to be followed in such cases.

There are 3 main elements involved here. Members competition fee refunds, Course utilisation

and Competitions.

Members:

Members will be advised as soon as possible, by checking website,(don't forget to

refresh browser to get up to date information), that course has been closed and to remove

themselves from Time Sheet to enable an automatic refund of competition fee. There may be a

number of members who miss this and in that event, the Men's Committee Treasurer will advise the

Club's co-ordinator of the Clubnet booking/timesheet system to arrange a refund to their E.Purse

through the Clubs recognised channels. This will be done without delay as members should not be

out of pocket for any longer than necessary.

Course Utilisation:

Once the course re-opening has been delayed beyond the time where 18

hole competition is possible the Clubnet co-ordinator will open the timesheet , to enable casual golf

if and when course opens again on that day.

Competition:

To enable as many members as possible play in week end competitions we have

our weekend competitions set up to allow play on either Saturday or Sunday. If on either day the

course is closed beyond the time where 18 hole competition is possible ,competition for that day

will be cancelled.

Saturday closure, Any member who wishes to reenter on Sunday may do so where there are gaps

in the Sunday timesheet. We will also look at the possibility of designating casual golf slots being

changed to competition slots on the Sunday to accomodate these reentries, provided they fall into a

timescale to enable completion of 18 holes.

Sunday closure. Where this occurs, the result of the competition will be based on the Saturday

result. However, if less than 16 play on the Saturday, competition will be declared as a sweep

rather than an official club competition. In this event minimum payout will be €30 to the winner.

If between 10 & 15 play 50% of entry fees will be paid out. If there is a pot being carried forward

for the 2's this will not be played for and if there is a winner (s) an amount of €20 will be paid out.

If the course does reopen on the Saturday or Sunday and there are any members who wish to

organise a sweep among themselves, they may of course do so but , there should be no expectation

that the Club will organise anything.

REMEMBER:

Check website for notice of course closure. - Refresh Browser regularly.

If closed, cancel your booking on Time sheet , before your tee off time to obtain auto refund of

entry fee.

Competition Secretary,

President's Prize 2022

Virginia Golf Club President, Mrs Isobel Davidson, hosted the first ever joint (Men’s and Ladies) Prize event this past weekend. The competition was very well supported with play from 8amn on Saturday through to 6pm on Sunday. The entrants played on a Golf Course that was in outstanding condition, despite heavy rainfall on the eve of the competition and were treated to exceptional hospitality in the Clubhouse after their round.

President Isobel hosted the prize-giving at the Clubhouse on Sunday evening in front of a large attendance.

Tomás Davitt emerged as the overall winner with Lady Vice-Captain Linda Gill anbd James Boyle emerging as winners of their respective sections.

Full list of winners as follows

Overall Winner: Tomás Davitt

Ladies 1st: Linda Gill

Mens 1st: James Boyle

Ladies 2nd: Bernadette Daly

Mens 2nd: Terry Smith

Ladies 3rd: Sue Reilly

Mens 3rd: Joe Greene

Ladies 4th: Maureen Donohue

Mens 4th: Steven McCabe

Cat 1- 1st: Mary Coyle, James Mooney

2nd: Pauline Clarke, Peter Foran

Cat 2- 1st: Veronica Donnellan, John Halloran

2nd: Miriam Gilsenan Keogan, Stephen Skelly

Ladies 9 hole: Eva Williams

Past President: Marie Gillick, Michael Callaghan

Committee Prize: Breda McHugh, Patrick Murphy

Seniors (From the “Tuesday Club”) Prize: Anna O Reilly, Tom Lynch

Visitors Prize: Jean Flanagan

Tee-time reservations

As the summer swings into gear our Golf Course will be as popular as ever. To ensure full and fair access every player, member and visitor, must reserve his/her time-slot via the online booking system. Failure to do so will result in players being asked to leave the Golf Course.


The Club has invested in the CLUBNET booking system, a system which gives everyone the same opportunity to reserve a slot and play.

It also goes without saying that any visitors MUST pay their green-fees before commencement of play.

A system of Rangers will be implemented to ensure smooth running of the timesheets. Everyone’s cooperation with the Rangers on duty will be greatly appreciated

The Management Committee

Virginia GC & Munterconnaught GFC Golf Classic 2022 Results

The Virginia GC & Munterconnaught GFC jointly hosted 2022 Golf Classic was hosted over the June Bank Holiday weekend and was a resounding success. Over 60 teams participated in a Scramble competition with Lady Captain Emily McHugo and her Crover House guests Catherine Flynn, Anne Marie Briody and Carmel Fitzpatrick coming out on top, winning a Golfing day out in Slieve Russell GC

Sincere thanks to all who participated in and sponsored the event, it is greatly appreciated

Full results are below.

Golf Classic 2022

Dear member

 

Virginia Golf Club and Munterconnaught GFC will be jointly hosting a fund-raising Golf Classic over the June Bank Holiday weekend in Virginia Golf Club. The Munterconnaught area has very close connections with Virginia Golf Club including 5 Club Captains from the area in the last 25 years and approximately 8% of the current Club’s membership. Proceeds from the venture will be shared between the Clubs and will go towards much needed equipment and facilities. All members are encouraged to participate in the event in what promises to be a good weekend’s fun. This is our first Golf Classic since 2019 and will provide an essential boost to the Club’s finances.

 

There will be an official launch of the event on Thursday 28th April at 7pm, in Virginia Golf Club. All are welcome to drop in.

Captains' Drive-in 2022

Virginia Golf Club hosted its first Captains’ Drive-in for 3 years on Sunday last.

Captain Arthur Tormay, Lady Captain Emily McHugo, together with Junior Captain Aaron Tynan and, for the first time in the Club’s history, a Junior Lady Captain Eimear Cremin, teed off to formally start their year in office. A large crowd of members turned up for the event with a very enjoyable mixed 9-hole scramble taking place followed by refreshments in the clubhouse.

To mark World events and to offer some support, the members entry fees and donations on the day were collected for the refugees from Ukraine who are currently domiciled in the Virginia locality. The total raised on the day was €858. Many thanks to all who participated and contributed.

Pictured L to R, Junior Lady Captain Eimear Cremin, Lady Captain Emily McHugo, Captain Arthur Tormay and Junior Captain Aaron Tynan on the first tee

 

Captains' Drive-in

Sunday 10th April sees the Captain's Drive In for 2022 take place, thankfully under normal golfing conditions.

Can all players please support this most important event on our Club's dairy.

There will also be a Mens 18 Hole Stroke competition on Friday and Saturday. This will be for 1st and 2nd overall placings only.

There will be no 2s competition.