Virginia Golf Club Classic 2024

Longest Drive Men - John McGovern

Longest Drive Ladies - Margo Keating

Nearest the Pin on 18th - Pat Hayes

Full Net Result

Overall Position Score

1 Rita Martin 74 - 26 = 48

Bernadette Daly

Margo Keating

Kit McBride

2 Emily McHugo 70 - 22 = 48

Marion Clancy

Philomena Sheils

Catherine Flynn

3 Paul Bates 60 - 11 = 49

Oliver O'Dwyer

Pat Kelly

Eoin Carolan

4 Niall Hickey 59 - 10 = 49

Paul Cantwell

John Cantwell

Brendan Flattery

5 Eddie Moore 54 - 05 = 49

Aaron Smyth

Connor Smyth

Padraic Smyth

6 Eamonn Owens 62 - 13 = 49

Hugh Leddy

Barry Comiskey

OJ Smith

7 Eddie Moore 1 56 - 06 = 50

Conor Sherlock

Anthony O'Grady

James Hunt

8 Seamus Sheridan 56 - 06 = 50

Brian Clarke

Andy Coleman

Gavin Mackey

9 Mary Coyle 73 - 22 = 51

Ann Donnellan

Veronica Donnellan

Rosaleen McHugh

10 Sean Brady (Dunancory) 56 - 05 = 51

Pat Hayes

Raymond Carroll

Eoin Lynch

11 Peadar Gill 58 - 06 = 52

Gerry Gill

Peter Gill

Brendan Sweeney

12 Ann Kinsella 65 - 13 = 52

Coilin O Coigligh

Fiachra Ó Coigligh

PETER COAKLEY

13 Michael Keating 62 - 10 = 52

Alan Larkin

Niall McGuone

MICHAEL MEEGAN

14 Pat Murphy 60 - 07 = 53

Patrick Murphy

Tom Traynor

Aaron Farrelly

15 Linda Gill 67 - 14 = 53

Brian Gill

Martina Briody

Adam Keating

16 Patrick Maguire 64 - 11 = 53

Terry Smith

James Cooney

Gerry Kellet

17 Liam Murphy 66 - 13 = 53

Pat Brady

Mossie Ryan

Liam Sherlock

18 Paddy McCabe 59 - 06 = 53

Steven McCabe

Steven Kockott

Daniel Sweeney

19 Tony Sheils 68 - 14 = 54

Joe Hanley

Peadar Quealy

Keith Plunkett

20 Alan Everitt 65 - 11 = 54

John Kelly 1

George Arthur

Heather Allison

21 Martin Sheridan 62 - 08 = 54

John McGovern

Martin Flanagan

Aaron Loughran

22 Pat McCabe 71 - 16 = 55

Aidan Carolan

Vinnie McCabe

Bernard O Hare

23 Vivian Connell 64 - 09 = 55

Alan Rock

Gerry Phipps

Marcus Hofman(1)

24 John Kelly 77 - 22 = 55

Ita Taite

Maria O'Donoghue

Anthony Downey

25 Patricia Gilsenan 81 - 25 = 56

Mary Davis

Catherine Tunney

Imelda Cuneen

26 Ray Carolan 66 - 10 = 56

Phil Murray

Seamus Smith

Sean B Smith

27 Sean McGowan 70 - 14 = 56

Bernie Mc Gowan

Austin Dunne

Mary Gilsenan

28 Brendan Clarke 68 - 12 = 56

Pauline Clarke

Mairead Denning

Martin Nolan

29 Caitriona Keogan 73 - 17 = 56

Catherine Denning

Fidelma Gibney

MARY FARRELLY

30 Vincent Brady 66 - 09 = 57

Ciaran Buggle

Gerry Magee

John Mulvany

31 Eoin McDonald 59 - 02 = 57

Joseph Graydon

Stephen Smith

32 Anthony Monaghan 66 - 09 = 57

Paddy Monaghan

Stephen Monaghan

Conor sherlock 1

33 Noel McEnroe 74 - 17 = 57

Miriam Gilsenan Keogan

Sean Keogan

David Cremin

34 Patrick Greenan 69 - 11 = 58

Richard McEvoy

Martin Duffy

Gerry Mc Gerty

35 Declan Cahill 66 - 06 = 60

Ronan Halpin

Michael Flanagan

Colin Young

36 Peter Gill 2 73 - 12 = 61

Brian Gill(1)

Beth Earle

Caroline Kasten

- declan Brady No Return

Martin Brady

p brady

Karl Reilly

- John O'Toole No Return

Brendan Dolan

Breen McNamee

Number of Cards Processed = 38

Competition Format:

Texas Scramble, Regular Stroke Play competition. Playing Handicap: 4 Player Teams 25% + 20% + 15% + 10%, 3 Player Teams 30% + 20% + 10%, (from lowest to highest Course Handicap).

Ties:

Where a team is placed ahead of the following team in the results, based upon matching scorecards ('Countback'), the 'Countback' column documents the winning section of their scorecard.

Raffle Results

Hamper - Ita Taite

Deerpark Inn Voucher – Seamus Sheridan

Crover Hotel Voucher – Will Coleman

Bottle Pink Gin – Shiela Courtney

4 ball Black Bush G.C. – Niall McGuone

4 ball South Meath – Richard Kennedy

4 ball Black Lion – Ann Donnellan

4 ball Clones – Linda Gill

Heartfelt thanks to all our sponsors of Classic 2024 without whom we would not have the event we just had. The support from fellow Golf Clubs with sponsored fourball prizes is very much appreciated.

Scrabo GC

Crover House

Deerpark Inn

Supervalu Johnstown

Mannan Castle GC

Clones GC

The Helm Bar, Westport

Lough Erne GC

Esker Hills GC

Headfort GC

Killeen Castle GC

Concra Wood GC

Royal Tara GC

Mullingar GC

Ashbourne GC

Slieve Russell GC

Laytown and Bettystown GC

Moyvalley GC

Seapoint GC

Kilcock GC

Bundoran GC

Bellewstown GC

Black Bush GC

Rossmore GC

Farnham Estate GC

Belturbet GC

South Meath GC

Co Meath GC

Moate GC

St Anne's GC

Rathcore GC

Blacklion GC

To all our Tees & Greens sponsors we are equally grateful for your support

SMX Consulting Ltd

Rodney Brady Construction

The Kesh Bar

Bartley Gilsenan's Floors & Doors

Eoin McDonald

Barney & Dympna O'Reilly

Philip & Michael Coleman

Pat Connell Heating & Plumbing

Harry's Electrical EURONICS, Cavan

The Meadow View, Cavan

Declan Brady Electrical

Graham Rourke Carpets

BD Contracts Ltd

Millbrook Foods

Cavan Box Ltd

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