KILCOCK GOLF CLUB AGREED REPORT MEETING OF JOINT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (JMC) HELD ON WEDNESDAY 4th AUGUST 2021
Due to holidays, the meeting of the JMC due on 20th July was deferred and held remotely on Wednesday 4th August.
Garrett Donnery, director of Synergy Golf, attended the meeting and gave a written report.
The Honorary Treasurer, Dominic Holmes, reported that July was a good month for income and that the club’s finances continue to be stable and encouraging. He told the meeting that, based on the positive response to date to the club’s 2021 fundraiser (the sale of two ball green fees for €20), it looks like the fundraiser income will be able to pay for the sanding of the full course in early October. The fundraiser ends on 24th September.
Work on the upgrade of the club’s sewerage system is due to begin on 23rd August and will take about 3 weeks.
SPECIAL SUB-COMMITTEES
Two special sub-committees were set up and both are expected to submit their report to the September meeting of the JMC on 21st September. Two places will be reserved on both sub-committees for members of the club who express an interest in the next five days in joining the sub-committees. Please give your name to the Pro shop.
Strategic Plan Sub-Committee. Ken O’Brien will chair this sub-committee which will look at all the club’s needs for the next 5 years or so.
Plan for AGM. This sub-committee will examine how the upcoming AGM in December might be organised and, in particular, how the attendance of a greater number of members might be encouraged.
PRIZES FOR COMPETITIONS
The JMC decided to move away from the issuing of physical vouchers to competition prize-winners and instead to electronically transfer the value of the prizes to the winners’ pro shop or bar/restaurant account as appropriate. For competition winners, this eliminates the chance of misplacing the physical voucher or forgetting about it. For competition Secretaries, the electronic transfer will reduce the amount of time required to issue prizes.
The meeting congratulated all team of the club and their managers on their participation in the various competitions. The JMC wished the ladies’ team every success in the regional semi-final of the Ladies’ Minor Cup and the men’s team success in the next round of the Barton Cup.
The Captains were thanked and complimented on the success of their two recent 12 hole evening competitions.
The next meeting of the JMC will be held on Tuesday 24th August.
The Captain’s Qualifier took place on the 14th/15th August after being abandoned last week due to very bad weather. The weather was much kinder to us for the second attempt. 286 members played in the competition. Judging by the 23 players that shot great scores that were under 70 the pins must have not been in those difficult positions.
Hopefully, everybody enjoyed the day, and for those who qualified for the final on Sunday, good luck. A big thanks to Jason Corscadden of Synergy Golf and the rest of the greenkeepers for the great condition they had the course in. Rye River Café provided delicious breakfast baps for the early starters and burgers and chips for the later players which went down very well.
The Barton Cup team beat Tulfarris 3-2 on Saturday the 14th of Aug. It was a very close game. Watch out for details of their next game and why not come down and give them a bit of support.
The team is managed by Jason Corscadden and Conor Mahon and thanks guys for doing a great job and well done to all the team players. The team is Jason McGivern – Rodger Quinn – Ciaran Mahon – Ian Kavanagh -Tomas O’Brien – Mark Kavanagh – Pat O’Connor – David Mahon – Martin Filbert – Darren Gunning – Ross Tallon – Ross Delaney.
Town & District Cup 2021
On Thursday 12th August, there was a shotgun start at 6.30pm for the club’s own Towns & Districts Cup. Participating teams represented Clarkestown Summerhill, Summerhill Village, Maynooth, Lucan, Leixlip, Celbridge, Palmerstown, and Castleknock. After the 70 members finished the 9 hole competition, all were treated to a really delicious pig on the spit buffet.
Lucan was the winner of the 2021 Towns & Districts Cup and the team members were Dominic & Patricia Holmes, Des, Amanda and Adam Mc Garry, Willie Kavanagh. This team won the competition in 2020 but on this occasion, their winning margin, with 78 points, was just 1 point.
The team in 2nd place was representing Maynooth and had a score of 77 points. The team consisted of Joe Mulligan, Michael O Hara, David Philips, Damien Gunning, Jason McGivern, and Eileen O Toole.
On Monday night this week, we held our 4 person team event over 9 holes commencing at 4pm. There were 48 people who participated and many of them joined us in the bar for tea/sandwiches and a chat afterward.
The next 4 person team event is Thursday 26th August and again this will be over 9 holes. The 9 and dine will be on Friday the 3rd September, we hope that you can join us at one of the above events
Captains Tommy & Eileen
Our second attempt to hold the Captain’s qualifying and Captain’s Prize to the ladies takes place this upcoming weekend, on Sat/Sun 14th/15th and Mon 16th for men and Tuesday 17th for the ladies. Let’s hope the weather is kinder to us this weekend. We very much appreciate the effort everyone made last weekend in trying to fulfill the fixture but unfortunately it was not to be.
Here is to this weekend, and we are both looking forward to seeing as many as possible out playing golf.
Walker Cup
An eight-member team represented Kilcock in the Walker Cup in Co. Meath last Friday. The competition was very stiff but the team did well, congratulations to all that played.
Barton Cup
Kilcock meets Tulfarris in the Barton Cup on Saturday 14th August in the Quarter Finals. Good luck to all the team and managers Conor Mahon and Jason Corscadden. All support for the team would be greatly appreciated as we hope to move forward in this prestigious competition.
Mixed Event
The next Mixed Team Event is on Monday 16th August. It is a 4 person team over 9 holes. The timesheet is reserved from 4pm to 6.30pm and the terms of the competition are on the BRS. We hope as many members as possible come along and join us. We will have complimentary tea and sandwiches afterward and we invite all participants in the event to avail of the refreshments.
Club Fundraiser 2021
The club’s 2021 Club Fundraiser, the sale of two green fee tickets is going well. Thanks to those members who have sold/bought two green fees and returned money and counterfoils to the pro shop. We have six weeks until the final date of the fundraiser – Friday 24th Sept. We kindly request that members with vouchers please seek to sell them and return the money and counterfoils to the pro shop as soon as convenient. If anyone needs more vouchers, please do not hesitate to contact Eileen or Tommy or the pro shop and we will gladly look after you.
Tommy & Eileen Captains
9 AND DINE FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST. TEE TIMES 3PM TO 6PM
Play 9 holes, and then enjoy a two-course meal for €25. The entry fee is to be paid in advance in the pro shop and any additional items on the night are to be paid for in the restaurant.
BRS for this event is currently open. If you book a place we will not be able to accept cancellations after 12 noon on Friday as the restaurant will be booked on your behalf.
We look forward to seeing you in the club soon.
Tommy & Eileen Captains
