AGREED REPORT
Garrett Donnery, director of Synergy Golf attended the meeting and presented a written report. In relation to revenue income, he noted that green fees and shop income are ahead of budget. The JMC accepted his proposal to run a campaign to fill the small number of membership vacancies by offering a summer membership package.
The course report by Kevin O’Connor highlighted improvements, compliments received on the course maintenance and plans being considered for further improvements. The report drew attention to the issue of sand compaction over recent weekends after heavy rain. A contingency plan is being considered, including its additional cost, to have available on occasions when the raking of bunkers on Friday morning is negated by heavy rainfall later in the day.
23 of the 36 tee boxes are now sponsored. There are 22 in the Lotto/EuroMillions syndicate which closes on 24 June.
The Captains’ reports included the large number of members who took part in the First of the summer evenings golf competition on 05 May and the success of the ladies get into golf programme being run in the club.
Work is due to start immediately, weather permitting, on lowering the height of a number of the evergreen trees at the first green.
A number of health and safety issues were discussed. In relation to one issue, arrangements were made for the matter to be followed up the next day.
Work on a strategic plan for the club for 2022-2026, led by Vice-Captain Ken O’Brien, is nearing completion. The draft plan has seven headings: 1 Finance & Risk Management /Compliance. 2 Governance and Management. 3 Members. 4 The course. 5 Promotion of Golf in the Club. 6 Clubhouse & Facilities. 7 Marketing.
The June meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 June. A special JMC meeting with be held on Tuesday 31 May at 8.30pm.
Joint Management Committee
New Safety Measures for the Practice Area Until Further Notice
By Order of the JMC Committee
14th April 2022
General Play is when an organised competition is not being contested and golfers are playing:
For your handicap to be a fair reflection of your playing ability you should return as many acceptable scores in competition as possible. It is not always easy to play in as many competitions as you may like so you are able to submit scores from General Play. This may be due to:
How to pre-register a General Play score
The Golf Ireland App provides for pre-registration and return of general play scores. The App can be used at players’ Home or Away Clubs.
To pre-register your intent to play a General Play score you should note the following:
Alternatively, you can email the Handicap Secretary, Kilcock Golf Club registering your intent to submit a General Play score at [email protected]. You must return the properly completed scorecard to this email address or drop the actual card into the Pro Shop for the Handicap Secretary’s attention.
If a player fails to return a General Play Score on the Golf Ireland App then Golf Ireland will automatically apply a penalty score to the player’s record. Players and attestors will get a series of emails before the automated penalty score (APS) is applied.
If a player persistently fails to return General Play scores the Handicap Committee may apply disciplinary action such as suspension of the handicap index for a period of time.
If you have any queries relating to the Golf Ireland App or the World Handicap System you can contact the Handicap Secretary at [email protected]
Men’s Handicap and Competition Committees – March 2022
Golfer of the Year
For 2022, and the first full season we’ve had to look forward to in a while we are introducing a new Golfer of the Year structure for both the nett and gross categories.
Rather than being based on your best scores for the year we will now look at your best finishing position in selected competitions throughout the season.
We are increasing the number of GOY competitions to 15, with the best 10 of the 15 counting
The following competitions to count for GOY:
Each of the GOY events will run over a weekend similar to medal competitions with the exception of the Captains and Presidents finals, these will be for the top 60 qualifiers.
Points will be awarded for your finishing position with different levels of competitions having different weightings as follows:
o 1st – 250 points
o 60th place – 62 points
o 1st – 220 points
o 100th – 21 points
o 1st – 200 points
o 100th – 20 points
o 1st – 180 points
o 100th – 9 points
We hope that this new format will generate an extra layer of competitiveness and excitement throughout the season and finds a worthy winner at the end. The first event is fast approaching on the weekend of April 9th-10th so hope to see as many of you as possible on the timesheet.
Super Score Card
We are running this very popular competition again in 2022
o Gross off the White Tees
o 4 Category Net prizes off the White Tees
o 1 Net off the Green Tees (Seniors)
Holes not Played
A requirement under the new WHS system requires players to record when holes are not played during a competition. This can happen if a player comes in off the course due to injury or for any other reason.
When entering your scores on computer you must enter “Hole Not Played” on the touch screen for each hole that wasn’t played.
“0NR” is only entered if you play a hole and don’t score on it
Club Matchplays
The entry sheets for the Fourball, Foursomes, Scotch Foursomes and Gross club matchplay competitions are posted on the notice board in the men’s locker room. There is no qualifying for these competitions. If you are interested in playing, please put your name on the sheet for the relevant competitions. Closing date 18th April
Alternately you can also enter by sending the particulars to the competition secretary which must include both names and a contact number for one person. Don’t forget to include which competition you are entering. Send this by email to [email protected] or by text/WhatsApp on 087-9073495
Kind Regards,
Kilcock GC Competition Committee
Sponsorship of tee boxes is now available on very attractive terms. Click the links below for terms for existing sponsors or new sponsors. The pro shop welcomes enquiries.
As you are aware the Captains Drive-in is scheduled for 11.30am on Sunday 3rd April. There will be two shotgun starts, one commencing at 8.30am and the other following the Drive-in. We look forward to meeting you on the day, for what will mark the official start of the new golfing year. We wish all our members a very happy 2022 golfing year.
Captain’s Pat & Bernie
The Management of Kilcock Golf Club (The Club) recognises that from time-to-time members can experience health-related issues which prevent them from playing golf and for this reason, published guidelines at the beginning of 2020 to to allow members to apply for a period of formal leave of absence from membership of The Club.
To be eligible you must have
1. Three continuous years of membership prior to the application2. The applicant’s membership subscription is fully paid or up to date in an agreed payment plan.
Applications should be made using the form provided to Hon Sec, within 30 days of condition arising enclosing a letter from GP or Medical practitioner.Backdated applications may not be approved by the special subcommittee set up for this purpose.
Please click here to view the full guidelines and application process/form
KILCOCK GOLF CLUB AGREED REPORT FROM MEETING OF JOINT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE (JMC) HELD ON TUESDAY 15 MARCH 2022
Garrett Donnery, Synergy Golf, attended the meeting and gave a report on the membership, pro shop, marketing, the course, and a number of other areas. From his perspective, the club was doing well on achieving its targets for the year but the ongoing hard work of the club and Synergy Golf must continue. Synergy Golf will be making a submission to the JMC sub-committee drawing up a strategic 4-5 year plan for the club.
The meeting received reports from a number of sub-committees, including clubhouse and environ, course convenor, Strategic Plan, Sponsorship & links with other clubs & external relations, PRO and Internal Communications. The two Captains presented their reports.
The JMC welcomed the arrangements of the two Captains for their Drive-In on Sunday 3rd April.
Arrangements were made to respond to matters raised at the AGM.
The Honorary Treasurer noted the reduced income in recent weeks as a result of bad weather and reduced golfing occasions. However, the winter until early February had been more favourable financially to the club than most previous years.
Two further sub-committees were set up for 2022; one to process requests for leave of absence and the second to carry out investigations of complaints.
The next meeting will take place on Tuesday 19 April 22
Tuesday 22 February 2022
The meeting was held in person in the clubhouse and was attended at the start of the meeting by Synergy Golf directors Garrett Donnery and Ronan Branigan who both gave detailed reports.
In his report, Garrett complimented the club on the high number of membership renewals and reported that society bookings at Kilcock were very positive for 2022. Ronan Branigan gave a detailed account of the work that will be undertaken on the course during the year. He pointed out the improvement in the soakage capacity of the fairways following the sanding and verti-draining that was carried out in 2021. The recent appointment of John Dowson, as assistant course Superintendent and fifth course staff member, will allow more work to be completed than was previously possible. The JMC adopted the agronomic plan for the course advised by Ronan and a copy of this plan can be viewed on the club’s website or by clicking on the link below.
Honorary Treasurer Dominic Holmes reported that finances are in line with the budget. He noted that the current bad weather meant no income from golf activities. The meeting approved the allocation of €2,000 for the development of junior golf within the club.
The meeting was told that the damage to the wooden floor in the dining room from previous flooding was repaired over the weekend.
The two clubs will discuss the possibility of having a joint approach to catering arrangements for club teams taking part in inter-club competitions.
The club hopes to enter the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Kilcock and would welcome expressions of interest from members in taking part. Please contact the pro shop.
The men’s and ladies clubs will look at the potential of running a number of social competitions during the year (for instance, on Sunday afternoons).
The March meeting of the JMC will be held on Tuesday 15th March 2022 at 8p.m.
We would like to introduce John Dowson as our new Assistant Course Superintendent here at Kilcock Golf Club. John brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role. Don’t hesitate to say hello and introduce yourself if you see John on the course. We would encourage all members to try and make him feel as welcome as possible over the coming weeks.
Name: John Dowson
Job Title: Assistant Course Superintendent
How Long Have You Been Greenkeeping: 16 years
Residence: Allenwood
Favourite Golf Course in the World: Augusta
Favourite Hole at Kilcock GC: 10th
Hobbies/Interests outside Golf: Soccer and GAA, Big Liverpool supporter
Favourite Machine to use on the Course/Why?: Fairway mower, creating good definition of stripes
Best Thing about being a Green Keeper: Early starts and being outdoors
