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The Front Garden - Looking good !!
Atmospheric view of the 1st Tee Box at sunset
Finishing touches on the all new 4th Tee Box
The 5th Fairway from the Tee Box
Its a long way up the 7th fairway - and the out-of-bounds is still there!
Magnificent view back up the 8th fairway - waiting for a little fade into the valley
. . all at once I saw a crowd, a host, of golden daffodils - 8th Green
Some re-claimed ground on the re-aligned 9th hole
Just a reminder - there will be no rakes in bunkers for the moment!
Greenside at the 9th - featuring the new pot bunker
A view of the re-aligned 9th hole - note the out-of-bounds markers
Shrubs in bloom on the improved 10th tee box
Keeping the grass cut off the 16th fairway
New Coffee Machine in the re-vamped Shop
Golf Balls, Tees and more - Courtesy ProGolf, Athlone
Golf Bags and shoes newly arrived in Moate Golf Club
Re-stocking the Shop - Courtesy ProGolf, Athlone
If you can't hit the Green from this beautiful Tee Box . . . .
Panoramic view of the 4th Tee Box and 3rd Green
New Pot Bunker, replacing the Fairway Bunker on the left of the 9th Green - completed
Preparing for a delayed Captains Drive_In
Developing the new Pot Bunker on the left of the 9th Green
More developments in the Shop
The redeveloped 3rd Tee Box
The lonely owl still protecting our greens
The 4th Tee Box from the 4th Green
Stonework almost finished - 4th Tee Box
Work in progress - 4th Tee Box
Ladies Club

It was great to see such a large number of ladies taking to the fairways on St Patrick's Day in the Annual White Elephant competition, those who played were rewarded by some lovely Spring weather with the sun shining. The competition over 13 holes was won by Geraldine Coughlan with 27 pts, Loreto Boland was 2nd with 26 pts and a warm welcome to our new member Jennifer Doherty who was 3rd also with 26 pts. Following the golf our new caterer provied some lovely food which was enjoyed by all. Our Lady Captain Veronica Mc Cormack thanked all who took part on the day and welcomed the new catering team. She wished all the members an enjoyable golfing year. All outstanding prizes were then presented. However no lady went home empty handed as all who took part were presented with a small gift. Sest wishes to Veronica and to mens Captain Sean Egan in their Drive In on Monday.


St. Patricks Weekend - Club Notes 17/3/2024

St. Patrick’s Weekend was a great success in Moate with the local parade being fantastic and great to see it featured on RTE as well. It was fun cruising down the town on the buggies with Martin Horan and Mike Hiney. Mike’s mannequin on the roof attracted a lot of attention, only slightly more than Martin’s dickie bow!

 

Above: Mick McLoughlin doing his thing and below John Smyth with Pat Doyle enjoying a bit of Moate culture! 

RESULTS – St. Patrick’s Weekend - Stableford 17/3/2024. 1st Overall: David Delaney (16) 42pts, 1st Cat 1: Paul Jacob (8) 41pts, 1st Cat 2: Sam Moran (13) 39pts, 1st Cat 3: Brendan Stanley (16) 41pts, 1st Cat 4: Enda Claffey (20) 41pts, 1st Ladies: Sinead Hall (30) 35pts.

Saturday action for Bert Burke, Martin Hogan & Liam Galvin. 

March 13 hole Week 3, 17/3/2024. 1st Kieran Hynes (21) 29pts.

Meanwhile in Spain, Louis Cunningham could do with some of our rain to deal with those brown patches! 

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – Next weekend is the Seery’s Cash and Carry 18 hole stableford competition which includes the Winter League Final on Saturday morning and is also the third counting competition for the 2024 Golfer of the Year. The March 2024 Week 4 club 13 hole comp runs from Tuesday 18th to Sunday 25th and will be played over holes 1-13 unless otherwise determined by the course staff. The -1pt.,-2pts. etc. for previous wins is now suspended for the spring / summer months but note that prizes will be adjusted weekly depending on entries received. Winter League rounds can also be played up to Thursday 21st.

GOLFER OF THE YEAR 2024 – Will be updated later in the week.  

NEW CATERERS – A massive welcome to Pat Cooney and his team who took over catering duties at the weekend looking after the Ladies White Elephant function and the Captains Drive In on Monday. Further details will be forthcoming on their plans shortly. Suffice to say when they are fully up and running it will be vital that the membership support them so we can continue to provide this service.   

COURSE CORNER – We would really appreciate it if everyone can repair fairway/rough divots with the sand/seed bags provided and also take care of your pitchmarks on the green. It is also important to note that we have a short game practice area only and balls should only be struck in the direction of the clubhouse. Please do not practice longer shots down towards the 18th tee box. Woods are not suitable for the short area we have so please restrict these to the net.

2023 SHAY MURTAGH PRECAST CLUB MATCHPLAY – We are awaiting confirmation of a date for the final between Noel Mulligan & Sean Egan.  

MEMBERSHIP 2024 – The membership deadline has now passed so please organise to pay your annual subscription without any further delay. As you are not insured anyone not paid up will not have access to the course and BRS facilities will be removed very soon. Don’t forget we have a Direct Debit option which can spread your payment over the year. Anna will be happy to help sort this out for you in just a few painless minutes.

You should have one of these on your bag at this stage!

SEERY’S CASH & CARRY WINTER LEAGUE 2024 – Team 9 Mossy Collins have 584pts and leap to the top of the table with only a few days to go. Team 12 Ciaran Kerrigan move up 3 spaces to tied 11th on 564pts. Bad news for Team 3 Declan Murphy as they fall outside the automatic qualifying spots. Remember the top 15 go through and only the teams with 5 rounds played by all 4 team members will be in the lucky dip for the 16th qualification place. The final day for qualifying will be Thursday 21st March with the final is on Saturday 23rd March. Random tee times (7.30am to 10.20am) will then be assigned on Thursday night so team members will not be playing together.

VOLUNTEERS GROUP – Meet every Friday morning at 9.30 and on other days as and when people are needed. So if you have an hour or so to spare and fancy yourself with a shovel, rake or whatever implement you care to mention and manage do let us know – or just turn up! We are an equal opportunities volunteer group so ladies and gents please come on down.

 

Photos courtesy of Terry O'Neill, Martin Horan, Andy Dunne, Ger Coughlan and Louis Cunningham. 

 

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

 

I'm sure I left it here somewhere......

 


CAPTAINS DRIVE OUT - MONDAY 18th MARCH 2024

Shotgun start at 11 sharp with the drive out set for 10.30 ish so please be there in plenty of time to check in. Please let Andy (086 055 6336) know if you are not playing. We do have room for 4 more if anyone is still interested. 

Regards,

Andy

UPDATED - Midnight, 17/3/2024

 

 

 


Ladies Club

The Annual White Elephant Competition will be held on Sunday Next St Patrick's Day. There are still tee times available between 1pm and 3pm. No entry fee but please bring a gift value €10. There will be a presentation of all outstanding prizes following the golf. Prize winners will be notified. 

Prize winners for competitions to date are ; The Mini Hamper in January was won by Mary Rohan (26) 31 pts, 2nd Geraldine Coughlan (22) 31 pts and 3rd Sinead Healy (14) 29 pts. The winners of the Ladies Winter League were Team B - Beth Dunne, Geraldine Coughlan & Patricia Mc Cormack. The runners up were Team E - Veronica Mc Cormack, Betty Behan and Sinead Power. The February Running competition was won by Beth Dunne (19) 54 pts, 2nd Carmel Carroll (21)51 pts and 3rd Marie Keane (23) 51 pts. The weekly 13 hole competition on Wednesay 6th was won by Beth Dunne (19) 28 pts, 2nd Geraldine oughlan (22) 27 pts and 3rd Carmel Foxe (27) 24 pts.


Club Notes: 11/3/2024

St. Patrick’s weekend is fast approaching and we are going to be represented in the local parade in Moate next Sunday. The fun will kick off at 1.30pm and we’d love it if a few members can make themselves available to drive a buggy, or even walk with their trolley and clubs in club gear. We only had 2 buggies in the parade last year and surely we can do better than that this time around.

RESULTS – AB Oil - V Par 10/3/2024. 1st Overall: Cathal O’Rourke (11) 10 up, 1st Cat 1: Alan Tyrrell 78) 2 up, 1st Cat 2: Eoin Ryan (11) 5 up, 1st Cat 3: Brendan Hanniffy (16) 6 up, 1st Cat 4: Ciaran Kerrigan (28) 6 up, 1st Ladies: Sinead Hall (30) 2 up.

Playing on Saturday: Kevin Jordan, Michael O'Leary & Paul Lyons. 

March 13 hole Week 2, 10/3/2024. 1st Cat 1: Sean Flanagan (8) 26pts, 1st Cat 2: Ray Lynam (10) 29pts, 1st Cat 3: Padraig Keenan (14) 31pts, 1st Cat 4: Miceal Fox (19) 33pts. Ladies 1st: Beth Dunne (19) 25pts.

Sunday players: Mary Horan, Donal Brennan and Marie Keane. 

2023 SHAY MURTAGH PRECAST CLUB MATCHPLAY & KEENAN BAUER SCOTCH FOURSOMES – Congratulations to Bert Burke & Liam Galvin who won on Sunday in the Scotch Foursomes Final beating Vinny McCormack & Donie Glynn on the 19th hole in an epic tussle. Rumours that Vinny put 14 clubs in the bag despite playing a blinder with just 5 last week are unconfirmed! In the Club Matchplay the long awaited semi-final between Noel Mulligan and Vivian Lynam resulted in a win for Noel. He now faces Sean Egan in the final.

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – Next weekend is our St. Patrick’s Weekend 18 hole stableford competition and is the second counting competition for the 2024 Golfer of the Year. The March 2024 Week 3 club 13 hole comp runs from Monday 11th to Sunday 17th and will be played over holes 1-13 unless otherwise determined by the course staff. The -1pt.,-2pts. etc. for previous wins is now suspended for the spring / summer months but note that prizes will be adjusted weekly depending on entries received. Winter League rounds can also be played any day.

Am I out of bounds? 

CAPTAINS DRIVE IN  - Our Captains Drive In is now on Monday 18th March with a shotgun start at 11am. Please make sure your name is either on or off the list as quickly as possible. Teams and tee allocation will be published on Saturday 16th. Sean Egan and Veronica McCormack are really hopeful that the weather will be better than the snowy 2nd.

JUNIOR SECTION - We are delighted to announce that the Juniors Committee has been busy in recent days. Mick McLoughlin is the new Junior Convenor and he has told me that lessons will start on Friday evenings in the very near future. Junior members registration forms are now available in the shop from Anna.

GOLFER OF THE YEAR 2024 – Our resident statistician will have a table up later in the week but the early pacesetters are Cathal O’Rourke, Brendan Hanniffy & Ciaran Kerrigan on 40, 39 & 38 points respectively after our first counting competition.

COURSE CORNER – We would really appreciate it if everyone can repair fairway/rough divots with the sand/seed bags provided and also take care of your pitchmarks on the green. It is also important to note that we have a short game practice area only and balls should only be struck in the direction of the clubhouse. Please do not practice longer shots down towards the 18th tee box. Woods are not suitable for the short area we have so please restrict these to the net.

If only the person making this divot had bothered to bring a sand bag......

they could have done this themselves!  

CAR PARK RAFFLE – The 2024 draw for the 2 reserved Car Spaces took place at Mondays Management Meeting and the lucky drivers with less walking to do are Sinead Healy & Grainne Costello. Our thanks to Noel Mulligan who has already popped new signs up and for coming up with the raffle idea in the first place.  

MEMBERSHIP 2024 – The membership deadline has now passed so please organise to pay your annual subscription without any further delay. As you are not insured anyone not paid up will not have access to the course and BRS facilities will be removed very soon. Don’t forget we have a Direct Debit option which can spread your payment over the year. Anna will be happy to help sort this out for you in just a few painless minutes.

SEERY’S CASH & CARRY WINTER LEAGUE 2024 – Again, only a few cards in this week but what an impact they have made! Teams 12 Ciaran Kerrigan and 30 Geraldine Coughlan have really thrown the cat among the pigeons moving up 5 places each to T12th on 556pts. Team 27 Colm Farrell seem to have been the worst affected with a drop of 4 to 17th on 545pts. Team 15 Willie Ganly are stuck on the bubble of 16th with 546pts. The final day for qualifying will be Thursday 21st March as the final is on Saturday 23rd March. Random tee times will then be assigned so team members will not be playing together.

VOLUNTEERS GROUP – They will meet every Friday morning at 9.30 and on other days as and when people are needed. So if you have an hour or so to spare and fancy yourself with a shovel, rake or whatever implement you care to mention and manage do let us know – or just turn up! We are an equal opportunities volunteer group so ladies and gents please come on down.

ANDY’S ARCHIVE – Another 3 sea of history droplets this week from …..Westmeath Independent dated 7/2/1920 Westmeath Examiners of 24/7/1954 and 4/12/2004.   

1920 – "Great reconstruction sale at The Irish House for three weeks only. I will offer my entire stock of drapery goods at clearing prices, subject to a further reduction of 2/- in the £ for cash. Oddments and lines which cannot be repeated must be cleared at any sacrifice. Come early and secure the pick of the bargains. Personal attention to letter orders. It is unusual, as markets are at present, to offer such an inducement to customers, but having to hand over the premises to the Contractor in March present stocks must be reduced. Special bargains in boots, hosiery, hats and caps, ready to wear suits, odd coats and pants, overcoats; blankets flannels, black and navy serges, 6/4 suitings; millinery; ladies coats, capes and dress goods, etc., etc. Keenest cash prices for groceries and provisions, Irish bacon, American backs, flour, meal, bran, pollard, high class teas, etc., etc. Patrick J. Fitzgibbon, The Irish House, Moate."

1954 – "Two much coveted club cups; the Presidents (for men) and the Elvery (for ladies) were competed for at Moate Golf Links. Mr. Paddy Grogan (16) who returned 69 nett, won the trophy. Winner of the Elvery Cup was Miss Eileen Donnelly (36), with 72 nett., who last year lost this cup by one stroke to Mrs. Liam Cox. This year’s runner-up was Miss Mona Cox (27) who, but for a number of lost balls would have been closer to the winner than 75 nett."

2004 – "The Ladies Christmas Hamper will be on Sunday 5th December. There is a timesheet currently in operation with tee off times from 11am to 1pm. There will be a meal at 4.30pm with a presentation to follow for the Christmas hamper, Medal & Spoons winners, Golfer of the Year and the Elvery Trophy. The Ladies AGM will be held on Tuesday 7th December 2004 at 7.30pm in the Clubhouse. All lady members are kindly requested to attend. The Ladies Committee would like to sincerely thank Mary Egan for her year as lady captain 2004, and would like also to wish Kathleen McDonnell the very best for the year to come."

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

(Photos courtesy of Vinny McCormack, Martin Horan, Mark Devery & Andy Dunne) 


Club Notes 3/3/2024

It was unfortunate that the sudden fall of snow on Friday meant we had to defer our Captains Drive In for Sean & Veronica. A new date is being negotiated as we speak and will be announced as soon as there is white smoke. We received a lot of positive feedback to our 5 Club Challenge on Sunday and with the scores returned I expect to see a massive surge in used golf clubs for sale in the Moate area. We offer our congratulations to local woman Trina Murray who is President Elect for the Ladies Gaelic Football Association. Trina was a familiar and friendly face around the club here for many years.

RESULTS – 5 Club Challenge (18 holes) 3/3/2024. 1st Overall: Vinny McCormack (17) 46pts, 1st Cat 1: Paul Jacob (8) 37pts, 1st Cat 2: Sam Moran (13) 41pts, 1st Cat 3: Jimmy Dolan (15) 40pts, 1st Cat 4: Nicky Grennan (25) 44pts, 1st Ladies: Sinead Healy (14) 39pts.

March 13 hole Week 1, 3/3/2024. 1st Cat 1: Sean Finerty (3) 24pts, 1st Cat 2: Declan Murphy (11) 32pts, 1st Cat 3: Brian Costello (18) 30pts, 1st Cat 4: Danny Conlon (19) 30pts. Ladies 1st: Claire Varley (28) 25pts.

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – Next weekend is a V-Par 18 hole competition sponsored by A.B. Oil and is the first counting competition for the 2024 Golfer of the Year. The March 2024 Week 2 club 13 hole comp runs from Monday 4th to Sunday 10th and will be played over holes 1-13 unless otherwise determined by the course staff. The -1pt.,-2pts. etc. for previous wins is now suspended for the spring / summer months but note that prizes will be adjusted weekly depending on entries received. Winter League rounds can also be played any day.

COURSE CORNER – We would really appreciate it if everyone can repair fairway/rough divots with the sand/seed bags provided. Also there are divot tools for repairing the green pitchmarks for sale in the shop in case that is what is preventing some from doing that. Please don’t rely on someone else doing it for you.

RESTAURANT VACANCIES – Contact Anna in the shop or email us at moategolfclub@outlook.com if you are interested in working for the new caterer. They have part time vacancies for floor, kitchen and bar staff.

CAR PARK RAFFLE – The 2024 draw for the 2 reserved Car Spaces will take place at Mondays Management Meeting.

VOLUNTEERS GROUP – Management Committee member Noel Mulligan is responsible for a volunteers group who will do various bits and bobs around the course. They will meet every Friday morning at 9.30 and on other days as and when people are needed. So if you have an hour or so to spare and fancy yourself with a shovel, rake or whatever implement you care to mention and manage do let us know – or just turn up! We are an equal opportunities volunteer group so ladies and gents please come on down.

MEMBERSHIP 2024 – The membership deadline has now passed so please organise to pay your annual subscription without any further delay. Don’t forget we have a Direct Debit option which can spread your payment at no inconvenience to the club. Anna can help sort this out for you in just a few minutes.  

SEERY’S CASH & CARRY WINTER LEAGUE 2024 – Only a few cards in this week but there was still a little ripple of movement in the table which will be updated online shortly. No changes for the top 3 as Team 11 Sean Dunne remain out in front on 580pts with Team 9 Mossy Collins next on 479pts and Team 22 Michael O’Leary 3rd with 575pts. The top 15 teams qualify automatically and then the 16th spot will be a wildcard randomly picked from all those teams who are 16th and lower but their 4 players have played 5 rounds each. The final day for qualifying will be Thursday 21st March as the final is on Saturday 23rd March. Random tee times will then be assigned so team members will not be playing together.

ANDY’S ARCHIVE – I’ve sourced another 4 for this week and 3 of them happen to be from the 1930’s, heading on for 100 years ago now. They come from Westmeath Examiners dated 8/4/1933 & 16/5/1953, a Westmeath Independent of 5/2/1938 and an Offaly Independent at 9/11/1939.   

1933 – Departure of popular Moate man. The residents of Moate and district deeply regret the departure of Mr. Ruddock, from the business establishment of Messrs. Parsons, Moate, where he had been employed for a large number of years. (John Ruddock later opened his own shoe shop in the town and was a Moate Golf Club member of the period).

1938 – The newly re-organised badminton club held their first inter-club match at the Town Hall, Moate, on the 26th inst, when they defeated an old established Mullingar club by seven games to five. All sets with the exception of two, went the full three games, which is proof of how evenly matched the players were and how keenly the tournament was contested. The standard of play was very high, and the audience, which filled every available portion of the hall, followed the games with deep interest and showed their appreciation of good play by applauding the different players. Great credit is due to Mr. Whitford, Sergeant Kelly and Miss Reynolds, who made all the arrangements for the vent. A beautiful supper was provided by the ladies, and after the tournament the home club entertained the visitors and friends to a social, which also proved highly enjoyable. The visitors were loud in their praise of their reception, and stated that they would be anxiously looking forward to a renewal of the clubs friendship. The music for the social was supplied by Mr. W. Donnelly. A return match will take place at St. Mary’s Hall, Mullingar, on Monday night next. (Sgt. James Kelly was a Moate Golf Club member before transferring to Celbridge in 1940).

1939 – There was a fair attendance at the Whist Drive held at the Town Hall, Moate, on 1st instant, under the auspices of the newly formed golf club. The event proved highly enjoyable, a splendid tea being served during the interval. Twenty games were played and the top score prize of £5 went to a visiting patron, Mr. McRory, and the lady’s prize was won by Miss A.M. Plunkett. Mr. B.J. Hickey, N.T., Rosemount, won the gents prize. Mr. T.F. Plunkett was M.C. Before the conclusion Mr. James A. Claffey thanked all present for their support.

1953 – Men’s Stroke Competition – E. Lynam (17), 64. Ladies Stroke Competition: Mrs. L. Cox.

 

(Photo's this week courtesy of Mike Hiney, Martin Horan & Andy Dunne.)

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 


Club Notes: 25/2/2024

RESULTS – February 13 hole Week 4, 25/2/2024. 1st Cat 1: Dom Fitzpatrick (7) 31-1=30pts, 2nd Cat 1: Bert Burke (7) 30-3=27pts. 1st Cat 2: Ciaran Lynam (10) 29-1=28pts, 2nd Cat 2: John Smyth (13) 29-1=28pts. 1st Cat 3: Roger Quinn (16) 32pts, 2nd Cat 3: Mick Grehan (15) 32pts. 1st Cat 4: Pat Doyle (19) 33pts, 2nd Cat 4: Danny Conlon (19) 33pts. Ladies 1st: Mary Horan (24) 29pts.

I havent done this for ages and though it took a long time to find a snap of Mick Grehan, here is this weeks prize winners gallery! (As per the order above) 

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – The February 2024 Week 5 13 hole comp runs from Monday 26th to Sunday March 3rd and will be played over holes 1-13 unless otherwise determined by the course staff. Winter League rounds can also be played any day.

The Captains Drive In is all set for Saturday 2nd March 2024. Shotgun start at 11am with food and drink available from our new caterers afterward. The list is now filling up fast with 72 of the 100 places available already taken. Anyone after the 100 mark will be on the reserve list. Please get your name down and join in starting off the year for our 2024 Captains Sean Egan & Veronica McCormack.

On Sunday March 3rd we will have an 18 hole stableford competition and you must carry only 5 clubs, so get your thinking caps on as to what ones you will need most. This does not count for GOTY points.  

COURSE CORNER – We would really appreciate it if everyone can repair divots with the sand/seed bags provided. Don’t rely on someone else doing it for you.

RESTAURANT VACANCIES – Contact Anna in the shop or email us at moategolfclub@outlook.com if you are interested in working for the new caterer. They have part time vacancies for floor, kitchen and bar staff.

CAR PARK RAFFLE – Tickets are available in the Club Shop at €5 each for the 2 reserved car park spaces. The draw will take place following the Captains Drive In on Saturday March 2nd

VOLUNTEERS GROUP – Management Committee member Noel Mulligan is responsible for a volunteers group who will do various bits and bobs around the course. They will meet every Friday morning at 9.30 and on other days as and when people are needed. So if you have an hour or so to spare and fancy yourself with a shovel, rake or whatever implement you care to mention and manage do let us know – or just turn up! We are an equal opportunities volunteer group so ladies and gents please come on down.

MEMBERSHIP 2024 – The membership deadline is fast approaching so please organise to pay your annual subscription as soon as possible. After the 29th February you will no longer be considered club members if you haven’t paid in full. Don’t forget we have a Direct Debit option which can spread your payment at no inconvenience to the club. Anna can help sort this out for you in just a few minutes as we’ve been using the facility for a few years now.

SEERY’S CASH & CARRY WINTER LEAGUE 2024 – After there being no movement at all for the top 13 teams in the previous week, this week we had the top 14 teams changing positions. Some up like Team 18 Michael Goose from 14th  to 11th with 556pts and some down like Team 20 Ron Beattie falling from 20th to 24th on 475pts. Team 11 Sean Dunne have 581pts and retake top spot on their own 2pts ahead of Team 9 Mossy Collins. Team 15 Willie Ganly are on the bubble in 15th with 527pts and are facing stiff competition from Team 30 Geraldine Coughlan on 518pts. The top 15 teams qualify automatically and then the 16th spot will be a wildcard randomly picked from all those teams who are 16th and lower but their 4 players have played 5 rounds each. The final day for qualifying will be Thursday 21st March as the final is on Saturday 23rd March. Random tee times will then be assigned so team members will not be playing together.

ANDY’S ARCHIVE – I’ve squeezed 4 in this week and they come from an Offaly Independents of 11/9/1937 & 31/5/1985 and Westmeath Independents dated 16/3/1973 & 21/12/1984.  

1937 – Very Rev. Fr. Gallagher, O. Carm., Moate, is presently spending his annual vacation, and Rev. Father Hunt is in charge of the local Convent. Rev. Fr. Carroll, Dublin, has been transferred to Moate, where he replaces Rev. Father O’Neill who is leaving for Australia. (Rev. Fr. Carroll was a Moate GC committee member in the 1940’s.)

1973 – There was a big attendance at the recent annual general meeting of Moate Golf Club at which the following officers and committee were elected for 1973: Patron, Rev. Canon McGivney; President, John Conlon; Captain, Jimmy Flynn; Captain Elect, PJ Grogan; Hon. Secretary, Joe Mcloughlin; Treasurer, Brendan Costello. Committee: T.A. Dolan, P. Brady, Sgt. Jim Mulligan, T. Casey, L. Cornally, K. Loftus, T. O’Brien, John McLoughlin, Andy McLoughlin, M. Glennon, A. Commerton, M. O’Halloran and E. Griffin. Trustees, John Conlon, P.C. Lynam.  

1984 – (Athlone soccer report) Seamus O’Brien Under 17 Cup Semi-Final. St. Francis put up a brave show for a long time before the more experienced Sarsfield side finally took control and ran out facile winners. St. Francis took a shock lead on the half hour when Robbie McKenna put the ball high into the net from the edge of the box, to give St. Francis a one-nil interval lead. Niall Joyce equalized for Sarsfield shortly after the break and Rory Minagh put Sarsfield ahead five minutes later. Further goals by Noel McCormack, Niall Joyce and Rory Minagh completed the scoring for Sarsfield who will now meet the very strong Willow Park Rangers in the final. St. Brendans/Sarsfield – R. Joyce, Murray, JP Malone, O’Boyle, N. Joyce, B. Malone, Stephens, D. McCormack, N. McCormack, P. Malone, R. Minagh, Broderick, Warby, Murphy. Referee: Pat Murtagh.

1985 – Moate Golf Club Members Notice. Starting from Saturday, 1st June a Bar Social will be held every Saturday night. Come along and bring your friends.

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 


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Club Notes 18/2/2024

RESULTS – February 13 hole Week 3, 18/2/2024. 1st Cat 1: Bert Burke (7) 32-1=31pts, 2nd Cat 1: Dom Fitzpatrick (7) 27pts. 1st Cat 2: Cathal O’Rourke (11) 28pts, 2nd Cat 2: Michael Broder (13) 27pts. 1st Cat 3: Mossy Collins (15) 34pts, 2nd Cat 3: John Kelly (18) 36-3=33pts. 1st Cat 4: Finbar Fielding (20) 28-1=27pts, 2nd Cat 4: Leonard Donaldson (25) 26-1=25pts. Ladies 1st: Sinead Hall (30) 29pts.

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – The February 2024 Week 4 club 13 hole comp runs from Monday 19th to Sunday 25th and will be played over holes 1-13 unless otherwise determined by the course staff. Winter League rounds can also be played any day. The Captains Drive In is all set for Saturday 2nd March 2024. Shotgun start at 11am with food and drink available from our new caterers afterward. The list is now open in the shop so please get your name down and join in the fun starting off the year for our 2024 Captains Sean Egan & Veronica McCormack.  

Happy lads paying up to John Kelly, again! 

PRIZE PRESENTATION – We have a few stragglers from 2023 to present so we’ll take care of this after the Captains Drive in on Saturday 2nd March. Those required to attend to collect their prizes will be notified in advance.

before and after....

COURSE CORNER – We would really appreciate it if everyone can repair divots with the sand/seed bags provided. Don’t rely on someone else doing it for you.

A very tidy job on the 9th. 

CAR PARK RAFFLE – Tickets are available in the Club Shop at €5 each for the 2 reserved car park spaces. The draw will take place following the Captains Drive In on Saturday March 2nd

Let's hope the crows that savaged this green in Killiney GC dont fly to the midlands! 

VOLUNTEERS GROUP – Management Committee member Noel Mulligan will be responsible for a volunteers group who will do various bits and bobs around the course. They will meet every Friday morning at 9.30 and on other days as and when people are needed. In fact, I think a few might be needed on Tuesday (to be confirmed) so if you have an hour or so to spare and fancy yourself with a shovel, rake or whatever implement you care to mention and manage do let us know – or just turn up! We are an equal opportunities volunteer group so ladies and gents come on down.

MEMBERSHIP 2024 – The membership invoices have been issued so please organise to pay your annual subscription as soon as possible. After the 29th February you will no longer be considered club members if you haven’t paid. Don’t forget we have a Direct Debit option which can spread your payment at no inconvenience to the club. Anna can help sort this out for you in just a few minutes as we’ve been using the facility for a few years now.

SEERY’S CASH & CARRY WINTER LEAGUE 2024 – An unusual feature to this week’s table is that there was no movement at all from 1st to 13th. Team 11 Sean Dunne and Team 9 Mossy Collins are tied at the top on 579pts with Team 19 Noel Ryan 3rd on 570pts. Team 7 Pat Byrne fell by 2 to 27th and Team 24 Vinny McCormack are up 4 to 18th with 489pts. The top 15 teams qualify automatically and then the 16th spot will be a wildcard randomly picked from all those teams who are 16th and lower but their 4 players have played 5 rounds each. The final day for qualifying will be Thursday 21st March as the final is on Saturday 23rd March. Random tee times will then be assigned so team members will not be playing together.

John Smyth putting on the 9th and Ger Coughlan makes his comeback after a few months on the injured list. 

ANDY’S ARCHIVE – Just time for 2 this week and they come from an Offaly Independent of 25/1/1941 and a Westmeath Examiner dated 29/4/1995.

1941 – The Moate L.S.F. reorganised recently, when some new appointments were made. The following are the Leaders of the Moate Group since the reorganization:- Group Leader, Mr. Thomas P. Langrell; Assistant, Mr. J.J. Ryan; Adjutant, Mr. William F. Cox, N.T., P.C.; Quartermaster, Mr. G. Brady.

Moate Section – Mr. Eamon Donnelly, S. Leader; Mr. J. A. Claffey, Communications and Traffic Control; Mr. P. Malone, Protective Measures; Mr. Thomas Browne, Transport; Mr. J.K. Yorke, A.R.P. and First Aid.

Parkwood Section – Mr. J. Stone, S. Leader.

Moneen Section – Mr. P. Connorton, S. Leader.

Rosemount Section – Mr. John Dooley, S. Leader.

Many of the above named were Moate Golf members at the time. (L.S.F. = Local Security Force)

1995 – On the Inter Club front a hearty well done to the Central Towns team on their victory over Tullamore and to Liam Galvin and Dom Fitzpatrick the selectors. Also congrats to Billy Coughlan and P.J. Grogan and the Barton Cup members who had a clean sweep against Ashbourne even if some of the matches gave the participants heart attacks!

LADIES WINTER LEAGUE FINAL GALLERY 

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

(Much appreciated photos supplied courtesy of Sean Dunne, Martin Horan, Brendan Stanley, Dom Fitzpatrick, Mike Hiney, Marie Keane and Andy Dunne)


Club Notes 11/2/2024

RESULTS – February 13 hole Week 2, 11/2/2024. 1st Cat 1: Liam Galvin (5) 27pts, 2nd Cat 1: Tommy Digan (5) 28-1 = 27pts. 1st Cat 2: Brendan Daly (11) 27pts, 2nd Cat 2: Ciaran Lynam (10) 27pts. 1st Cat 3: John Kelly (18) 34-1 = 33pts, 2nd Cat 3: Ollie Seery (18) 32pts. 1st Cat 4: Paul Connellan (19) 31pts, 2nd Cat 4: Finbar Fielding (20) 30pts. Ladies 1st: Sinead Healy (14) 29pts.

Ted Cleary, Mary Horan and Martin Hogan were in action on Saturday morning. 

St. Brigids Day 13 hole Club Competition 5/2/2024. 1st Cat 1: Tommy Digan (5) 32pts, 1st Cat 2: Andy Dunne (13) 19pts, 1st Cat 3: Roger Quinn (16) 32pts, 1st Cat 4: Tommy McCormack (28) 33pts, 1st Ladies: Beth Dunne (19) 27pts.

FUTURE COMPETITIONS – The February 2024 Week 3 club 13 hole comp runs from Monday 12th to Sunday 18th and will be played over holes 1-13 unless otherwise determined by the course staff. Winter League rounds can also be played any day.  

COURSE CORNER – We would really appreciate it if everyone can repair divots with the sand/seed bags provided. Don’t rely on someone else doing it for you.

CAR PARK RAFFLE – Tickets are available in the Club Shop at €5 each for the 2 reserved car park spaces. The draw will take place following the Captains Drive In on Saturday March 2nd

MEMBERSHIP 2024 – The membership invoices have been issued so please organise to pay your annual subscription as soon as possible. Don’t forget we have a Direct Debit option which can spread your payment at no inconvenience to the club. Anna can help sort this out for you in just a few minutes as we’ve been using the facility for a few years now.

SEERY’S CASH & CARRY WINTER LEAGUE 2024 – Team 11 Sean Dunne are joined at the top of the table on 579pts by Team 9 Mossy Collins. Team 19 Noel Ryan are up to 3rd on 569pts. Team 13 Sean Bohan leap up 6 spots to be tied 4th on 568pts with Team 22 Michael O’Leary. Team 20 Ron Beattie fall by 4 to T18th and Team 26 Dom Fitzpatrick's slide continues as they drop down another 3 to 20th.  The final day for qualifying will be Thursday 21st March as the final is on Saturday 23rd March. Random tee times will be assigned so team members will not be playing together.

MIDLAND INTERMEDIATE ALLIANCE – Results from Moyvalley GC on Sunday 11th February:  Cat 1 – 1st Owen Dunne 44pts, 2nd Cathal Joyce 41pts, 3rd Paddy Coyne (Moate GC) 41pts. Cat 2 – 1st P. Heavey 49pts, 2nd F. Daly 46pts, 3rd A. Heyes 45pts. Congratulations to Billy Hawney who had a hole in one on the 14th. Their  final 2024 outing is the Captains Prize at Glasson on Sunday 24th March with tee times from 11.00 to 12.30, please call to book your slot with Ciaran 0868053203 or Paddy 0852481577.

JUNIORS 2024 – We are delighted to announce that the Mens Vice Captain Mick McLoughlin is our Junior Convenor for 2024. Sadly this section has struggled recently but we look forward to a busy and fun year in 2024. Anyone interested in helping Mick out will be most welcome.

TEMPLE VILLA - Congratulations to Temple Villa AFC on their 50th anniversary celebrations which included a presentation to our vey own former League of Ireland star, Dom Fitzpatrick. I'm sure Dom took the opportunity to invite Packie Bonner to play Moate so he could give the big Donegal man some swing advice! 

While we're on the subject of football, here's the only green I got to look at this week......

 

Regards,  

Andy Dunne 

Moate Golf Club 

Hon. Secretary & P.R.O 

 

Photos this week courtesy of Terry O'Neill, Martin Horan & Andy Dunne. 


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