Saturday Tee Times

On Saturday 11th December the tee times will be moved back 30 minutes and then from Saturday 18th December the first group will go out at 9:00. Howdidido and the touch screen have been updated accordingly.

The Saturday competitions will remain with a 9:00 start until further notice.

Winter Tees

The Golf Centre will be moving to Winter Tees this weekend with all competitions played of them until further notice.

Course Conditions

With the move to Winter Tee boxes there will be no further handicap adjustments made until we move back onto the grass tee boxes. This means the Sunday and Wednesday competitions will be ‘non qualifying’ and the ability to submit general play scores will be disabled on our handicapping software and the Golf Ireland app.

In conjunction with this change we will amend the E3 local rule to extend it to the General Area as follows:

E-3 Preferred Lies
When a player’s ball lies in the general area [through the green], the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball in and playing it from this relief area:

Reference Point:
Spot of the original ball.

Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point:
6 inches from the reference point, but with these limits:

Limits on Location of Relief Area:
Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point and Must be in the general area.
In proceeding under this Local Rule, the player must choose a spot to place the ball and use the procedures for replacing a ball under Rules 14.2b(2) and 14.2e.

The penalty for breach of these Local Rule is the General Penalty

Course Playing Conditions

After approval from Golf Ireland the following temporary local rules will be in place from Wednesday 27th October 2021 until further notice.

E-2 Cleaning Ball
When a player’s ball lies the general area, the ball may be lifted, cleaned and replaced without penalty. The player must mark the spot before lifting the ball (see Rule 14.1) and the ball must be replaced on its original spot (see Rule 14.2).

E-3 Preferred Lies
When a player’s ball lies in the general area cut to fairway height or less, the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball in and playing it from this relief area:

Reference Point:
Spot of the original ball.

Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point:
6 inches from the reference point, but with these limits:

Limits on Location of Relief Area:
Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point and Must be in the general area.
In proceeding under this Local Rule, the player must choose a spot to place the ball and use the procedures for replacing a ball under Rules 14.2b(2) and 14.2e.

The penalty for breach of these Local Rule is the General Penalty

Rules Explained
E-2 Cleaning Ball
When a player’s ball lies in the general area which is previously called through the green the ball may be lifted, cleaned and replaced on its original spot without penalty. [See full wording above]

E-3 Preferred Lies
When a player’s ball lies on the fairway only the player may take free relief by lifting, cleaning and placing a ball within 6 inches of the original spot. [See full wording above]

Acceptable Scores

While play continues from the grass Blue Tee Markers and temporary local rules E2 and E3 are in play, the course remains under acceptable score conditions. Which means members scores returned in the Sunday and Midweek competitions will count towards your handicap index.

Members and visitors can also return casual round scores for all eighteen holes, holes one to nine or holes ten to eighteen from the Blue Tee Markers.

Scores returned in the 60 Plus and Saturday competitions will not count towards your handicap index.

Winter League

Based on entries received up until 17:00 on Saturday 23rd October the draft start sheets for Courses A & B will be as follows:

Click to view Master Sheet A
Click to view Master Sheet B

Start Sheets for the first two Winter League Competitions, 6th November and 13th November will be published on howdidido on Sunday 31st October and via the touch screen on Monday 1st November.

By Saturday 20th November gaps on the start sheet will be removed and the Winter League teams will be published.

Annual Handicap Review

The Match & Handicap Committee have started the Annual Handicap Review process for 2021. Once they have it completed, members recommended for an adjustment will contacted to give you the opportunity to discuss the rationale for the adjustment before it is applied to their scoring record.