Captain’s Update

Dear Members,

As we now enter the Autumn series of Golf in Gowran ,I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support throughout the year so far. To all who managed and played in all the Inter Club Competitions ,to Gearoid and the Tuesday evening volunteers, and to all of you who continue to play in the weekly Club competitions a huge thank you.

Congratulations to all the Club matchplay winners and a special thanks to our competition secretaries, Pat and Sinead for getting them finished on time. The Captain’s Prize this year produced a very worthy winner with Frankie Kavanagh winning by the narrowest of margins, in a very close contest, again the numbers playing the Captain’s prize continue to increase so thanks to all who played and supported the competition.

On the weekend of 12th/13th of October we will have our final Major Competition of the year with the Men’s and Ladies Captain reciprocal prizes. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us so it would be great to see as many of the Ladies as possible playing in the men’s Captain Prize to the lady Golfers .There will be both a 9 hole and 18 hole stableford competition to facilitate as many playing as possible.

The course continues to be presented in pristine condition and with a further programme of work again being prepared for next year there is no doubt that Gowran Park will again climb the course rating ladder, so thanks Joe to you and all your team for your hard work and to Annmarie and Catherine for all their help this year. How great it was to hear our recent visitors from Adare Manor, Portmarnock and other courses pay the course such high compliment during their visit to play Gowran.

So finally thanks to all the Officers and committee for your continued support in preparing and putting the Golf programme together it is with your work and the support of you the members that we have such a vibrant and successful club in Gowran Park, we look forward to a strong winter program and our AGM will be coming around again shortly in December.

 

Best Regards

Seamus Fitzpatrick
Captain

 

Dear Lady Members,

The 2025 golfing season is well underway, and the course is looking fantastic. A big thank you to Joe and all his team.

I would like to extend a special welcome to all the new lady members who have recently joined Gowran Park. Welcome, ladies! We are thrilled to have you as part of our golfing community and look forward to seeing you out on the course.

I would also like to thank all the ladies who attended our spring scramble. The weather was absolutely fantastic, making for a truly enjoyable day on the course. After the Spring Scramble, we were also delighted to present the well-deserved hampers to the winners of the Kathleen Whitehead League. Congratulations to all the winners!

 

The start of the interclub season is now upon us, and we are delighted to see our teams in action. We encourage members to come out and show their support if possible. I know the support is appreciated by players and managers. I would also like to wish all our interclub teams the very best of luck in their upcoming matches.

 

I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to all of the organisers of the Golden Golfers weekly scramble. Your tireless dedication and the significant time you commit to organising this event have not gone unnoticed. The Golden Golfers has become a great success within our club, and we are honoured to have such a well-run and enjoyable event for our members. Thank you for your wonderful contribution!

 

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of you for the wonderful support you have shown me during these last few months as your Lady Captain.

 

Happy Golfing

Kathleen