Mullingar Golf Club notes

Mullingar Ladies Branch notes

Despite frosty conditions, the ladies’ 9-hole weekly competition went ahead last week with temporary greens in play. Thirty-nine competitors braved the conditions and scoring was excellent throughout.

First place went to Doreen Casey (13) with 23 points, with Karen Shaw (11) also finishing on 23 points in second; the Senior Winner was Sylvia Tormey (16) with 21 points; the Super Senior Winner was Josephine Purcell (16) with 16 points; and the Beginner Winner was Sonja O’Mahony (19) with 11 points.

Upcoming Ladies Branch events

Upcoming events include: Wednesday January 14, 9-hole Stableford sponsored by Eleanor McArdle; Thursday January 15, One Club Model information evening at 7.30pm; Tuesday January 20, One Club Model information evening at 7.30pm; Wednesday January 21, 9-hole Reverse Waltz sponsored by Cepta Reidy, Julie Magan and Helen Hill; Wednesday January 28, 9-hole Stableford sponsored by Mary Taffe; Friday January 30, EGM at 7.30pm in the MGC clubhouse.

Gents Branch notes

Last weekend’s competition was a 15-hole Stableford played on Sunday only, as winter greens were in use on Saturday and the competition was cancelled. On Sunday, 47 players took part in damp, blustery conditions, but despite that there was some excellent scoring.

Category 1 was won by Pat Curran (5) with 33 points, with Stephen Lyons (7) runner-up on 33 points; Category 2 was won by Paul Connolly (12) with 33 points, with Mick McCarthy (11) runner-up on 31 points; Category 3 was won by Anthony Geraghty (21) with 28 points, with Des Toomey (24) runner-up on 27 points.

The Winter League has resumed using holes 1–12. This will change as work progresses on the bunkers, so members are asked to check course notices.

Gents Branch competition look-ahead

Upcoming competitions are as follows: Tuesday January 13, Seniors 9-hole Stableford; Sunday January 18, 15-hole Stableford (Men’s Branch); Tuesday January 20, Seniors 9-hole Scramble; Sunday January 25, 15-hole Stableford (Men’s Branch).

Men’s seniors

Due to the course being frozen on Tuesday morning, the planned Stableford competition was cancelled. Hopefully the weather will be kinder this week and allow play to resume.

Winter League

Despite weather challenges, there was a strong return of Winter League cards, with encouraging participation from new members. Seven teams have qualified for the match-play stage, with two teams finishing level on points and contesting a playoff for the final qualifying spot. Team 6 – Formby Hall GC (Tommy Fleetwood) and Team 10 – North Hants GC (Justin Rose) have until Monday January 19 to return an additional 9-hole card, with the winning team progressing.

Winter League Match-Play Draw

All first-round matches must be completed by Sunday February 2. The draw is as follows: Team 4 – Greystone Golf & Country Club (Sepp Straka) v Team 11 – Glencruitten GC (Robert MacIntyre); Team 2 – Club de Golf Larrabea (Jon Rahm) v Team 9 – Himmerland Golf & Country Club (Rasmus Højgaard); Team 7 – Esker Hills (Shane Lowry) v Team 8 – Hallamshire GC (Matt Fitzpatrick); Team 5 – Eslov GC (Ludvig Aberg) v the winner of the playoff between Team 6 and Team 10.

Member Information Sessions – One Club Model

The Committee of Management will be engaging with members over the coming weeks regarding the proposed One Club Model for Mullingar Golf Club. Two information evenings have been scheduled for Thursday January 15 at 7.30pm and Tuesday January 20 at 7.30pm.

These sessions will outline the proposal in detail, explain the rationale behind it and give members the opportunity to seek clarification in advance of the upcoming EGM. Each session is expected to last approximately 60–90 minutes.

The Extraordinary General Meeting will take place on Friday January 30 at 7.30pm in the clubhouse. The purpose of the EGM is to ratify the implementation of the One Club Model Framework for Mullingar Golf Club.