Friday 12th June,

Dear Member,

Welcome to our clubs Weekly Update.

Club Lotto In Association With

There was no Jackpot Winner of last week’s Lotto Draw There was no Match 3 Winner and the Lucky Dip Prize was won by Paul Cuddy Best of luck to all those entered for this week. You can now enter by traditional envelope entry available from The Dining Room or Bar. Remember a winner is guaranteed in every draw This Weeks Jackpot is €2,250

Presidents Prize 2015 – John McGinley Please See Attached

Ladies Presentation Night Tuesday June 16th Please See Attached

June Open Week Prize Presentation – Ladies & Gents – Friday June 19th Friday June 5th – St Anthonys & Claddagh Credit Union Open Ladies & Gents Singles Saturday June 6th – O’Leary Insurances Open Ladies & Gents Singles Sunday June 7th – O’Leary Insurances Open Gents Singles Thursday June 11th - Open Ladies & Gents Singles Sponsored by VW Western Motors Friday June 12th - Open Ladies & Gents Singles Sponsored by AIB Galway

Upcoming Club Competitions Saturday June 13th – Open Ladies & Gents Singles vPar Sponsored by Hanley Menswear Sunday June 14th – Open Gents Singles Sponsored by Medtronic Tuesday June 16th – Ladies Singles Sponsored by O’Donnellan & Joyce Auctioneers Galway Club Pro Am Sponsored by New Assurance Saturday & Sunday June 20th & 21st – John McGinley’s Presidents Prize Tuesday 23rd June – Ladies Open Singles Sponsored by Mor Oil Saturday June 27th – Costello Cup Semi Final & Final Sunday June 28th – Gents Singles Sponsored by McDonogh’s Tuesday June 30th – Ladies Open Singles in aid of NBCRI

President John McGinley’s Prize to the Senior Men The Presidents Prize to the Senior Men will be played on Wednesday June 17th

Captains Prize – Gents - 2015 In a change from the advertised details in the club Diary and original scheduling please note that the Captain’s Prize 2015 will now be played over the dates of Saturday July 18th, Sunday July 19th and Friday evening July 24th (9 Hole Play Off)

Ladies Open Day in Aid of NBCRI Please see attached

Inter Club Golf Barton Shield 2015 Please see attached Photograph of Team Galway Golf Club advanced to GUI All-Ireland Finals of the Barton Shield at the weekend. Galway were worthy winners having led the qualifiers on Saturday with a combined score of 151 which was 7 clear shots better than second and third placed Westport and Galway Bay. Oughterard claimed the last semi-final spot on 159. Just a shot ahead of pre-tournament favourites Co. Sligo. Galway’s first pairing of Colm Hughes & Ronan Mullarney shot a magnificent 75 which included birdies on the first and fourth and their only real blemish was on 18 where their approach shot got a flyer to the left and with a hard bounce ended up OB. To their credit they kept their composure and managed to par their second ball for a very great score of + 5. The second pairing of the “seasoned” Joe Lyons & Cathal Nolan managed a very solid 76 with 12 pars and just 6 bogeys on what was a very difficult day for golf. Their golf was pretty much flawless in which they managed to hit 12 Greens in Regulation. With a little bit more luck on the greens they could have been 2 or 3 better. Galway played Oughterard at 8AM Sunday morning with Colm Hughes & Ronan Mullarney leading out against Michael Darcy and Richard Joyce. This was a tight game and although 1 down after 5 the young Galway pair fought back with wins at 6 & 7 to be 1 up. They also won 10 with a solid par to go 2 UP. A brilliant chip from behind 11 by Roan Mullarney was good enough for a half in par. There was a major turnabout in Galway’s favour when they looked to be in trouble on 12 with Oughterard only 8 feet from the hole for birdie and Galway short right in 3 but yet again a brilliant chip by Colm Hughes secured the par for Galway and Oughterard 3 putted to lose the hole. The young Galway pair closed out the match with a great birdie on 17. Match 2 was between father & son pairing Tom & Cathal Nolan against Irish Boys International Devin Morley and the big hitting Eoin O’Connor. The Oughterard lads had the better start and were 1 under par and 3 UP after 7 holes. Galway did win back 8 & 9 with two pars. 10 & 11 were halved in pars but Galway got back on level terms with another par on 12. 13 was again halved in par before Galway got a big break on 14. Oughterard were safely on the green putting for birdie and Galway having driven into the trees left could only come out sideways but the “Older” Nolan made a great 25 footer for par and secured an unlikely half. This unique pairing of Father & Son (is this a first for Galway at Barton Shield?) went on to win 15 and 16 and close out the match. Galway Bay the surprise package of the weekend saw off Westport by one hole in the other Semi- Final to set up a local derby with their near neighbours. Galway were firm favourites but the inexperienced Galway Bay lads put up a great battle. In the top match Ronan Mullarney & Colm Hughes were 2 down after 7 holes to the very tough pairing of John Fenlon and Gary Wainsworth who birdied the 2nd and Wainsworth holed out a full 9 iron on 6 for an unlikely birdie and win. That was as good as it got for Galway Bay and the Galway lads with a string of pars through the back 9 saw out the match on 16. In match 2 Joe Lyons and Cathal Nolan faced up to Alan Kerins & Jason McLynn. The more experienced Lyons & Nolan were far too strong and controlled this match from the start. Nolan & Lyons only missed 2 greens in regulation and were only 1 over par when closing out the match on 15. This was a powerful Galway Team and they can now look forward with confidence to the All-Ireland Finals in Carton House in September. Team Captain Kieran O’Mahony paid a special tribute to his Vice Capt. Gerry Cox and thanked all the players in the extended squad who had put so much effort in to their preparations for the Connacht Finals. He also thanked Oughterard and Galway Bay for two very sporting matches in which no referee was required over two days golf.

He also acknowledged Michael Heaney and Michael Evens of the Connacht Branch GUI for their Trojan work in making everything run so smoothly over the weekend. He finally thanked the Galway members for their great support all weekend and Course Superintendent Billy Connell for having the course in spectacular condition for all the players.

Galway Team: Colm Hughes , Ronan Mullarney , Joe Lyons , Cathal Nolan , Tom Nolan and Paddy Culhane. Team Captain Kieran O’Mahony Team Vice Capt. Gerry Cox

Cecil Ewing 2015 The first round of the above competition (match v Galway Bay Golf and Country Club) takes place on Saturday, July 4. If your playing handicap in 2014 was never lower than 17 (and provided you returned a minimum of four cards in qualifying competitions during 2014), you are eligible for selection to represent the club in this prestigious competition. The first practice session for this year’s panel will take place on Monday June 15th , at 6.00 p.m. If you are interested in being considered for selection, please either append your name on the notice in the men’s locker room, and/or give team captain Iggy O’Muircheartaigh a call on 0872665809 and/or just show up on Monday next, June 15th, at 6.00 p.m.

Vagliano & Junior Vagliano Trophies The Vagliano and matches are being held at Malone Golf Club, Belfast, 26-27 June 2015. The Vagliano matches are a biennial event where Great Britain and Ireland (GB&I) challenge the Continent of Europe for the Vagliano Trophy. Both teams were announced by the Ladies Golf Union (LGU) last week and four Irish players have been named between the two teams. Ireland's representatives on the Vagliano team are world No 1 amateur (Slieve Russell) and Olivia Mehaffey (Royal County Down Ladies). The team will be captained Elaine Farquharson-Black. Mairead Martin (Killarney) and Annabel Wilson (Lurgan) were selected as Ireland’s representatives on the Junior Vagliano Team, which will be captained by former Irish International Claire Coughlan-Ryan (Cork). This will be the 29th match in the series. GB&I has won 16 matches and the Continent of Europe 12 but Europe is on somewhat of a roll with four victories in a row since 2007. Please come and support the GB&I team as they endeavour to complete their 17th win over the Continent of Europe. Great golf and an exciting atmosphere is guaranteed.

Galway GC Invitational Pro-Am 2015 Sponsored By New Ireland Assurance New Ireland Assurance was founded in 1918 and was the first wholly Irish owned life assurance company to transact business in Ireland. It provides life assurance, pensions and investment solutions to individual and corporate customers. I would like to thank Club Member Norman Costello of New Ireland Galway for his Support.

Thursday June 18th Team of 4 1 Professional & 3 Amateurs Full Team can be entered or we assign a Pro to a team of Three Cost of Team Entry €375.00 Format & Prizes The Format will be Singles Strokes for The Professionals with Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd & Amateur Teams will compete for Team Prizes in 1st – 5th Plus Nearest The Pin & Longest Drive Plus More Prizes On the Day

Three Course Meal with Wine Presentation of Prizes Post Dinner Entertainment

Due to the Complexities of organising such an event and in ensuring demand is sufficient for it to be successful the club has already secured commitments from a large number of teams before the launch and thus please note that Limited Space Remains Available. Enquire / Book Now to Guarantee Space Event Now Full - Waitlist In Operation-Contact Pro Shop Or GM Details from Club Manager @ [email protected] Or Club Pro @ [email protected] Be Part Of It - You Never Know Who You Might Meet on The Day!!!

If you have any news you would like to see included in the weekly email please forward for my attention to [email protected] – your suggestions as to how the club can be improved are always welcomed.

Kind regards, Dave Kelly Dave Kelly General Manager