Friday 19th June,

Dear Member,

Welcome to our clubs Weekly Update.

Club Lotto In Association With

Aidan Goulding Cantec Merchants Road 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 Geraldine McGettigan Best of luck to all those entered for this week. Entry is by traditional envelope available from The Dining Room or Bar or online @ www.galwaygolf.com Remember a winner is guaranteed in every draw This Weeks Jackpot is €2,275

Presidents Prize 2015 – John McGinley Please See Attached John McGinley’s Presidents Prize will be held over this weekend for Ladies & Gents sharing the 2 day time sheet. Prizes will be presented on Sunday evening at approx. 10.15pm / 10.30pm Please note that as per the rule of 33-2 “the Course” the hole & tee marker positions for the above competition will change prior to play on Sunday so as to prevent excessive wear & tear on the course. This work will be done in recognition of the fact that the playing characteristics of each hole should be kept as similar as possible over both days Looking forward to a big turnout in support of our President John

June Open Week Prize Presentation – Ladies & Gents – Tonight Friday June 19th 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 Please Note Presentation is @ earlier time of 9.00pm Please respect our Sponsors & Captain with your Attendance

Upcoming Club Competitions 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

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 Sponsored by Aidan Goulding Cantec Ltd Merchants Road Please see attached

Cecil Ewing 2015 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. 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.

Ladies Club Cup Final Shall be played on Saturday June 27th Presentation at a later date

Costello Cup Semi Final & Final Shall be played on Saturday June 27th Presentation that Evening Finger Food Served No Auction This Year

Thefts From Locker Room Please note we have had incidents of theft from the locker room in recent days. This was also an issue in the last number of weeks. Council are now looking at how we address this issue but in the meantime can I please ask the offenders to STOP HOLDING OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE CAR PARK TO THE OUTER LOCKER ROOM OPEN WITH BINS, WEDGES, PLASTIC ETC. These same members I am sure would be most vocal if affected by the same theft as some of their fellow members and guests to the club. Anyone seen rendering the magnetic lock installed on the door and ignoring the signs nearby will face sanction.

Inter Club Golf Senior Cup Team play in Sligo this Saturday Mixed Play Oughterard on Wednesday June 24th

Managers Holidays I will be on Annual Leave from Sunday June 28th to Thursday July 9th

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 (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 Sponsored by New Ireland Assurance After a great day yesterday at our Invitational Pro Am below are the results of the Professional Section. Great shooting by Damian Mooney in what were blustery conditions. The team competition was won by Pro Glen Robinson from St. Helen's Bay GC, alongside last years Captain of Galway GC Dr. Joey Costello, Pat O'Toole & Peter Keane Thank you to all who played in what was a sold out event and to our Sponsors for the day New Ireland Assurance who came on-board via Club Member Norman Costello Leaderboard 1 Damian Mooney Ballyliffin +1 F 71 T2 Neil O'Briain Old Conna Golf Club +3 F 73 T2 Richard Creamer Arklow Golf Club +3 F 73 T2 Michael McDermott Leopardstown +3 F 73 5 Brian Cosgrove Killeen Golf Club +5 F 75 T6 David Mortimer Galway Golf Club +6 F 76 T6 Eamonn Brady Clontarf Golf Club +6 F 76 T6 Patrick Small Galway Golf Club +6 F 76 T6 Cian McNamara Monkstown GC +6 F 76 T10 Jimmy Bolger Kilkenny Golf Club +7 F 77 T10 Brendan McGovern Headfort GC +7 F 77 T10 Donal Gleeson Old Conna GC +7 F 77 T13 Nigel Howley Balbriggan Golf Club +8 F 78 T13 David Ryan Cahir Park Golf Club +8 F 78 15 Peter O'Hagan Luttrellstown GC +9 F 79 Rest of Field +10 or Greater A Charitable Donation will be made to the Galway Hospice Following the Event – Details to Follow

Holes In 1 Congratulations to Ger O’Farrell & Rom Jameson who both had Hole in 1’s recorded recently. Ger had his Ace on the 13th Hole on June 12th last Ron has his on the 2nd Hole on June 11th last Both are now entered into a Monthly Draw by our Insurers

Dress Code Members are asked by Council to be cognitive of the dress code of the club when using club facilities and in particular that shoes must be worn in the bar & dining area. As having club staff in a position to have to point out the dress code can be uncomfortable for all involved we would ask that these rules are obeyed at all times.

Father’s Day – Sunday June 22nd Dads & Grandad’s alike why not take the hassle out of Father’s Day for your better halves. Step 1 – Tell your Partner you have it “all sorted” for them Step 2– Tell your lovely partner / kids / grandkids (delete as appropriate) that you are available to be spoiled Step 3 – Get them to call & book your table @ the Club Step 4– Let Gabriel & all the team in the clubhouse spoil you on the Day!

Cardiac 1st Responders The following club personnel are trained as Cardiac 1st Responders which includes the trained use of the Defibrillator Machine in the lobby: Dave Kelly / Cian Joyce / Michael Casserly / David Mortimer / Gary Mannion & John Glynn We would ask all club members make themselves aware of the location of the defib machine in case you are ever required to bring same to the scene of an emergency If any other members of the club are currently qualified in cardiac 1st responder and are willing to form part of the response team then please let me know.

Volunteer Marshals Requested for Christy O’Connor Junior’s Celebrity Pro AM Golf Day, in aid of Galway Hospice, at Galway Bay Golf Resort on Monday, July 6. We have been asked to make members aware that Galway Bay Golf Resort are looking to recruit volunteer marshals for their Pro Am on July 6th next. Details are available from Galway Bay Golf Resort Manager Barry Phelan

Rules Please See Attached

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