Men's Competition Prizes 2020

With all that’s happened in 2020 it has not been possible to have our usual Prizegiving events. Joe Greene has a number of prizes to be collected as follows. Please contact Joe to collect your prize

Jan 26th 1st Canice Hogan 2nd Anthony O’Grady

Feb 2nd 1st Stephen Kockott 2nd Adrian Kelly

Feb 8th 1st Brendan Clarke 2nd John Langsford

Feb22 1st Roy Steenson 2nd Vincent Brady

March 8th 2nd Seamus Sheridan

Aug 23rd 1st R. Lyttle/J McGovern 2nd T. Smith/P. Maguire

6th Sept 2nd Kyle McGuinness

13th Sept 1st Liam Brady 2nd Fintan o’ Malley

20th Sept Cat 2 Stephen McCabe Cat 3 Lenny Rooney (7 2’)

27th Sept 1st Sean Brady 2nd David Green

11th Oct Medal Niall Lynch Cat1 Ciaran Buggle Cat 2 James Mooney Cat 3 Philip Earley

18th Oct 1st Ronan Lyttle 2nd Kyle McGuinness

2s winners prizes still outstanding

Brendan Clarke(x2), Michael Keating(x3), Vivian Connell, Peter Callaghan, Pat Murphy, Adrian Kelly

Virginia Golf Club Course reopened

Dear Members

We are pleased to advise that the course is open is open today, Wednesday 8th December. There will be 9 Hole golf up to Sunday and 18 holes from Monday.

Golf Ireland have advised that it is permissible to travel outside your county to play golf in your home club, this applies to local travel only."It also remains the case that golfers are not permitted to travel beyond their county to play golf at a club which is not their home club while the Level 3 travel restrictions remain in place." This restriction will be lifted between 18th December and 6th January.
Regards

Declan and Veronica

Virginia Golf Club Course update

Dear Members,

The golf course will open on Thursday 10th December, onwards, for casual golf only for the moment.

Start time will be 8.30 am and 9 hole, (depending on demand, this may be extended to 18 the following week onwards.)

If frost is relevant an update will be given on a daily basis.

Please use timesheet for your preferred time slot.

Usual Covid protocols apply.

Regards

Declan Smith.

Virginia Golf Club - Course Closure Update

Dear Members,

Work started on the trees this week, a couple of weeks later than anticipated. It is expected that the work will take two/ three weeks to complete, weather permitting. In the interest of health and safety to the tree surgeon, his team and our members, the club will not be open for play until work is complete. We will update members as the work progresses. Apologies for any inconvenience caused but totally necessary.

Regards,

Declan Smith.

Course maintenance November- Trees

Virginia Golf Club has been the lucky recipient of grants from Cavan Co Co and Golf Ireland which will enable the Club to proceed with essential maintenance of the trees on the Golf Course. This work will start next week (Nov 9th) and will take approximately 2 weeks.

In the event of the Government changing its mind and allowing the resumption of Golf in November, Virginia Golf Course will not open, due to Health & Safety measures, until the remedial work is complete.

We look forward to the resumption of Golf in a safer environment.

World Handicap System Set for November Launch

•           Biggest changes to handicap system in over 30 years

•           Golfers of all abilities will be able to compete on a fair and equal basis

•           Club members encouraged to learn more about the new system

MEMBER EDUCATION RESOURCES - CLICK HERE​

Golf Ireland, the GUI and ILGU today confirmed that the World Handicap System will come into effect in Ireland from 2nd November, replacing the current Unified Handicapping System (CONGU).

The World Handicap System, the rollout of which commenced in January, unifies six different handicapping systems into a single system and will:

•           enable golfers of different abilities to play and compete on a fair and equal basis, in any format, on any course, anywhere around the world;

•           be easy to understand and implement, without sacrificing accuracy; and

•           meet the varied needs and expectations of golfers, golf clubs and golf authorities all around the world and be adaptable to suit all golfing cultures.

Following transition to the WHS, all Handicap Index calculations will be consistent for all players, making a Handicap Index directly comparable to all other players around the world.  

Over the coming six weeks, an education campaign will begin to help golfers in Ireland learn and adapt the new handicap system. This will be undertaken through the Golfnet website www.golfnet.ie/whs , on social media, through club communication officers, direct mail and with GUI and ILGU media partners in Irish Golfer.

Speaking about the launch, Mark Kennelly CEO of Golf Ireland said: "The World Handicap System transforms how golf handicaps are calculated and the new system should make the process of obtaining and administering handicaps much simpler. It's a modern, progressive and more equal way of ensuring that we provide all golfers with a consistent measure of playing ability."

The new system will feature the following:

•           Flexibility in formats of play, allowing both competitive and recreational rounds to count for handicap purposes and ensuring that a golfer's handicap is more reflective of potential ability

•           A minimal number of scores needed to obtain a new handicap; a recommendation that the number of scores needed to obtain a new handicap be 54 holes from any combination of 18-hole and 9-hole rounds.

•           A consistent handicap that is portable from course to course and country to country through worldwide use of the USGA Course and Slope Rating System, already successfully used in more than 80 countries

•           An average-based calculation of a handicap, taken from the best eight out of the last 20 scores and factoring in memory of demonstrated ability for better responsiveness and control

•           A calculation that considers the impact that abnormal course and weather conditions might have on a player's performance each day

•           Daily handicap revisions, taking account of the course and weather conditions calculation

•           A limit of Net Double Bogey on the maximum hole score (for handicapping purposes only)

•           A maximum handicap index limit of 54.0, regardless of gender, to encourage more golfers to measure and track their performance to increase their enjoyment of the game

A secure login area on the Golf Ireland website (which will replace Golfnet) will allow club members login to view their playing history and a smartphone app will be launched in early 2021. 

VGC Men's Fixture list Aug-Oct 2020

August 29/30th, Fourball better ball, (arrange partners /opponents).

September 5/6 Singles Stableford.

September 12/13 Vice Captain, Mr Vivian Connell's prize to men, singles stroke GOY.

September 19/20 Medal, Single stroke. GOY Inc 2s.

September 26/27 Singles Stableford.

October 3/4 Singles Stableford.

October 10/11 Medal, Singles stroke, GOY & 2s.

October 17/18, (Towns Cup), Singles stableford.

October 24/25 Singles stroke

President's Prize 2020 Photo Gallery

Captain's Prize 2020 Gallery