Spring League. Last weekend saw large numbers of members and visitors playing Castle Dargan and enjoying the near perfect golfing weather.

The Spring League continued with excellent scores recorded on both days with Saturday producing the better scores. Kevin Conlon (13) played his first round of the competition on Saturday and recorded the best score in the competition to date with an excellent 43 points. Obviously Kevin’s recent trip to the states where he attended one days play at the Honda classic and his subsequent visit to the world famous Agusta National was his inspiration to this remarkable score. Paul McGonnigle carded 41 points on Saturday to take the overall lead in the competition with only one weekends play left. However the result is far from settled as there are only 3 points separating the top four. The top five are as follows, Paul McGonnigle 111, Terry Duffy and Tony Groves are tied in second with 110 points, Eugene Carroll is forth with 108 and Wilfred Bourke is fifth with 102 points. Kevin Conlon is in a strong position with 73 points with only two cards submitted. As stated Saturday and Sunday are the final days play in the competition and we look forward to seeing as many members as possible trying to give their scores a last minute boost. Remember the presentation will take place on St Patrick’s Day after the Captains Drive in.

Captains Drive In. The Captains drive in is scheduled for 4pm on St Patrick’s Day. There will be an 8 hole stableford competition prior to the drive in to facilitate those who wish to go to the parade before hand. There will be some finger food served in what is always a great start to the new golfing season. We wish Wilfred Bourke and Paula Daly the very best of luck for 2010 and hope they have a very enjoyable day. Competitions. The competitions booklet is almost ready to go to print and should be available to members by the end of March.

The competitions committee have decided to hold the qualifying round of the Darren Clarke cup on Saturday 10th April with a re entry on Sunday 11th. Please note that the maximum handicap for a player to play of in this open competition will be 18. A time sheet is now in operation for what is one of the more prestigious events in the golfing calendar in the North West. The time sheet is now in operation for this event The Castle Dargan cup is scheduled for Saturday 24th April with re entry for Sunday 25th. The council decided to start these competitions earlier than usual to ensure they are completed on schedule. Again a time sheet is in operation.

"Drive to Survive" Fundraiser. Castle Dargan member Joe Mc Gourty is travelling to Haiti in the very near future to do his bit for those whose lives have been torn apart after the recent earthquake. The council have decided to hold a "Drive to Survive" fundraiser to send over much needed funds to assist with the humanitarian aid. The scramble competition which will be a team event will be held on Sunday 28th March. We hope that teams of four will donate €25 per team member and that as many members as possible take it upon themselves to get a team together to participate and contribute to this very worthy cause. Teams can be mixed and a time sheet will be in operation for this event. The presentations will be made later in the evening in what should be a great social evening. Please contact the golf shop to book a team or for any further information. The golf shop can be contacted on 071 18080 or golf@castledargan.com

LADIES BRANCH

On Sunday, the ladies winter league was played in wonderful weather conditions and the course was in great condition the results are as follows 1st Bernie Spellman 2nd Paula Daly 3rd Mary Walsh Ladies alliance Saturday the 13th is our final alliance for this year.foStarting time at10am and presentation of prizes afterwards. On march 28th there will be a fundraiser played at Castle Dargan in aid of Kenya Build to send Joe Mc Gourty to kenya to build houses.Teams of four people are invited to play there will be light refreshments served on the day in the golf shop with presentation of prizes afterwards This competition is open to ladies and men details at golf shop at 0719118080