Ulster Fourball Round One

The Ulster Fourball team will travel to Ballycastle on Saturday 14th April 2012 and the return match will be played at Greenacres on Sunday 29th April 2012.

See club notice boards for further details.

April Saturday Competitions

7th April
Pollock Shield & 36 Hole Seniors Round 1

14th April 
Millennium Cup & 36 Holes Seniors Round 2

21st April
Foursomes * & Club Stableford

28th April
Davidson Cup & Club Champion Round 1

* Scores will be passed to the Jimmy Bruen and Pierce Purcell Team Captains

Better Golf - For Everyone

To: Affiliated Golf Clubs
From: GUI National Golf Academy

Re: BETTER GOLF

Friday 30th March 2012

Dear Hon Secretary / Manager,

I am delighted to announce details of a new publication from the GUI National Golf Academy called ‘Better Golf’ – a 36 page digital magazine which brings you the best advice available from experts at the Academy.

See www.bettergolf.ie for details on how to sign up for free and to read our first issue.

In our current issue, we have:

- Tips from Academy Professional Kenny Fahey

- Interview with Neil Manchip – GUI National Coach

- Interview with Shane Lowry

- Karl Morris, our Mind Coach, provides information on the psychology of golf

- Yoga for Golf Ireland gives us tips on flexibility

- Shane Lawlor and Tony O’Regan give fitness and stretching advice

- Nutrition, we look at what you should eat before and during your round of golf

This publication is provided FREE of charge in an easy to read digital format at www.bettergolf.ie

We would like golf clubs to encourage their members to sign up for this new and exciting magazine. If you could forward this email on to as many members as possible on our behalf I would be very grateful.

All clubs that have 25 members or more subscribed to Better Golf on 31st October 2012 will be entered into a draw to win:

- 60 Full Day Passes for members of the club for coaching sessions with your club professional

- 15 hours with a GUI National Golf Academy professional (if your own coach is not available)

- An introductory session for 15 of your members with Yoga for Golf Ireland at the Academy

- VIP membership for your club Captain & Lady Captain in 2013

- A Short Game Clinic for your 2012 Captain, 2012 Vice Captain, 2013 Vice Captain, 2012 Lady Captain, 2012 Lady Vice Captain & 2013 Lady Vice Captain to be held in 2013.

We collect Golfnet numbers from subscribers, and this is how we determine the number of subscribers in each club. Visit www.bettergolf.ie to subscribe now! The draw takes place in November.

If you have any queries, please contact me directly,

Kind regards and thank you,

Alan Kelly
Manager
GUI National Golf Academy

Better Golf – For Everyone: www.bettergolf.ie

Charity Golf Challenge - Friday 22 June 2012

Hi there,

I just wanted to let you know the Four Course Classic golf challenge event has launched for 2012!

Chip in, challenge yourself and change lives….

Signing up for the Four Course Classic couldn’t be easier. All you need to do is visit our site – www.fourcourseclassic.co.uk,choose which event you would like to participate in and then sign up for just £50 per team for a limited time only, instead of  the usual fee of £100 per team. This year’s fundraising pledge is once again £250 per golfer/£1000 per team, sponsorship which all goes to the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign. The promotional code you need to use for your discounted sign up fee is Albatross.

The registration fee includes:

-Four complimentary rounds of golf

-A branded polo shirt

-A comprehensive fundraising and preparation pack.

After three fantastic years the Four Course Classic has gone from strength to strength, and in 2012 it’s going to be even bigger. Sign up now and take advantage of our early bird registration fee offer and start fundraising today!  We hope that the 2012 Four Course Classic willbe the best event yet and raise even more vital funds towards our fight against muscle disease.

We have hundreds of fantastic courses to choose from, including some of the best in the country, and this year we’re aiming to raise £50,000 to help people with these devastating conditions.

The Four Course Classic will take place on Friday 22nd June 2012 all across the UK. For further information please visit www.fourcourseclassic.co.uk  or contact me on 020 7803 4824 / golf@muscular-dystrophy.org

Darren Clarke said of the challenge:

"The Four Course Classic was a great success last year and I hope that even more golfers get involved in 2012. It’s a brilliant opportunity to explore four different courses in the name of charity work!"

Hayley Gill

Volunteer and Events Manager

Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, 61 Southwark Street, London SE1 OHL

t: 020 7803 4824    e: h.gill@muscular-dystrophy.org w: www.muscular-dystrophy.org
Join us at www.facebook.com/musculardystrophycampaign or www.twitter.com/targetmd

 The Muscular Dystrophy Campaign - winners of the 2011 Charity Times Award for Campaigning Team of the Year.

Monday 19th March 2012

Bank Holiday Monday 19th March 2012

18 Hole Stableford Competition; £2 Entry fee paid at reception.

Summer 2012 Start Sheet

There are still 'eariler' tee times available on the 2012 Summer Start Sheet.


The master sheet can be found on the website at: Summer 2012


If members would like to put their name forward for one of these slots, please email mandh@greenacres-golfclub.co.uk.

Bunkers at 6th & 8th Greens

The Match & Handicap Committee have decided that the following bunkers will be deemed GUR until further notice:

The right hand bunker at the back of the 6th green
The back left hand bunker at the side of the 8th green

Members can take a free drop not nearer the hole keeping the point where the ball was between the hole and where the ball is being dropped.