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Tipsters Comp.

edmondstowngc1944 — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:00:29 +0000

Harold Solomons has chosen 3 players from the reduced field of 30 for the Fedex Playoff finale The Tour Championship.

Here is a review of the rest of the season so far.

Week 1 – Our first Tipster was Eamon Murray whose chosen selections came “close but no cigar” on that weeks PGA Tour Event.

Week 2 Graham Day chose 3 players in the HP Byron Nelson @ TPC Four Seasons in Texas. Graham’s faith in Nick Watney failed to materialise, a bit like his faith in his wedge play from 119 yards .

Week 3 Barry O’Tuama tried to pull one out of the bag in the Wales Open at Celtic Manor looking for Bradley Dredge to finish in the Top 10 or McDowell to do well. Sadly for Barry – Bradley Dredged the bottom of the barrell

Week 4 of our Tipster Competition and our chosen Punter was the highly experienced Tony Reville. I was sure he was going to get us off the mark with F. Molinari @ The BMW alas no joy. He is also probably the only punter to have chosen a golfer who had an 11 on his card on the PGA Tour ( Garcia ) !

Week 5 – What a performance by “Young Rory” in The US Open @ Congressional – simply sublime.

Also well done to our Punter for the US Open Nicky Obernik – who had € 10 E/W of our fantasy money on him at odds of 22/1 to produce our 1st winner of the season – too bad Nick didn’t have any real cash on him.

Week 6 – We are on a streak now – President Peter Gavin went for 2 players on the PGA & 2 on the European Tour – A fine finsih from Retief Goosen saw him placed to win €51.00 for the Fantasy Kitty.

Week 7 – John Nolan our Course Superintendant kept our winning streak going by correctly picking Luke Donald for the Scottish Open and won € 243.75 Fantasy Money for our fund.

Week 8 – The Open Championship at Royal St. Georges – Our Tipster Carol Shatter was hoping Rory could do the double ? However it was another Northern Irishman who was sublimly cool in winning his 1st Major.

Week 9 – Irish Open Week at Killarney and our guest Tipster was Donal Scott from our Pro Shop – sadly even his potential inside knowledge failed to produce a winnerfor us.

Week 10 – WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone. – What a performance and win by Stevie WIlliams err sorry I mean Adam Scott..Our Tipster Barry Daly did well too winning €110 for our fund with a €10.00 E/W bet on Jason Day at 40/1.

Week 11 – PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club – Shock of the year the man with two names (Keegan Bradley) showed great composure to come back from a triple bogey to win. Keegan first came to prominence when Graham Day starting backing him regularly 5 months ago..alas he was overlooked by both Graham and this weeks Tipster Stephen Molins who went for some more household names..but not even Phil M or Lee W could get up for a place for us this week.

Week 12 Rod Wood came closest to pulling a big winner out of the bag for us, despite great finishes by Vijay Singh and Charles Howell III who both got placed – sadly a number of players also finsihed joint 4th reducing Rod’s overall winnings to a paltry €94.00

Week 13 – Richard Green who was on a bit of a roll on the golf course after fine wins in the Thur Semi Open and Mixed Comp chose our tips for this week and they included relations of his the brothers “Saltman” both playing in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. Sadly for Richard the winning streak came to an end abruptly as none of his picks managed to make it into the 5 man playoff eventually won by Thomas Bjorn.

Week 14 – Dr. Richard Brattman ( AKA Dick with the broken down buggy ), chose our tips – 3 from the PGA Fedex Cup Playoff 2nd event and 2 from the Omega Masters in Switzerland. Alas a bit like his buggy his players ran out of steam and never quite made it to the finsh

Week 15 – Stephen Alkins choices for the BMW Championship performed very well and he had two players in the Top 5 winning € 117.50.

Blue Tee at 10th Hole

edmondstowngc1944 — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 18:14:21 +0000

For those Men who played in the Mirrelson Cup today please let us have your feedback on the Temp Blue Tee on the 10th Hole – did you like it ?
E-Mail us on: edmondstowngc@gmail.com

Thanks
Course Staff.

Coaching Clinic by Gareth & Donal in October

edmondstowngc1944 — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:10:41 +0000

5 Star Trip To Portugal with Gareth & Donal

Want to see quick and lasting results with your game and enjoy time away?

Join Gareth and Donal this October at the annual Edmondstown Golf Clinic Trip.

Improve your game with a 5 day Golf Clinic at the 5 Star Penina Resort, Portugal . The course
includes complete game analysis;

Longer drives
Straighter shots
More consistent iron play
Improved scoring ability around the greens
Superior putting, green reading and distance control
Greater understanding of your own swing for on the course correction

Click here for a full brochure and prices (early bird discounts apply). Places are limited and on a first come first served basis.

“…great fun”, “My game improved dramatically…”, “….a great few days away” – previous participants.

For further information or to book a place, please contact golf@steinstudyabroad.ie or call 01 475 9646.

We hope you’ll join us…

Gareth & Donal – click here for brochure Golf Flyer

AimPoint Clinic

edmondstowngc1944 — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:05:37 +0000

Donal and Gareth are hosting Irelands first EVER Aimpoint green reading clinics on Thursday the 7th of July and Friday the 8th of July. The clinics will be given by two senior Aimpoint instructors John Graham from the USA and Jamie Donaldson from the UK. Whether you’re a professional golfer, junior, or amateur golfer, AimPoint Green Reading will transform your game by teaching you the one aspect of putting which is rarely taught–exactly where to aim.

Mark Sweeney has pioneered a revolutionary green-reading method based on the highly accurate, Emmy Award winning AimPoint Technology seen on the Golf Channel. After going through the AimPoint Green Reading education, you will never again have to guess at how much a putts breaks. Any putt. Learn that putting is predictable and discover the most effective and reliable ways to determine the direction and precise amount of break for any putt, all based on gravity (only works on earth).

For more information on the clinics check out the attached flyer. Or to book your place contact Gareth or Donal on 01-4941049 or edmondstownproshop@mail.com

AimPoint Clinic @ EGC

Rainbow @ EGC

edmondstowngc1944 — Mon, 30 May 2011 20:44:54 +0000

Nice Photo’s of the Rainbow at EGC from today. Thanks to Eamon Murray and Stephen Alkin – if you have any photo’s from our golf course please send them onto me EdmondstownGC@gmail.com

Welcome!

edmondstowngc1944 — Sat, 14 May 2011 12:01:44 +0000

Welcome to the Blog of the Edmondstown Golf Club Course Committe.

We will be updating important information about the status of the golf course as well as having a little fun. Information will be provided as follows:

Greens / Tees.
Bunkers.
Fairways and Rough.
Irrigation Status.
Stream / Cascade.
Pond @ 10th Hole.
Gardens and Surrounds.
Letters Page.
Tipster’s Competition.

Feedback is always Welcome – feel free to send us an email: EdmondstownGC@gmail.com