11th November 2022 Newsletter
Issue #8
 
Joker Won Again
Can you believe it? The joker was won again this year for the third time.

Elaine Collins was the jackpot winner when her envelope was picked out and her number 22 revealed the joker. Elaine took home the €540 jackpot.

The joker will restarted again with a jackpot of €300.
 
Special General Meeting
The special general meeting took place on Wednesday 19th October. There was over 150 members in attendance to discuss and vote on the motion. The motion was brought forward by the council on the matter of introducing a Capital Levy of €100 per annum for the next 3 years to fund the bunker redevelopment and associated works as laid out in the Master Plan drawn up by Ken Kearney Design.

There a great debate on the night and the motion went to a vote. The motion was passed.

The council thanks all that attended the meeting.
 
Club AGM Date Changed
The council would like to confirm the date of the club AGM will be Thursday 8th December. This will follow the Mens AGM that commences at 7pm.
 
Upcoming Social Events

Sunday 13th Mass for the Deceased Members 5.00pm

Friday 18th Presentation Night

Sunday 20th Start of World Cup. Thanks to everyone who bought a team and best of luck. 

There are still a few envelopes available behind the bar, €5.00 each, just pop your name on the outside of the envelope, do not open.  Check what team you got on the master sheet on display in the lounge. 

Sunday 20th Ladies AGM 5.00pm

The social committee are looking for volunteers to help decorate the club for Christmas, contact Adrienne 0872482538, date to be confirmed.

DECEMBER

Friday 2nd back by popular demand “Bingo Loco Night" After the great success of our last Bingo loco night its back, Lots of prizes, bring friends, family, neighbours  or come on your own, guaranteed fun night. Music begins at 8pm sharp. 

Saturday 3rd December Ladies Xmas Party, presentation to GOY winner, cup winners and bronze & silver spoon winner. 

(Bring a prize, collect a prize)

Thursday 8th Men’s AGM at 7pm followed by Club AGM.

Saturday 31st New Years Eve Family Fun, music by Austin Carter and we will bring in the new year at 5pm

This event is for members wishing to celebrate the New Year with family while leaving plenty of time after to attend other celebrations.

JANUARY

Sunday 1st Santa comes to Forrest Little, Magician from 3pm, Santa arrives at 4pm. Further details to follow......

Adrienne

 
Secretary Manager Resignation
Unfortunately for Forrest Little our Secretary Manager, David, has decided leave to take up the position of General Manage in Laytown and Bettystown GC early in the new year!We would like to thank David for his excellent work and the progressive structures he has put in place in the short time he was with us!
 
Forrest Little Golf Classic

What a wonderful response from our members who turned up to support our yearly Golf Classic. The time sheet was full on the day and by and large a great day was had by all.
The final figure raised on the day amounted to a whopping €12,600 for the course staff facility.
A big thank you to all our Participants on the day and also to all our Sponsors. 
While all our sponsors are important to us, a special mention to Paul Sullivan (Access Oil), the O’Brien family (O'Brien Landscaping) Dwayne Price (Grant Thornton) & Shay Leatham (Image Vision) for sponsorship above and beyond.
As you all know, the Classic doesn’t just happen, a huge amount of preparation and hard graft goes into making the day succeed.
So, sincere thanks to all who helped make the Classic - a Classic day.
You know who you are!
Dermot Wilkins
Membership & Marketing

 
Race Night @ FLGC
The Race Night held on Friday 30th September was a great success and we want to thank all that attended. We hope to do another in the new year so keep an eye on the newsletters for updates. Thank you to all sponsors of the races and those who assisted the running of the event.
 
Course News
Robbie & the team have been working hard over the past number of weeks. The team have top dressed over 300 tonnes of sand on the fairways and high traffic areas in early October. This helped massively given the large amounts of rainfall we are experiencing this Autumn.

The team verti drained and solid tined the greens. This has helped with draining surface water faster following heavy rainfall. The green surrounds were hollow tined in parts to help remove buildup of sand and lower these areas to further help surface water drain off the putting surfaces.

Currently the team are battling the leaves and are working tirelessly to collect the leaves during the week to make the task of finding balls easier for golfers playing. This phase is nearly done so well done to team team for their great work.

The rainfall has been very persistent this Autumn which has meant the course is wetter earlier this year. For September & October 2022 we have had 93% more rainfall then the same period last year and 69% more then the long term average. The team will be roping off far more areas then usual to prevent early wear signs near the main playing surfaces. This will happen early next week.
We ask that members please keep to the roped off areas as much as possible to help the course from cutting up too much.
 
Forrest Little Bond Scheme
As per the SGM in October the club has relaunched the bond scheme.

Take out a Bond to support your club, cost of a Bond is €1000 up to a maximum of 7 bonds per member.

Help fund Capital expenditure and reduce our Bank debt.

Be in the annual bond draw at AGM with a chance to win up to €1,500 and other cash prizes.

Bonds repayable without penalty given 14 days written notice.

If you would like to take out a Bond please contact the Office
 
Management Council Vacant Positions
Course & Greens and Membership & Marketing Position's
After many years serving on council Padraic Robinson & Dermot Wilkins tender's will come to an end at the upcoming AGM in December.
Therefore, both position's on council will need to be filled.
We have created a roles & responsibilities document for members to better understand what the role is if they would like to put their name forward for the position.

Click here for Course & Greens Role.

Click here for Membership & Marketing Role.

The council would like members to show us their expression of interest by emailing the secretary manager.
Click Here To Email Your Expression of Interest
 
Well Done Juveniles
Well done to Grace Dowdall, Amelia Lanigan & Amelia Penrose for being selected for the Midlands-East Under 14's Girls Development Coaching Panel.

Well done to Emma McDonagh for being selected for the Under 16's Girls Panel.

Well done to Dylan McDonagh & Cillian Gray for being selected for the Under 14's Boys Panel.
 
BRS Members App Update
In-App Competition Purse Top-Ups
We are very excited to announce that members using the BRS Golf booking app can now view and top-up their Competition Purse via the app from their mobile device. Click here for a detailed walkthrough.

This allows members to top up directly from their phone. In time we will be restricting top ups in the proshop so we ask members to first consider topping up in the app before asking the proshop staff to top them up. Thanks.
Apple Download
Android Download
 
Club Rules
We have recently created a page on the club website for all our club rules, policies & bye laws. Click below to find the page. This page is protected and will require a password. 
Club Rules
 
Hilton Dublin Airport Partnership
Jason Cairns at Hilton Dublin Airport has kindly extended Forrest Little a corporate booking rate for room hire. If you need to book a conference room or have family needing a hotel stay in Dublin please use the link below to book their stay. Jason has also secured use a discount code for the F&B at the hotel. Please speak with your F&B manager on duty, let them know you are a Forrest Little member and they will apply the Forrest Little discount to your bill.
Book Your Stay at Hilton Dublin Airport
 
Clubhouse
 
Club App
The ClubV1 members app allows you to view and edit your profile, track spending on your loyalty card, see results of competitions and get course alerts.

Have you downloaded the ClubV1 members app?
Click the links to download to your device:
Apple Download
Android Download
 
Social Media
If you have got this far thank you. If anyone would like to contribute to the newsletter or social media please reach out to Margaret or I at the club.

Yours in golf

David Reilly
 
28th September 2022 Newsletter
Issue #7
 
Uden Cup Winners
Congratulations to all the Uden Cup team and Manager who finely brought the cup back to Forrest Little GC. The matches in Deer Park were close initially but the last match started to get away from their opposition around the turn. This freed up the leading groups and led to the first match out winning their match on the 18th green and clinching the cup. The final score finished at 8-2 to Forrest Little with the remaining matches declared a half once Forrest Little clinched the title.
There was great celebrations had at both Deer Park following the match and also back in the clubhouse that evening. Im sure all will echo my congratulations to all involved and thank you for a great Summer of interclub entertainment. It was a great pleasure to report each match win along the way.
 
Fingal Junior Girls Team Trophy Winners
Congratulations to all the Fingal Junior Girls team and Manager who finely brought the cup back to Forrest Little GC. The girls played numerous events around the fingal clubs and rose to the top of the standings on the final day held at Forrest Little GC. They played super golf all season long. It is the very first girls team trophy the club has won and hopefully many more for the girls involved. Yet again many congratulations to the team for the fantastic victory this Summer.
 
Forrest Little Golf Classic

The big day for the Forrest Little Classic 2022 is almost upon us and Dermot Wilkins and his team have been working hard to make sure it is an enjoyable day for everyone. Next Saturday the 1st October is the day in question and almost all the slots have been taken.

A great day is in store for all with Beat the Pro on the 7th, Refreshments on the 10th, Nearest the Pin on the 11th, Hole in one on the 14th and the Longest Drive on the 15TH for the ladies and the 18th for the men!

Members have been pledging sponsorship for Tee Boxes and Greens and also gifting raffle prizes for the big day.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUNDRAISING CLASSIC, SIMPLY CONTACT THE OFFICE OR ANY OF THE MEMBERSHIP TEAM TO PLEDGE YOUR SPONSORSHIP OR GIFT AND WE WILL LOOK AFTER THE REST!

Dermot Wilkins 086 2596981

Book via BRS
Whatsapp message Dermot Wilkins
 
Race Night @ FLGC
Race Night is fast approaching, thanks to our very generous sponsors it promises to be a great night. No worries if you didn't buy an entry ticket yet, they will be available on the night, bring your friends, bring your family, bring your colleagues, bring your neighbours but don't forget the first race is off at 8pm SHARP.
 
Management Council Vacant Positions
Course & Greens and Membership & Marketing Position's
After many years serving on council Padraic Robinson & Dermot Wilkins tender's will come to an end at the upcoming AGM in December.
Therefore, both position's on council will need to be filled.
We have created a roles & responsibilities document for members to better understand what the role is if they would like to put their name forward for the position.

Click here for Course & Greens Role.

Click here for Membership & Marketing Role.

The council would like members to show us their expression of interest by emailing the secretary manager.
Click Here To Email Your Expression of Interest
 
BRS Members App Update
In-App Competition Purse Top-Ups
We are very excited to announce that members using the BRS Golf booking app can now view and top-up their Competition Purse via the app from their mobile device. Click here for a detailed walkthrough.

This allows members to top up directly from their phone. In time we will be restricting top ups in the proshop so we ask members to first consider topping up in the app before asking the proshop staff to top them up. Thanks.
Apple Download
Android Download
 
Joker
Well done to Eileen Judd who was drawn out in the last Joker draw on 25th September 2022.
Card #26 was drawn. Next draw is 9th October 2022.
The Joker continues to build with the next weeks pot at €450.
Please support the Joker

Don't forget, if you don't have cash, Use SumUp to buy joker ticket. 
 
Course News
Robbie & the team have been working hard preparing for the Classic this weekend. They are preparing to sand fairways next week as part of the agronomic plan. This will cause some disruption to play but as said it is vital work to keep our fairways in tip top shape going into the Winter.
 
Club Rules
We have recently created a page on the club website for all our club rules, policies & bye laws. Click below to find the page. This page is protected and will require a password. This page will be updated soon.
Club Rules
 
Wednesday Competition
Thank you to all the Wednesday sponsors so far this year.
The Men's Committee would like to thank Stephen Clancy from SC Heating & Plumbing, Paddy McMahon from Turnberry Construction and M Daly & M Byrne from Stafford Funeral Homes for sponsoring the next three Wednesday competitions.
 
Lunar Golf 15th October
Lunar Night Golf will take place on Saturday 15th October. It will be a shotgun start at 7:15pm with check in from 6:30pm. The event will be booked on BRS from Thursday 29th September. Spaces are limited. The cost is €42 per person and the event will be paid via the BRS purse so top up in advance of tomorrow to book your place.
Book via BRS
 
So You Think You Know The Rules of Golf
Thursday 13th October the social committee have prepared an informative video & quiz on the rules of golf.  
We hope to clear up some common misunderstanding regarding the proper rules we all think we know. 
This is aimed at all golfers new & old.

More information to follow
 
Men's Golf of the Year Standings
The Final Golfer of the Year standings.
 
Hilton Dublin Airport Partnership
Dermot Wilkins & I met last week with Jason Cairns from Hilton Dublin Airport. We discussed how we could both align our offerings to get the best for our customers/members. Jason has kindly put me in contact with two of his American golf tour operators and we have shown them what we have to offer here at Forrest Little GC for their customers. Hopefully this will lead to some business for the club next Summer.
Jason has kindly extended Forrest Little a corporate booking rate for room hire. If you need to book a conference room or have family needing a hotel stay in Dublin please use the link below to book their stay. Jason has also secured use a discount code for the F&B at the hotel. Please speak with your F&B manager on duty, let them know you are a Forrest Little member and they will apply the Forrest Little discount to your bill.
Book Your Stay at Hilton Dublin Airport
 
Clubhouse
 
Club App
The ClubV1 members app allows you to view and edit your profile, track spending on your loyalty card, see results of competitions and get course alerts.

Have you downloaded the ClubV1 members app?
Click the links to download to your device:
Apple Download
Android Download
 
Social Media
If you have got this far thank you. If anyone would like to contribute to the newsletter or social media please reach out to Margaret or I at the club.

Yours in golf

David Reilly
 
2nd September 2022 Newsletter
Issue #6
 
Inter Club Team News
Uden Cup
The home leg of the Uden Cup final went as well as we could have dreamed with the team winning all 5 matches. This leaves the team requiring a half from any of the 5 matches to be crowned champions. The match takes place in Deer Park on Sunday 4th September at 2pm.
Lets get out and support the team on the day.
 
Best of luck to the team & well done in the home leg.
Ladies Fingal Seniors League 2022
To quote Patricia “Met some lovely ladies, and played some beautiful courses along the way.  We also all played some great golf” – sums up beautifully how the team felt about playing in the Ladies Fingal Seniors this year.  The experience gave us a variety of golf clubs to play, the challenges of competing and an enjoyable atmosphere.  And compete we did as Fidelma said “no bother to us gals”.   It was a very close-run competition and, unfortunately, we didn’t make it to the semi finals ….. this year!!  Thank you to all the ladies who participated – you were absolutely brilliant and a very special “thank you” to Jacinta who managed the teams playing at Forrest Little.  Photos below are of the two teams who played in our last match against Malahide Golf Club.
 
 
Forrest Little Golf Classic
The annual event of the Forrest Little Golf Classic will be taking place on Saturday the 1st October.

This is mainly a fun day in Forrest Little and is a chance to invite friends/relations/guests out to play our lovely golf course – maybe win a prize - and at the same time helping our club raise some funding for upcoming projects.

Together last year, we raised the incredible sum of €17,500 to help purchase a Gator work Buggy for our club. This was a remarkable achievement by our members and we are hoping to achieve a similar amount this year.

In order to continue on from last year, we need your help and support. Some of our members voluntarily contribute a lot of their time to the running and progression of our great club, and some – for various different reasons – can’t. But this a chance for all our members to support the club and contribute to upcoming projects for the improvement of our club and course.

So, firstly, I am simply asking you to participate in the Golf Classic by playing as part of a team or entering in a team for the event. The playing fee is €50 for each individual or €200 for a team of 4.
Secondly, I am asking for sponsorship. There are lots of members in a position to sponsor a hole/tee box for €100, (you may sponsor as many holes/Tee Boxes as you wish) and I would ask them to put their name forward to support our cause. Remember, even if you can’t take part on the day, you can still be kind enough to sponsor us.

Thirdly, as we are holding a raffle, we are looking for prizes. So, if you are able to offer a prize, please contact us and do so.

The Annual Forrest Little Golf Classic will be held on:
Saturday the 1st October 
Tee times are from 7:30 to 15:00
Booking for slots is already available on the BRS and payment can be made on the day of the Classic.

Thank you to Dean Mulligan who was the first member to offer hole sponsorship!
Book via BRS
 
Management Council Vacant Positions
Course & Greens and Membership & Marketing Position's
After many years serving on council Padraic Robinson & Dermot Wilkins tender's will come to an end at the upcoming AGM in December.
Therefore, both position's on council will need to be filled.
We have created a roles & responsibilities document for members to better understand what the role is if they would like to put their name forward for the position.

Click here for Course & Greens Role.

Click here for Membership & Marketing Role.

The council would like members to show us their expression of interest by emailing the secretary manager.
Click Here To Email Your Expression of Interest
 
BRS Members App Update
In-App Competition Purse Top-Ups
We are very excited to announce that members using the BRS Golf booking app can now view and top-up their Competition Purse via the app from their mobile device. Click here for a detailed walkthrough.

This allows members to top up directly from their phone. In time we will be restricting top ups in the proshop so we ask members to first consider topping up in the app before asking the proshop staff to top them up. Thanks.
Apple Download
Android Download
 
Joker
Well done to Paul Brabazon who was drawn out in the last Joker draw on 28th August 2022.
Card #36 was drawn. Next draw is 11th September 2022.
The Joker continues to build with the next weeks pot at €390.
Please support the Joker

Don't forget, if you don't have cash, Use SumUp to buy joker ticket. 
 
Course News
All the greens tees & approaches were topped dressed recently.

Last week a foliar feed has been applied to the fairways, approaches and green surrounds. This will feed the plant, provide great colour and help control growth.

Weeds throughout the course are being spot sprayed which will help with presentation and a much cleaner course.

A granular fertilizer has been applied to our tees and approaches, which will keep the plant healthy as we head into Autumn and Winter.
 
Club Rules
We have recently created a page on the club website for all our club rules, policies & bye laws. Click below to find the page. This page is protected and will require a password. 
Club Rules
 
Wednesday Competition
Thank you to all the Wednesday sponsors so far this year.
The Men's Committee would like to thank Paul Keane from Land Art Landscaping and Keith Gill from First Ireland Insurance for sponsoring the next two Wednesday competitions.
 
Friday Social's
The Friday Social golf continues this evening from 4:40pm. There is still spaces available on the time sheet to book.

A super evening was had by all at the Quiz on 26th August last. Well done to Padraic & Maria Robinson & Sean & Imelda Dunne on a fantastic performance winning the quiz. Special thanks to Quiz master Martin Donoghue.
 
Preparations are being made to hold a race night here at the club. The race night will take place on 30th September with a 10 race card planned. The first race is off at 8pm sharp with our first guest tipster speaking at 7:40pm.
More details to follow when all is confirmed
Book via BRS
 
Men's Golf of the Year Standings
The current Golfer of the Year standings with the October medal to go!
 
Hole in One Club
Congrats to Charlie McConalogue who had a hole in one back in July on the 14th Hole.
Also, congrats to our Honorary Treasurer Simon Fitzpatrick who had a hole in one on the 11th hole on Wednesday 24th August. 
 
Clubhouse
 
Club App
The ClubV1 members app allows you to view and edit your profile, track spending on your loyalty card, see results of competitions and get course alerts.

Have you downloaded the ClubV1 members app?
Click the links to download to your device:
Apple Download
Android Download
 
Social Media
If you have got this far thank you. If anyone would like to contribute to the newsletter or social media please reach out to Margaret or I at the club.

Yours in golf

David Reilly
 
August 16th 2022 Newsletter
Issue #5
 
Presidents Prize's
Lady President Tina's golf days took place on Tuesday 9th when over 65 ladies and Juniors/Juveniles competed for the coveted Lady Presidents Prize 2022. The weather was very kind on the day. 
The Competition Committee worked late into the afternoon to process the results as the Lady President Tina, and finally the winner was announced as Mary Lawlor with a fantastic score of 47 points. Well done to Mary.
President Sean Dunne's day took place on Saturday 13th with 186 players playing on the day. The weather was very good as we know and the course was playing firm and fast. Gerard Keegan had the best score on the day but couldnt win the overall.
The Presidents Prize was won by long standing member Vincent Collier with a score of 40 points pipping Peter Murphy & Brian Finnegan on a count back.
 
Fingal Junior Girls Team Trophy
Well done to the junior girls team of Amelia Penrose, Anna Cullen, Emma MacDonagh, Amelia Lanagan & Alicia O'Keeffe who won the Fingal Junior Girls Team Trophy at Forrest Little yesterday. They beat 9 other local clubs to the top of the table.
 
Inter Club Team News
O'Grady Cup
The O'Grady Cup Team played Westmanstown GC in the semi final but unfortunately lost the match.
Uden Cup
The first leg of the final is booked in for Saturday 27th August at 2pm here in Forrest Little. There will be five matches played that day and a return leg played in Deer Park on Sunday 4th September.
We would love to see as many members out supporting the team for the final as possible wearing your club colours.
Ladies Fingal Seniors League 2022
We have a great group of ladies representing Forrest Little in the Ladies Fingal Seniors competition since April.  There are two groups playing in a round the robin, scotch foursomes format.  Each club plays 5 other golf clubs – Sutton, Deerpark, Beaverstown Howth and Malahide. The top two Clubs moving into the Semi Final and Final matches played in neutral golf clubs. We are currently sitting in third place. With two matches left to play - Howth on Monday 8th August and our last match on Monday 22nd against Malahide - watch this space for an update on how we did.
 
Joker
Well done to Eileen Judd who was drawn on in the last Joker draw on 14th August 2022.
Card #41 was drawn. Next draw is 28th August 2022.
The Joker continues to build with the next weeks pot at €360.
Please support the Joker

Don't forget, if you don't have cash, Use SumUp to buy joker ticket. 
 
Course News
The course survived the heatwave and will bounce back quick after Mondays heavy rainfall.
The greens were topdressed on Tuesday and will be watered again tonight. 
The tees will be sprayed with their foliar feed on Wednesday to help with plant health and presentation.
 
Club Rules
We have recently created a page on the club website for all our club rules, policies & bye laws. Click below to find the page. This page is protected and will require a password. 
Club Rules
 
Wednesday Competition
Thank you to all the Wednesday sponsors so far this year.
The Men's Committee would like to thank Jim Grehan and Joe Moore & Barry Memory for sponsoring the next two Wednesday competitions.
 
Juveniles

Junior Boys Fingal Junior League

Well done to the Junior Boys who finished 3rd in the final standings of the League.
 
Friday Social Golf
26th August, gather your friends for our Quiz night, we will also be running a RED TEE Friday Social Game. 
 
Preperations are being made to hold a race night here at the club. Updates to follow when we have dates confirmed
Book via BRS
 
Clubhouse
 
Club App
The ClubV1 members app allows you to view and edit your profile, track spending on your loyalty card, see results of competitions and get course alerts.

Have you downloaded the ClubV1 members app?
Click the links to download to your device:
Apple Download
Android Download
 
Social Media
If you have got this far thank you. If anyone would like to contribute to the newsletter or social media please reach out to Margaret or I at the club.

Yours in golf

David Reilly
 
July 27th 2022 Newsletter
Issue #4
 
Lady Captains Prize
Lady Captain Paula's golf days took place on Sat 16th and Sat 23rd July when over 80 ladies and Juniors/Juveniles competed for the coveted Lady Captain Prize 2022. The weather was very kind on both days despite a little rain on Day 2. The best 15 ladies headed out early on Sat 23rd, followed by the other qualifiers. Our Juvenile girls presented strawberries and cream to the ladies at the 10th tee, a tradition long held in Forrest Little. The girls did a fantastic job and the "lunch" provided a welcome break!
The Competition Committee worked late into the afternoon to process the results as the Lady Captain Paula, her family and guests, committee members and other officers of the club, with the Forrest Little ladies, gathered for the evening dinner. An air of anticipation was evident as we all awaited the announcement of the winners.
Following the tasty dinner, Competition Secretary Geraldine Finnegan  began the presentation of prizes to the many prizewinners, both men and women. The prizes were beautiful, a selection of trendy jewellery and some fashionable handbags. 
The highlight of the evening was the announcement of a most popular winner in Eileen Judd, who, to the applause of the ladies and guests, accepted her prize with delight and pride, regaling us with the story of her rise to fame!! Members of her family were in on the secret and were there to see her receive her prize. 
Unfortunately, Tony Judd, her son and private coach, was unable to attend as he was away. I'm sure he was very proud of his Mam and will celebrate with her in style on his return.
All in all, a fantastic night was held by all! Congratulations to Lady Captain Paula on the success of her prize days 2022.
 
Joker
It Was Won Again,   YES  the Joker was revealed Sunday the 24th August, the jackpot was €710.00,  Joker was hiding behind envelope number 40. 
Congratulations to Our President Sean, Vinny Dunne & Joe Walsh the shared winners. They also won the usual €50.00 + €20 loyalty top up. There was great excitement in the club house 
 
Our new jackpot is €300.00  Your support for the Joker is always appreciated and most welcome, so please continue to be generous. As you know, members and visitors can now buy Jokers via SumUp at the bar.  
Thanks to your support we will soon see our super size new TV in the main lounge to enhance our enjoyment of sporting events.
 
 
Whats Happening At The Council Meetings
Health & Safety
The council recently employed the services of a safety consultant to update our safety statement and perform risk assessments where appropriate. These risk identified are being actioned on by council members & I. The safety statement is available in the office if members would like to view.

Course Staff Canteen
The course staff canteen quarters have been listed as an area that needs investment. The council have requested me to gather quotes for the canteen and changing room area for the course staff this month. I will be reporting back to council at the August meeting with quotes.

Fire Door Replacement
The escape door at the snooker room entrance was recently replaced with a metal door. The council have decided to replace to escape door in the men's locker room with the same door. This will hopefully be completed by the end of August.

Locker Room Security
The council recently approved the upgrade of the security of the ladies and gents locker rooms. The keypads and locking systems to all door into the locker rooms have been reinstated and now require a code to gain access. The code for all these doors is 2579. please ensure the doors are kept closed at all times.

Dress Code
This month coming I will be updating our course and clubhouse dress code to better reflect current fashion trends in both golf apparel and acceptable attire in the clubhouse. This will be agreed in the August meeting and will be published to the membership in due course.
 
Inter Club Team News
O'Grady Cup
The O'Grady Cup Team play Westmanstown GC today at 4pm. There are 2 matches at home & 3 matches away. This is the semi final stage so lets cheer on the team and lets make it two teams in a final this summer. Best of luck to the team playing today.
Uden Cup
The Uden Cup Team recently played their semi final match against Malahide GC last Saturday.
They played 3 matches at home and 2 matches away.
Some matches were very close. We won the second match in Malahide on the 14th. A great win away!
The first match went down the 19th and we unfortunately lost that.
At home the first match went to the 20th and we won.
The second match went down the 19th and the team birdied it to win.
Finally, the third match, after being down most of the match, won on the 18th green. Overall a great performance by all team members and good luck to them in the Final against Deer Park GC.

The date for the final is to be confirmed at this point.
There will be a five matches at home first followed by five matches away in Deer Park the following week. 

We hope that as many members can make it out to support the team.

We will update the membership with the date and time of the matches when it is confirmed.
 
Course News
Course Masterplan Update
Ken Kearney recently submitted the suggested Master plan for the golf course and the plan was discussed in the June council meeting. The council voted to undertake initial works on holes 1, 2, 3, 5, 17 & 18. We have reverted back to Ken Kearney who has now gone out to course development companies to tender the works. The companies have a deadline of 5th August to submit their application and quotation for the works involved. This will leave the council to approve the successful applicant at the August council meeting. Updates to follow when I have them.
After high winds at the weekend, we had an unseasonal amount of leaves fall throughout the course. These will be blown into the rough where the mower will mulch them.
Greens: The greens held up really well throughout the high heat in the past 2 weeks. Overnight irrigation along with hand watering during the day were key to keeping drought stress to a minimum. That allowed us to topdress the greens on Monday. They have since been watered, cut and had a foliar feed applied and are looking really good heading into the bank holiday weekend.
Tees: The tees are in good shape after high temps. Again, overnight irrigation and hand watering were key. The tees, along with the approaches, were top dressed this week which will help with smoothness and firmness.
 
Club Rules
We have recently created a page on the club website for all our club rules, policies & bye laws. Click below to find the page. This page is protected and will require a password. 
Club Rules
 
Wednesday Competition
Thank you to all the Wednesday sponsors so far this year.
The Men's Committee would like to thank Conor Geraghty & Michael Connaghan and Ciaran O'Brien from Peter O'Brien Landscaping for sponsoring the next two Wednesday competitions.
 
Juveniles

Junior Boys Fingal Junior League

Junior boys are doing very well in the Fingal Junior League Trophy. They are lying in 4th place after 5 rounds.
 
Friday Social Golf
Friday 26th July our Friday social game is Pinehurst, this is a fun Swap Ball game and later in the club, our very own Matt Smith will host a "Music Bingo". 
You don't have to play golf but if you wish to support the Music Bingo a fun evening is guaranteed. Bingo starts @ 8pm.
 
Friday 5th August back by popular demand, we are returning to a 3 club game, singles.  
Friday 12th August, 3 person team, colour ball game. There are double points available in this game. 
 
13th August, You will see our poster for the Presidents Event near the first Tee, members wishing to attend the dinner and presentation and later enjoy the sounds of John Coates" please book with Adrienne.
 
26th August, gather your friends for our Quiz night, we will also be running a RED TEE Friday Social Game. 
 
Book via BRS
 
Clubhouse
 
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Social Media
If you have got this far thank you. If anyone would like to contribute to the newsletter or social media please reach out to Margaret or I at the club.

Yours in golf

David Reilly
 

July 14th 2022 Newsletter

Issue #3

 
Captains Prize 2022
The Captains Prize was held over the past couple of weekends. The scoring was very good in qualifying with John O'Donoghue leading qualifier with a score of 66 nett on Saturday and Con McNamee returning a 67 on Sunday. Final day had 99 players teeing off to try and capture the Clubs most coveted competition for the gents.
The scoring was good just like the weather and with Aaron Collins taking an early clubhouse with the best score of day 2, 67, and overall total of 142. That total stood until the overall winner James Doyle returned a score of 70 on day 2 for a total of 141. Congrats to James on winning the Captains Prize for 2022. Honorable mention to Paul Rooney who had the best two day total of 139 but as he is an intermediate member he couldn't win the overall prize.
 
Lady Captains Prize
Lady Captain Paula Mac Brádaigh's golf days will take place on 16th and 23rd July this year, and we look forward to a great turnout from all our ladies, juniors and juveniles. We hope for sunshine and lots of fun, with competitive golf for all!
Lady Captain Paula will present her prizes at her Dinner on Saturday 23rd July where she will welcome all prize-winners, family and guests, along with Forrest Little ladies. Thanks to our Ladies' Committee and the Social Committee for their organisation of this event. We all hope Lady Captain has an enjoyable night where she can relax with family and friends.
 
Well Done Jack McDonnell
Jack recently played in the professional tournament presented by Modest Golf Management. He had great scores of 69, 71 & 73 to finish in 3rd place on his own. Click the link below for the final leaderboard.
Northern Ireland Open
Jack is also playing this week in the North of Ireland Amateur Championship contested at Royal Portrush Golf Club. Jack had a great score of 5 under 66 on the Valley Course. He tees off at 3:26pm today on the Dunluce Course. Best of luck Jack. Click the link below for the leader board.
North of Ireland Championship
 
Wednesday Competition
Thank you to all the Wednesday sponsors so far this year.
The Men's club would like to thank the Robinson Family who are sponsoring Wednesday 20th July competition.
 
Proshop
Tony & I met with the Footjoy Rep to order apparel stock for 2023. Tony is yet again thankful to the members for the great support thus far with the new Footjoy stock. If members would like any specific Footjoy items that are not in stock pop in and have a chat with Tony and he can arrange to order it for you.
 
Pro Tip
Check out Tonys fairway bunker tip and see if it helps your game!
If you want a lesson from Tony call him on 0868101695.
 
Clubhouse
 
Inter Club Team News
Men's Teams

Uden Cup
The next match is against Rush GC on Sunday 19th June at 3:30pm.
 
Ladies Team News

O’Grady Team
The team are waiting to see who they play in the next round.

Minor Cup
The team lost their Quarter Final match versus Ardee GC 3/2.

 
 
Club App
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Social Calendar
Future dates for your calendar.
13th August. Presidents Prize Night
26th August Table Quiz
September Race Night Special. Date TBC
15th October Lunar Night Golf. 

Details to follow on all.
 
 
Friday Social Golf
Friday social golf winners: 
1st July 2022
Brid McGee, Paul McGee, Ciaran Gregan, Michael Timmons & Ciaran Goodmayes

8th July 2022
Marie Purdue, Christian Conway, Grace Dowdall, Donald Lavin & Gerry Healy.

Prizes in pro shop. Thank you for your support.  

Charity receiving your mulligan money is Dementia Ireland 

Next social golf 15th July & 29th July 2022
 
Book via BRS
 
Joker
Well done to Des O'Brien who was drawn on in the last Joker draw on 10th July 2022.
Card #17 was drawn. Next draw is 24th July 2022.
The Joker continues to build with the next weeks pot at €710.
Please support the Joker

Don't forget, if you don't have cash, Use SumUp to buy joker ticket. 
 
 
Social Media
If you have got this far thank you. If anyone would like to contribute to the newsletter of social media please reach out to Margaret or myself at the club.

Yours in golf

David Reilly
 

June 30th 2022 Newsletter

Issue #2

 
Vice Captains Prize Presentation
A great night was had by all at the recent Vice Captains Prize Presentation.
Well done to the winners Maureen Hampson & Jimmy Murphy.
 
Michael Timmons Captains Prize
The Captains Presentation Night will take place on Saturday 9th July. The meal commences at 7.30pm with the presentation of prizes at 9pm. Music by Eamonn Toal at 9.30pm.
There will be lots of tables for members wishing to attend the Presentation and enjoy the music & craic. To guarantee a table pre-booking is advised. Click below to contact Adrienne Timmons to reserve a table.
Text Adrienne to Book
 
Ladies Club News
Well done to Adrienne Timmons & Donna Gregan who qualified in Ardee GC to represent FLGC in the All Ireland Final on the 22nd August in Longford GC.
 
Men's Club News
Michael Timmons Captains Prize qualifiers are taking place this Saturday & Sunday 2nd & 3rd July. 99 players will qualify on a pro rata basis over the weekend. Results will be available on Sunday 3rd July.
The non qualifiers timesheet will open for booking from 7:30pm on Tuesday 5th July. If you are unable to play on the final day, 9th July, please notify the competition committee on your day 1 scorecard.
 
Course News
Fairways were sprayed with their monthly foliar feed, improving presentation and overall plant health.
Greens were sprayed with their biweekly foliar feed. The height of cut was also lowered to 3mm ahead of upcoming Captains and Lady Captains Prizes.
New flags and cup inserts have been put out ahead of Captains and Lady Captains. New towels have also been put out on ball washers.
Tees are looking super after a granular fertiliser 2 weeks ago and a foliar feed. The height of cut on tees and approaches has been lowered to 8mm.
 
Course Safety
We recently had a couple of stray shots hit fellow players and a vehicle over the past number of weeks. This has given us concern over the safety of our course users.

The council will be erecting a course safety notice sign on the first tee soon.

We to encourage all members to shout fore when a stray shot is hit that could put players in danger. We ask that the whole group take collective responsibility to shout fore.
 
Wednesday Competition
Thank you to all the Wednesday sponsors so far this year.
The mens club would like to thank Sean Dooley from Graham Anthony Distribution and Danny Whelan from Technogym Ireland for sponsoring the next two Wednesday competitions.

Members wishing to play the 9 hole competition earlier in the day please book your tee as normal and then contact the proshop to inform them you will be playing the 9 hole competition. The proshop will edit the charge to your tee time and ensure your purse is charged appropriately.
 
Strategic Planning Group
The Strategy Planning Group would like to thank the members for their response to the recent survey. 380 replies were received which is an excellent response and the group are in the process of analysing these responses in order to assist them with developing the five year strategy plan for Forrest Little Golf Club.
 
Congrats Derry Sullivan
Well done to Derry who recently played in the Munster Under 16 boys tournament at Clonmel GC. Derry recorded a hole in one at the 17th hole during round 1. Derry made the cut during the event and finished in a tie for 43rd.
 
Proshop
Tony is delighted with the sales of the new stock and would like to thank the members for their support.

If members have their eye on a specific Footjoy or Titleist product please speak with Tony and he can order it for you.

Tony is offering a lesson package for newsletter readers.
5 Lessons for €100. Please quote "newsletter" when purchasing.

Tony would like to wish all the members the best of luck for the upcoming Captains Prizes.
 
Inter Club Team News
Men's Teams

Uden Cup
The team won their recent match versus Rush. They play Malahide in the semi final. Match to be played before 25th July.

Senior Cup
The team lost to The Island GC.

Junior Cup
The team lost to Malahide GC.

All Ireland Fourball
The team lost to Westmanstown GC.

Metropolitan Cup
The team lost to Donabate GC.
Ladies Team News

O’Grady Team
The team are waiting to see who they play in the next round.

Intermediate Cup
The team lost to Ardee GC.

Minor Cup
Quarter Final opponent to is Ardee GC. Match to be played on Sunday 10th July.
 
Restaurant
 
Club App
The ClubV1 members app allows you to view and edit your profile, track spending on your loyalty card, see results of competitions and get course alerts.

Have you downloaded the ClubV1 members app?
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Juveniles

Junior Summer Series Sponsorship

The junior committee would like to thank all the members who contacted them regarding the sponsorship of the Summer Series.
 
 
Friday Social Golf
The social committee are running Friday Social Golf for July & August, our first competition on the 1st July is a 3 club singles, 8th July is a 2 person team with a twist. As always, pay in the Pro-Shop and return cards to the men's competition box downstairs or to the social committee in the main lounge.
Keep an eye on Banners in BRS for further details.
Book via BRS
 
Book via BRS
 
Joker
Well done to Adrienne Timmons who was last weeks winner.
Card #21 was drawn. Next draw is 10th July 2022.
The Joker continues to build with the next weeks pot at €680.

We are delighted to announce our Joker found a friend SumUP. You can now purchase a Joker ticket using SumUp. Just tap your card, return the receipt to the envelope and you're in with a chance of winning our Jackpot.
Thank you for supporting the Joker in the past, as you know your support helped Forrest Little purchase our fabulous new carpet, Our new project can be enjoyed by everyone, as we plan to erect a new super size TV in the main lounge, so PLEASE  keep supporting our Joker. Every draw there is always a lucky winner, its a win win.
 
US Open Lucky Dip
The US Open was another small ticket item the social committee ran, congratulations to all the winners, (9 in all).We will be doing similar for the British Open, lucky dip for players and again lots of winners, don't be left out, tickets will be available to buy from bar staff or social committee members.
 
Social Media
Thanks for taking the time to read through the newsletter. I hope all members playing the Captains Prize play well and the course is in the best shape possible for you all.

If anyone would like to contribute to the newsletter of social media please reach out to Margaret or I at the club.

Yours in golf

David Reilly

Welcome to Our New Newsletter

With so much happening around the club we need to keep our members better informed about all that is happening.

Vice Captains Presentation
The Vice Captains Presentation Night will take place this Saturday. The meal commences at 7.30pm with the presentation of prizes at 9pm. Music by REWIND at 9.30pm. Cost for meal is €24.00.
There will be lots of tables for members wishing to attend the Presentations and enjoy the music & craic. To guarantee a table pre-booking is advised. Click below to contact Adrienne Timmons to reserve a table.
Text Adrienne to Book
 
Well Done Jack McDonnell
The Captain would like to congratulate Jack on a fantastic 2nd place finish in the East of Ireland Championship over the June bank holiday weekend.
Read More Here
 
Ladies Club News
Lady Vice Captain's Prizes
Ann O'Dwyer, Vice Captain Theresa McMahon, Catherine Cavanagh & Margaret McManus
Carmel Kearney, Vice Captain Theresa McMahon & Ger Rush
`Lady Captain Paula MacBradraigh & Lady Vice Captain Theresa McMahon
There was a fantastic atmosphere around the club on Tuesday for Theresa McMahons Vice Captains Day.
Above is a small collection of pictures captured on the day. Well done to all the ladies who played in the event.
 
Men's Club News
Peters Duffy's Vice Captains Prize competition is taking place this Saturday 18th. There is a few spots available in the afternoon to play.
Congrats to Denis Fitzpatrick winning the June Medal with a score of 69 nett.
 
Wednesday Competition
Thank you to all the Wednesday sponsors so far this year.
The mens club would like to thank Ronnie Bruen from Artane Heating and Nick Prior from NCL Engineering for sponsoring the next two Wednesday competitions.

The purse will be back in operation from Wednesday 22nd June.
 
Strategic Planning Group
On behalf of the strategic planning group they would like to thank all the members who completed the members survey. There was a huge response and the group are analyzing the results currently.
 
Congrats Julie McCarthy
Congratulations to Julie McCarthy who graduated from Auburn University recently.
 
Proshop
Tony is delighted to present the new Footjoy and Titleist stock now available in the Pro Shop. Pop in and check out the new items on display.
 
Pro Tip
Check out Tonys putting tip and see if it helps your game!
If you want a lesson from Tony call him on 0868101695.
 
Clubhouse
 
Inter Club Team News
Men's Teams

Uden Cup
The team won their first match over Elmgreen
The next match is against Rush GC on Sunday 19th June at 3:30pm.

Senior Cup
The team won their first round match versus Skerries GC 4/1.
2nd round we beat Dundalk GC 3.5/1.5.
The team play The Island GC at home on Sunday 19th June at 2:40pm.

Junior Cup
The team won their first round match versus Rush GC 3/2.
2nd round we play Malahide GC with 3 matches at home on Friday 17th at 4:30pm.

All Ireland Fourball
The team won their first round match versus Corrstown GC 3/2.
2nd round we beat Clontarf GC 3/2.
The team play Westmanstown GC away on Thursday 16th June at 3:40pm.

Metropolitan Cup
The team won their first round match beating the holders Corrstown GC.
2nd round opponent to be confirmed.

JB Carr Trophy
The team won their first match away to Donabate GC 3/2
2nd round we overcame Malahide GC to win 3-2.
3rd round we lost to Skerries GC.

Jimmy Bruen
The team won their first round match versus The Island GC 3/2.
2nd round we beat Balbriggan GC 4/1.
3rd round we lost to Howth GC 3/2.

Barton Shield
The team lost their first round match versus St Annes by 2holes.

Pierce Purcell
The team won their first round match versus Sillogue Park GC 4.5/0.5.
2nd round we lost to Royal Dublin GC 3.5/1.5.

Barton Cup
The team lost their first round match versus Portmarnock GC.
Ladies Team News

O’Grady Team
The team won their first round match versus Elmgreen GC.
2nd round we beat Swords GC.
3rd round we beat current holders Roganstown.
4th round opponent to be confirmed.

Intermediate Cup
The team won their first-round match versus Beaverstown 3/2
2nd round match versus Ardee GC to be played on Thursday 16th June at 4pm.

Minor Cup
The team won their first round match versus Balcarrick 3/2.
2nd round we beat Swords GC
3rd round we beat Elmgreen GC 3/2
Quarter Final opponent to be confirmed.

Junior Foursomes
The team won their first-round match versus Dundalk. 2/1
2nd round we lost to Luttrellstown Castle 2/1

Ladies Fourball (Revive Active)
The team lost their first round match versus Greenore GC 3.5/1.5.

Challenge Cup
The team lost their first round match versus Greenore GC 4/1.

Mixed Foursomes
The team lost their first round match versus Co Meath GC 3.5/1.5

 
 
Course News
Sports Capital Grant
The club was awarded a sports capital grant in excess of €92,000 in the early part of the year. The course & greens committee recruited Ken Kearney to develop a course master plan that will enable the club to best use the sports grant to develop our course. The grant was specifically applied for to redevelop our bunkers. Ken Kearney has therefore created a master plan around this and submitted it to the course & greens committee last week. The master plan was presented to the management council and our course of action will be discussed at this months council meeting.
When we have news on the course of action we will update you in due course.
The club would like to thank Padraic Robinson and Sean Dunne for the work both put into the application for the Sports Capital Grant.

Divot Bags
In other course news could we request that members return divot bags to the first tee stand if you have any extra bags lying around the car or locker?
The team having been busy spraying any remaining trees that had weeds growing.
Bunkers are being edged this week also.
A granular feed has been applied to the tees and approaches too.
 
Restaurant
 
Club App
The ClubV1 members app allows you to view and edit your profile, track spending on your loyalty card, see results of competitions and get course alerts.

Have you downloaded the ClubV1 members app?
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Juveniles

Junior Summer Series Sponsorship

The Juvenile & Cadets boys section are seeking sponsorship for their summer series of events starting this Thursday and running each week for 10 weeks. If anyone would like to sponsor one of the the weekly competitions it would be very much appreciated.

If you would be interested in sponsoring please contact:
 
Myles McDonagh
 
Friday Social Golf
The Friday socials return on 24th June from 4:30pm. Starting with singles stableford. Book via BRS
 
Book via BRS
 
Joker
Well done to Paddy McMahon who was last weeks winner.
Card #46 was drawn. Next draw is 19th June 2022.
The Joker continues to build with the next weeks pot at €660.
Please support the Joker
 
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