Boards Golf Society 2023

Down there from Thursday.

Will be playing both courses.

Updated GOTY table

It was done the day after Arklow. I’ll check and make sure I didn’t miss anyone

There is no golf booking system in the world that you can withdraw from.

Are you leaving the society ? Why do you want to withdraw ? If you are planning on playing again then keep it in there until then. This is how purse systems work in all golf clubs and societies that use a purse.

We are not really formed like a traditional golf club or society..we are made up of all the past captains and make choices based on that group. Interchangeable of roles is a key aspect of the concept...

We haven't had too many looking to do what your doing ..so PM me or any past captain and we will sort you out.

Next year I will suggest, that we implement stronger rules on withdrawals and refunds ....but again we are a voluntary based group ...

Thanks for coming along , enjoy your GAA .

Gents, I'll do a full reconciliation tomorrow on all balances and make sure everything is correct for everyone

all purse balances reconciled now and 2's money paid out so everybody should be spot on. let me know if any issues (even though there aren't... just being polite 🤣)

Just for a bit of context and some transparency.

having been involved in running the society since my captaincy in 2015, I know most of you appreciate that there are countless hours of volunteer time invested, but some of you might not realise just how much time is devoted to it. Yesterday for example, I spent a good hour just going through and reconciling purse balances to make sure everything was correct. I genuinely personally put close to 100 (realistically more) hours into the admin every year. I probably do most of the work and maybe I go over the top, but my moto is, if you are gonna do something, do it right. As a result, between us I think we run a very very professional society.

up till last year we were a cash operation. Turn up on the day and pay your way. Golfgraffix have been extraordinarily generous to us over the years, arranging great discounts on golf, amazing sponsorship of prizes and free rounds of golf and most recently the free use of their platform. This has made a huge difference to smoother running on outing days. Ironically it also makes an awful lot more admin. And there is a cost to handling credit/debit card transactions. Every time there is a transaction, there is a transaction cost and there are separate percentage fees. It’s not huge, but it stacks up and it comes out of the pot we use for prizes and golf subsidies. To minimise the costs, make for a better more inclusive society and getting members to show some commitment to the society, we set a minimum purse lodgement at €100, which should get between 2-3 games. It’s not a lot to ask and we know and realise that lots of people won’t be able to commit to playing every single event such it the nature of life. But the idea is that the purse can be parked till the next outing later in the year and so far it has suited everyone. we can, will and do review everything on an ongoing basis for the betterment of all members.

Set up a whatsapp for killarney.

You can add a ballot/ survey in the chat.

With Seve on holidays and no access to the cards, I worked off Roadrunners order and updated the tables.

All change at the business end of the table:

Was doing it on my phone and the phone excel app is a bit crude, I can see issues with it there now alright. Will sort it out

Will be a 1st time for me if I make the team

Have never heard of it described as "better". Supposed to be shorter, more mature, and narrower, a really nice traditional parkland, but doesn't have the wow factor of the New