DUNMURRY GOLF CLUB:

 AIB ALL-IRELAND GOLF CLUB OF THE YEAR FOR 2003

Following Dunmurry's 2002 award for best Clubhouse / Course Presentation in Ulster, Dunmurry has been selected as AIB All Ireland Golf Club of the Year for 2003.

2003 Dunmurry Club Captain John Campbell and Mrs Lillian Patterson receive the AIB All Ireland Golf Club of the Year Trophy from Mr Billy Andrews (General Manager Allied Irish Bank), Michael P. O'Donoghue (President 2003 GUI) and Mrs Ita Butler (President 2003 ILGU).

Reflecting the progressive Junior Development Programme at the club, Dunmurry also won both the 2003 All Ireland and 2003 Ulster awards for Junior Golf.

Dunmurry representatives, Colin Fleming, Lillian Patterson, Andy Sproule and John Campbell displaying the All Ireland Junior Golf , Ulster Junior Golf and AIB Golf Club of the Year Trophies.

The AIB All Ireland Golf Club of the Year award, and development grants totalling €7,500, were presented to the club at a function held in AIB Bankcentre, Dublin on Friday 14th November 2003. At the function All Ireland category awards were presented to Charlesland, Elm Park, Bantry Bay and Dunmurry. In addition to the All Ireland awards a further 16 provincial awards were also presented at the function.

The complete list of award winners is as follows;-
AIB Golf Club of the Year: Dunmurry


All Ireland Category Awards:
Junior Golf: Dunmurry
Environment: Charlesland
Clubhouse / Course Presentation: Elm Park
Communications: Bantry Bay

All Ireland Category Award winners for 2003


Provincial Category Winners:

Junior Golf

Environment

Clubhouse / Course
Presentation

Communications

Connacht

Claremorris

Co Sligo

Portumna

Galway

Leinster

Tullamore

Charlesland

Elm Park

Carlow

Munster

Mallow

East Clare

Tralee

Bantry

Ulster

Dunmurry

Ballyliffin

Carnalea

Clones

The AIB Golf Club of the Year awards scheme is a joint venture between AIB, the Golfing Union of Ireland and the Irish Ladies Golf Union. The scheme was set up to focus on the many non – playing aspects of a golf club that are essential to the long term success of the club. The Awards focused on four key elements of club life namely, Junior Golf, The Environment, Communications and Clubhouse / Course Presentation.

The judging panel for the awards consisted of representatives of both the Golfing Union of Ireland and the Irish Ladies Golf Union.

Speaking at the presentation on behalf of AIB, General Manager Billy Andrews said that AIB was delighted to be involved with both the GUI and the ILGU in a scheme which he believed was be of major benefit to golf in Ireland.

Back