Tuesday, March 08, 2016

General Manager wanted at Howth Castle's
 Deer Park Hotel-Golf Estate, North Co Dublin

FROM THE IRISH GOLF UNION WEBSITE
Deer Park Golf, Howth Castle is positioned close to the picturesque village of Howth, North County Dublin and is situated a mere 20 minutes from Dublin Airport. 
Howth Castle is the ancestral home of the St Lawrence family who have resided on this property for over 800 years. 
The principal activities on the Estate are:
Deer Park Golf which includes two traditional golf courses, one 18 holes, the other nine;  an 18 hole pitch-and-putt course, an 18 hole FootGolf course as well as the first Poc Fada Golf course, combining the ancient Irish game of hurling with golf.
The Golf Clubhouse provides drinks, refreshments, and light lunches. It also houses a golf shop and essential facilities for golfers and visitors to the estate. -
Howth Castle Cookery School is a well-established cookery school in the restored Georgian kitchen of the castle. This offers unique culinary class experiences. 
Howth Castle hosts a variety of local, national and international tour groups, the Howth Literary Festival and bespoke corporate events within the grounds. 
The Role 
Reporting to the Owners, the General Manager will: 
Gain insight into relevant market trends and formulate business plans and budgets for each separate area of the business. 
Use competitor and consumer insights to provide understanding, direction and guidance to the Owners around planned new initiatives. 
Execute successful sales and marketing campaigns for each separate area of the business in line with the strategic objectives of the business. 
Manage all day-to-day food and beverage operations (Golf Clubhouse and Cookery School) as well as day-to-day course and golf shop operations. 
Build, manage and maintain motivated customer-focused teams across every separate area of the business
Maintain and manage quality customer relationship management practices across all areas of the business. 
Establish and maintain robust management tools, metrics and reporting structures to facilitate the effective running of all areas of the business. 
Build personal relationships with golf societies, the local business community and the general public so that the General Manager is clearly identified as the figurehead of the business. 
Develop strategic partnerships and business relationships with tour operators, golf societies, event organisers and other relevant bodies and agencies. 
Organise and host special promotions and events as agreed with the Owners. 
Ensure premises, facilities and courses are updated and maintained to an excellent standard. 
Oversee the implementation of various Course, Clubhouse and Cookery School projects as they arise. 
Person specification
5 – 10 years’ experience in a hospitality management or golf management role in a similar environment.
Sound commercial and financial acumen. 
A keen interest in and passion for golf and food.
A third level qualification in business, leisure, tourism or another relevant qualification.
 A proven track record of improving the profitability and value of a similar business or business unit in a senior leadership position. 
A visible, proactive and personally involved management style with a ‘hands-on’ and ‘can do’ approach to the role.
An entrepreneurial spirit with an ability to work on own initiative. An excellent communicator with the ability to clearly articulate strategy and report on progress. 
Package:  
The role requires tenacity, energy and drive to deal with an interesting and varied workload. In return, we offer an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to progress their career. 
Salary is negotiable, depending on skill and experience. 
To apply: Please send your CV and cover letter to : julian@howthcastle.com​

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 Kippie Lodge pair beaten in Round 1 

at Sunningdale Foursomes

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
The Kippie Lodge, Milltimber professional pairing of Keil Beveridge and Laura Murray (pictured below) lost by 4 and 2 to Richard Wallis (Canterbury) and Adam Wooton (Oxford Golf Centre) over the New Course today (Tuesday) in the first round of the Sunningdale Foursomes at the Ascot venue.
Keil and Laura received three 
strokes from their opponents, two
male pros (scroll down to end of
article to see the handicapping
format).
J
Ellon's Michele Thomson (Meldrum House) had better luck in partnership with Rebecca McGinley (unattached).
They beat Max Newman and Van Phillips 2 and 1, also over the New Course.
The Paul Lawrie Golf Centre pairing of David Law and Ross Kellett had a 5 and 4 win over Ricky Willison and Gary Bothwell over the New Course.
Sam Torrance, a member at Sunningdale, and his son Daniel (Merrist Wood) won by 2 and 1 in their Old Course encounter with Andrew Cooley and Warren Harmston.
The Torrances received one stroke.
Tartan Tour player Gareth Wright (West Linton) and Jason Levermore (Channels) had a good win by one hole over Paul and Ryan Wesselingh (Kedleston Park). 

The entry fee was £180 a pair.
Male pros play off +1
Male amateurs play off scratch
Lady pros play off  2
Lady amateurs play off  4

Match-play ties played with full difference in combined handicaps

TO VIEW ALL THE FIRST-ROUND RESULTS

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 Hutcheon's five birdies in 10 holes make up 

for slow start on Algarve Pro Tour

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Greig Hutcheon rallied from a poor start to finish the day in joint third place with a two-under-par 70 on the Algarve Pro Tour 36-hole competition at Castro Marim Golf Club, near the Spanish 
border with Portugal.
The Tartan Tour No 1 bogeyed the first, short second and long fourth before settling to birdie the long fifth, the ninth, short 11th, long 13th and 14th - five birdies in a 10-hole span.
Hutch is one of eight players on the 70 mark, five behind the English leader, Jordan Smith, and three behind the second-placed Greg O'Neill, also from England.
Scottish amateur Lewis Reid, 18, a Tantallon Golf Club member,  played very well to post a 71 for a share of 11th place.
Other Scots in the field of 62, James Steven (T22), Paul Shields (T39), Jordan McColl (T49)  and Deeside amateur Benjamin Henderson (T49) had scores of 73, 77, 78 and 79 respectively.

ALGARVE PRO TOUR
Castro Marim Golf Club
LEADING FIRST-ROUND SCORES
Par 72
65 J Smith (Eng)
67 G O'Neill (Eng)
70 G Hutcheon (Sco), R Santos (Por), T Cruz (Por), P Reed (Eng), A Runcie (Wal), T Perry (Eng), C Hinton (Eng), A Sobrinho (Por)

OTHER SCOTTISH SCORES
71 L Reid (am) (T11)
73 J Steven (T22)
77 P Shields (T39)
78 J McColl (T49)
79 B Henderson (am) (T54)

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Sam Kiloh finishes T21 in Tony Jacklin

 Open in Morocco

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Portlethen's Sam Kiloh, playing out of the Paul Lawrie Golf Centre, finished joint 21st in the Tony Jacklin Open at Casablanca, Morocco.
Sam, 21, had rounds of 72, 67 and 69 for an eight-under-par total of 208, one of his lowest aggregates since he turned pro, but eight strokes behind the winner, Irishman Rory McNamara who shot a final round of nine-under 63 to surge past the overnight leaders.
In his final round, Kiloh birdied the fourth, eighth, ninth and 18th.
His only bogey came at the 16th. It was his first bogey since the seventh hole in the first round at which point he was four over par. 
So he was bogey-free for 44 holes in a row, which he covered in 12 under par.
Chris Robb (Meldrum House) finished joint 37th on 211 with rounds of 69, 73 and 69. He had four birdies and one bogey in is final round.
Peterhead's Philip McLean (Paul Lawrie Golf Centre) tied for 47th place on 214 (74-68-72).

TONY JACKLIN OPEN
Casablanca, Morocco
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72)

200 Rory McNamara (Ire) 68 69 63
201 Max Walz (Ger) 70 66 65, Bernard Neyumayer (Aut) 65 70 66.

SCOTTISH TOTALS
208 Sam Kiloh 72 67 69 (T21)
211 Chris Robb 69 73 69 (T37)
214 Philip McLean 74 68 72 (T47) 

TO VIEW ALL THE FINAL TOTALS

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PGA Winter 4 Ball Dundonald Links 
tee times for March 15 
 
 Tee  Time      Name

  1   9:00 AM   Mark Loftus
                Simon Payne
                David Orr
                Iain Hanna

  1   9:10 AM   Craig Armstrong
                Craig Goodwin
                Graeme McDougall
                Michael Bradfield

  1   9:20 AM   John Greaves
                Graeme Fisher
                Gareth Wright
                Norman Huguet

  1   9:30 AM   Stewart Savage
                Craig Everett
                Graham Fox
                Alan Reid

  1   9:40 AM   Craig Ronald
                Jason McCreadie
                Stephen Gray
                Campbell Elliott

  1   9:50 AM   Ian Young
                Paul McKechnie
                Paul Malone
                Craig Gordon 
 
Complete information is available at Tournament Information Page (TIP)

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Tomorrow's NE Alliance switched to Inverallochy

Tomorrow's North-east Alliance championship first round has, once again, been moved. Due to flooding of Fraserburgh's Corbie Hill Course -  Round 1 of the Golf Monthly Final Series NE Alliance Championship will be played at Inverallochy.
Mats must be used from the fairways.

REVISED DRAW FOR TOMORROW

8-008-108-20 A Smith,  A Campbell, G Esson, C Goodwin.8-30 C Cassie, T Boyle, B Harper.8-40 S Davidson, M Brown, R Brown.8-50 D Mackay, T Mathieson, K Nicol, G McBain. 

9-00 L Roger, M Rendall, J Nicolson, B Nicolson.9-10 G Chalmers, A Stuart, S Hanson, H Macnaughton.9-20 D Booth,R Reid, R Blackmore.9-30 D McKay, J Duff, B Ritchie, S Finnie. 9-40 K McGillivary, N K Parker, L Duncan, J Crawford. 9-50 J Stewart, W Beattie, M Forster. 

10-00 C Nelson, J Scott, B Skene, S Shand.10-10 J Forrest, N Stewart, B Lumsden, M Duncan. 10-20 S Mackie, S Scott, J Hosie, G Moir10-30 D Fleming, L Fowler, A Gall, S Roger.10-40 S Allison, R Davidson, G Mackie, M Winton.10-50 D Leslie, D Wright, P Cheyne, G Homer.


11-00 T Collie, M Lawrie, G Cochrane, D Brown. 11-10 F Bisset, J Murray, D Nelson. 11-20 W Skene, R Duncan, D Lane, M Roger. 11-30 R Ruddiman, A Clark, G Thom, D Townsley.11-40 J Borthwick, P Low, J Hopwood, S Macneil11-50 J Morris, E Riley, G Riley, A Graham


12-00 C Lawrie, K Zeynalov, S Lawrie, D Macandrew. 12-10 S Lawrie, D Craigie, C Grant. 12-20 K Duncan, M Patterson, R McKen 12-3012-4012-50 R Lamb, M Merchant, C Lamb13-00

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Scot Doherty upbeat ahead of MENA

Tour title defence in Morocco

NEWS RELEASE
DUBAI — A confident Paul Doherty will return to the scene of his maiden MENA Golf Tour victory, hoping for another strong run when he headlines the field at the Royal Golf Mohammedia Open by HLO, starting on March 23 in Mohammedia on the outskirts of the Moroccan port city of Casablanca.

The Scot shot an impressive 13-under total to win last year’s event by two shots, the success providing the springboard for his creditable third-place finish on the season-ending Order of Merit standings and earning him a spot in the 2016 Omega Dubai Desert Classic.

Playing in his first European Tour event, Doherty missed the cut, but returned home richer in experience that, he believes, will stand him in good stead for the future.

“My game is in better shape than last year. I am striking the ball better. Playing alongside some of the biggest names in golf at the Classic was a great learning curve for me and allowed me to better my course management skills,” said the 31-year-old from Glasgow.

“I have great memories of Mohammedia and look forward to getting back to a golf course where I won my first major professional title. It’s fun playing on the course there because it is always in excellent condition,” added Doherty, who turned professional in 2006, having won the Scottish U18 boys' match-play title during his amateur career.

The defending champion will join 2015 MENA Golf Tour Order of Merit winner Thriston Lawrence of South Africa, Sweden’s Per Barth and the English duo of Jake Shepherd and Scott Campbell among other winners on the tour as entries to the Royal Golf Mohammedia Open are fast picking up pace.

Also included in the field is Spain’s Javier Gallegos, who won the inaugural MENA Golf Tour Qualifying School in Spain in February. Gallegos headed the list of the top 60 players from the Q-school who earned MENA Golf Tour cards for the 2016 season.

Mohamed Juma Buamaim, chairman of the MENA Golf Tour, said: "We're obviously very pleased with the response to the tournament, which is not only a great advertisement for the Royal Golf Mohammedia Club, but also for the tour as a whole.

"We welcome Hors Limite Organisation (HLO) into the family of our sponsors and hope our association will continue to flourish with time. We also value the support of the Moroccan Golf Federation and all the hard work done by the Royal Golf Mohammedia Club in presenting the course in top condition. As always, we can expect some exciting golf ahead. 
“This year we have a very strong schedule and it’s great to see many new countries come forward and support the tour, sharing our vision to promote the game in the region. These are truly exciting times for ahead, but we need more backing from the corporate world to keep the momentum going.”

Held under the auspices of the Shaikh Maktoum Golf Foundation, the MENA Golf Tour is affiliated to the Arab Golf Federation and the R and A and this season 20 events, highlighted by maiden voyages to Kuwait, Egypt, Spain, Thailand and South Africa.




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