23rd January 2017

Maynooth College Golf Team Visit Quinta do Lago

For a second year in a row we are delighted to welcome to Quinta do Lago the student golfers from the National University of Ireland at Maynooth. These are young golfers on the Padraig Harrington Golf Scholarship who are here in the Algarve for a week of winter training. Some of the team will be playing on Wednesday in the Men’s Day ‘betterball’ competition. From the look of their twitter feed (right) they are also quite excited to be here in the sunshine and giving recognition to CGQL for allowing them to use some of our Member times!

Nominations Received for Positions on the Boards

We report  that the first nominations for the upcoming elections have started to come in. On a weekly basis the newsletter will keep you updated on who has been nominated for which Boards, and the total numbers contesting. Please remember that there are three vacancies on the Assembly and Fiscal Boards each, and six places to fill on the Executive Board. All nominations must be in by Monday 27th February. The members nominated over the past week are:

• Brian O’Connell – Assembly Board
• Peter Heel – Assembly Board
• Terry Williams – Executive Board

To download a nomination form please follow this link.

Algarve Charity Pro-Am 2017

6th placed team (out of a total of 32 teams) were CGQL members Jane Reason, Jane Beale, Diana Mucklow & David Wettlaufer.

Our congratulations to Laurie & Nicola Raper and Martin Burns who teamed up with Austrian professional Jack Eckardt to come 2nd in the Algarve Charity Pro-Am 2017 competition last week (unfortunately no picture) . Despite getting the best Stableford score on their final round, they came up short by 1 point, totalling 332 points. The competition, which was held over 4 rounds on 4 different courses, invited competitors to enjoy playing the North and South courses as well as Pinheiros Altos and San Lorenzo. Other CGQL members who played in the competition included  Sian Stonehill and John Farrell whose team came in 5th place with 327 points, just beating the girls, pictured above, who scored 326 points.

Blevins Franks Renew Sponsorship of AGM Week

We were also delighted to report that financial services company Blevins Franks has once again agreed to sponsor the Club competitions in AGM Week, comprising the Captain’s Plate, the Club Championships and the Captain’s Drive-in. This year we are expecting bigger entry fields than ever and our sponsors have increased their support and involvement to match. This can only enhance the enjoyment of all members who choose to participate. AGM Week starts on Sunday 26th March and finishes on Sunday 2nd April. For further details please consult the Club website.

Another Mystery Dinner on the Horizon

The organisers of the next instalment of mystery dinners have asked you to block off Friday 3rd March. Once again you will be leaving the clubhouse by coach at 18.00 for an eventful trip to the countryside – and hopefully dinner! Further details will be posted shortly.

Next Week’s Schedule

The schedule of events for next week is listed below. Please consult the members’ website for full details of each event.