Golf Update………..

Notice to all Members - 30th April 2020

                                         CITYWEST RESORT GOLF CLUB
                                           

Firstly we would like to send best wishes to all of our members and their families in this difficult period.
           We hope that you are all in good health and coping with the restrictions.

The purpose of this notice is to bring you up to date with the Club’s position following the HSE takeover of the hotel and grounds and the Government and GUI regulations.
The HSE have contracted to rent the hotel, conference centre and golf course until the end of September 2020 with an option to extend until the end of December 2020. The hotel is being used to isolate people with the virus and those recovering who no longer require hospital care. The golf course is being used for recreational walks by HSE personnel. No golf is being played.
Our understanding is that the golf course is being maintained by Jonathan and a reduced green keeping staff.
All fees paid to the Hotel for 2020 season are currently being returned. If you have not received a claim form for the refund of fees can you please contact either Martin Green on 089 4364324 or David Magee on 085 9006050 At the moment (April 29th) no golf is permitted in Ireland and until the government decides to relax this rule any information to the contrary circulating on social media is pure speculation.
The position of the GUI regarding Citywest Resort Golf Club is that we can maintain our affiliation provided we find an alternative base to play competitions once golf courses re-open.  Bear in mind that handicaps are only required for competition play.
We have made representations to 4 golf clubs; Lisheen Springs, Slade Valley, Lucan and Beech Park to see if they could accommodate us to allow us to run a mid-week and weekend competition and also to provide reduced green fees. We have received 2 positive replies and are expecting the other 2 shortly.

So what does all of this mean for you as a Citywest Resort member?

If competitive golf is allowed: 

You will need a handicap and insurance. Assuming Citywest  Resort Golf Club can reach an agreement with one of the 4 clubs we will be in a position to run our own competitions and in this way maintain your GUI handicap and insurances. Citywest Golf Club would charge for the GUI membership, insurances and a club administration fee a total of €60. The host club would charge a reduced green fee and a competition entry fee would apply as normal. Thus will allow us to maintain the GUI membership of Citywest until the situation for 2021 is resolved.

We would respectfully ask all members to wait and see what we have negotiated with the selected golf club prior to joining another golf club. The more members we have the stronger our negotiating position will be.

If casual golf only is allowed: 

There would be no need for GUI handicaps and it is highly likely that due to reduced availability of tee times that a Members Only rule will apply which will require you to join another club. The idea of temporary membership of one of the 4 other clubs until the situation with the hotel is clarified has been raised and is something that we expect to be part of the offers we receive.  We would note that all countries that have or are about to resume golf are doing so on a casual basis only for the time being.
That is the current situation and as soon as we have more news and know exactly in what format golf in Ireland will resume we will advise you.

Martin Green – Joint Honorary Secretary.
Anthony Carton – Joint Honorary Secretary