Popular parish golf fundraiser to tee off in Delgany over May bank holiday

Entries are now open for the annual golf outing, which is a longstanding fundraiser for the local parish, which comprises Delgany, Kilcoole, Newcastle and Newtown parishioners.

Sponsored by Arboretum Kilquade, teams of four can play in one of two competitions, with more than twenty team prizes to be won on the day. There is a morning 9-hole Scramble, the Kilquade Plate, with a shotgun start at 9.30am, and the 18-hole Kilquade Cup, also a Stableford Scramble, which has a 1.30pm shotgun start.

Entry for the Kilquade Cup competition is €300 for a team of four players, which also includes dinner and entertainment in Delgany Golf Club afterwards from 7.30pm.

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Team entry for the morning 9-hole competition is €120 for four players, with a light lunch served in the clubhouse afterwards. Players in this competition compete for the Kilquade Plate, sponsored in memory of recently deceased Delgany member, Seamus Fitzpatrick, who was part of the competition organising committee.

Bookings can be made online at gkpastoralarea.ie/notices/kilquade-cup-2024, by email kilquadecup@gkpastoralarea.ie, or by calling June, on 087 246 9924, or John on 087 259 2538.

Non-golfing guests can attend the dinner and social evening, which features music and entertainment and a Golden Ticket Raffle. Individual tickets for the gala dinner cost €35.

New Kilquade and Greystones Parish Priest, Fr. Des Hayden, says he is looking forward to meeting parishioners at this first major fundraiser he will attend.

“I am looking forward to Kilquade Cup Day in Delgany which, I believe, is a hotly-contested competition for local golfers,” he said. “I would encourage golfers and businesses to support this parish fundraiser, which contributes to improvement works in the parish churches, including upgrading technology systems to make ceremonies more accessible to parishioners.”

Barry Doyle from sponsors Kilquade Arboretum said the family business is investing heavily in the redevelopment of an amazing new Garden and Home Centre in Kilquade, and that supporting local community fundraising and parish life is a pleasure.

“We are grateful to our customers in the wider Kilquade area who support us, and our sponsorship involvement in the Kilquade Cup since 2016 is just one way of thanking the local community,” Barry Doyle said.

Golf club or society membership is preferred for Kilquade Cup participation, and the competition is open to all ages, including junior members. The parish office at Kilian House Family Centre in Greystones can also be contacted for team bookings, sponsorships, or gala dinner tickets.