This week we have the Packie Bonner OPEN 18 Hole stroke and on Wednesday 20th we have Burtonport 18 Hole stableford.

Open week continues today Friday 8th July with 3 BALL SCRAMBLE sponsored by Hughie mc Devitt Motor factors.

Saturday 9th July we have 4 BALL BETTTERBALL sponsored by Templecrone Co - op.

Sunday 10th we have 18 hole stroke sponsored by "Donegal Sports".

Hard Luck to our Jimmy Bruen team who lost a place in this years Ulster Final when they were defeated by Masserene Golf Club at the Foyle Golf Course last Saturday. However well done to Team Captain and Club Captain John Hyland on a very good performance and they can only benefit from experience.

Cruit Island Golf Club recently held the Wedding for Shirley Somers of Co Derry and Roy Mercer of Co Dublin. A great occasion for all and Shirley is no stranger to Cruit Island having spent many holidays there with Mum and Dad and brother Gary, Congratulations to Mr and Mrs James Somers on the marriage of their daughter and Good Luck to the young couple in the years ahead.

This week we have the start of our OPEN WEEK with 4 BALL BETTERBALL on Saturday 2nd July sponsored by Donegal Shores.

Sunday 3rd July we have Brian mc Cormick 18 hole stroke.

Monday 4th July we have Ker Services 18 hole stroke.

Tuesday 5th July we have 3 BALL RUMBLE sponsored by united Fish Industries.

Wednesday 6th July 18 hole stableford sponsored by ProiscealTeo.

On Saturday John Hyland and his Jimmy Bruen team travel to Foyle Golf Club to play Masserene Golf Club and wish them all the best as they get closer to ULSTER FINAL.

This week we are celebrating our Silver Jubilee of the Club. On Wednesday we are having an Open competition, timesheet in operation. Presentation of these prizes, Club Classic & Jim Boyle Memorial will take place on Sunday night. Check clubhouse for time.

Thursday's competition is sponsored by BC Embroidery. Friday is the beginning of our Open Week which starts with the Geese v Robins. A full list of competitions & timesheets are available at the bar.

We have full time table for Presidents Prize this Saturday 25th June where top 40 + ties qualify for another 18 holes on the Sunday. Good luck to Dr Peter Sweeney on his weekend and the large turnout just echoes how popular the man is. Who is going to lift the prize this year ??? Could John Elsie Ward defend the title successfullly ? Could Vincent Bonner spring from the racing track to finish off where he was last year after the saturday ? Could Tony Forrestal remain the man in form ? Could our in form "JIMMY BRUEN" team provide a winner ? Could there be a dark horse out there somewhere or will it be some of the old reliables?

We have a great weekend in store, so GOOD LUCK to our President and to all the hopefulls that plan to lift his prize.

This weekend we look forward to our Presidents Prize. Ladies qualifier on Thursday with the top 8 players going through to play 18 holes on Sunday. We have the Presidents Scramble scheduled for Friday evening check with clubhouse on Thursday for details. The ladies wish President Dodo a wonderful weekend ahead.

Finally to all the singles ladies and gents, Jimmy is now in a position to conduct wedding ceremonies for the next 5 years following the wonderful day last Friday when the club hosted it first wedding. Many congratulations to Shirley & Roy on their big day.

Team Captain Charles O Donnell of our Minor League was left wondering where it all went wrong in Letterkenny. Having led 3-2 from the home leg he decided to split his top team Hugh Gillespie and Fred Sweeney and what a mistake it proved to be. Hugh got off to a very bad start and seemed to lose his appetite for the match, however he did make a recovery before dinner. Fred had even more misfortune, also getting well beat he was hit by golf from the group behind, well they were really the group with him but thankfully he was ok and was able to complete his match. Team Captain Charles was happy to get the one match when Sean Hanlon, Steven Melly redeemed themselves after loosing in Cruit.

Team Captain John Hyland stood very proud in Letterkenny next day when his Jimmy Bruen to Quarter Final where they play Massareene G C at the FOYLE G C venue on a date before July 4th. Very well done to our Captain and his Team.

This week we have 18 hole stroke sponsored by "DONEGAL THATCHED COTTAGES" and the following Saturday we have our 36 hole qualifier for Presidents Prize, so get your name on the time sheet early.

Deepest sympathy to Sylvia and all the Mc Bride family on the death of Shaun Mc Bride, from President, Captain, Lady Captain and all members at Cruit Island Golf Club, may he rest in peace.

Last Thursday we played Lancome Breast Cancer competition. Continuing her great recent form the winner was Angela OMarcaigh, 2nd Brid Mulhern 3rd Noreen Mc Garvey. This week we have Donegal Thatched Cottages singles stableford competition and the following week is Presidents weekend. Ladies will play on Thursday and there will be a qualifier for the final day on Sunday.

Results of the May draw for th 100 Club was €500. Francie Mc Govern. €100 each to Callum Gallagher, Tony Forrestal, Columba Bonner, John Crowe & Caroline Boyle. Please ensure to have your dues paid for the forthcoming June draw.

Team Captain Pauline took her intrepid crew to play in the first round first leg of the Maire O Donnell Matchplay at Buncrana GC last Saturday. It was proving a really hard task to rack up any points on the board until Lady Captain Geraldine and her on song partner Sharon kept the club flag flying with their win on the 17th. Return match is scheduled for this weekend coming. Good luck again to all involved.

Well done to the gents Jimmy Bruen team on securing another hard fought victory at the weekend to advance to the next stage. Finally we wish Brendan Ward all the best on his forthcoming nuptials this weekend.

Well done to the ladies Meile team who put up a hard fought battle against our neighbours Portnoo in the recent match. Good luck to the Portnoo ladies as they move onto the next round.

Also well done to Carmel and Brid for another battle against the Letterkenny Ladies in the Daily Mail competition on Bank Holiday Monday. The home side took the match to the 18th but alas Tracey & Cynthia proved too strong in the end.

The ladies branch would like to send sincere sympathies to Brid Boyle and Family Portnoo on the recent passing of her husband Geoffrey and to Eugene Sharkey on the recent death of his aunt.

Our single match play is well under way with all first round matches played. Many shock results were thrown up and hard to explain. This weekend we have 18 hole stroke sponsored by Aerphoirt Dun na nGall and good luck to Owenie Gallagher who takes his Pierce Purcell Team to Newton Stewert.

This week we have our "DUBLIN CONTAINERS" competition sponsored by Seamus O Gara. Saturday 30th and Sunday 1st.

On the Team front our Ulster 4 BALL have recovered from their trip tp Belfast and are going to try and reverse their 5 - 0 hammering in the away match. Stand in Captain Hugh Gillespie takes a step back and lets Paddy Farren take over the strategy for this important return this weekend. Some of the team are still under stress but we will wish them well in this return. Good Luck Paddy and your team.

Just a small number of squares left on our 100 club board. First draw takes place 1st May.

Our sincere congratulations to Team Captain Brian Mc Monagle and his team on winning the Gaeltacht Alliance at the weekend. Well done lads the first of many this year!!

Reminder that the Lady Captain's outing takes place 28th & 29th April.

This Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th we have 18 hole stableford sponsored by IRISH PRESSING, play Saturday or Sunday. Happy and peaceful Easter to all our members, Friends and Visitors.

The Single-Match-Play competition is under way again and some exciting first round matches to be decided. Matches must be played before 1st May so get them organised as soon as possible.

We will have our first 2 draws in the 100 club draw on 1st May for March and April so get your money in at the clubhouse and they are just a few slots left.

This week's competition is sponsored by Bayview Bar & Restaurant, Dungloe. Note for Saturday players is that they will have to play Friday evening this week, due to the gents Gaeltacht Captains day on Saturday & Sunday. Please arrange time and playing partner.

Reminder of Lady Captain's outing at the end of the month, please let Geraldine know if you can make it.

This weekend Cruit Island hosts the Gaelteacht Alliance Captains Day, with a busy full day Saturday and Sunday.

Well done to all the ladies who took part in this year West Coast Alliance. Unfortunately we didn't shine in any of the outings throughout the competition, Lady Captain Geraldine was the only one to take home a prize in the final outing in Gweedore. Many congratulations to Lady Captain Moya O Donnell and the ladies from Gweedore who retained the shield while doing battle with a very strong Portnoo Team this year. All the ladies also send their very best wishes to Mairead Doogan and hope to see her in Cruit before the summer is out. Our sincere thanks to everyone in Gweedore for their hospitality and warm welcome on the day.

The Donegal Shield takes place in Portsalon on 7th May, please add your name to the list on the board if interested in playing. Also the Lady Captains outing this year is a two-day event 27th & 28th April playing Strabane GC and Newtownstewart with overnight stay in the Fir Trees Hotel. Full details are posted on the noticeboard and Lady Captain Geraldine would be anxious to gauge the level of interest.

On the club front things are slow to get started and the prevailing weather conditions are not very inviting to get out and play. This weeks competition is sponsored by Pat the Cope Gallagher MEP. Please note time for Saturday draw is 11am due to a large outing going out at 9am.

The Ladies branch would also like to take this opportunity to wish Chris Mc Gonagle all the best as he embarks on his first steps to a professional career. Chris is playing in a series of qualyifing competitions in the UK this month so hopefully his many hours of practice pays off.

There are still some spaces left on the 100 club board. As this is our only source of fundraising it would be important to get it filled as quickly as possible. Members are also invited to share a square. Thank you for your continued support in this matter.

This week we have club competition and a reminder to all our members that we have Gaelteacht Captains Day at Cruit Island this year on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th April, and our 2 neighbouring clubs have kindly put on OPEN Competition. So anyone not playing in the Gaelteacht can visit Gweedore Golf Club or Nairin/Portnoo Golf Club.

Members and Friends, its time of year again for our NEW 100 CLUB DRAW and we are taking names at the clubhouse. Its running from March-December with 20 euro entry each month and monthly prize draw of 500 euro and 5 prizes of 100 euro. Very important FUND RAISER for our club so the support of as many members as possible is needed.

Your support for our 100 Club is needed and much appreciated.

This weekend we have a busy 2 days with Gaelteacht match against Nairin/Portnoo in Cruit on Saturday morning and our Club Competition on Sunday.

Saturday 12th was the big day at Cruit Island and it was the turn of John Hyland and Geraldine Stafford to tee off their year.

We are celebrating our 25th year aswell this year and John and Geraldine are looking forward to showing people how far we have come in those 25 years. Both missed the early years of Cruit Island, they were just little kids and lived far away but now they have become to great characters in our club. Very popular and a fantastic asset to the club.

First up was Geraldine, and as she teed up her ball, the confidence was still there,but gone was the cheeky little smile and they were no laughing or fooling around. The determination was there as she hit her ball straight out across beach into the blue sea and was greeted with huge applause.

Next up was John, cool and calm, ready and able, he even chatted to the members as he teed up his ball. Just his usual drive, long and straight, out into the Atlantic waves, for those with good eyesight and patince, his ball could be seen landing out close to Owey Island. A very WELL DONE to both Geraldine and John for great day and good luck in their year ahead.

Sundays 13th competition had to be cancelled due to bad weather, although several golfers attempted a few holes before gales and rain sent them running for Club house.

Many congratulations to both our captains Geraldine & John on their terrific start to the season with the Drive-in last Saturday. The waft of mulled wine as we entered the clubhouse was a welcoming aroma to banish the cold chill from outside. Many teams unearthed plenty birdies on the day but it was the illustrious team of Seamus Mc Garvey, Fred Sweeney, Jimmy Greaves and past Lady Captain Eliz Boyle who scooped the honours on the day. Well done to Anne Davey and Kathleen Farren who were also among the prizewinners. Our many thanks to the captains, Jimmy and Margaret Rose for the beautiful array of food that followed the golf. The new year resolutions and Lenten sacrifices were truly tested. After the presentation of prizes the ladies club held a draw which had been running for a few months. Winner of the makeover sponsored by Serenity Hair & Beauty was a very delighted Anne Davey, 2nd prize of a print sponsored by John P Baska was won by Maire Walsh Portnoo GC.

This Saturday 19th March we are holding the first of our 18 hole competitions sponsored by Mc Devitt Car Sales. Draw at 10am. Reminder also that all outstanding membership to be paid as soon as possible.

We have 18 hole stableford this Sunday again and good luck to Brian mc Monagle and his team who travel to Portsalon on Saturday in the Gaelteacht Alliance.

Lady Captain Geraldine and Captain John invite you all to the Captains Drive-in this Saturday 12th. Draw for team at 10:30am. It is always a great occasion to catch up at the start of the year with current and past members alike. If you cannot make the golf perhaps we might see you at some stage during the day. The following Saturday 19th March we have the beginning of our sponsored 18 hole competitions as St Patricks day falls on Thursday we will have draw at 10am on Saturday.

On Sunday we have our Club Stableford, time sheet, ring Jimmy at 074 9543296.

On Saturday 12th March we have our eagerly awaited Captain and Lady Captain Drive ins and we have Scramble at 11am, full details next week.

This year we are celebrating 25 years of the Club, any ideas or suggestions to mark the occasion would be very welcome.

This week we have Gaelteacht League match on Saturday morning with our near neighbours Gweedore in Cruit Island at 10.30am.

On Sunday 6th we have Club Competition.

On Saturday last we had the visit of Rosapenna Golf Club in Gaelteacht Alliance. Cruit got 7 and 1/2 matches to 2 and 1/2. This Saturday Cruit is in action again against Portsalon G C, shot gun start at 11am.

On Sunday we will have Club 18 hole stableford.

This week we have Gaelteacht League match in Cruit Island at 10.30am against Rossapenna G C. Good luck to Captain Brian and all the team. On Sunday we will again have 18 hole Club Stableford.

We still have several members to get up to date with our 100 club draw so please look into it so we can have our final draws.

Unfortunately the weather is still dictating our play on the course with no competition taking place last week. Hopefully we will get out next week with usual draws at 10am Thursday & Saturday.

Overall AGM takes place this Friday at 8pm. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated.

We take this opportunity to wish incoming captains Geraldine Stafford and John Hyland every success in the year ahead.

West Coast Alliance: The outing to Portnoo has been rescheduled for Saturday 29th January please ring Mary Nicholson at 9545216 for times.

This week we will have another Club Competition on Sunday. REMEMBER....... The Overall AGM of the club is on Friday night at 8pm and all members are welcome to attend.

Please ensure your payments are complete for our final draws in our 100 CLUB for 2010 year.

Good luck to our to new Captains in 2011, our CAPTAIN, John Hyland and our LADY CAPTAIN, Geraldine Stafford.

This weekend we play our first home match in Gaelteach Alliance on Saturday 15th January against Rosapenna G C, shotgun start at 11am.

On Sunday we have another Club Competition, ring Jimmy at clubhouse 9543296 for Tee Time.

All members of our 100 club are requested to get their payments in as we are having our final 2 draws very soon. Thank you for your support.

The ladies club wish to extend our sincere thanks to Jimmy, Aine and all the clubhouse staff that looked after us so well all year and to Brian, Donal and greenstaff for their continuous hard work. Merry Christmas to everyone and wishing you all good golfing for the year ahead.

Dear Santa please bring us some coloured golf balls as we have not been able to play very much in the last few weeks and maybe throw in some golf lessons as well for the year ahead.

Just 2 dates for the 2011 Diary - Our Christmas party will now take place on New Years Day with shotgun start at 11am. Overall AGM will take place on Friday 21st January.

To finish of our weekend the ladies branch dined at Teach Killendarragh - Danny Minnies in the great company of our hostess Lady Captain Eliz. We had a wonderful night with exquisite food and speciality wine from Chateau Calhame. Our sincere thanks to Brian, Seoirse & Staff.

Don't forget the Club Christmas party this Saturday 18th, draw at 10am.

On Friday night last we celebrated our annual mass for deceased member and friends of the golf club. We wish to extend our many thanks to Fr Pat for a lovely ceremony.

Following the mass the Ladies branch got down to the business of the AGM. Lady Captain Eliz Boyle was honoured to received all the praise for her hard work throughout the year and in return bestowed thanks to all who had helped her in her captaincy. Before bowing out she introduced the new lady captain for 2011 Geraldine Stafford, who was thrilled to accept the position and wowed that she would do things her way!!

This saturday we have our Christmas Party mixed scramble, draw at 10am for shot gun start at 10.30am, come along and enjoy a good days fun.

On Sunday we have 18 hole stableford, last chance for Hamper or a Turkey.

Once again the weather was the winner with golf cancelled. With weather so uncertain we can only hope again there might be a competition, this Sunday.

This Friday 10th December we have our annual mass at 7pm.

We have the Ladies AGM this Friday 10th December at 8pm.

Mens AGM is on Friday 17th December at 8pm, your attendence would be much appreciated

It's weekend is a busy week for the ladies with our Mass for Deceased Members taking place in the clubhouse on Friday 10th at 7:30pm, the Ladies AGM will immediately follow the Mass. On Saturday morning we play our Supervalu Hamper with draw at 11am, then later that night the Lady Captain has organised our Christmas night out in Danny Minnies at 7:30pm. Details of menu is posted on the noticeboard.

The ladies branch wish to extend sympathy to Donal & Shaun Timoney on the recent passing of their mother Mary and we take this opportunity to wish former Lady Captain Margaret Johnson a speedy recovery.

We have been keeping very quiet on the course over the last few weeks with weather conditions severely interfering with our golf. However one lady has taken over the reign from Sheila and won the last 2 competitions. Sylvia Mc Bride has emerged from the cupboard (with Bertie!) and played wonderful golf recently, taking first prize in the Karl Hume sponsored competition and recorded a double victory the following week in the club competition. She will be the another one to watch for the Christmas hampers.

Lady Captain twisted a few arms to go with her to Ballyliffin 2 weekends ago. On the Saturday we truly enjoyed the Glasheedy links even though the rain was never far away. Vice Captain Geraldine Stafford was winner on the day and was delighted with her prize of vintage pottery. On Sunday we were delighted to get up early to a beautiful crisp autumn morning. The Old Links course proved a daunting challenge when the hurricane winds started to blow after 4 holes however we battled our way and got in before the storm reached top speed. Yet again Sylvia took the top prize of a beautiful piece of crystal kindly sponsored by the LC. The hospitality shown to us by everyone at Ballyliffen was absolutely fantastic and no doubt the ladies that travelled will be first in the queue to return next year.

Reminder that the next round of the West Coast Alliance will take place in Dunfanaghy on Nov 27th. Please ring Mavis Stewart on 074 91 36739 for timesheet.

On the team front Brian mc Monagle took his Gaelteacht team to Clochaneely Golf Club and without a few first choice players recorded and excellent result getting 4.5 matches. Well done to Chris and John, Dermot and Terence, and John G and Eugene who all recorded wins. Also well done to Brian and Vincent, Keith and Jimmy, and Gary and Charles who all scored hard fought halves.

Would all members of the 100 club check their payments are up to date please. Ring the clubhouse for Tee time to try and win your TURKEY next week. Remember our "Spar Xmas Hamper" is on the 5th December sponsored by Packie mc Hugh.

This week is the start of our "TURKEY SHOOT" competitions, so chance for everyone to get the dinner on the table early for Christmas.

Reminder for everyone in our 100 club to get their payments up to date before the Xmas rush.

Good luck to Big Brian as he starts his Gaelteacht Alliance for 2010-2011 season.

Well done to Chris mc Gonagle who won "Golfer of the Year" with a fantastic total of 62pts.

On the team front it was very hard luck to team Captain Michael Duddy and his team who were runners up to Portsalon G C in the Junior Cup. A special mention to team member Gerry Breslin who had 100% record in competition. Congratulations to Portsalon G C and Well Done to Michael and the lads.

In senior cup, Rosapenna G C defeated Strabane G C in the Final and well done to our own Donal Boyle who played a major part in the victory.

This week we have 18 hole stableford sponsored by Irish Permanent.

Reminder that the first outing of the West Coast Alliance takes place this weekend in Cloughaneely please give Chris Cannon a ring on 074 91 35327 for place on timesheet.

Well done to our own Donal Boyle who was part of Rosapenna Senior Team who beat Strabane 5-2 in first leg away from home. Good Luck in the next round.

A big THANKYOU to the golfers who are trying hard to get their single MATCH-PLAY games played in the good weather. This week we have 18 holes stableford sponsored by "Iggys Bar"

Remember to get your 100 club up to date for our next draw.

The weather has been the only winner in recent weeks with play very curtailed however we continue things this week with stableford club competition.

We played the club past captains recently. What a great day from start to finish. Conditions were sunny and dry so no excuses were acceptable. The name at the top of the list for many competitions this year, once again appeared at the top of the leaderboard Sheila Doherty, returning a magnificent 40 pts to take first place with Angela O Marcaigh in second place. Well done also to Jimmy Bonner who stole the men's prize from the clutches of Frank Kelly both whom returned 40 pts also. Our sincere thanks to organisers Geraldine & Jimmy for a great day and a beautiful meal was thoroughly enjoyed by all in Caislean Oir, Annagry.

First outing of the 2010/11 West coast alliance takes place in Cloughaneely on Sat 16th Oct. Please ring Chris Cannon 9135327 for timesheet. Please encourage all members to take part in this competition.

We also take this opportunity to congratulate the Dunfanaghy Ladies on winning the Maire O Donnell Matchplay competition this year. Hopefully we can keep it in this corner of Donegal for a another few years.

Next week, Sun 3rd, we have 18 hole stableford sponsored by SONATRON (Jim Sweeney) and get your single matches played this week before you sit down to watch RYDER CUP.

A very busy weekend golf at Cruit Island.

In our Past Captains on Saturday morning we had a fantastic battle between Jimmy Bonner and Frank Kelly who both scored 40pts. More amazing both had 22pts on back 9. Although Frank finshed with 3 pars, Jimmy took him on the last 6 holes as he managed 5 straight pars in the last 6.

In Lady Captains Sile Doherty managed 40pts aswell with Angela O Marcaigh taking second. All enjoyed a great days golf and beautiful meal at Caislean na Oir, in Annagry.

Saturday evening our Junior Cup Team under Captain Michael Duddy found the going very tuff against a strong Portsalon team in the Donegal Final. Portsalon hold a 4-3 advantage going to the return leg in Portsalon.

This week we have our Past Captains competition on Saturday, draw at 9.30am for tee off at 10am. Meal and presentation in "Jacks" Annagry at 8pm.

On Sunday we have 18 hole stableford sponsored by E K Marine.

All the golfers left in our single match play, please have your matches played as soon as possible before bad weather sets in.

Next week for the gents we have 18 hole stroke sponsored by Mooney Boats.

Well done to Brendan Ward who won the "Joe Ban Memorial" by the narrowest of margins from Seamus Mc Garvey.

Club Past Captain's day has been set for 25th September, please let Geraldine or Jimmy know if you will be attending so that they can organise numbers for the hotel in the evening. If you cannot make the golf perhaps we will see you for dinner.

This Thursday & Saturday we have Iggy's Bar sponsored competition - Single Stableford.

This Sunday we have open 9 hole competition, draw at 3:30pm followed by a tea evening and presentation of Serenity Prizes. Hope to see you all.

What a week at Cruit Island, it all began when our Junior Cup team reached the final by beating Buncrana Golf Club. Team Captain Michael Duddy has a very strong team and playing top golf himself, must have a good chance in the final against Portsalon Golf Club. Going to Buncrana they needed just 1 match and one of his most experienced golfers Gerald Mc Elwee got the win. Several other players were in good position when they were called in. Well done to Gerry Breslin who had stepped into the team again as reserve and was 4 up at the time, already having win an away match for the team. Good Luck to Michael Duddy and his team in the final, Gerald mc Elwee, Derek Bonner, John Bonner, Cathal Doherty, John Hyland, Terence Gallagher and Gerry Breslin.

This weekend we have our Captains outing to Portsalon Golf Club on Saturday and on Sunday its back to the home front with Eammon Kellys (Keltic Hygiene) 18 hole stroke.

Michael Duddy played the home leg of his Junior Cup Semi-Final match against Buncrana Golf Club and had excellent result. Well done to Michael and his team who had some very tight matches, some going to extra holes to record a 7 - 0 victory. Return leg later this week in Buncrana, GOOD LUCK lads.

Date for the diary: The Serenity Open that was deferred from earlier in the year will be played on Saturday 11th Sept.

Pauline has arranged fabulous prizes for this competition and each participant will receive a €10 voucher on the day.

All players still in single match play, please get your next round games played immediatley.

Please get your 100 club draw up to date and dont forget we have draw on at the clubhouse for beautifull set of Calloway Clubs and Calloway Golf Bag.

This Saturday and Sunday we have our eagerly awaited DANIEL O DONNELL 18 Hole Stableford OPEN competition where you can get Tee Time by ringing the clubhouse at 074-9543296.

This week we have Final of our Spring league where 2 of our top Donegal League players take on 2 of our top Minor League players, when our Captain Owenie and Cathal Doherty play Hugh Gillespie and Tony Forrestal. Good luck to both teams where its also 2 lonely Robins against 2 Geese.

With the ILGU Prizes on elsewhere this week we didn't have any club competition.

This week we play Singles Stableford Competition sponsored by Cogáslann na Rosann Anagaire. On Friday evening we have the Lady Captain's 9 hole Scramble - open draw 6pm - shotgun start. This will help many of the ladies to prepare their game plan for our big day on Saturday with our Lady Captain's Day taking place. Captain Liz has all in hand for the upcoming event so any lady wishing to play, please notify her before the draw on Thursday afternoon. Good Luck Liz, hope you have a great day.

On Saturday last we had a very successful Classic in aid of Letterkenny General Hospital. Captain and Lady Captain put alot of effort into getting 100 people out to play and support this worthy cause. First prize went to the very strong team of Declan Gillespie, Alan Gillespie, Brian Mc Monagle and Brendan Ward who won by the narrowest of margins when they beat Dennis Boyle, Sean Casey, Paddy Sharkey and Gerard Dickie on 99pts BOT.

This week we have the long awaited Lady Captains prize to the men when Liz Boyle begins her big week. Good luck Liz and enjoy your week.

OUR 100 CLUB DRAW IS GOING WELL AND THE LAST 2 DRAW WINNERS are listed in the clubhouse and please get your entries in for our next draw. THANKYOU.

Reminder that the rescheduled Burtonport Festival Competition takes place on Monday 9th August.

On Sunday the 8th we have our "MC ELWEE OPEN" one of our biggest competitions since the club began, and thankyou to Gerard for his continued support.

This weekend we have TEAM CLASSIC on Saturday in aid of LETTERKENNY GENERAL HOSPITAL organised by our Captain and Lady Captain, its 120 euro per team of 4 and everybodys support would be much appreciated for this very deserving cause.

We are all looking forward to the BIG one, when we tee off this Saturday 31st July in what is 36 hole qualifyer for our top 40 scores plus ties. Its very hard to predict winner but men inform , like Steven Mellly, Vincent Bonner, Michael Duddy, Chris mc Gonagle , John Gillespie and John Ward will all start as favourites. Perhaps we might even have surprise winner, and among the dark horses we have Jimmy Greeves, Hugh Gillespie, Sean Hanlon,John Bonner, Dermot Devenney and Connie mc Kelvey. Good luck to all our golfers on the BIG weekend and WELL DONE to the Captain on his win last week and a fantastic year so far.

Well done to our Junior Cup team who beat Rosapenna G C in Cruit 6 - 1 and look in strong position for the return leg.

Thursday 22nd July is a big day for the Ladies as we play Captain's Prize to the Ladies. 10am & 5:30pm draws.

The club would like to take the opportunity to wish the Mary From Dungloe Festival every success in the coming week.

Well done to everyone on a great Open Week at the club, despite the mixed weather all competitions were greatly supported and we were delighted to welcome so many visitors

This week we are once again delighted to host the popular Packie Bonner Open, timesheet in operation please ring clubhouse for slot 074 95 43296.

The club would like to wish the committee of the Burtonport Festival every success in the coming week.

A landmark day for the club last Saturday 10th, as our juniors took to the fairways against North West Golf Club. We lost the match to an older, more experienced side, but not without a great effort from Darren Curran, Christopher Duddy, Jack Boyle, Matthew Rodgers, Darragh Gallagher and Kyle Doherty. A day to look back on with pride and big thank you to Michael Boyle and Noreen Mc Garvey who have worked very hard to make this possible.

Friday saw the beginning of Open week with the big match between the Robins & the Geese. Well done to all concerned for a great night. Our sincere thanks to Lorraine and her wonderful kitchen staff for the fantastic food.

We have many competitions for the ladies this week, Thursday singles competition sponsored by Donegal Sports, Friday Scramble and Sat 4BBB. Please ring the clubhouse for times.

Firstly commiserations to Sheila & her team who fail to overtake the girls from Ballybofey in the Maire O Donnell Matchplay competition. Thanks to all the ladies for their gallant efforts and special thanks to Margaret Rose and Mary for the beautiful food on the day.

Well done to Crystal O Shaughnessy who kept the club flag flying with her team in Gweedore recently.

The ladies branch wish to offer sincere sympathy to Competition Sec. Celine Markey on the death of her father-in-law in Dublin this week.

Well, it certainly was one to remember, Fun in the scramble Friday evening, Great scoring Saturday and Sunday morning, Windy and rainy for our play off, and delicious buffet and presentation Sunday night.

Vincent Bonner set the pace on Saturday with his best ever round of "60" just 4 over par to hold the lead from our 2 distance travellers, Michael Sharkey and Columba Bonner who were joint 2nd on "64". Sunday morning John Elsie Ward joined the 3 with another "64" in tough windy conditions.

Weather deteriorated as the evening went on and conditions were very difficult. The other 20 qualifiers as the finished returned some very impressive scores. Dan Sweeney held clubhouse lead after a very impressive 1 over Final 9 holes until the very consistent Johndy Boyle took lead with 1 shot better. The big man from Dungloe,Hugh Gillespie managed a great round but only to split the 2 leaders, Johndy and Dan.

It was all down to the final group, the weather seemed to have taken its toll, Vincent, Michael,and Columba had fallen by the cruel elements. However John Elsie was still there and managed to roll in his last tricky putt to take Presidents Prize by smallest of margins.

Yes, it was excellent Sunday by John and a very hard fought victory. Very well done John!!

Congratulations too to Carmel Bonner who was in a different league in the ladies section.

Finally, a very big THANKYOU to Dr. Peter Sweeney and his family for a truely enjoyable weekend. Dr Peter who celebrated his 70th Birthday aswell as his retirement at the weekend has been a great ambassador for our club. A true gentleman and a pleasure for the young,and the old of our club to play with, a very witty and carefree attitude has made him one of the most popular men in our club, Well done, and many happy years in retirement on the links of Cruit Island.

This week we have our annual match on Friday evening between "The Lonely Robins" and "The Geese". The Geese are going for 3 in a row under new Captain Alan Cowley. The Robins try to stop the rot and their Captain Charles O Donnell has a few ideas up his sleeve.

Open Week starts Saturday with 4 BBB sponsored by GOLF USA, and Sunday we have 18 singles stroke sponsored by Brian mc Cormick sports.

This weekend we have our first Major of the year when we play 27 hole Qualifyer for our Presidents Prize. The top scores from Saturday and Sunday morning will play another 9 holes Sunday afternoon. However we have a fun evening on Friday when we play Presidents Scramble with draw for teams at 6pm sharp. Each player allowed only 3 clubs. We wish our President Dr Peter Sweeney a fantastic weekend and the very best of luck in his well earned retirement.

On the team front our Donegal league are flying the flag well. On Sunday they made the long journey to Redcastle G. C. and came away with 2 matches which gives them a good chance in the return leg.

The draw for Single Match-Play is ready to be made so get your name down.

Sheila Doherty led her Maire O Donnell team to Ballybofey last week to play the home team in the first leg of the matchplay. Just lets say that a lot of work needs to be done to progress to the next stage, return match is set for the 29th in Cruit.

The ladies branch wish to extend sincere sympathy to Tracey Spence, Letterkenny Lady Captain 2009, on the recent death of her brother John.

Over the weekend we held our very successful Club Classic. The heavy rain on Sunday morning made conditions somewhat miserable for some of the big guns, however the triumphant team heading to Spain had no problems returning a fine score of 111. Winning team was led by our hard working clubhouse manager Jimmy Bonner along with Derek Bonner, Brendan Boyle and Paddy Sweeney. Well done also to the President's men who had the suitcases packed only to be denied by one shot in the end. Ladies prize with a score of 99 went to Sheila Doherty, Angela O Marcaigh, Celine Markey & Noreen Mc Garvey. Our sincere thanks to everyone who done a great job in organising this event and to all our sponsors.

Good luck to our Ladies playing in the first round of the Marie O'Donnell Matchplay against Ballybofey this week and all the best to Lady Captain Liz, Noreen & Celine flying the flag for the club in the AIB Challenge in the Slieve Russell on Friday.

Don't forget our Club Classic this weekend, for the fab first prize of a golfing holiday to Spain, also prize for best ladies team on the day.

We had a good turnout to one of our first presentations of the year. Prize winners for the last number of competitions as well as Golfer of the Year and Single Match-Play were presented. Golfer of the Year went to Johndy Boyle for the 2nd time in 3 years. Single match-play went to Michael Duddy.

On the team front it was a very bad week for the club. Our minor league were well beaten in Buncrana where it was a case of men against boys. Our Junior cup team travelled to Ballybofey/Stranorlar Golf club were their hopes (and balls) were lost in the trees.

This weekend we have the Jim Boyle Memorial -Perpetual cup 18 hole stroke Open played over Saturday or Sunday. This is the second year of the competition and a chance for all the members and visitors to remember a true gentleman of our club.

We had the first draws in our 100 club and a list of lucky winners is posted in clubhouse. They are still a few spots left so you still can get in.

Club Fundraising Classic is on in 2 weeks time, sat 12th and Sun 13th June so get together and get your teams in. Time Sheet in clubhose 074 9543296.

Our golfing ambassadors Lady Captain Liz and VC Geraldine did a terrific job in Temple Bar at the recent Donegal Live event. Many thanks to all members who joined them on the day to promote the club.

We have heard of rain dances in the past but rumour has it that the geese are currently undertaking an ash cloud dance to keep the robins away for another few weeks.

This Saturday 15th May Geraldine Doherty is hosting the Ladies Past Captains Day, morning tea at 9:30am. Meal in the Bayview at 8pm so if you don't make the golf perhaps we will see you for dinner.

Good luck to our Mixed Foursomes team heading to Newtownstewart this weekend.

We would also like to wish both Brid Baska and our greenkeeper Donal Timoney speedy recoveries after their recent stay in hospital.

On the team front our minor league team made their start for this year with a home victory 3.5 to 1.5 against the reigning champions Buncrana G C. Result gives us a fair chance in the return leg when we travel to Buncrana at the end of the month. Team Captain , Joseph Gillespie would like to thank all the team and panel for their efforts and a big thankyou to the 3 boys who made their first appearance in the clubs colours.

Shaun Cowley took his Pierce Purcell team to Portsalon G C on Sunday but didnt manage to qualify, better luck next year.

Good luck to our "Lonely Robins" who take off on their annual trip to warmer conditions, this year their for Portugal.

Charles O Donnell, better known as Charles Jimmy Johnny, had a hole in one at the 6th hole, a very well done to this popular golfer who now joins a very elite group.

Single Match - Play is now decided after one of our best ever finals......the meeting of the 2 Michaels, who have one everything in the club between them including "Golfer of the year" "Single Match-play" "Captains Prize" and the "Presidents Prize" was always going to be a ding dong final. Both now best friends and neighbours, saw the Michael with the Leiter blood out shoot Michael with Portnoo roots. Michael Duddy is our Champion for the year and Michael Boyle is our runner up.

A very big thankyou to Kevin Mc Cready for the "NITE AT THE RACES" and his hospitality and to our 3 very hard workers who made it all possible, Noreen mc Garvey, Michael Boyle and Shaun Cowley. Next weeks competition is sponsored by AERPHORT DUN NA NGALL

Still a few spaces left in our 100 club if anyones interested.

We held a very successful Nite at the Races in Mc Cready Bar Leiter on Sunday night. Our many thanks to Kevin and Staff. We also thank all who bought horses and sponsored the races.

There are still a few spaces left on the 100 club board. Get your name in as the first draw will be made shortly.

Delighted to have such a large turnout for the Pat the Cope Gallagher sponsored competition and even more delighted to see Joan Sharkey scooping top prize on her return to golf. Well done Joan. Results: 1st Joan Sharkey 67, 2nd Bridie Doherty 69 3rd Jo Dunleavy 69. F9 Ann T Doherty B9 Sylvia Mc Bride. We also welcomed Una, Carol, Anne & Kathleen to hopefuly our regular competitions. Our sincere thanks to Pat the Cope for his continued support to the club.

This weekend we have the Dublin Containers open stableford competition play Sat or Sun timesheet in operation. Also 3 Ball - Rumble on Bank Holiday Monday.

Next Thursday 6th May we start of our evening competition, draw at 5:30pm no more Saturday morning competitions.

This Sunday night 3rd Mary we have our Nite at the Races in the Gweebara Bar first race at 9:00pm. See you all there...

As the good weather continues to stay with us, the trickle of visitors to our club is increasing.

Last week our club competition was sponsored by the Bayview Bar, Dungloe. Competition was won by Sharon Bonner, 2nd Bridie Doherty, 3rd Celine Markey. Our many thanks to Patrick Boyle, Bayview Bar & Restaurant for his continued sponsorship. This week our club competition is sponsored by Pat the Cope Gallagher MEP.

On Saturday Lady Captain Liz led her team to Portnoo, to play in the highly coveted Donegal Shield, competing against all the teams in Donegal. The first lady to strike a ball for Cruit was Sheila Doherty. In outstanding form in recent weeks, Sheila posted an incredible 40pts against a windy back 9, to set the pace for the rest of the day. Team mates Mary Cowley and Brid Mulhern were the next 2 best cards returning 33 & 31 pts. Leaving the Cruit Ladies in top spot for most of the day. But alas the girls from Letterkenny put together 3 great scores to move us down a slot. Extremely well done to the Cruit ladies who always put up a great battle away from home on securing 2nd place. Congratulations to Letterkenny on a terrific win. We also take this opportunity to congratulate the ladies committee at Portnoo for a job very well done on organsing such a fantastic day.

The draw for the Maire O Donnell Interclub Matchplay took place after the shield on Saturday. For the second time in recent years we have drawn Ballybofey GC in the first round with the first leg away from home.

The club is hosting a "Nite at the Races" in the Gweebara Bar on Sunday 2nd May. Tickets on sale with various club members or just ask in the clubhouse. If there is enough interest we will organise a bus on the night, please add your name to the sheet in the clubhouse.

Our new club website is now up and running. There are a few more features to be uploaded in the coming weeks. Please send us in your comments or tell us of anything you think we should add. If anyone has photos past or present that we can add to our gallery please let us know. On behalf of the the club I would like to extend our thanks to John Michael Sweeney for the many many hours of work he has put into this project.

Our busy weekend started in Portsalon Golf Club on Saturday when they hosted this years Captains Day. Team Captain John Bonner and his Cruit team headed off on a pleasent morning for golf. Our Captain seemed very happy and relaxed once he got the 2 jimmys who were running against the clock,and his dad Vincent who is always near the starting line, away in our first 3 ball. Club prizes for Cruit went to Vincent Bonner(35) Dermot Devenney(33) Dan Sweeney(25gross) and John Gillespie(33). Cruits best score went to Chris mc Gonagle who shot a fantastic 39pts going round a windy Portsalon in 1 over par. Excellent round that included a birdie at the 10th followed by an eagle at 11th. Well done Chris, you made our team Captain very proud.

On Sunday it was back to home base and our competition kindly sponsored by SHARKEYS SERVICE STATION. It was a day our Club Captain Owenie will remember, he showed us he is still up for the pressure with a very solid 41pts and puts him in picture for some of our teams. Second place went to Neily Doherty, and a very sincere , WELL DONE, to a man who has worked well at his game after a difficult year. Third place went to Alan Cowley who showed again that he just might be the "COWLEY" to watch out for, certainly going to be top man in our minor league . The nines went to Sean Hanlon and Joe mc Guinness.

Next week we have 18 hole stroke sponsored by PAT COPE GALLAGHER. There still some slots left in our 100 club draw so get your name in as soon as possible for our first draw end of April.

Its with great trepidation that I put together the notes for this week following our Lady Captains Outing to Portsalon. So many things happened but few can be recorded. The sun shone from early morning as the bus meandered round the Rosses to collect the avid golfers. Leaving Dungloe at 11am all in high spirits and some with spirits of another kind, we arrived to a beautiful array of goodies for the morning tea. Draw done, it was off round the course. With some very competitive matches, we were all set for a good day's fun and that is exactly what we had. It was one of the ceathrar múinteoirí that took the coveted prize, our stalwart Sheila Doherty who has proved time and again that she is a complete all-rounder, any course any day, she is able to produce the goods. Getting over her early morning jet-lag, second place went to Sylvia Mc Bride and Vice Captain Geraldine Stafford claimed third. Nines went to the the ever humble Celine Markey and Eileen Bannon. No doubt Eileen will be joining us more often after all the wonderful prizes she got. We were all delighted to celebrate a special birthday with Geraldine Doherty who was 40 on the day and 50 the following day. Our many many thanks to Lady Captain liz for a truly wonderful day and here's to more of the same - oh yesss.

The day following the outing we played Bonner & O Donnell competition, with our new choir mistress Celine leading the pack. The glorious sunshine did little for some of the hangovers however, still on fire from the day before Sheila Doherty claimed top slot with a fantastic score of 39pts, Celine Markey's remarkable 38pts did enough to secure second place. Our thanks to Bonner & O Donnell for their sponsorship and continued support.

Good luck to all the ladies representing the Club this weekend in the Donegal Shield in Portnoo.

100 Club spaces still available on board in Clubhouse.

Welcome to the new Cruit Island Golf Club website. You'll be able to get all info you need about the club right here, as well as all the latest news, results and photographs.