Got a question or a worry? Start with your Convenor — that's exactly what they're there for.

The Junior section is run by the Junior Committee, appointed by the Men's & Ladies Clubs (affiliated to Golf Ireland). Any issue you raise goes first to the Junior Committee, and if needed, on to the club committees — always in confidence.

Junior Committee 2026

Committee: Caoilainn Bushell, Stephen Brennan, Ger Clarke & Pete Duignan (PGA Pro).

Who does what

• Convenors organise junior activities and represent junior members on the club committees.
• PGA Professional delivers coaching sessions.
• Volunteers (often parents!) help run coaching at the range and on the course.
• DLP & Children's Officer is your go-to for any concern — see the Child Protection card.
• Junior Captains — CLGC hopes to nominate its first Boys & Girls Junior Captains in 2027.

The club follows Golf Ireland's Safeguarding Policy, and there's always a named adult you can talk to.

The full Safeguarding Policy is available on request from Club Management, the Junior Committee, or the club website.

Parents/guardians are encouraged to accompany their child while playing casual golf (it doesn't need to be in a golfing capacity), especially while they're beginners, and to be familiar with course etiquette and safety themselves.

New to the club? You'll start with no handicap — that's normal, and it's not just about your score.

Once the Junior Committee is happy with your standard — ability, etiquette, and attitude on and off the course — they'll recommend you for a World Handicapping System (WHS) Handicap Index.

To qualify, play 54 holes at County Longford (any mix of 9- and 18-hole rounds), off the correct tees, with your card marked by an adult or fellow competitor.

• No handicap yet? Play off the green tee-boxes, or the 100m/150m markers.
• Boys with a handicap: yellow or white markers (white only in competition).
• Girls with a handicap: red tee-boxes.
• Write your name on the card and get it signed by you and your marker.
• Mark the top of the card "FOR HANDICAP PURPOSES ONLY" and drop completed cards in the scorecard box in the lobby.

Book ahead, keep moving, and let faster players through.

Children under 8 aren't on the course solo (organised junior scrambles aside); ages 8–13 always need a responsible adult or older sibling with them.

Only juniors with a handicap can play the course outside of junior competitions or handicap-purpose rounds, and every round — casual or competitive — must be booked on Clubnet in advance.

Local rules are on the back of the club scorecard. Full rules: randa.org — one-page guides are also in the foyer.

Leave every green, fairway and bunker better than you found it.

Smart, safe, and spikes clean at the door.

• Golf footwear with soft spikes only, for your own safety.
• Smart casual clothing on the course — no beach shorts or football shorts/togs.
• No dirty or grass-covered shoes in the Bar/Restaurant — staff or committee may ask you to leave if in breach.
• Under 13s in the bar should be with an adult/older sibling, and vacate by 9:00pm.
• Locker Rooms are for changing only. Waiting on a lift after coaching? Wait just inside the main entrance.

Smile — you might end up on the club's socials!

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