Castle Golf Club is one of the most mature 18 hole parkland golf courses in Dublin. Hidden from the hustle and bustle of its surrounding neighbourhoods of Churchtown and Rathfarnham, Castle Golf Club offers its members and visitors unparallelled playing conditions and facilities. The club celebrated its centenary in 2013 and the course is an excellent example of golf course design, originally by Harry Colt.
 Bridge Morning and Lunch
We had a great morning at our Bridge/Lunch on Thursday 7th December. Fifty six people played and fifty five ate. We had a lovely lunch of turkey & ham followed by very tasty mince pies. Thank you all for supporting.
Winners were:
Red Section
1st North/South: Mary Bourke & Emer McDermott. East/West: Paul Swaine & Denis O’Brien.
2nd North/South: Tony Bourke & Tom Woulfe. East/West: Niamh Leonard & Mary Brennan.
Green Section
1st North/South: Margaret McConville & Eileen O’Donovan. East/West: Adrienne Smith & Breda O’Connor.
2nd North/South: Maureen Nolan & Evelyn O’Connor. East/West: Peggy McManus & Anna Mellotte.
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Monday 18 December
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| Excitement Building |
Joyce Church Trophy
The excitement is building as we head into the final night of this season's Joyce Church Trophy. The leaderboard is quite congested with many players still in with a chance of victory. Partner selection for the final round will be crucial. Many considerations will come into the reckoning for both players in a partnership. With the leader on 20 points all those from 10 points up can still mathematically secure victory. If two players high up the leaderboard pair up then the lower ranked player cannot secure a victory as they wil score the same number of points as their higher ranked partner. Decisions, Decisions. Good luck to all.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL LEADERBOARD
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2023-2024 BRIDGE CALENDAR - CLICK HERE TO VIEW
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In the Cards
The secret world of professional bridge.
Click HERE to view of YouTube
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 DOUBLE DUMMY is the unexpected and thrilling look at the fiercely competitive game of bridge. The film follows the USA 1 Under 21 team to China as they battle it out at the World Youth Team Championships, the most prestigious event in junior bridge. DOUBLE DUMMY bridges the generation gap and explores the game of bridge and its growing popularity with younger generations.
CLICKE HERE TO WATCH
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CLICK HERE TO
READ ONLINE
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DOWNLOAD PDF
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DIRTY HANDS
A cheating scandal in the world of professional bridge
CLICK HERE
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| IMPROVE YOUR BRIDGE |
Play up...... Play out...... Play often........
Thomas MacCormac - Grandmaster and Bridge Teacher
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Standard English Modern ACOL
System Booklet
CLICK HERE
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Laws of Duplicate Bridge CLICK HERE
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| Bridge Books |
There are hundreds if not thousands of books on bridge. They are available from regular bookshops and online booksellers like Amazon and Book Depository.
Click HERE to see a small selection of what is available.
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C.B.A.I. Diary
CLICK HERE
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| Dublin South Region |
Click HERE to see the DSR list of events for the current season.
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This link is to the DSR Bridgwebs pages.
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| C.B.A.I. Newsletter 2022 |
CLICK HERE
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- You know you're in trouble when the first thing the opponents decide to do is draw trumps, and you're the declarer.
- The real test of a bridge player isn't in keeping out of trouble, but in escaping once he's in.
- If 3NT is a viable proposition - then bid it.
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Results
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| 7th December 2023 |
| Christmas Bridge Lunch Red |
| Scorer: Vivienne Cosgrave |
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| 7th December 2023 |
| Christmas Bridge Lunch Green |
| Scorer: Vivienne Cosgrave |
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| 27th November 2023 |
| Social Game |
| Scorer: Viv Cosgrave |
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| 27th November 2023 |
| Joyce Church Trophy Week 2 |
| Scorer: Viv Cosgrave |
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| 20th November 2023 |
| Green |
| Scorer: Sharon McDermott |
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| 20th November 2023 |
| Social |
| Scorer: Sharon McDermott |
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| 13th November 2023 |
| Green |
| Scorer: Viv Cosgrave |
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Calendar
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| 18th December 2023 |
| Christmas Party - DRAW FOR PARTNERS |
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| 15th January 2024 |
| Joyce Church Trophy 3 - MAJOR |
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