Volume 7 | May 2nd 2021
Greetings!

It is wonderful to be back playing golf and hopefully many of you will have been able to get to play 9 holes over the past week. It’s even better that we can now start to properly celebrate our Centenary Year.

We have so much to be thankful for in St. Anne’s G.C. so perhaps whilst out playing your next game of golf take a moment to reflect on our founder members and the foresight that they had to establish what has become our home away from home, our happy place and for many of us our refuge. St. Anne’s G.C. has seen many changes over the last 100 years and thankfully we are now permitted back out onto the course to enjoy the continued improvements that were made on the course during this recent lockdown.

Enjoy your golf, enjoy seeing your friends and most of all continue to keep well.

Audrey Headon
Centenary Coordinator
CENTENARY REFLECTIONS IN THE COMPANY OF THE HAYES FAMILY
We are delighted this month to hear from members of the Hayes Family; Eithne Hayes, one our Centenary Ambassadors and former Lady Captain, her son and daughter Brian and Cait and one of her grandson’s Cian Goode. Thanks to Eithne’s son-in-law Fergal Nolan (who is also a member) for making the video and to Matthew Walsh for editing it. 
NEW SIGNS 
Many of you will have already seen the 3 new signs that have been erected in the club. For those of you that haven’t had a chance to see them yet here are some photographs. 
FROM THE IRISH TIMES ARCHIVES 30TH APRIL 1921
ST. ANNE'S CENTENARY CHALLENGE
7th - 10th SEPTEMBER
Now that we're back on the course and thinking about a summer of 'staying and playing', we'd like to remind you that St. Anne's Centenary Challenge takes place from 7th to 10th September.

It's set to be a great few days of fantastic links golf across County Louth, Portmarnock Links and at home.

Wonderful prizes are up for offer and members of St. Anne's receive €80 discount across all packages.

For more information contact Tom Kennedy at Experience Ireland Golf & Travel, or send an email to centenary@stanneslinksgolf.com.
MARRAM GRASS ON THE BULL ISLAND
Marram Grass, the familiar spiky grass, can be found on the Bull Island. It has roots up to 5m long underground stems, which bind sand dunes together. Marram leaves are usually rolled up to conserve water and can continue to grow even during long periods of drought. Marram grass can be buried by new sand each year and continue to thrive. Marram is most vigorous on the dunes closest to the beach where there is little competition from other plants. Development of dune ridges on the island can be dated by looking at old maps and photographs. The ridge behind the visitor and interpretive centre, for example, formed in 1906. As a dune ridge becomes isolated from the beach by the growth of a new dune it is cut off from its supply of new sand, the marram grass gives way to other plants such as red fescue, yellow ragwort and catsear. 
GOLF CHAT
Enjoy this short poem about golf for some light relief and laughs!