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BRIDGE AT CASTLE

Bridge at Castle is played in the Clubhouse on Monday evenings from mid-September to mid-April.  Play begins at 7:15pm.  Players are requested to be seated by 7:05pm to facilitate the organisation of the game.  All adult members of the Club are welcome to play.  Spouses of adult members are also welcome.

Bridge has been played at Castle for the best part of one hundred years.

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.


Monday 24 February - No conventions night - All players are requested to play this basic method.

WEAK NT (12-14).

2 CLUBS RESPONSE TO 1NT IS STAYMAN (NO PUPPET).

2NT RESPONSE TO 1NT SHOWS 11 or 12 High Card Points.

FOUR CARD MAJORS.

WEAK TAKEOUT (NO TRANSFERS).

2 CLUB OPENING IS 23+ HIGH CARD POINTS.

2NT OPENING IS 20-22 HIGH CARD POINTS.

2D, 2H, 2S, OPENING IS STRONG.

GERBER.

BLACKWOOD (NO KEY CARD).

OVERCALL OF NT OPENINGS ARE NATURAL.

NO NEGATIVE DOUBLES.

A 1NT OVERCALL SHOWS 15-17 HCP.

NORMAL PRE-EMPTIVE BIDS.

Please be seated by 7:05 p.m.

Play begins promptly at 7:15 p.m.

The Tournament Director(s) needs to know the number of players before they can set up the competition(s).

Your co-operation is greatly appreciated.

IMPROVE YOUR BRIDGE

Play up......            Play out......           Play often........

Thomas MacCormac - Grandmaster and Bridge Teacher

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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. 
Results
Weekly game
Director: Ciara Gleeson
Section 1
Blue
Director: Paul Williams
Green
Weekly game
Director: Tom Woulfe
Bridge morning followed by lunch
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Centenary Teams
Calendar
23rd February 2025
Rose Bowl
6:00 p.m.
Director: John Royds
24th February 2025
Weekly game - no conventions night
7:05 p.m.
Director: Gerry Dunne
3rd March 2025
Weekly game - SIM Pairs
Director: Tom Woulfe
9th March 2025
Grange v Castle
6:30 p.m.
10th March 2025
Weekly game
Director: Paul Williams
17th March 2025
St. Patrick’s Day
18th March 2025
TUESDAY - Weekly game
Director: Ciara Gleeson
Scorer: Mary Whooley