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.
| 2024 Turkey Competition |
Results for the Turkey competition will as usual be announced & prizes presented an the Christmas Party (December 16th 2024).
In the meantime CLICK here for the deal printout of the boards played.
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| HE WHO HESITATES IS LOST |
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An interesting hand from the World Bridge Games in Buenos Aires. The hand was played on 28 October 2024 and this story is about the U.S.A. v Denmark. It was a Round of 16 knockout match, the original 33 entrants having been reduced to 16 by two groups of round robin matches, with the top eight in each group going through to the knockout stage.
At the table Denmark bid and made 6♠️. However, U.S.A. objected on the grounds of hesitation. Following consideration by the TDs the result was amended from 6♠️ made to 6♣️-2.
This had the effect of changing the winner of the entire match from Denmark to U.S.A.
I cannot explain all of the bidding. Suffice to say that 5NT is “pick your slam partner”. The bidding was done on tablets so precise timings between calls was known. The TDs decided that the delays after the 5NT bid were unacceptable and overturned the result as mentioned above.
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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.
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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
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Laws of Duplicate Bridge CLICK HERE
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Autumn 2024
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Paul 086 251 0791
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C.B.A.I. Diary
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| Dublin South Region |
Click HERE to see the DSR list of events for the current season.
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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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| 16th December 2024 |
| Christmas Party - draw for partners |
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| 2nd December 2024 |
| Turkey Competition |
| Director: Bernard Higgins |
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| 25th November 2024 |
| Weekly game |
Director: Mary Whooley
Scorer: Tom Woulfe |
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Calendar
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| 20th January 2025 |
| Centenary Teams 1 |
| Director: Bernard Higgins |
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| 27th January 2025 |
| Centenary Teams 2 |
| Director: Bernard Higgins |
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| 30th January 2025 |
| Bridge morning followed by lunch |
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