Mark is open stableford winner
DESPITE a triple bogey seven for a 'no-score' at the 18th hole, Mark Frazer clinched victory in the County Armagh Golf Club Open Week stableford competition.
The city businessman's 42 stableford points was enough to take the honours in the Holmes and Doran Surveyors sponsored event, albeit on countback, with Neil Cromwell and Andrew Allen also returning 42 points on the day.
11-handicapper Mark produced some steady scoring over the front nine holes with a birdie three at the 4th hole thrown in for good measure to push his points tally for the outward trek to 22. And with a further hat-trick of birdies at the 15th, 16th and 17th holes, he added a further 20 points from the back nine.
Three handicapper Neil Cromwell claimed the runners up prize with 42 points - a series of short putts on the slow greens punishing him severely.Â
For Andrew Allen his 42 points earned him third prize but he will be hugely disappointed not to have claimed the top prize - no-scores at the 7th and 14th holes ultimately denying him that trophy.
The ever steady Nigel McMahon claimed fourth prize with an excellent 41 points and student Adam Cromwell followed his dad onto the prize winners list with an excellent 41 points also.
Chris Stockdale meanwhile, was just a point behind on 40 points and picked up the sixth and final prize in what proved to be a hugely successful Open Week competition.
County Armagh Golf Club Captain Pat McAleavey is pictured with Mark Frazer, winner of the Holmes and Doran Surveyors Ltd sponsored Open Stabelford competition. Nigel McMahon (right) was runner up.