THE weekly grind by Convenor Davy Baird arranging and scoring competitions at County Armagh was deservedly rewarded with a personal victory in officially the final Sunday stableford of the season. The Club’s Competition Convenor returned 42 points to top score in the event. He signed for 21 points front and back nine holes in a steady gross six-over par round.
Noel Loye was runner up just a point adrift on 41 – 20 and 21 points respectively front and back nine. Nathan Grimley returned 40 points to top Category 1 – with back to back birdie 3s at the 14th and 15th holes the main highlight of an otherwise steady round. Jarlath McReynolds was runner up in the same category signing for 39 points and recording back-to-back birdies at the 13th and 14th holes.
Danny Maxwell was the Category 2 winner with 40points and that after failing to score at the 12th hole. And Art McCrory returned the same 40points for the runner’s up prize after losing out on countback. Peter Murtagh and Jim Quinn both returned 41 points for respective first and second places in Category 3. But both will have been sorely disappointed by ‘no scores’ - Peter at the 17th and Jim at 18.
STEADY scoring by Paul Kelly secured the top prize in the recent County Armagh Saturday stableford. The 18-handicapper chalked up 21 points across both front and back nine holes for a winning total 42. Brian Liddy was his closest challenger finishing with 41 points after recording 22 and 19 points respectively front and back nine holes.
Gervase Hughes led home the category winners with a hat-trick of birdies and 39 points to win Category 1. And Neil Cromwell’s birdie three at the 18th hole for 39 points secured him runners up prize. Miceal McParland picked up the top prize in Category 2 with 39 points but will rue a ‘no score’ at the par three 7th hole, and Derek Calvin, losing out on countback after returning a similar 39 points, was runner up. Bar manager Martin Kelly topped Category 3 with 39 points – a massive four points better than the rest – Gerry Doyle his nearest challenger on 35 points picking up the runners up prize.
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LADY CAPTAIN'S 9-HOLE CHARITY COMPETITION - FRIDAY, 3 OCTOBER - ALL DAY
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PRIZES: 1st, 2nd and 3rd (Ladies)
1st, 2nd and 3rd (Gents)
PRIZE-GIVING:ÂÂ 9.30 pm
ALL PROCEEDS TO NEWRY HOSPICE
1st Ricky Dobbs 42 pts
2nd Brian Wilson 42 pts
3rd John Flack 40 pts
Seniors: Paul Doyle 38 pts
Gross: Neil Cromwell 35 gross pts
Prize vouchers have been left in the Pro Shop.
Competition Convenor
1st David Baird 42pts
2nd Noel Loye 41 pts
Category 1
1st Nathan Grimley 41 pts
2nd Jarleth McReynolds 39 pts (also best gross)
Category 2
1st Danny Maxwell 40 pts
2nd Art McCrory 40 pts
Category 3
1st Peter Murtagh 41 pts
2nd Jim Quinn 41 pts
Prize vouchers will be lift in the Pro Shop.
Competition Convenor
1st Paul Kelly 42 pts
2nd Brain Liddy 41 pts
Category 1
1st Gervase Hughes 39 pts
2nd Neil Cromwell 39 pts (also best gross)
Category 2
1st Miceal McParland 39 pts
2nd Derek Calvin 39 pts
Category 3
1st Martin Kelly 39 pts
2nd Gerry Doyle 35 pts
Prize vouchers will be lift in the Pro Shop.
Conmpetition Convenor
THE Club Championship may have been the big event at County Armagh last week-end, but Dudley Marjoram managed to shine the spotlight on those who unfortunately never made the cut.
In the club stroke competition run alongside the championship, Dudley produced a superb nett 64 to take the honours. On the day only Anthony Conlon bettered his score with a nett 62 to become the new Club Champion.
19-handicapper Dudley's nett 64 was one shot better than Gavin Leer who suffered a double-bogey and triple bogey at the 5 th and 6 th holes yet still returned a nett 65.
Joe Rhodie returned the same nett 65 score but was beaten on count back and Jonathan Beale whose round for a nett 66 included an eagle at the par five 8 th hole and birdies at the 10 th , 13 th , and 18 th holes.
Michael McGuirk continued his run of winning form to take fifth prize with a nett 66 – a score John McKinney also returned but was beaten on countback.
CLUB Secretary Paddy Burns savoured success in the latest County Armagh Sunday stableford competition.
His 41 points was the best of the day, secured with an impressive 22 points on the front nine holes and a further 19 on the back nine.
Darryl Lawson chased him all the way to finish with 40 points with a ‘no-score' at the 5 th hole to claim the runner's up prize.
Shea Brady returned the same 40points to take the honours in Category 1, with Andrew Miller on 39 points runner up with birdies at the first and 14 th holes highlighting his round.
Johnny Palmer picked up yet another prize, this time winning Category 2 with 39 points which could so easily have been a winning score but for a ‘ding' at the 18 th .
Neil Monaghan was runner up.
And in Category 3 it was Hugh McEneaney who led home the charge with 40 points, Eric Villiers his runner up with 38 points.