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1st D Smyth, B Smyth, M Daly, P Brannigan 95 pts

2nd I O'Hea, M Grimley, J Leer, M McParland 92 pts (best back nine)

3rd C Shannon, K Grimley, D Grimley, E Creelman 92pts

It's a team game - ask Brendan!

County Armagh Golf Club Vice Captain Brendan Smith will readily admit his was a minor role in his team's big-scoring 4-Ball Classic win on Saturday.

His worldly (and local) knowledge he will claim however, guided colleagues Martin Daly, Pat Brannigan and Damien Smith to their win. They scored 95 stableford points to take the top prize in the competition where players handicaps were reduced to three-quarters, three player scores counted at holes 3, 5, 10 and 18 and two at all others. With 50 points amassed over teh front ninethey were well on their way and by 18 they had added a further 45 for that winning score.

Ian O'Hea, a winner with wife Ann in the Mixed Greensomes the evening before, Martin Grimley, Jerome Leer and Michael McParland claimed second prize with 92 points on countback. 46points on the front nine holes and 46 on the back nine secured the runners up spot for these earlybirds.

Equally early on the course, Colm Shannon, Kieran and David Grimley and Eugene Creelman returned the same 92 points score but had to settle for third prize.

County Armagh Golf Club Captain Tom Calvert is pictured with members of the winning teams in the Four Ball Team Classic, from left, Martin Daly, Damien Smith, Brendan Smith, Colm Shannon and Kieran Grimley.

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Last Updated: 20 June 2011

76 ladies played     CSS 70

Fox Cup 0- 27

1st Moya Brady 63 nett

2nd Geraldine Rafferty 68 nett

3rd Una Cullinane 71 nett

Culmore Cup

1st Angela O Reilly 66 nett

2nd Ann Mc Grath 68 nett

3rd Joy Steenson 69 nett

Gross Barbara Gartland 80

Par Lady Bee Gordon 72 nett

36er Ruth Beckett 75 nett

Birdies

B Gartland @ 3rd, G Rafferty @ 1st, 5th & 15th

Handicap Reductions

A O Reilly 33-31, M Brady 21-19, A Mc Grath 28-27, G Rafferty 14-13, J Steenson 36-35

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Last Updated: 17 June 2011

1st Patsy Hegarty 43pts

2nd Brian Hanna 41pts

Front Nine: Peter Conway 22pts

Back Nine: Ciaran Black 23pts

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Last Updated: 14 June 2011

Jerome and Mary mix it up for win

Jerome Leer and Mary Black were perfectly in the picture for the Star Sound and Visions sponsored Mixed Greensomes competition.

The pair collected first prize from sponsor Mark Frazer and Club Captain after a recording a fantastic winning score of nett 58.

They were just six over after nine holes and after 18 had used up just a further two shots of their 20-handicap.

Second placed Jarlath McReynolds and Ann Canavan, with a handicap of 13, opened their round birdie, birdie, par on their way to a level par score after nine holes. And like their winning opponents Jerome and Mary, they used only two further shots of their handicap on the return trek to finish with an equally impressive 59 nett score.

Regulars in the mixed prizes, husband and wife Andy and Gail Steed collected third prize with a nett 62.5 of their 18.5 handicap.

And Ian and Ann O'Hea were fourth with a nett 63 score.

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Last Updated: 12 June 2011

1st Nicky Daly 43 pts

2nd Mark Gillen 40 pts

3rd Charlie Johnston 40 pts

4th Marty Oliver 40 pts

5th Oisin Gill 40 pts

Points mean prizes for Nicky

Nicky Daly had all the parts and all the points he needed to win the club stableford.

The local car parts dealer stored a winning 43 points to secure the top prize by three clear points.

Five pars over the front nine was the basis of his 21 points at the half-way stage, and with a further five over the back nine holes for 22 points, his final total 43 was always going to be hard to beat.

Mark Gillen came closest and yet was still three points off  Nicky's tally. His excellent back nine of 22 points on top of 18 points from the front nine holes earned him second place ahead of spud-man Charlie Johnston who also record 40 points. Martin Oliver's 19 and 21 points front and back nine respectively, took fourth prize and Oisin Gill was fifth with 23 points and 17 for a similar final score of 40 points.

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Last Updated: 12 June 2011

1st Alan Magwood nett 64

2nd Neil Cromwell nett 65

3rd Johnny Palmer nett 65

4th Paddy Burns nett 66

5th Patrick Kelly nett 66

6yh Nat McGeown nett 66 

Gross prizes

1st C McCaughey 70 (Dungannon GC)

2nd D McAneney 71

3rd J McReynolds 73

Alan lifts prestigious Henry White trophy

Handyman Alan Magwood nailed his game perfectly to win the Henry White Memorial trophy with a superb nett 64 score.

Competition sponsor Philip White of Philip White Tyres Ltd presented the prestigious cup in front of a packed clubhouse. The annual open is one of the club's major competitions and the ideal conditions brought more than 200 golfers to the city course on the day.

But none had the measure of 18-handicapper Alan Magwood who produced his best round of the season to date to win the coveted trophy. Two over after five holes, a double bogey six at the sixth hole spoiled an otherwise steady front nine for Alan. That steady golf continued over the back nine with a further four pars and a nett 64 finish which ultimately sealed the win.

Second-placed four handicapper Neil Cromwell shot a hugely impressive gross 69 and his nett 65 might have taken the top prize on any other day. Neil was level par after nine holes with birdies at the fourth and eighth holes covering dropped shots at five and nine. Two further birdies were recorded at 10 and 12 before he dropped a shot at the par three 15th and finished with five straight pars.

That exceptional back nine pushed Johnny Palmer - who also finished with a nett 65 - back into third place. Double bogeys at the 13th, 16th and 17th holes cost him dearly in a round which opened with a birdie three.

And it took a further countback to separate fourth, fifth and sixth places, Paddy Burns, Patrick Kelly and Nat McGeown collecting the prizes respectively, each with nett 66 scores. Five pars and a birdie three at 14 earned Paddy fourth prize, and Pat Kelly was a shot better offover his back nine.

Dungannon Golf Club's Conor McCaughey, a three-handicapper, picked up the first Gross Prize with a Gross 70, Daniel McAneny was second with a gross 71 and Jarleth McReynolds was third with a gross 73.

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Last Updated: 12 June 2011

1st Martin Kelly 42pts

2nd Stuart Lee 42pts

1st Nine: David Baird 24pts

2nd Nine: R McIlvenna 24pts

Any Prizes not collected on the night can be picked up in the Professional's Shop.

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Last Updated: 10 June 2011

The Daily Bake Ltd Open Mixed Greensomes which was postponed on Sunday 5 June will now take place on Sunday 26 June.

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Last Updated: 10 June 2011

91 ladies participated in this competition which was sponsored by Edgewater Financial Services. The CSS was 72.

1st Brigid Mc Eneaney 41pts

2nd Flo Mc Call 38pts

3rd Aideen Canavan 37pts

Cat A Ellen Brady 37pts

Cat B Moya Brady 37pts

Cat C Bernie Gribben 36pts

Cat D Anne Murphy 35pts

Back Nine Joy Steenson 19pts

Front Nine Judith Humphries 20pts

Par Lady Grace Mc Gowan 35pts

36ers Dorothy Brown 34pts

Birdies; E Brady @ 1st, B Gartland @ 13th, V Gordon @ 7th, June Humphries @ th, M Brady @ 1st & Judith Humphries @ 7th.

Handicap Cuts

M Brady 22 to 21, B Mc Eneaney 32 to 29, B Gribben 30 to 29, F Mc Call 23 to 22, E Brady 10 to 9

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Last Updated: 10 June 2011

77 played

1st Gross Emma Oliver 74 gross

2nd Gross Ellen Brady 82 goss

1st Nett Gillian Poole 65 nett

2nd Nett Myrtle Rhodie 66 nett

Cat A Valerie Gordon 71nett

Cat B Siobhan Donnelly 67 nett

Cat C Lorraine Megaw 68 nett

Cat D Maura Mc Coy 72 nett

Back Nine Patricia Hughes 34nett

Front Nine Margaret Majoram 31 nett

Par Lady B Gordon 72nett

36er Dorothy Harris 75net

Birdies

 B Gordon @ 1st & 7th, E Steenson @ 7th, J Steenson @ 4th, T Mc Veigh @ 1st, B Gartland @ 6th, G Poole @ 3rd, S Donnelly @ 7th & E Oliver @ 5th, 7th, 8th & 10th.

Handicap Cuts

M Majoram 28 to 27, C Corrigan 20 to 19, M Rhodie 33 to 31, G Poole 18 to 17, S Donnelly 21 to 20, P Gingles 22 to 21, L Megaw 26 to 25

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Last Updated: 05 June 2011

1st Paul Doyle 41pts

2nd Turlough Brady 41pts

Front Nine: Kevin Boyd 23pts

Back Nine: Colm McElroy 21 pts

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Last Updated: 31 May 2011

Pierce Purcell make bit of 'Paddy' of their match

Team captain Paddy Duffy was gutted after his Pierce Purcell team suffered defeat at the hands of Edenmore in the competition matchplay stages at Killymoon Golf Club on Sunday.

The County Armagh outfit had qualified in third place in the qualifing round at Killymoon two weeks ago and with a draw against Edenmore were confident they would progress.

After four matches against Edenmore however, it was all square, 2-2. And in a thrilling climax the final County Armagh pairing of Ian Millar and Paul Corvan required a win at the last hole to take the match into extra-time. Sadly they secured only a 'half' and their match was lost, Edemore clinching victory 3-2 and a place in the next round.

Earlier Paddy Hicks and John Lowe led the County Armagh challenge but suffered defeat on the final hole when their opponents sank a 30ft putt to win one-up.

Colin McIlroy and Mickey Cullen similarly looked to have secured the win leading by one hole with just one to play. But they too lost the last hole for their match to finish all square.

Declan Lenagh and Derek McKeever meanwhile, were two down with two to play, but recovered to halve their match. And Paul Wasson and Oisin Gill grabbed a win on the final hole after their match was level after 17 holes.

Unfortunately, as is often the case, the final match can determine the outcome and so it proved, County Armagh disappointingly made their exit.

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Last Updated: 30 May 2011