Record breaker Andrew is club champion
ANDREW Millar's Club Championship winning score has County Armagh officials delving through the history books in the hope of confirming the Killylea man's nett 130 is a club record for the two-day competition.
Superb back-to-back nett 65 scores earned the young painter and decorator the coveted title in the championship which this year took on a new format. It was a winning score by an amazing five shots from runner up Jarleth McReynolds who many had tipped to win it.
Points accumulated from the club's six monthly medals plus a selection of the top stroke competitions throughout the season, determined the top 20 players who would contest the club championship this year.
Millar qualified with considerable ease and after match-day one of the championship he shared top spot on the leaderboard with McReynolds, both returning nett 65 scores.
He continued that superb form on matchday two getting his round off to a magnificent start with three birdies from the first four holes. He dropped shots at the 7th and 8th holes but a further birdie at the 9th hole saw him two under at the turn.
Four pars followed and stood him in good stead for the difficult fiinish, and although he dropped three shots over the next three holes, a birdie and par finish secured him that second successive nett 65 score.
Jarleth McReynolds, playing of a handicap of one, knew only too well the task which faced him after day one, and he battled bravely a week later for a one over par front nine and level par back nine for his nett 70 and 135 total.
Third placed Jimmy Wilson was well within reach of Millar after day one also when he signed for a nett 68, and he repeated the dose on day two for his 136 total which earned him third prize.
John Maguire finished a shot ahead of Wilson on day one with a nett 67 but could manage only a nett 70 in his follow-up round for his 137 total taking fourth prize.
And Stewart Hall, the youngster in the pack, shot 68 and 70 for an equally impressive 138 total which claimed the penultimate prize ahead of John Lavery who signed for a 69 and 70, 139 total.