Thoroughbred Paul strokes to victory
PAUL Corvan has confirmed his thoroughbred status on the County Armagh Golf course with victory in the recent Club Stroke event.
The 10-handicapper shot an impressive gross three-over par, nett 63 to win the Sunday competition.
A birdie 2 at the 7th hole helped his front nine cause after he dropped shots at the 3rd, 4th and 8thholes. Surprisingly the relatively easy par five 12th hole proved troublesome and he dropped another shot. But he quickly recovered this with a fine birdie 2 at the very next hole. Between this and the finish there was to be but one further blemish – a bogey at the 17th. But his nett 63 was still to be the best on the day.
Alex Nesbitt was just a shot behind the galloping Corvan with a nett 64 – birdies at the 2nd and 15th holes the highlight of the 12-handicapper’s round.
Adam Cromwell edged the first prize in Category 1 from his father Neil. Both returned nett 66 scores, but on countback it was the young protégé who emerged with the winning score. Worthy of note from this pairing, between them they recorded eight birdies!
Meanwhile, Danny McGee was another to return a nett 66 and walked away with the top prize in Category 2 where Turlough Brady was the delighted runner up on nett 72.
Anthony Fegan’s nett 68 earned him first prize in Category 3 – despite a triple bogey and double bogey start to his round. And Philip Devlin clinched the runner’s up prize with a nett 69.