Price is right for Harold
HAROLD Price collected the first (April) medal of the season with a one shot, nett 65 winning score.
In the most difficult of windy conditions, the affable Harold returned the best score of the day leaving three players - Mark Loughran, Philip Kelly and Mark Gillen - all trailing in his wake.
A birdie three at the par four second hole was followed by some steady scoring over the front nine for Harold. And with a six over par return trek, which included pars at the 11th and 15th holes, he was always going to be hard to catch.
Mark Loughran put up the best challenge with returning a nett 66 score. The six-handicapper mastered the conditions superbly for a two over par front nine and level par back nine which included a birdie two at the 13th hole.
Martin Gill lifted the 0-12 handicap category first prize with a nett 66, winning on countback from Neil Cromwell, also nett 66, who producied the Best Gross Score of the day.
Philip Kelly and Mark Gillen had also to be separated on countback after both returned scores of nett 66 - Philip just getting the nod in the 13-18 handicap category.
And in the 19-28 handicap section Dr Gary O'Reilly had the perfect prescription for his first prize with a nett 70, winning from Paul O'Hagan, also nett 70, on countback.
Overall
1st Harold Price (nett 65) - Winner of April Monthly Medal
2nd Mark Loughran (nett 66 - back 9)
(0 - 12)
1st Martin Gill (nett 68 - back 6)
2nd Neill Cromwell (nett 68 - back 9) - Also best Gross Score (71)
(13 - 18)
1st Philip Kelly (nett 66 - back 9)
2nd Mark Gillen (nett 66)
(19 - 28)
1st G V O'Reilly (nett 70 - back 9)
2nd Paul O'Hagan (nett 70)
Presentation of Prizes: Saturday, 5th May at 6.30 pm sharp