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ROY Turner was the first winner of the new mid-week qualifying competitions at County Armagh.

Returning a top score of 40 points, he edged the win on countback from Martin Gill who also returned a similar score.

The white-marker qualifying competition has been introduced by Club Competitions Convenor Davy Baird for at least the month of September golfers suffering withdrawal symptoms since the competition of the Tuesday Cup.

More than sixty took to the course for the first event with some excellent scoring - the best of the day from 10-handicapper Roy Turner who returned 19 and 21 points front and back nines respectively.

Martin Gill's 40 points was, in contrast, 21 and 19 points front and back - birdie 2s at the 9th and 11th holes helping him on the way.

Gerard McCoy was one of three players just a point in arrears on 39 points, Paul Doyle and Phil Kelly the others who picked up 4th and 5th prizes.

Ben Simpson took the Seniors Prize with 38 points. And Stewart Lee recorded the Best Gross Score on the day with 34points

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Created: 08 September 2014

COUNTY Armagh Golf Club has won the Mid-Ulster Senior Alliance League championship for the first time since it began 17 years ago.

Launched by Co. Armagh Past Captain and Past President Jack Moore, the Mid-Ulster Senior Alliance title is played for annually by 10 local teams of 60-plus aged golfers.

Richard Smyth captained the County Armagh team to victory on the final day of the championship at Warrenpoint, where their winning performance clinched the coveted trophy by two points from last year's winners Lurgan.

The winning team was:

Paddy Burns, Roy Turner, Tommy Macklin, Pearse McBride, Richard Smyth (Captain), Kenny Gordon, Denis Hughes, Johnny Palmer and Dudley Marjoram.

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Created: 08 September 2014

1st Noel Murtagh nett 63 (after count back)

2nd Gervase Hughes nett 63 (after count back)

Category 1

1st Nathan Grimley nett 66

2nd Alan Pedlow nett 67 (after count back)

Category 2

1st Ian O'Hea nett 63

2nd Eamon O'Hagan net 69 (after count back)

Category 3

1st David P Grimley nett 65

2nd Hugh McEneaney nett 67 (after count back)

Gross Neil Cromwell  gross 68

Prize vouchers will be left in the Pro Shop

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Created: 08 September 2014

Kenny is Tuesday Cup King

KENNY Spence is the County Armagh Golf Club 2014 Tuesday Cup king.

The big-hitter topped the leaderboard in the 20-weeks long competition sponsored by Home@Frazers.

Killylea man Andrew Millar topped the Gross Prize winners list.

The final results are as follows:

NETT WINNERS

1. Kenny Spence 43

2. Christopher Stockdale 45

3. Mark Frazer 45

4. Gerard McCoy 46

5. John Flack 46

6. D Smyth 47

7. John Lavery 47

8. Paul McCreesh 47

GROSS WINNERS

1. Andrew Miller 53

2. Paddy Digby 54

3. Jarlath McReynolds  54

4. Shea Bready 55

5. Jerome Leer 55

6. Paul Doyle

All prize winners are requested to attend the presentation on Tuesday 9th September at 9pm.

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Created: 04 September 2014

Sean’s a convincing winner in Dalzell’s stableford

DESPITE a ‘no-score’ at the 16^th Lakes hole, Sean Branningan was still untouchable in the Dalzell’s of Markethill sponsored stableford competition at County Armagh.

A massive 24 points from the front nine holes set Sean on his way to a convincing victory. And even with that ‘dink’ he still managed to add a further 21 points to make up a winning score of 45points.

Leslie Lynas paid dearly for his ‘dink’ at the par 3 11^th hole, but with 43 points deservedly clinched the runner’s up prize on the day.

Pearse McBride shared his pain with a double bogey at the 1^st and a triple bogey and ‘no-score’ at the 18^th hole. However, his steady scoring otherwise saw him sign for 41 points and take first prize in Category 1. Mark Loughran was runner up with 40 points.

In Category 2 Darren O’Hagan’s 41 points earned him first prize with Conor McAneaney a point further adrift on 40 points, taking the runner’s up prize.

Aiden McParland’s better back nine - with a final score of 39 points – earned him first prize in Category 3, ahead of Nicky Currie who also returned 39 points.

Jarleth McReynolds produced the best Gross Score, 39 points.

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Created: 04 September 2014

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 7^th hole helped his front nine cause after he dropped shots at the 3^rd, 4^th and 8^thholes. Surprisingly the relatively easy par five 12^th 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 17^th. 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 2^nd and 15^th 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.

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Created: 04 September 2014

Ricky’s a first –time winner

NEWCOMER Ricky Dobbs picked up the first major prize of his golfing career after winning the Professional’s Competition at County Armagh Golf Club.

The young golfer who only joined the city club earlier this year, chalked up an impressive 45 points to pick up Pro Alan Rankin’s prize presented annually.

Ricky’s excellent 24 points from the back nine holes complimented 21 on the front nine for that impressive top score, which was two points better than all the rest on the day.

John Brannigan was the nearest challenger on 42 points and deservedly picked up the runner’s up prize – birdies at the 4^th and 9^th holes helping him on his way.

Michael Curley also returned 42 points to take the Category 1 handicap first prize – two points better than Kieran Donnelly on 42. Kieran collected the runners up prize.

Christopher Stockdale made a return to the winner’s enclosure with his 41points the best in Category 2. Darren O’Hagan was runner up but will have been sorely disappointed by his hat-trick of double bogeys to finish!

Gerry Cullen meanwhile, was the top scorer in Category 3 with 39 points and pipped Neal Cassin – also returning 39 points – to first prize by virtue of a better back nine.

John Maguire’s 36points claimed the Best Gross prize on the day.

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Created: 04 September 2014

1st Roy Turner 40 pts

2nd Martin Gill 40 pts

3rd Gerard McCoy 39 pts

4th Paul Doyle 39 pts

5th Philip A Kelly 39 pts

Seniors

1st Ben Simpson 38 pts

Gross

Stuart Lee 34 gross pts

Prize vouchers will be left in the Pro Shop.

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Created: 02 September 2014