Men - News & Results

Big Derek's no longer the bridesmaid!

Big Derek McKeever may well have been thinking this golfing season was going to one of 'always the bridesmaid and never the bride'.

But that all changed with a superb round of golf which saw him lift the County Armagh Golf Club's Bumble Bee Cup.

In consecutive competitions the previous weekend, 14-handicapper Derek produced scores which just edged him into runners up spot. But there was no-one to touch him when he returned an impressive nett 64 score in the Bumble Bee Cup competition.

Birdies at the second and seventh holes saw him on his way to one-over for the front nine holes. By the time he had completed 14 he had dropped only one other shot. But then came a nervous finish with shots dropped at the remaining four holes, including a triple bogey at 18.

However, he had done enough to secure victory ahead of 11-handicapper Lee Stewart whose impressive nett 65 earned him the runners up prize. The Killylea man was five over after nine holes but with a superb back nine in which he dropped only one other shot, he was fully deserving of his award.

Shea Brady engineered a first prize in the 0-12 Category. The 7-handicapper with a nett 67 edged Ronan O'Reilly into second place with a nett 68 - a double bogey six at the last hole ultimately proviing decisive.

Gerard O'Callaghan is becoming a regular face among the prize winners and with a nett 66 picked up first prize in the 13-18 handicap category. Andrew Clarke's 68 and better back nine took the runners up prize.

And Gary Baird shot an excellent nett 69 to win the 19-28 handicap category. His better back nine left Brendan Lynch to pick up the runners up prize.

John Maguire was fully deserving of the Best Gross prize with a gross 72.

Details

Parent Category: News & Results

Category: Men - News & Results

Created: 08 May 2013

Tuesday Cup - 7 May

1st Barry McGurgan 44pts

2nd Leo King 44pts

Front Nine: Paul Smith 22pts

Back Nine: Jonathan Black 23pts

Details

Parent Category: News & Results

Category: Men - News & Results

Created: 07 May 2013

Neil Cromwell, Best Gross prize winner in the Hirsh Cup, is presented with his prize by competition sponsor Cormac Knott from netstretch web design . Included also are Club Captain John Flack and (back, from left) Category winners Derek McKeever, Paul Corvan (runner up) , Stephen Maloney and Paul Doyle.

County Armagh Golf Club Captain John Flack is pictured with April Medal competition prize-winners Eamon Toner, Derek McKeever, Alan Wilson and Stephen Millar.

Details

Parent Category: News & Results

Category: Men - News & Results

Created: 07 May 2013

PGA TANKARD RESULTS – Sunday, 5th May 2013

Overall

1st  Andrew Dunwoody  44 pts (also best gross score)

2nd  Gerard O’Callaghan   38 pts

Category 1 (0 – 12)

1st  Shea Smyth   37 pts

2nd   Tom Calvert   36 pts

Category 2 (13 – 18)

1st  Michael Carson  37 pts

2nd  Art McCrory   35 pts (back 9)

Category 3 (19 – 28)

1st  Michael McKenzie  38 pts (back 9)

2nd  Paul Hughes   38 pts

Presentation of Prizes: Saturday, 11th May at 7.00 pm sharp

Prizewinners are expected to attend

No further communication regarding Presentation

Competition Convenor
5 May 2013

Details

Parent Category: News & Results

Category: Men - News & Results

Created: 05 May 2013

BUMBLE BEE RESULTS – Saturday, 4th May 2013

Overall

1st  Derek McKeever  nett 64 (back 9)

2nd  Lee Stewart   nett 65

Category 1 (0 – 12)

1st  Shea Brady   nett 67

2nd   Ronan O’Reilly  nett 68

Category 2 (13 – 18)

1st  Gerard O’Callaghan  nett 66

2nd  Andrew Clarke  nett 68 (back 9)

Category 3 (19 – 28)

1st  Gary Baird  nett 69 (back 9)

2nd  Brendan Lynch nett 69 (back 9)

Gross Prize

1st  John Maguire  gross 72

Presentation of Prizes: Saturday, 11th May at 7.00 pm sharp

Prizewinners are expected to attend

No further communication regarding Presentation

Competition Convenor
4 May 2013

Details

Parent Category: News & Results

Category: Men - News & Results

Created: 04 May 2013

Kevin kicks off with April Medal win

If you're going to win, win convincingly! That would certainly seem to be the motto of Kevin Boyd who won the April Medal at County Armagh by an amazing four clear shots.

The 24-handicapper readily admits he could do nothing wrong during his competition round, and with a nett 63 score deservedly walked away with the coveted prize and automatic qualification for the Club Championship later in the year.

Kevin was five over after nine holes and despite a flurry of double bogeys on the back nine, he was still seven shots short of using his 21 handicap, recording a final score nett 63.

Ian O'Hea was his nearest challenger, four shots adrift, returning a nett 67. But the 15-handicapper might well have given Kevin a run for his money had he not double bogeyed 14 and triple-bogeyed 17. 

Michael McGuirks' five-over back nine for a final score nett 68, was enough on countback to secure him first prize in the 0-12 handicap category. Alan Wilson, similarly a 12-handicapper, was runner up with a nett 68 - his double bogey six at thde 16th ultimately costing him.

In the 13-18 handicap category Derek McKeever was kicking of a winning week-end with a nett 68. After 10 holes he'd used 11 shots of his 15 handicap but produced a very steady run-in to record that excellent score which pushed Steven Millar - also returing nett 68 - into runners up spot.

Eamon Toner picked up first prize in the 19-28 handicap category with a nett 69 - his better back nine ensuring PG McNabb Trophy winner Gerry Doyle was only going to collect second prize on this occasion.

Conor McGurgan's produced the Best Gross 72 which proved the best of the week-end.

Details

Parent Category: News & Results

Category: Men - News & Results

Created: 02 May 2013

Instructor Pat drives to Hirsh Cup win

DRIVING instructor Pat McKenna hit the winning road to lift one of County Armagh Golf Club's oldest trophies - the Hirsh Cup.

The 16-handicapper returned the top score nett 66 in the netstretch ltd sponsored competition.

Despite a bumpy start, with a double bogey at the first hole, Pat found crusie control for a steady front nine over which he dropped only a further two shots. He dropped a further shot at the 10th and it looked as if the wheels had come off when he triple-bogeyed 15 and double bogeyed 16. However, after some urgent repairs he steered to an an eight over back nine and a winning score of nett 66.

Paul Corvan's card with a nett 67, somewhat mirrored Pat's - four over after nine but double bogeys at 15 and 17 signalled the 12-handicapper's downfall.

Six-handicapper Paul Doyle would surely have been taking a bow once again from the winners podium had he not double bogeyed the final hole in his round which included two bridie 2s at the 7th and 13th holes. But he'll have been more than happy to pick up first prize in the 0-12 handicap category with his nett 68. Nigel McMahon was just a further shot behind on nett 69 - steady golf throughout earning him second prize on countback.

Derek McKeever, despite a handicap cut the previous day in the April Medal competition, took first prize in the 13-18 handicap category with a nett 68 - two double bogeys at the final two holes ultimately costing him very dearly. Stephen Maloney's net 69 deservedly earned him second prize in the category.

And fire-fighter Michael Calvert blazed a trail to first prize in Category 3 with a nett 74 - his back nine just squeezing out Tom Donnelly who returned a similar nett 74.

Best gross score 73 delighted 4-handicapper Neill Cromwell no end, and especially after a triple bogey eight at the 10th hole. He masterminded a superb recovery however, with a birdie 2 at the 11th hole and an eagle 3 at the par five 12th hole the highlights of a one-over par back nine.

Details

Parent Category: News & Results

Category: Men - News & Results

Created: 02 May 2013

Tuesday Cup - 30 April

1st Andy Millar 42pts

2nd Brian Anderson 40pts

Front Nine: Kenny Spence 23pts

Back Nine: Paul Corvan 22pts

Details

Parent Category: News & Results

Category: Men - News & Results

Created: 30 April 2013