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1st Ronan O'Reilly 43pts

Runner-up Kyle Johnston 42pts

Category 1 Kyle Wilson 42pts

Category 2 Terry Hamilton 42pts

Category 3 Brian Liddy 38pts

Gross Prize Conor McGurgan 39 gross pts

Past Captain & President Dougie Somerville 42pts

Council & Committee Kevin Ward 41pts

Country, Student & Overseas Shea Brady 40pts

Visitors Prize Simon Russell 36pts

Ladies Prizes

1st Emma Oliver 39pts

2nd Orla Fox 39pts

3rd Hilary Johnston 39pts

Ronan adds President's Prize to his growing collection

Ronan O'Reilly's recent rich vein of form culminated in winning the prestigious County Armagh Golf Club President's Day prize.

The 10-handicapper has featured more than most in the prizes during the past month and deservedly added to his collection President PJ Collin's special award. His 43 points proved unasailable in the stableford competition which took place in ideal conditions.

More than 200 club golfers took to the course on the day, all hoping to capture the coveted prize and just a point was to separate the top three finishers.

Ronan however, was to emerge top scorer, his 22 points over the front nine holes and a further 21 on the return trek confirming him as the eventual winner.

Bogeys at the par four sixth hole and par three seventh were his only mistakes on the outward journey and he recovered those with a birdie four at the eighth hole. Another bogey at the 10th hole wasn't the best start to the back nine with another at the par three 13th. But he never looked back after that with five consecutive pars racking up the score.

Kyle Johnston, another improving player of recent weeks, was Ronan's nearest rival, his 42 points earning him a runners up prize. And the 12-handicapper will undoubtedly rue the double bogey six at the fourth hole which reduced his front nine score to 19points. With 23 points on the back nine, he could have been forgiven for believing he might have done just enough to win it.

Kyle Wilson led the category prizes with a similar 42 points, and will be equally disappointed not have to lifted the President's prize with just 17 points from the back nine holes to add to a magnificent 24 points scored over the front nine holes.

In Category 2 Terry Hamilton collected the the prize with another 42 points, 20 and 22 points respectively scored over front and back nine holes by the 17-handicapper. And in Category 3, Brian Liddy (19) was declared the winner with 38 points.

Past President Dougie Somerville was the deserved winner of the Past Presidents and Captains Prize with an excellent 42 points, 21 and 21 points front and back securing him the win. And Kevin Ward picked up the Council and Committee Members' Prize with 41 points.

The best Gross on the day was returned by Conor McGurgan, playing off a handicap of two.

President PJ Collins also had prizes for the top ladies who played earlier in the week and after countback involving three finisihers on 39 points, it was Emma Oliver who emerged victorious ahead of Orla Fox and Hilary Johnston.

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1st Stephen Weir 46pts

2nd Thomas Murray 42pts

3rd John Maguire 41pts

4th Patrick Brannigan 40pts

5th Sean McAnenly 40pts

Prizes have been added to the players account in the Professional's Shop.

Stephen tops order of merit

STEPHEN Weir confirmed his spot at the top of the County Armagh Golf Club players' order of merit after winning the Sunday Club Stableford on President's week-end.

The 15-handicapper racked up a magnificent 46 points to win the competition. Just four over after after nine holes, 21 points proved a sound foundation for an exceptional back nine where added a further 25 points to top score on the day.

Thomas Murray, an 11-handicapper, was four points adrift of Stephen but deservedly picked up the runners up prize with 42 points - 24 and 18 points scored front and back nine respectively.

Five-handicapper John Maguire grabbed thrid prizewithe 41 points and PJ Brannigan (11) was a point behind on 40 for fourth prize. Sean McAnenly graciously accepted fifth prize on countback, having also recorded 40 points.

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Created: 22 August 2011

1st Pierce McBride 43pts

2nd Johnny Palmer 43pts

Front Nine - Andy McCrea 23pts

Back Nine - Brian Hughes 22pts

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Half Century Cup CSS 38pts

1st Hugh McEneaney 41pts

2nd B Lynch 41pts

3rd Art McCrory 41pts

Mayne Cup CSS 37pts

1st Peter Murtagh 36pts

2nd Paddy Duffy 35pts

Stableford CSS 38pts

1st Stephen Wieir 45pts

2nd B McArdlie 41pts

3rd Shea Brady 38pts

Presentation of prizes will take place on Sun 21st Aug at 6.30 pm all prize winners are requested to attend.

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Created: 14 August 2011

1st Nicky Daly nett 60

2nd Brian Wilson nett 61

Category 1

1st Colm Shannon nett 62

2nd Ronan O'Reilly nett 63

Category 2

1st Sean Dougan nett 61

2nd Ruari Digby nett 63

Category 3

1st Eamon Mallon nett 65

2nd JH Kirk nett 66

Gross Stuart Stevenson gross 70

Presentation of prizes will take place on Sun 21st Aug at 6.30pm all prizes winners are requested to attend.

Birdie has Nicky singing for August medal

A birdie three at the final hole is the perfect way to finish any winning round - and that's exactly what Nicky Daly did to win County Armagh's August Medal with a magnificent nett 60 score.

Suprisingly until he sunk that final putt, Nicky was trailing Brian 'Red' Wilson on countback. But he held his nerve to record a superb birdie three on a day when low scoring was the name of the game.

Wilson, sporting stylisih new golfing shoes, was quietly confident he had done enough to win it. He was three over par after nine holes dropping shots at the first, third, fourth and fifth but recovering a shot with a birdie four at the eighth hole. Six pars in a row followed before he dropped a further shot at the difficult 16th hole and another at the last left the 14-handicapper a further two over par.

Daly however, was to steal it with that birdie on 18. In similar fashion to Wilson, the 15-handicapper was just three over after nine holes and on the homeward stretch dropped only a further three shots at 10, 13 and 14 before sinking that winning birdie.

Category One winner Colm Shannon had set the stage for the low scoring during Open Week recording a nett 59, and even with a considerably reduced handicap continued his good form for a nett 61 for his Medal prize. A birdie three at the sixth and 15th holes were the highlight of his round. Ronan O'Reilly was runner up with a nett 65.

But spare a thought for tyre-man Sean Dougan whose season's best nett 61 score earned him only a Category Two winner's prize and a three-shot handicap cut! Sean was just two over after nine and a back nine with birdies at 17 and 18 was otherwise spoiled by a nine - yes a nine - at the par five tenth hole. Ruari Digby's excellent nett 63 earned him the runners up prize in Category Two.

And Eamon Mallon who was to be presented with the Gerry Lenagh Trophy later the same day after winning the big Open Week competition, was back in the winners enclosure with a nett 65 to claim the Category Three prize, with JH Kirk a shot behind - nett 66 - picking up the runners up prize.

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The Presentation of Prizes for the following Open week competitions will take place on Sat 13th Aug at 6.30pm all prizes winners are requested to attend.

Open Stableford Sat 3oth Jul

Open Stableford Tue 2nd Aug

Open Stroke Wed 3rd Aug

Open Seniors Fri 5th Aug

Gerry Lenagh Open Stableford Sat 6th Aug

The Open Juveniles competition during Open Week at County Armagh Golf Club was sponsored by Campbell Gray & Co. Accountants, and Jeremy Phipps (left), representing the company, is pictured with winners Shea Donnelly, Dermot Hicks and Michael Brunsdon. Included also is Club Captain Tom Calvert.

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Created: 11 August 2011

1st Michael Cullen 45pts

2nd Mark Elliott 44pts

Front Nine: Noel Loye 23pts

Back Nine: D Leeman 24pts

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Created: 09 August 2011

1st Ian Ritchie 44pts

2nd Barrie Walker 43pts

3rd Eamon McVeigh 41pts

4th Kieran Mullan 40pts

Prizes will be added to the players account in the Professional's Shop.

Winning ways rub off on Ian

Ian Ritchie picked up the winning bug from fellow playing partner and recent Webster Cup winner Neil Linton to take the honours in the Club Stableford competition.

An excellent 44 points - 22 recorded both front and back nines - secured Ian the prize in a considerably reduced field from the previous day.

Barrie Walker had surprisingly the better of Ian over the front nine holes with 24 points, but could add only a further 19 for a total 43 points to take second prize. His round included birdies at the second, fifth, sixth, eighth and 12th holes.

Eamon McVeigh was two points further adrift on 41 points with 20 and 21 points respectively front and back nine holes took third.

And Kieran Mullan returned to the prizes with 40 points claiming fourth on the day, a birdie three at the par four fifth hole the highlight of his round which yeilded 20 points front and back nines.

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