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1st Stuart Lee 41pts (24pts back nine)
2nd Gary Lappin 41pts
Front Nine: Ian Beaddie 24pts
Back Nine: Ben Jennett 24pts
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1st Miceal McParland nett 66
2nd Kieran Campbell nett 69
Category 1
1st Phil Russell nett 69
2nd Jim Wilson nett 69
Category 2
1st Osisin Gill nett 69
2nd Dessie Cassidy nett 70
Category 3
1st Declan McKee nett 70
2nd F Smyth nett 74
County Armagh Golf Club Captain Tom Calvert is pictured with PGA Competition winners (from left), Declan McKee, Kieran Campbell, Micael McParland, Dessie Cassidy and Philip Russell
PGA Tankard prize for Micael
Playing partners Miceal McParland and Kieran Campbell shared the top prizes in the PGA Tankard competition at County Armagh sponsored by Armagh Oil Company Ltd.
Three shots separated the two 13-handicappers with Micael's 66 nett winning the day. Kieran will however, not be disappointed in picking up the runners up prize with his nett 69.
Birdies at the third and 12th holes were among the highlights of Micael's very consistent round in which he was just two over par at the turn. In contrast Kieran's two triple bogey sevens at the fifth and eighth holes proved his undoing.
Jimmy Wilson's double bogey at the last hole for a nett 69 finish, did him out of the top prize in Category One where Philip Russell's nett 69 (gross 72) won the day.
Osisin Gill won the Category 2 first prize with a nett 69 and Dessie Cassidy who picked up his Hirsh Cup prize just the previous day, obviously enjoyed the experience and with a nett 70 can look forward to collecting the Category 2 runner's up prize this week-end.
In Category 3 Declan McKee's nett 70 was enough to win and F Smyth will be delighted to take the runner's up prize with a nett 74.
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1st F Curley nett 62
2nd A McTaggart 64
Category 1
1st P Doyle nett 65
2nd M Gill nett 66
Category 2
1st P Comiskey nett 67
2nd E O'Kane nett 68
Category 3
1st JP Hughes nett 68
2nd T Teahan nett 68
Francis Curley is presented with the Bumble Bee Cup by County Armagh Golf Club Captain Tom Calvert. Included also are competition prize winners Paul Doyle, Tim Teehan and Pat Comiskey
Flyer Francis wins Bumble Bee Cup
Francis Curley got his Bumble Cup competition round off to a flyer on Saturday, opening with two birdies on his way to winning the prestigious trophy.
He added a third birdie at the par four sixth hole before finishing the front nine just one over par. And with some consistent scoring continued on the homeward trek where he used up just a further four shots of his 13 handicap, he was always certain of a prize in the Armatile sponsored competition.
His nett 62 deservedly took the top honours at the end of the day, two clear shots ahead of his nearest rival Andrew McTaggart who recorded a nett 64.
Paul Doyle was also back in the prizes with a very steady round and nett 65 finish earning him the Category One first prize. And Aiden O'Kane's 66 brought him runners up prize.
P Comiskey claimed the Category 2 main prize with a nett 67 with Eamon O'Kane runner up with a nett 68 and sharing in the Two's Pot with birdies at the third and 11th par three holes.
JP Hughes returned a similar 68 nett to win Category 3, his better back nine winning ahead of Tim Teahan who also returned a nett 68.
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Ulster Fourball team first round match against North West G.C.
The Ulster Fourball team began the defence of their trophy at home to the Donegal club North West.
Alongside the usual old guard there were four new players in action to replace the sadly missed absentees from last season’s squad who were unavailable for selection. All four accompanied by seasoned partners were victorious in their matches, notably Sean McAnenly partnering Gerry Kelly who won 6 & 5 and Anthony Fagan, of Junior Cowdy experience and Kevin Ward who won 3 & 2. The half-way result was four wins and one defeat with County Armagh nine holes up.All of the players in the return leg on Sunday 1st May had made the trip to Buncrana to practise, a number of them taking the opportunity of the holiday week to play. This stood them in good stead as this delightful, tight, tricky links course was very different from our own parkland course.
The determined home side lead from the front and using their home advantage defeated first pair Kevin Ward and Alan Johnston, winning 4 & 3. This was countered by County Armagh's experienced pair, Dudley Marjoram and Tim Teahan who had a resounding 6 & 4 victory over a less accomplished North West rear guard. The intervening pairs, who were a mixture of old and new squad members, battled doggedly to counter their opponents and by holding their matches around all square, denied North West any sizeable wins.
The matches were called in on the 16th and 17th holes when it was impossible for North West to exceed the County Armagh tally of 11 holes.
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1st J O'Neill 41pts
2nd I Beaddie 40pts
Front Nine: Paul (Beano) Kelly 24pts
Back Nine: Patsy Hegarty 22pts
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1st Ciaran Black nett 62
2nd Eamon O'Hagan nett 66
Category 1
1st Nat McGeown nett 70
2nd Jim Wilson nett 71
Category 2
1st Brain McGrady nett 67
2nd Dessie Cassidy nett 69
Category 3
1st Ben Simpson nett 69
2nd Martin Kelly nett 69
Presentation of prizes will take place on Sat 7th May at 6.30 pm all prizes winners are requested to attend.
Ciaran lifts Hirsh Cup
Ciaran Black mastered the continuing blustery conditions to lift the Hirsh Cup on Sunday after returning the best score of the week-end - nett 62.
He was four shots ahead of his nearest rival who on the day was schoolmaster Eamon O'Hagan, a winner earlier in the weekly Tuesday Cup competition.
Last year's Smith Cup finalists Jimmy Wilson and Nat McGeown battled it out for the first of the Category prizes and it was runner-up Nat who triumphed on this occasion with a nett 70 to Jim's nett 71.
In Category 2, Brian McGrady's nett 67 was two shots better than Dessie Cassidy on nett 69 and included a birdie finish to bring him back again next week.
And in Category 3 Ben Simpson claimed the first prize with a nett 69, winning on countback from Martin Kelly.
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1st George Gillespie nett 63
2nd Neil Monaghan nett 63
Category 1
1st Kenny Edgar nett 67
2nd Niall Brady nett 68
Category 2
1st Fred Hanna nett 69
2nd Colm Shannon nett 69
Category 3
1st Stephen McGarvey nett 65
2nd John Grant nett 70
Best Gross: Neil Cromwell 73
Presentation of prizes will take place on Sat 7th May at 6.30 pm all prize winners are requested to attend.
No trouble for George!
Despite the blustery conditions, George Gillespie encountered little trouble on his way to winning the April Medal on Saturday with an excellent nett 63.
The par three 9th was really the only hole which caused the affable George any bother - he carded a trible bogey six and that after firing his tee shot to the edge of the green! However, three birdies at the 1st, 12th and 14th holes with eight excellent pars saw him claim the honours at the end of the day.
Neill Monaghan with a nett 63 also was runner up on countback - a double bogey six at the 17th hole cost him dearly, although anything less than his triple bogey six at the third hole might also have guaranteed the recent competition winner a return to the winners enclosure.
In the categories, it was Kenny Edgar who led the way with a nett 67 to win Category 1 - ironically it was double bogeys at the par three 9th and 12th holes which cost him. Master Niall Brady was runner up with a nett 68. He was just two over after nine holes but the wheels came off at the 16th where a triple-bogey seven ruined an otherwise excellent card.
Fred Hanna's better back nine - and nett 69 - secured him the first prize in Category 2 where Colm Shannon also returned a nett 69.
And in Category 3 Stephen McGarvey was the clear winner with a nett 65 with John Grant five shots adrift in the runners up spot with a nett 70.
Neill Cromwell's nett 70 deservedly won the Gross Prize on the day.
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1st Eamonn O'Hagan 45pts
2nd Patsy Hegarty 43pts
Front Nine: Harold Price 23pts (on countback)
Back Nine: George Monaghan 23pts
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