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County Armagh Golf Club's penultimate Medal of the 2018 campaign was contested on 18 August, when the leaderboard was headed by Andrew Conn. In this stroke event sponsored by Gerard Byrne Tyres Ltd, the eventual victor was very much on the right track throughout a blistering nett 64.
Andrew reached the Quarry at an acceptable three over par, before really hitting his straps in a middle section where he reeled off eight consecutive pars either side of the turn. That presented a tournament-winning opportunity with four holes remaining, and the nattily-trousered 11-handicapper grabbed it with both hands. Conn proceeded to close out his Saturday game with a brilliant birdie at the 17th amid three calming bogeys, which ultimately enabled him to register a tremendous gross 75 and deservedly capture the monthly silverware.
County Armagh Golf Club Captain, Colm Shannon, and sponsor, Gerard Byrne from Gerard Byrne Tyres Ltd, are pictured with prizewinners in the August Medal (L-R): Shane O'Halloran, John Maguire, Kieran Donnelly and Rodney Villiers.
Runner-up to champion Conn was John Maguire, who fired an exceptional gross 67 that was unfortunate to be denied the top honours on a break of tie. Maguire's round was bookended by bogeys at the 1st and 18th, but he negotiated the intervening 16 holes in a scintillating five birdies and 11 pars.
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County Armagh have qualified for the Ulster final of the All-Ireland Four-Ball Trophy, with the one-off clash against Nuremore to take place at the neutral venue of Dungannon this Sunday 26 August at 2pm.
That appetising fixture was made possible by a tremendous semi-final triumph over Greenisland, the team's fifth opponents in an exhilarating run in this year's tournament.
Tim Teahan's men travelled to Greenisland for the first leg on Sunday 12 August when, on paper, they looked to be weakened by the absence of two of their talismanic pairings due to pre-booked family holidays. However, this squad has repeatedly shown its strength in depth and they turned in another resilient performance here, emerging from the tricky nine-hole course, where the home side was well backed by the many members who watched on, with 2½ of the 5 points on offer.
Having dispensed with Greenisland, County Armagh's All-Ireland Four-Ball Trophy side will now play Nuremore in the Ulster Final of the competition.
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Open stableford
1st Joe Rooney 43 pts
2nd Shea Smyth 41 pts(back nine)
3rd Michael Calvert 41 pts
Open Senior
1st Declan McReynolds 44 pts.
2nd Ian Beaddie 39 pts.
3rd Ian O'Hea 38 pts.(back nine)
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Along with Captain's Day, President's Day and the Lonsdale Cup, the Gerry Lenagh Open is regarded by many traditionalists as one of County Armagh Golf Club's ‘Majors'. And on 11 August, 183 hopefuls hit the fairways in a quest for glory in the annual tournament sponsored by Morgan McLernon Transport Distribution.
No one, however, could match Garrett O'Reilly, who returned a sparkling score of 45 points to get his hands on the historic and much-coveted Gerry Lenagh Memorial Cup. Garrett's red-letter day had begun in earnest with a birdie at the 2nd, before three pars and another birdie at the 6th meant he reached the turn at just two over par.
On the way home, the minor stutter of three-putt bogeys at both the 11th and 13th was undauntedly consigned to virtual irrelevancy by back-to-back pars at the 14th and 15th, and then a perfectly-timed birdie at the penultimate hole that ultimately sealed a maiden ‘Major' title for Dundalk's favourite blow-in. O'Reilly's career-best gross 76 contained no double bogeys and effected a 15-to-13 handicap cut that will be nearly as satisfying as his capture of the beautiful and storied silverware.
County Armagh Golf Club Captain, Colm Shannon, presents the Gerry Lenagh Memorial Cup to Garrett O'Reilly, winner of the Open Stableford competition sponsored by Morgan McLernon Transport Distribution. Also pictured are other prizewinners (L-R): Adam Cromwell, Gareth Reilly, Shea Smyth, Tim Teahan and Joe Rooney.
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Club Stroke Results - Sunday 19th August 2018
1st Kevin Smyth nett 63
2nd Jamie Calvert nett 64 (back nine)
Category 1
1st Brian Loney nett 64
2nd Shea Smyth nett 66 (back nine)
Category 2
1st Tim Teahan nett 67
2nd John McAleavey nett 67
Category 3
1st Charles Johnston nett 65
2nd Norman Mallon nett 66
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August Medal Results - Saturday 18th August 2018
Sponsored by: Gerard Byrne Tyres
1st Andrew Conn nett 64 (back nine)
2nd John Maguire nett 64
Category 1
1st Kieran Donnelly nett 65 (back nine)
2nd Patrick Brannigan nett 65
Category 2
1st John McKinney nett 66 (back nine)
2nd Don McKee nett 66
Category 3
1st Shane O'Halloran nett 67
2nd Rodney Villiers nett 68
Presentation of prizes @ 6:00pm Saturday 25th August. All prize winners are requested to attend
Competitions Convenor 2018
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The vast majority of members at County Armagh Golf Club would bite your hand off to shoot a gross 68 once in a lifetime. Stewart Stevenson, however, was unwilling to settle for that even as the high point of a single playing weekend because, after posting that awesome number in the Open competition on 4 August, he went lower again 24 hours later. Golfing gluttony is a terrible vice.
In the Club Stableford event on 5 August, Stevenson responded to an opening bogey by firing birdies at the 2nd, 6th, 8th, 9th, 12th and 13th and dropping only one further shot. The winning Sunday scorecard showed a three-under par front nine and a one-under-par homeward trek, as Stewart dismissed the challenge posed by the city course in a measly 66 strokes. This was a stunning two-day showing from the silver-haired two-handicapper.
Stewart's accruing 42 points left him two clear of the overall runner-up, Michael Calvert, who amassed four birdies of his own including an incredible hat-trick of front-nine 2's. Calvert has had his handicap pruned to 12 on account of his excellent and eventful gross 79 but is likely still regretting his costly decision not to enter that day's 2's club!
The 9th was just one of six holes that Stewart Stevenson birdied on his way to a majestic gross 66 on 5 August.
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Open and Senior Open Stableford - Wednesday 15th August
Senior Open Results
1st Alan Wilson 44pts
2nd Patrick Burns 39pts
3rd Peter Murtagh 36pts
Open Stableford Results
1st Ronan O'Reilly 42pts
2nd Gareth Reilly 41pts
3rd Kevin Smyth 40pts
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Competition Convenor 2018
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- DECLAN DOWNS OPEN RIVALS
- Results Ladies & Gents Open Stableford - Sponsored by: Gaffney Estate Agent
- Results Gerry Lenagh Open Stableford - Sponsored by: Morgan McLernon Transport Distribution
- ARTHURS ACES JULY MEDAL
- Wed open & Sen Open 8th aug results
- LAST-FOUR DATE BECKONS FOR TEAHAN'S TROOPS
- Results Club Stableford - Sunday 5th August
- Results Open Family Greensomes - Sponsored by: MG Accountants
- Results Open Stroke - Sponsored by: Daly Motor Spares
- CROMWELL'S CLASS REGAINS ALLEN CUP