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County Armagh Golf Club enjoyed double delight on the inter-club matchplay front recently, as both the Fred Daly Trophy and Jimmy Bruen Shield squads earned impressive wins in the first rounds of their respective competitions.
The Fred Daly Trophy employs a simple singles format, and an early matchup with Portstewart appeared a tricky proposition for the County Armagh youngsters. However, under the expert guidance of their captain, Jarlath McReynolds, the lads gained a dominant 4-1 advantage over their North Coast counterparts from the home leg on Saturday 12 May. And the boys extended that margin in Portstewart eight days later, when a 3-2 scoreline in their favour put the seal on a convincing 7-3 overall triumph.
The victorious County Armagh panel, who will meet Cairndhu in the second phase, consisted of Calum Connell, Steve Donaghy, Mark Hagan, Simon McGurk, Jamie McKenna, Caolan McReynolds and Joe Rooney.
County Armagh's Fred Daly side set up a meeting with Cairndhu by seeing off Portstewart.
The inability to field a side to compete in the Fred Daly Trophy in each of the last three seasons represented something of a nadir for junior golf at County Armagh. This success is especially poignant, therefore, and owes everything to the enthusiastic approach to junior coaching shown by Will Carey since he took up the reins as Club Professional last year, and the tireless efforts of joint juvenile convenors, Michael Calvert and Jarlath McReynolds. Thankfully, the future now looks bright.
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"Twenty-twenty" is a phrase most readily associated with an optician's surgery or the modern-day short form of cricket. However, on 13 May, Gareth Frizell employed a golfing version of the 20/20 formula to scoop top prize in a stableford event at County Armagh Golf Club.
Gareth's winning scorecard showed 20 points on each nine, and his fine 85-stroke offering also ensured a one-shot handicap reduction. Double bogeys at the 3rd and 12th were the only minor blots on Frizell's Sunday copybook, because his steadiness everywhere else enabled him to complete the other 16 holes in 12 bogeys and four pars, the most memorable of which resulted from a chip-in on Oul Coach Road.
County Armagh Golf Club's signature hole: the 11th, par 3, Shambles.
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With the weather showing a belated improvement and the course having dried out considerably as a result, things at County Armagh Golf Club are beginning to look and feel a bit more like one might usually expect for this time of year.
And in the PGA Tankard on Saturday 12 May, Andrew Hayward took full advantage of these more manageable conditions to expertly lead home a field of more than 160 hopefuls.
Hayward was anything but wayward as he kept it very much on the straight and narrow during a front nine that contained a birdie at the second-hardest hole and just 38 strokes. Playing off 15, that gave Andrew a very healthy halfway status and meant that mere solidity coming home should be enough to shoot a decent number; and so it proved.
A double bogey at the 16th was a minor setback that could've led to an irreversible loss of momentum — it's happened to many of us — but Hayward responded in some style, registering two closing pars to crown a terrific 40-point victory in the competition sponsored by Armagh Potato Company Ltd.
PGA Tankard winner, Paul Hayward, receives his prize from County Armagh Golf Club Captain, Colm Shannon. Also pictured are Charlie Johnston from Armagh Potato Company Ltd, competition sponsor, and other prizewinners (L-R): Paul Kelly, Shea Smyth and Eamon Connolly.
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Club Stableford - Sunday 20th May
1st Eamon O'Hagan 39pts (back nine)
2nd Patrick Darragh 39pts
Category 1
1st Adam Cromwell 38pts (back nine)
2nd Shea Brady 38pts (back nine)
Category 2
1st Conor McGuigan 37pts
2nd Paddy Smyth 37pts
Category 3
1st Peter McParland 38pts (back three)
2nd Turlough Brady 38pts
Prize vouchers can be collected in the Pro Shop
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Iggy Mallon Memorial Cup - Mixed Greensomes - Friday 11th May 2018
1st Jerome Leer and Mary Black nett 64
2nd Paddy Burns and Patricia Hughes nett 65.5
3rd Stephen Miller and Lynne Brown nett 67
Gross: Andrew Miller and Alexandra Mawhinney gross 79
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May Medal - Saturday 19th May
Sponsored by: Armagh Business Centre
1st Stephen Nugent nett 64 (back 9)
2nd Conall Hamill nett 64
Category 1
1st Calum Connell nett 66
2nd Neil Linton nett 67 (back 9)
Category 2
1st Darren O'Hagan nett 67
2nd Caolan McReynolds nett 67
Category 3
1st Cathal Cullen nett 66
2nd Eamon Connolly nett 69 (back 9)
Best Gross: Shea Smyth gross 70
Presentation of May Medal and prizes will take place on Sunday 27th May @6:00pm
All Prizes winners are requested to attend
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On Sundays 6 and 13 May, County Armagh's All-Ireland Four-Ball Trophy side secured a comfortable second round conquest over Holywood.
Best of luck to the team for the battles that lie ahead as they aim to emulate last year's run to the tournament's fourth round.
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Senior Open Stableford
1st Paddy Digby 37 points (back 9)
2nd Michael Macklin 37 points
3rd Kevin Boyd 36 points (back 9)
Open Stableford
1st Joe Rooney 41 points
2nd Stewart Stevenson 40 points
3rd Calum Connell 39 points
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Competitions Committee 2018
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