Despite the heavy rain earlier in the week the ladies who participated in the Centenary Cup Stroke competition encountered fast greens and a course in excellent condition. The competition was generously sponsored by Paula McCrory of Stirling House Financial Services . Lady Captain Gail expressed sincere thanks to Paula for her long term support for the lady's branch
The winner of the prestigious Centenary Cup with an outstanding score of nett 66 was Una Cullinane. A delighted Una graciously accepted her prize and in her speech thanked her playing partners June Humpheries and Teresa McVeigh for marking her card, concluding it was one of those “once a year rounds” where everything fell into place. She sincerely thanked Paula, who unfortunately was unable to attend, for the fabulous array of crystal prizes. Second place went to Ann McDonald with a nett 70, with Denise Murphy securing third place honours with a nett 72. Teresa McVeigh won the gross prize with an excellent score of 85.
The remaining Centenary Cup Results were as follows: -
9-hole competition winner was Ann Murphy beating Gina Morris on a BB9.
Back nine winner with nett 36 =Brigid McEneaney beating Nicola Spence on a countback.
Front nine winner with nett 31 =Jacqueline Kelly.
Category D winner with nett 74 = Breda Teahan
Category C winner with nett 73 = Ann O'Reilly.
Category B winner with nett 72 = Gail Steed.
Category A winner with nett 74= Helen Forster beating Valerie Gordon on a BB9
Twos were scored by Teresa McVeigh, Gail Steed, Una Cullinane and Helen Forster at the 15 th and 17 th holes.
Handicap cuts were applied to Una Cullinane 18-16 and Ann McDonald 24-23.