Armaghdale Open Stroke 2024

The annual Armaghdale Cup Ladies Open Stroke was held at Co Armagh Golf Club on Saturday 7 September 2024.

  Whilst the competition was played with preferred lies the sun shone all day for the seventy-two ladies, including twenty-one visitors from Banbridge, City of Derry, Dungannon, Greenore and Tandragee who took part.  The competition was once again very generously sponsored by Gerard Davidson, T/A Business Account Services, represented by Lady Vice Captain Frances Davidson.

Lady Captain Ellen Brady expressed sincere thanks to Gerard Davidson, T/A Business Account Services for the continued and generous sponsorship of the competition and invited Lady Vice Captain Frances Davidson to present the prizes.

Michelle Kinane won the competition and the Cup, with nett 70 and Karen Edgar was second with nett 71.  Julie McCarten won the gross prize with gross 83.

3^rd         Helen Forster                                            nett 72

4^th         Denise Murphy                                          nett 73

5^th         Past Lady Captain Lily McMullan             nett 73

Visitor   Jane Henry (Dungannon)                         nett 74

Cat A    Maggie McKee               nett 73

Cat B    Teresa McVeigh             nett 73

Cat C    Una Cullinane                 nett 74

Cat D    Lena Duffy                      nett 73

Front 9  Lavern Saunders            nett 33 (beating Siobhan Donnelly on countback)

Back 9  Donna Carolan               nett 37

9 hole competition

A further 10 ladies entered the 9-hole competition which was won by Anne O’Hea with 17 pts.

Julie McCarten was nearest the pin at the 7^th and Maggie McKee had the longest drive at the 17^th.

There were birdies for Karen Curran at the 12^th and Michelle Kinane at the 17^th.

Twos were recorded at the 3^rd by Helen Forster, at the 3^rd and 18^th by Jayne Henry and at the 18^th by Dolores Hamill.

Prize-winners in the Armaghdale Open Stroke sponsored by Gerard Davidson T/A Business Account Services
Back L-R: Una Cullinane, Maggie McKee, Lena Duffy and Teresa McVeigh
Middle row L-R: Julie McCarten, Karen Edgar, Denise Murphy and Helen Forster
Front row L-R: Lady Vice Captain Frances Davidson, representing sponsor Gerard Davidson T/A Business Account Services, Michelle Kinane and Lady Captain Ellen Brady

Michelle Kinane, winner of the Armaghdale Open Stroke, with Lady Captain Ellen Brady and Lady Vice Captain Frances Davidson, representing Gerard Davidson T/A Business Account Services