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A large turnout of ladies took part in stableford competition on Thursday last. Conditions were good with bright sunshine throughout the day and only the ladies who teed up late in the evening got the heavy shower. The Ellie Maine trophy is very generously sponsored by Daily Bake Hamiltonsbawn Road Armagh.
Carina Oliver returned a magnificent score of 45 stableford points to lift the cup. Carina is playing great golf this year and has featured many times among the prize winners. Kathleen Mallon was 5 points adrift to secure the runner up prize while Vera Ellingham took third place with 39 points.
The following ladies won the category prizes. A: Geraldine Rafferty 37points. B: Ann McDonald 37points. C: Brigid McEneaney39 points. D: Kay Molloy 34 points. The best par lady was Toni McManus's 36 points. The back nine belonged to Pauline Gingles with 20 points and Marjorie Compson's 20 points gave her the front nine prize. A large number of ladies attended the prize giving in the clubhouse, and lady captain Hilary Johnston congratulated the winners and asked Sheila Steenson the proprietor of Daily Bake to present the prizes. Sheila said she was delighted to be associated with the ladies branch and wished them well in the future. There were a number of handicap cuts on the day. Vera, Kathleen and Brigid all lost 1 shot each but Carina lost a whopping 3 shots
Front row Left to right : Hilary Johnston(Lady Captain) Carina Oliver (Winner) Sheila Steenson (Sponsor) Back Row Left to Right : Marjorie Compson, Kathleen Mallon, Brigid McEneaney, Ann McDonald, Vera Ellingham, Pauline Gingles and Toni McManus .
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At sun soaked County Armagh golf course on Thursday last fifty four ladies played in very warm conditions for the United Colors of Benetton sponsored competition. The course is playing like a links with the greens very slick. The top three ladies all returned a net 66 with a count back required to separate them. Una Culinane came out on top closely followed by Eileen Fitzsimons in second place and Kathleen Mallon securing third place.
The lady captain Hilary Johnston presented the prizes on behalf of the sponsor and she thanked them for their very generous sponsorship and continued support of the ladies branch. The Gross prize went to Barbara Gartland and the following ladies were category winners.
A: Valerie Gordon 69. B: Moya Brady 68 C: Vera Ellingham 71 D: Joy Steenson 70. The best score returned for the front nine was Ann Black's 32.5 beating Sylvia Ashe on the count back, and the back nine belonged to Paula McCrory with 34. The nine hole competition was won by Cait Murray. The Par Lady on the day was Collette McAleavey. As a result of the good scores on the day the following ladies had their handicaps reduced by one shot, Collette McAleavey, Eileen Fitzsiomns, Kathleen Mallon, Moya Brady, and Valerie Gordon. Una Culinane and Ann McDonald each lost two shots from their handicap.
Front row L to R: Eileen Fitzsimons (runner up) Hilary Johnston (lady Capt) Una Culinane (Winner)
Back Row L to R: Kathleen Mallon, Collette McAleavey , Vera Ellingham, Joy Steenson, Valerie Gordon, Paula McCrory, Moya Brady and Barbara Gartland.
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At sun soaked County Armagh on Thursday last Joy Steenson returned the best score of the day with 39 points to claim first prize. This club stableford competition is very generously sponsored by FAB formerly of Scotch St now relocated at the City Hotel Armagh.
The proprietor Eimear McKenna presented the prizes in a packed clubhouse to the various winners. The lady captain Hilary Johnston thanked Eimear for her continued support 0f the ladies branch and wished her well at her new location.
Una Cullinnane and Bridget McEnaney returned 37 points each with Una just securing the runners up spot on the count back. The following were the of category winners. A: Barbara Gartland 36 pts. B: Gail Steed 34 pts. C: Anne McDonald 36 pts. D: Sylvia Ash 35 pts. The best score on the front 9 was 21 pts from Teresa Corrigan, and Jacqueline Kelly returned 20 pts to claim the best back 9. As a little extra on the day the ladies took part in a putting competition during their round of golf and the top putter was Karen Edgar with 27 putts over the 18 holes. The top par lady on the day was Molly Conway with 32 pts. The only handicap reduction to take place was Joy Steensons. The lady captain wished all the teams well in their matches with two teams already in semi-finals and three others almost there.
Front row Left to Right Hilary Johnston (L Captain) Joy Steenson (winner) Eimear McKenna (FAB)
Back Row Left to Right Anne McDonald, Una Cullinnane, Karen Edgar, Sylvia Ashe, Teresa Corrigan, Molly Conway, Gail Steed and Jacqueline Kelly.
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Sixty one ladies competed for the P.G.A. Tankard kindly sponsored by Killeen Hardware, Newry Rd, Armagh. The early birds got the best of the weather on a beautifully manicured course.
Local government official Lynn Brown collected first prize with a fantastic score of 41 stableford points. Lynn who has featured regularly amongst the winners this year has had her handicap cut on several occasions and lost another two shots this week. Four points adrift was Teresa McVeigh in second place and Moya Brady also returned 37 points to pick up third prize. Barbara Hamilton, Emma Oliver, Phil McKenna, Paula McCrory, and Hilary Johnston all scored 37 points.
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The lady captain Hilary Johnston welcomed a large number of family, friends and golfers to join her on her lady captain's day at County Armagh Golf Club on Saturday last. Weather conditions were generally fair which contributed to good scores. The course was immaculate on the day and missed putts could not be blamed on the green staff.
103 ladies competed for the gorgeous array of prizes beautifully displayed in the clubhouse. The day started with the traditional coffee morning hosted by the Lady Captain. Hilary was joined by her family, friends and members of the golf club. The hard working committee left no stone unturned to make this event a great success.
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The Fox Cup and Culmore Shield were played for at a showery County Armagh Golf Club on Thursday last. This competition is very generously sponsored by Karine & Co Mall Shopping Centre Armagh.
The best score on the day was returned by Lynne Brown who had a fantastic score of 63 net and collected the Culmore Shield. Lynne was 8 shots clear of her nearest challenger Vera Ellingham with 71 and Dorothy Harris collected 3 rd place with a 72. The front 9 prize went to Eilish Grimes with 31 and the back 9 prize was picked up by Grace Magown with 37 net.
Meanwhile the Fox Cup competition was a much tighter affair with only 2 shots separating the top three. Eileen Fitzsimons and Siobhan Donnelly returned 67 net and after a count back Eileen collected the Fox Cup. They were closely followed by Carina Oliver with a 69. The front nine was won with 33 shots by Gail Steed and Moya Brady's 35.5 shots was the best back nine score. There were a few handicap cuts, Eileen and Siobhan each lost a shot but the most significant cut belonged to Lynne with a whopping cut of 3 shots.
The lady captain presented the prizes to the various winners and she thanked the sponsors for their continued support of the ladies branch.
Front Row left to right : E Fitzsimons (Fox Cup) H Johnston (lady Captain) and L Brown (Culmore Shield).
Back Row left to right: C Oliver M Brady G Magown S Donnelly E Grimes V Ellingham and G Steed.
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Glorious conditions prevailed at sun soaked County Armagh Golf Club on Thursday last. Seventy ladies competed for the much sought after hampers sponsored by Rice's supermarket Victoria St Keady.
The competition format was 4 ball better ball and the top 4 places had to be decided on count back's. The winners were the combination of Ann McDonald and Eilish Grimes who returned a great score of 44 stableford points. The youthful pairing of Aideen Cannavan and Carina Oliver secured 2 nd place also scoring 44 points.
Second and third places could not be separated even with a count back as both pairings returned identical cards. Joint second place went to Bernie Rice and Caitlin McKinney and Paula McCrory and Myrtle Rhodie. The 9 hole single's competition was collected by O Gannon.
Mrs Phil Rice from Rice's supermarket presented the beautiful prizes in a packed clubhouse. The lady captain Hilary Johnston thanked the sponsor for their continued support of the ladies branch.
Hilary congratulated all the club teams who are making steady progress in the various competitions. At the minute we have 7 teams in contention. They are The Senior Foursomes, The Intermediate, Junior Foursomes, The Meile, The Junior Cup, The Minor Cup and The Challenge Cup. These teams all have important matches in the next few weeks and we wish them all well.
Front row L to R: A McDonald, P Rice (sponsor) H Johnston, E Grimes Back row L to R: C Oliver, B Rice, C McKinney, A Cannavan, PMcCrory.
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Another good turn out for the ladies on their best day ‘weatherwise' for quite some time. Course was playing well and the scores reflected that.
Lady Captain Hilary thanked the sponsers OKanes Flowers for their beautiful prizes and their continued support for the Ladies Branch.
- 1 st place Barbara Hamilton
1 st Gross Emma Oliver - 2 nd place Pauline Gingles
2 nd Gross Paula McCrory - Cat A Frances Davidson,
- Cat B Sheila Hughes,
- Cat C Teresa Corrigan
- Cat D Sylvia Ashe (beating J Kelly on back 9)
- Front 9 Donna Carolan
- Back 9 Kathleen Mallon
- 9 Hole Ina Gamble
- Par Lady Marjorie Compston
Front row: Barbara Hamilton, Pauline Gingles, Hilary Johnston (Lady Captain), Paula McCrory
Second row: Teresa Corrigan, Frances Davidson, Sheila Hughes
Third row: Kathleen Mallon, Sylvia Ashe, Marjorie Compston
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