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Forty seven ladies competed in ideal conditions at Rockmount on Monday 22nd May, eight of those in the 9 hole competition. Rockmount proved the perfect venue for a ladies' outing offering challenging golf, excellent catering and a golf shop stocked with an enticing array of golf attire.

The course was in beautiful condition but it required skill and patience to achieve the top prizes. Ellen Brady secured the gross prize with 23 points. A delighted Jacqueline Kelly took first place with an excellent 37 points play. whilst Hilary Johnston was awarded second place with a score of 32 points.

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Last Updated: 30 May 2017

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1st Martin Grimley 42 points

2nd John Vernon 41 points

Category 1

1st Ian Beaddie 40 points (back 9)

2nd Darren Wilson 40 points

Category 2

Laurence Corr 40 points

Paul Kelly 39 points

Category 3

Paul McKeown 40 points

Noel Cassin 39 points (back 9)

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Last Updated: 29 May 2017

1st Richard Stewart nett 63

2nd Christopher Lester nett 64

3rd Conor McAneney nett 65

4th Ciaran Conway nett 66

5th Michael Macklin nett 67 (back 9)

6th Aidan McParland nett 67 (back 9)

7th Gerald McKenna nett 67

Gross

1st Philip Kelly Gross 70

2nd John Maguire Gross 72

Prize giving Saturday 3rd June @ 6.30pm.

All prize winners are requested to attend

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Last Updated: 28 May 2017

Only three weeks previously, a back-nine collapse meant that John Vernon had to settle for only a category 1 runner-up prize when overall competition glory had looked to be firmly within his grasp.

Mightily impressive then was Vernon's latest super Sunday when, refusing to be denied top honours once again, the eight-handicapper posted a tremendous 40-point total to triumph in the Club Stableford on 14 May.

A fantastic final flourish in which John birdied the 15th and 17th and was one under par for the last five holes was the very antithesis of the Harps man's late demise on 23 April and testament to a golfer of true character.

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Last Updated: 24 May 2017

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With his 60th birthday party on the immediate horizon, Francis Curley had extra cause for celebration after winning the PGA Tankard at County Armagh Golf Club on Saturday 13 May.

In the stableford competition sponsored by Armagh Potato Co Ltd, Francis got his chips and wedges just right as he returned a golden 42 points to leave the other 184 competitors trailing in his wake.

Having only just returned from a holiday to Sawgrass, Florida, the 12-handicapper started rather listlessly here and found himself an underwhelming six over par after six holes. However, Curley finally awoke from his jet-lagged slumber with a two at the Quarry, and thereafter the local solicitor gave a performance that wouldn’t have disgraced The Players Championship itself.

County Armagh Golf Club Captain Richard Stewart congratulates Francis Curley, winner of the PGA Tankard competition sponsored by Armagh Potato Co Ltd. Also pictured (L-R) are prizewinners Francis Smyth, Shea Smyth, Pearse McBride and Cormac O'Hare.

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Last Updated: 23 May 2017

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1st Neil Dowzell 41 points (back 9)

2nd Kevin Slevin 41 points

Category 1

1st Paul McCurry 40 points (back 9)

2nd Joe Rooney 40 points 

Category 2

1st Ed Hughes 37 points

2nd Ian O'Hea 36 points (back 9)

Category 3

1st Norman Mallon 39 points

2nd Kieran Grimes 36 points (back 9)

Best Gross Shea Smyth Gross 71

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Last Updated: 22 May 2017

1st Gary McAleavey nett 63

2nd Brian Loney nett 65 (back 9)

Category 1

1st Barry Scully nett 65 (back 9)

2nd Joe Rooney nett 65 (back 9)

Category 2

1st Pascal Toner nett 65

2nd Jim McCreesh nett 66

Category 3

1st Michael Grant nett 68

2nd Malachy McSorley nett 69

Presentation of prizes will take place on Saturday 27th May @ 6.30pm.

All prize winners are requested to attend.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2017

Fifty eight ladies competed on Thursday 18 th May, seven of those in the 9 hole competition. At stake were places in the Sinton Cup matchplay competition which is played annually between the top two competitors in the high and low handicap brackets. In addition to the matchplay places a selection of prizes, donated by McKinney's Timber, were awarded in a number of categories.

The high handicap places were secured by Pauline Gingles, in top spot with a 69,and Phil McKenna whose 71 secured her the second matchplay berth.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2017

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Winners of the Men's Team prize in the County Armagh Golf Club Classic, sponsored by Irwin M&E, were John McKinney, Leslie Lynas, Terry Chin and Alan Wilson.

Keith Stewart, Managing Director of Irwin M&E Ltd, sponsors of the County Armagh Golf Club Classic, presents the runners up team of Ian O'Hea, Anthony Conlon, Stephen Moloney and Barry Scully with their prizes. Included also are Club Captain Richard Stewart and Lady Captain Gail Steed.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2017

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Tim Teahan's All-Ireland Four-Ball Trophy squad have extended their interest in the competition with an impressive 5·5-4·5 victory over Mannan Castle.

The team's first round defeat of Ballyliffin last time out was built largely on a fruitful home performance, and it was a similar story again as County Armagh secured a commanding 4-1 lead on local soil on Sunday 7 May.

Amid sweltering heat, the outstanding result in that first leg came in the final match, where Brendan Lynch and Gerry Doyle were four holes down before staging a remarkable recovery that eventually saw them win the contest through Brendan's fine par at the 18th. As sparks to ignite such comebacks go, Gerry's sensational hole-in-one at the 11th takes some beating and perhaps sowed the first seeds of doubt in the minds of their opponents.

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Last Updated: 20 May 2017

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DENIS and Sheila Hughes were inaugural winners of the Iggy Mallon Memorial Trophy at County Armagh Golf Club.

The new silver cup was presented to the club by Honorary Secretary Paddy Burns, Colm McElroy and Danny Maxwell who, along with Iggy, made up a four-ball which had played together for more than a decade until his sad passing last year.

Joined by sons Chris and Matthew, Iggy's wife, Mrs Kathleen Mallon, presented the trophy to Denis and Sheila Hughes in front of a packed clubhouse.

Mrs Kathleen Mallon presents the Iggy Mallon Memorial Trophy to inaugural winners Denis and Sheila Hughes. Included also is County Armagh Golf Club Captain Richard Stewart (right) along with runner up prize winners in the Mixed Greensomes competition.

County Armagh Golf Club Honorary Secretary Paddy Burns, Danny Maxwell and Colm McElroy present Mrs Kathleen Mallon with the new Iggy Mallon Memorial trophy which has been donated to the club by the trio in memory of their fourball playing partner.

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Last Updated: 18 May 2017

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County Armagh Golf Club was a hive of activity on 6 May as a season-high 188 golfers swarmed to the course to contest the Bumblebee Cup, sponsored by the city's Victoria Bar.

The bee's knees in this stroke competition was Christopher Lester, who had every reason to wax lyrical about a stunning nett 62 that saw him grab the Saturday glory.

Lester was no doubt buzzing as he registered pars at the 2nd, 5th and 7th on his way to a halfway tally of 41 strokes, which four under his handicap. No one would have blamed Christopher, though, had his mood turned decidedly waspish after back-to-back bogeys at the 10th and 11th checked his progress and threatened to put a bee in his prizewinning bonnet.

However, there was to be no nasty sting in the tail as Lester rallied brilliantly thereafter, posting three pars in the remaining seven holes, including a nerveless four at the last. His birdie at the 14th was as sweet as honey and represented the ultimate highlight of a tremendous day's work. A worthy recipient of the Bumblebee Cup, Christopher's handicap has been slashed from 22 to 19, and one can predict with some confidence that that number will tumble further as the year progresses.

Christopher Lester receives the Bumblebee Cup from Nicky Currie, proprietor of Victoria Bar, Armagh. Also pictured are Club Captain Richard Stewart and Shea Smyth, competition runner-up.

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Last Updated: 18 May 2017

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