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County Armagh Golf Club will enjoy a thrilling climax to the competition season when their top golfers contest the final of the prestigious Senior Cowdy Cup competition.

The team, captained by John White, take on Lurgan Golf Club in the showpiece contest to be played out at each of their respective courses over the next two weeks.

The County Armagh team travel to Lurgan this Sunday (Sept 25) in the first leg, with the second leg scheduled for Sunday 9 October on the city course when the coveted trophy will be presented.

 “I expect it to be a tough battle, but am cautiously optimistic of a good result,” declared the County Armagh team captain.

 “Lurgan have a young team some of whom won the Ulster section of the Junior Cup and were narrowly beaten in the All-Ireland finals at Castlerock. But I have an excellent mix of talented youth and experienced players in my own team who I am confident can win this competition,” he added.

Having defeated contenders Slieve Russell GC, Downpatrick GC and, in the semi-final, competition favourites, Tandragee GC, County Armagh have certainly earned their place in the final.

A 37-27 points victory over Tandragee was undoubtedly the highlight of their cup run and especially considering it was tied 16 points each at the half-way stage.

“We lost the top matches on a windy night at Tandragee,” explained captain John.  “But our young players thankfully came through at the back of the field to level the score in that first leg.

“Early in the second leg it also looked very bleak for us when we had secured only 3.5 points out of eight after nine holes. But crucial matches went our way in the end. Conor McGurgan finished with a birdie at the 17^th hole to win 2 &1 against Tandragee’s No.1 Paul Topley. Neil Cromwell, although two down with four to play, took his match win on the 18^th hole. And Jarlath McReynolds, John Maguire, Stewart Stevenson and Philip Russell all recorded good wins for us to secure the home leg 21-11.”

Looking to the final, John, who played in the County Armagh Senior Cowdy Cup winning teams of 1977, 1980 and 1988, modestly insists he is cautiously optimistic.

“If we can get off to a good start, although it’s away from home, it’ll be down to the performance on our own course and it would be very nice to win it in front of our home crowd,” he declared.

 Whatever the outcome, supporters for both the away leg this Sunday and especially the home leg on Sunday 9 October, can expect to enjoy an exciting finale to the golfing season.

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Last Updated: 16 September 2011

CSS 70    65 ladies played

1st Gail Steed 40pts

2nd Geraldine Rafferty 37pts

3rd Breda Naughton 37pts

Cat A June Humpries 35pts

Cat B Moya Brady 36pts

Cat C Carmel Cassidy 35pts

Cat D Donna Carolan 37pts

Front 9 Eileen Fitzsimons 21pts

Back 9 Valerie Gordon 20pts

Par Lady Nan Donnelly 35pts

36er Dorothy Brown 30pts

Handicap Reductions

G Steed 23-22

Birdies

G Rafferty @ 12th, B Rice @ 13th, H Johnston @ 1st, E Brady @ 7th, E fitzsimons @ 7th, S Hughes @ 15th. G Steed @ 7th

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Last Updated: 09 September 2011

CSS 70 members and visitors  134 ladies played

1st Anne Mc Elroy             nett 66

2nd Ann Teague               nett 67(Dungannon)

3rd Hilary Johnston             nett 67

Gross Emma Oliver  74

4th Rene Calvert                 nett 68

5th Jennifer Mc Mahon         nett 69(Headfort)

Cat A June Humphries nett 70

Cat B Moya Brady nett 69

Cat C Vera Ellingham nett 70

Cat D (29-36) Mary Knott nett 68

Front 9 Geraldine Rafferty nett 30.0

Back 9 Pauline Vallely nett 34.5

Handicap Reductions

D Harris 34-33, H Johnston 18-17, M Knott 30-29, A Mc Elroy 28-27

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Last Updated: 09 September 2011

CSS 70   56 ladies played

1st Aideen Canavan                nett 66

2nd Siobhan Donnelly              nett 67

3rd Francis Davidson                nett 68

Gross Teresa Mc Veigh   83

Cat A  Ellen Brady  nett 73

Cat B Margaret Gordon  nett 70

Cat C Patricia Hughes   nett 68

Cat D Rita Grimley  nett 73

Front 9 Eileen Fitzsimons nett 30

Back 9 Brigid Mc Eneaney net 34.5

Par Lady Sheila Hughes nett 70

36er Tish Burke 79

Handicap Reductions

H Johnston19-18, A Canavan 20-19, P Hughes 28-27, F Davidson 17-16, S Donnelly 19-18

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Last Updated: 09 September 2011

CSS 70    70 ladies played

1st Emma Oliver   nett 65

2nd Dorothy Harris   nett 66

3rd Teresa Mc Veigh nett 67

Gross Barbara Gartland 79

Cat A Francis Davidson   nett 68

Cat B Flo Mc Call           nett 70

Cat C Lorraine Abbott   nett 71

Cat D Sheila Stinson      nett 67

Back 9 Hilary Johnston 32.5

Front 9 Orla Fox         30.5

Par Lady     Nan Donnelly

36er Marion Watts

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Last Updated: 09 September 2011

CSS 69                   88 ladies played

1st Emma Oliver    39pts

2nd Orla Fox         39pts

3rd Hilary Johnston  39pts

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Last Updated: 09 September 2011

Kenny Edgar, winner of the County Armagh Golf Club Sponsors’ Corporate Day stableford competition, is congratulated by Club Captain Tom Calvert and Paul Kelly from 24/7 Fuels, competition sponsors

County Armagh Golf Club Sponsors’ Corporate Day stableford competition winners pictured with Club Captain Tom Calvert and Paul Kelly, 24/7 Fuels, who sponsored the event

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Last Updated: 05 September 2011

1st Leo King 63 nett

2nd Niall McGeown 64 nett

3rd Jim Bagnall 66 nett

4th Marty Oliver 67 nett

5th Martin Grimley 67nett

6th Jerome Leer 68 nett

Gross John Maguire 71

Presentation will take place on Sun 4th Sept @ 6.00 p.m

Leo King is congratulated by County Armagh Golf Club Captain Tom Calvert after winning the recent Club Stroke competition sponsored by Rollins Insurance Brokers

Club stroke win for lucky Leo

Leo King will not hear of any suggestions his Club Stroke Competition win on Sunday was lucky!

The 17-handicapper produced the best nett score on the day - 63 - to take the honours in the final event of the 2011 summer season.

Four opening pars set him on his way and although he double bogeyed the fifth and eighth holes either side of bogeys seven and nine, he was still only six over at the turn. Par, birdie, par, par kicked off the back nine and despite dropped shots at 14, 15, 16 and 17, he still had done enought to win it.

Niall McGeown's nett 64 deservedly earned him the runners up prize and Jim Bagnall might have been a further two shots a drift with a nett 66 but still picked up third prize.

Marty Oliver and Martin Grimley had to be separated on countback for fourth and fifth prizes respectively, and Jerome Leer rounded up the half dozen prize winners with a nett 68.

John Maguire, a category winner the previous day, collected his second prize of the weekend with the Best Gross, 71.

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Last Updated: 05 September 2011

1st Richard Stewart 46pts

2nd Andy McCrea 44pts

Front Nine: G Lappin 25pts

Back Nine: Jerome Leer 22

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Last Updated: 30 August 2011

1st Terry Hamilton 61 nett

2nd Gerry McCreesh 61 nett

Category 1

1st John Maguire 64 nett

2nd Jarleth McReynolds 64 nett

Category 2

1st Stephen Weir 64 nett

2nd Michael Curley 65 nett

Category 3

1st Creg McKenzie 66

2nd Winston Gordon 67

Gross Neil Cromwell 68

Players can collect their prizes in the Professional's Shop

Terry's card marked for Professional Alan's prize

Terry Hamilton literally had his card marked even before he hit a ball in County Armagh Golf Club Professional Alan Rankin's annual stroke competition.

For when the 16-handicapper was presented with his card before Saturday's event, the words 'needs cut - please!' were written across it!

Whoever's was the insight, it was bang on, as Terry produced his best round of the year to record a superb nett 61 to win the coveted prize.

Four over after nine holes, Terry was to use up just a further three shots of his handicap on the homeward trek to take the honours. And it needed to be that good as ten handicapper Gerry McCreesh was breathing down his neck, finishing with a similar nett 61 and only conceding on countback.

The 'young ones' led the category prizes - John Maguire (4) and Jarlath McReynolds (4) both recording nett 64 scores and also needing to be separated on countback.

A Sunday winner the previous week, Stephen Weir was back among the winners to claim Category 2's first prize with a nett 64, and Michael Curley made a return to winning form with a nett 65 to claim the runners up prize.

In Category 3 Greg McKenzie's nett 66 earned him first prize and no doubt it was his birdie start at the first hole which set him up for that win. Winston Gordon was just a point behind with a nett 67.

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Last Updated: 29 August 2011

1st Stephen Weir 46pts

2nd Thomas Murray 42pts

3rd John Maguire 41pts

4th Patrick Brannigan 40pts

5th Sean McAnenly 40pts

Prizes have been added to the players account in the Professional's Shop.

Stephen tops order of merit

STEPHEN Weir confirmed his spot at the top of the County Armagh Golf Club players' order of merit after winning the Sunday Club Stableford on President's week-end.

The 15-handicapper racked up a magnificent 46 points to win the competition. Just four over after after nine holes, 21 points proved a sound foundation for an exceptional back nine where added a further 25 points to top score on the day.

Thomas Murray, an 11-handicapper, was four points adrift of Stephen but deservedly picked up the runners up prize with 42 points - 24 and 18 points scored front and back nine respectively.

Five-handicapper John Maguire grabbed thrid prizewithe 41 points and PJ Brannigan (11) was a point behind on 40 for fourth prize. Sean McAnenly graciously accepted fifth prize on countback, having also recorded 40 points.

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Last Updated: 28 August 2011

1st Ronan O'Reilly 43pts

Runner-up Kyle Johnston 42pts

Category 1 Kyle Wilson 42pts

Category 2 Terry Hamilton 42pts

Category 3 Brian Liddy 38pts

Gross Prize Conor McGurgan 39 gross pts

Past Captain & President Dougie Somerville 42pts

Council & Committee Kevin Ward 41pts

Country, Student & Overseas Shea Brady 40pts

Visitors Prize Simon Russell 36pts

Ladies Prizes

1st Emma Oliver 39pts

2nd Orla Fox 39pts

3rd Hilary Johnston 39pts

Ronan adds President's Prize to his growing collection

Ronan O'Reilly's recent rich vein of form culminated in winning the prestigious County Armagh Golf Club President's Day prize.

The 10-handicapper has featured more than most in the prizes during the past month and deservedly added to his collection President PJ Collin's special award. His 43 points proved unasailable in the stableford competition which took place in ideal conditions.

More than 200 club golfers took to the course on the day, all hoping to capture the coveted prize and just a point was to separate the top three finishers.

Ronan however, was to emerge top scorer, his 22 points over the front nine holes and a further 21 on the return trek confirming him as the eventual winner.

Bogeys at the par four sixth hole and par three seventh were his only mistakes on the outward journey and he recovered those with a birdie four at the eighth hole. Another bogey at the 10th hole wasn't the best start to the back nine with another at the par three 13th. But he never looked back after that with five consecutive pars racking up the score.

Kyle Johnston, another improving player of recent weeks, was Ronan's nearest rival, his 42 points earning him a runners up prize. And the 12-handicapper will undoubtedly rue the double bogey six at the fourth hole which reduced his front nine score to 19points. With 23 points on the back nine, he could have been forgiven for believing he might have done just enough to win it.

Kyle Wilson led the category prizes with a similar 42 points, and will be equally disappointed not have to lifted the President's prize with just 17 points from the back nine holes to add to a magnificent 24 points scored over the front nine holes.

In Category 2 Terry Hamilton collected the the prize with another 42 points, 20 and 22 points respectively scored over front and back nine holes by the 17-handicapper. And in Category 3, Brian Liddy (19) was declared the winner with 38 points.

Past President Dougie Somerville was the deserved winner of the Past Presidents and Captains Prize with an excellent 42 points, 21 and 21 points front and back securing him the win. And Kevin Ward picked up the Council and Committee Members' Prize with 41 points.

The best Gross on the day was returned by Conor McGurgan, playing off a handicap of two.

President PJ Collins also had prizes for the top ladies who played earlier in the week and after countback involving three finisihers on 39 points, it was Emma Oliver who emerged victorious ahead of Orla Fox and Hilary Johnston.

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Last Updated: 28 August 2011