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1st Stephen Weir 46pts

2nd Thomas Murray 42pts

3rd John Maguire 41pts

4th Patrick Brannigan 40pts

5th Sean McAnenly 40pts

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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

1st Pierce McBride 43pts

2nd Johnny Palmer 43pts

Front Nine - Andy McCrea 23pts

Back Nine - Brian Hughes 22pts

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Last Updated: 16 August 2011

26th August is ladies outing to Warrenpoint. Unfortunately numbers are restricted to 40, and places are filling up fast. If you wish to go please put your name down on list in Locker room as soon as possible

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Last Updated: 16 August 2011

1st Thomas Clarke Nett 59

2nd Colm Shannon nett 59

3rd Jerome Leer nett 63

4th John McKinney nett 63

5th Naill McGeown 64

Visitor 1st Robbie McMinn (Loughgall) nett 65

Presentation of prizes will take place on Sat 13th Aug @ 6.30 pm

Winners in the Open Stroke competition held during Open Week at County Armagh Golf Club, Colm Shannon, Thomas Clarke and Robbie McMinn, are pictured with Club Captain Tom Calvert.

The 59-ers! Colm Shannon and Thomas Clarke both shot season best scores of 59 nett in the Open Stroke competition during Open Week at County Armagh Golf Club. They are pictured with Club Captain Tom Calvert

Double-take for season's best scores in Open Stroke

Two season best scores of nett 59 in County Armagh Golf Club's Open Week Stroke event had Competitions Convenor Davy Baird seeing double!

Thomas Clarke and Colm Shannon both returned the exceptional scores and had to be separated on countback.

14-handicapper Colm was first to sign for his superb nett 59 score and quite rightly must have been thinking his name was on that first prize. But amazingly he was to be disappointed when his son Mark broke the news of playing partner Thomas Clarke recording a nett 59 also.

Thomas, playing off an 11-handicap, was just one over par after nine holes, dropping shots at holes three and four before recovering one of those with a birdie two at the seventh hole. But after further dropping shots at ten and 11 he hit the birdie trail big time, recording over the final four holes.

Colm, in similar fashion, was just one shot over after nine holes, the perfect score blemished by a dropped shot at the first. A birdie two at the 13th hole compensated somewhat for a double bogey at the par three 11th hole, and in between dropped shots at 15 and 18 he birdied 17th for a two over par back nine. Unfortunately even his season's best to date just wasn't enough to win it.

Third prize, and on any other day a first prize winner, was claimed with a nett 63 score - that produced by Jerome Leer, a seven handicapper who dropped just two shots short of a perfect round.

Both John McKinney and Niall McGeown, fourth and fifth respectively, must surely also have fancied themselves for the big prize, with scores of nett 63 and 64. But it was a day for the big guns, Thomas and Colm deserved winners with exceptional scores.

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Last Updated: 16 August 2011

1st William White 43pts

2nd Shea Brady 42pts

Category 1

1st Andrew McTaggart 41pts

2nd Michael Cullen 40pts

Category 2

1st Cathal Cullen 42pts

2nd Andrew Dunwoody 42pts

Category 3

1st Tim Teaham 41pts

2nd G Cullen 39pts

Best Gross: Kieran Donnelly 34pts

Presentation of prizes will take place on Sat 13th August @ 6.30pm. All prizes winners are requested to attend.

Winners of the County Armagh Open Stableford Competition sponsored by Armagh Potato Company Ltd, Cathal Cullen, Shea Brady and Tim Teehan, are pictured with Club Captain Tom Calvert

William leads home youthful winners

It was youth to the fore in County Armagh Golf Club's Open Stableford competition on Saturday (July 30) as William White ran up an excellent winning score of 43 points to claim the honours

Shea Brady, an eight handicapper, impressively also mastered the blustery conditions to claim second prize with 42 points.

Just three over par after nine holes, 12-handicapper William had 20 points on his card at the turn, and added a further 23 to his tally over the back nine where he surprisingly finished with a double bogey six for just a point.

Shea was equally on top-scoring form and after opening with a birdie three at the first, enjoyed a steady round with further birdies at 11 and 15 for his round two over par and 42 points.

In Category 1, Andrew McTaggart secured first prize with 41 points - a steady round indeed from the 12 handicapper. And Michael Cullen picked up runners up prize with 40 points.

Cathal Cullen's 42 points - 22 front nine and 20 back nine - took the honours in Category 2 on countback from Andrew Dunwoody who also returned 42 points, ultimately giving way to Cathal after a double bogey six at the 17th hole.

In Category 3 Tim Teehan was the man on form and picked up first prize with 41 points. G Cullen's 39 points earned him the runners up prize.

And the Best Gross score of the day was returned by Kieran Donnelly.

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1st John Flack 44 Pts

2nd Ciaran Black 44pts

3rd Caolan Doyle 43pts

4th Stephen Weir 42pts

5th Adam Ashforth 42pts

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Presentation of prizes will take place on Sat 13th Aug 11 all prize winners are request to attend.

Winners in the County Armagh Golf Club mid-week Open Stableford Competition, sponsored by Holmes and Doran Surveyors Ltd, John Flack (right) and Ciaran Black are pictured with Club Captain Tom Calvert

John strikes Open gold

County Armagh Golf Club's Ulster Fourball Team Captain John Flack struck gold in the Open Stableford competition, returning a winning 44 points for his Open Week prize.

John, who is also the club's Sponsors' Convenor, soaked up the excellent weather and course conditions to produce a front nine 23 and back nine 21 points winning score.

Runner-up Ciaran Black was suprisingly two points ahead of John at the turn. And while his 19 points on the return trek saw him sign for 44 points also, he had to concede to John on countback.

The first of the Open Week Men's competitions attracted a large field and high scores were the order of the day throughout.

12-handicapper Caolan Doyle pitched in with and excellent 43 points to claim third prize - his back nine 25 points including birdies at 10 and 18.

And just a point behind was Simon Weir who produced the best back nine - 26 points - of the day in his 42 points which claimed fourth prize. No scores at the third and eighth holes undoubtedly cost him dearly.

Adam Ashforth's 24points from the back nine edged fifth prize in front of a host of players who also returned 42 points.

The Presentation of Prizes will take place on Saturday 13 August, all Prize winners are requested to attend.

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The Presentation of Prizes for the following Open week competitions will take place on Sat 13th Aug at 6.30pm all prizes winners are requested to attend.

Open Stableford Sat 3oth Jul

Open Stableford Tue 2nd Aug

Open Stroke Wed 3rd Aug

Open Seniors Fri 5th Aug

Gerry Lenagh Open Stableford Sat 6th Aug

The Open Juveniles competition during Open Week at County Armagh Golf Club was sponsored by Campbell Gray & Co. Accountants, and Jeremy Phipps (left), representing the company, is pictured with winners Shea Donnelly, Dermot Hicks and Michael Brunsdon. Included also is Club Captain Tom Calvert.

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1st Eamon Mallon 42pts

2nd Barry McGurgan 41pts

3rd Damian Grimley 41pts

4th Brendan Powell 41pts

5th Nigel McMahon 41pts

6th Ronan O'Reilly 40pts

Gross Stableford

1st Neil Cromwell 36pts

2nd Conal Hamill 34pts

3rd Conor McGurgan 34pts

Visitor Prize Stephen McAneney 37pts

Presentation of prizes will take place on Sat 13th Aug at 6.30 pm all prizes winners are requested to attend.

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Eamon Mallon is presented with the Gerry Lenagh Trophy after winning the prestigious annual Open Stableford competition at County Armagh Golf Club. Mrs Lenagh made the presentation in the company of Club Captain Tom Calvert and other prizewinners in the competition which was kindly sponsored by Morgan McLernon Transport Distribution

Eamon lifts Gerry Lenagh Trophy

Eamon Mallon was the big winner in County Armagh Golf Club's Open Week, lifting the Gerry Lenagh Trophy.

The annual stableford competition was the climax of a thrilling series of mens', womens' and juvenille events and once again attracted one of the biggest fields of the year.  Breezy conditions removed any chances of repeated record scoring seen earlier in the week. But it still took an exceptional score to win the coveted trophy presented by the Lenagh family.

Eamon's 42 points claimed the prize. 22 points accumulated over the front nine holes laid the foundations of what was to be a steady scoring round in which he added a further 20 points over the back nine holes.

It was just enough to edge it in front of a chasing pack of four players all returning 41 points and having to be separated on countback.

Barry McGurgan's 23 points back nine took the runners up prize, Brendan Powell's back nine 21 earned him third, Damien Grimley's no-score at 14 cost him dearly but his 21 points back nine still secured him fourth place, and Nigel McMahon claimed prize number five after a sizzling front nine 23 points and a further 18 recorded on the homeward trek. Ronan O'Reily continued his run of good form to take sixth with 40 points.

The Gross Stabelford competition was equally competitive and four-handicaper Neil Cromwell's level par round (36 points) deservedly claimed the honours, six-handicapper Conal Hamill second with 34points beating Conor McGurgan (2) also with 34 points, on countback.

Downpatrick Golf Club's Stephen McAneney won the Visitors Prize with 37 points.

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Open Mixed Greensomes sponsored by Hillview Furniture

1st Hugh and Bridgett McAneney 58.5nett

2nd Richard and Ann Black 62nett

3rd Jimmy Wilson and Teresea Corrigan 62.5nett

4th Sean Dougan and Veronica Toal

Winners of the Open Mixed Greensomes at County Armagh Golf Club, sponsored by Hillview Furniture, Ann and Hugh McEneaney (seated centre) are pictured with Club Captain Tom Calvert (front left) and Damien Smith, Proprietor Hillview Furniture. Runners up (back row from left): Jimmy Wilson, Ann and Richard Black.

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Last Updated: 15 August 2011

1st Nicky Daly nett 60

2nd Brian Wilson nett 61

Category 1

1st Colm Shannon nett 62

2nd Ronan O'Reilly nett 63

Category 2

1st Sean Dougan nett 61

2nd Ruari Digby nett 63

Category 3

1st Eamon Mallon nett 65

2nd JH Kirk nett 66

Gross Stuart Stevenson gross 70

Presentation of prizes will take place on Sun 21st Aug at 6.30pm all prizes winners are requested to attend.

Birdie has Nicky singing for August medal

A birdie three at the final hole is the perfect way to finish any winning round - and that's exactly what Nicky Daly did to win County Armagh's August Medal with a magnificent nett 60 score.

Suprisingly until he sunk that final putt, Nicky was trailing Brian 'Red' Wilson on countback. But he held his nerve to record a superb birdie three on a day when low scoring was the name of the game.

Wilson, sporting stylisih new golfing shoes, was quietly confident he had done enough to win it. He was three over par after nine holes dropping shots at the first, third, fourth and fifth but recovering a shot with a birdie four at the eighth hole. Six pars in a row followed before he dropped a further shot at the difficult 16th hole and another at the last left the 14-handicapper a further two over par.

Daly however, was to steal it with that birdie on 18. In similar fashion to Wilson, the 15-handicapper was just three over after nine holes and on the homeward stretch dropped only a further three shots at 10, 13 and 14 before sinking that winning birdie.

Category One winner Colm Shannon had set the stage for the low scoring during Open Week recording a nett 59, and even with a considerably reduced handicap continued his good form for a nett 61 for his Medal prize. A birdie three at the sixth and 15th holes were the highlight of his round. Ronan O'Reilly was runner up with a nett 65.

But spare a thought for tyre-man Sean Dougan whose season's best nett 61 score earned him only a Category Two winner's prize and a three-shot handicap cut! Sean was just two over after nine and a back nine with birdies at 17 and 18 was otherwise spoiled by a nine - yes a nine - at the par five tenth hole. Ruari Digby's excellent nett 63 earned him the runners up prize in Category Two.

And Eamon Mallon who was to be presented with the Gerry Lenagh Trophy later the same day after winning the big Open Week competition, was back in the winners enclosure with a nett 65 to claim the Category Three prize, with JH Kirk a shot behind - nett 66 - picking up the runners up prize.

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Half Century Cup CSS 38pts

1st Hugh McEneaney 41pts

2nd B Lynch 41pts

3rd Art McCrory 41pts

Mayne Cup CSS 37pts

1st Peter Murtagh 36pts

2nd Paddy Duffy 35pts

Stableford CSS 38pts

1st Stephen Wieir 45pts

2nd B McArdlie 41pts

3rd Shea Brady 38pts

Presentation of prizes will take place on Sun 21st Aug at 6.30 pm all prize winners are requested to attend.

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Last Updated: 14 August 2011