Cloverhill Golf Club - Heavy showers
The heavy showers or the football failed to detract the numbers for the annual Fr Kevin Cullen singles stableford competition. Using our neighbours ,the fabulous luxurious Enchanted Spa and Retreat to provide the vouchers for the competition went down really well with the members who might use the vouchers themselves rather than give it to their better half.Unlike the last few competitions there was a clear winner in this one with the newly crowned individual champion Paddy Malone (13) the only perdson in the field to break the 40 point barrier with 21 points for the front and 22 for the back for a winning total of 43. There weretwo players tied with 39 points with Ollie Martin with 23 for the back nine taking second spot ahead of Padraig Fallon who was third. David Pilkington won the gross. The front nine went to Raymond Flynn with 23 on the countback from Brendan Byrne wiith the back nine won by James Coburn with 19 points. There is a 3 category singles stableford next weekend
PADDY MALONE IS MATCHPLAY CHAMPION
The final of the mens singles matchplay was held on Monday evening last. It was a flat match between 13 handicappers Paddy Malone and Anthony Hillen. Paddy got off to a terrific start going 5 up early on but by the time they had finished the sixteenth there was only one hole in it as Anthony staged a great comeback Another birdie at 17 from Paddy closed out the match and put paid to the gallant effort from the loser to claw back from the early deficit as Paddy rattled in three early birdies to open up the early advantage. It has been a great year thus far for Paddy as he continues to clim down the handicap ladder.
The good weather on Friday certainly brought out the visitors in numbers for the Friday open
When three members of the one fourball feature in the top three there is some round of golf taking place. Such was the senario last Friday when the fourball of Jim Conroy, the O Rourke brothers Larry and Brendan and adopted Dundalk son Noel Magill completed their round. With two holes remaining it was all to play for with three tied for the money. A bad seventeenth put Jim on the back foot with the extra shot for Noel at the last making the telling difference to relegated Larry into second place. Noel (24) won with 45 points one better than Larry (20) who had 44 and Jim (19) third on 42 with the hatchet chopping 3, 2 and one shots respectively off the handicaps
HOLE IN ONE FOR CHRISTOPHER
Young Christopher Lynch achieved a career milestone as he bagged his first ever hole in one during the Friday Open.A wedge to the 140 yard Par 3 Twelfth hole never left the flag dropping straight into the back of the hole.
The next open is Friday Sept 3 with an Entry fee of £10 or €12 for visitors and £5 or €6 for members. Tee times must be booked.tel-02830 889374 G.U.I. CARD required. GUI Vouchers for the first three places.
The Newry Crash Repair Wednesday Cup was the second last of the series of qualifiers and was played off the front nine green markers. There was a good turnout of members vying for the qualifying spot which went to Brendan Heaney with 23 points one better than Jim McKay.. The last chance to qualify for the final is over the back nine Green this Wednesday.
. The Summer juvenile competitions on Tuesday and Thursday at noon have certainly brought out the best in some of our very promising juveniles. The improvement in some of the players from the start of the Summer has been terrific. Currently as the competitions draw to a close Jarlath Og Burns leads the way in the Golfer of the Year with David Garvey in persuit just ahead of Cormac Grant. Play this week will have a deciding outcome on where the accolade will rest.
The Seniors will be hosting their Annual end of year dinner on Thursday Sept 9. Meanwhile the singles stableford on Thursday last saw Frank Ryan win section one from Fr Cullen with Turlough O Brien winning section two from Oliver McDonnell. The Annual Cloverhill-Killin Cup proved to be another very tight affair with Killin retaining the Cup by one hole. Cloverhill were 4-1 up from the home leg but lost 4-1 at Killen with the holders a hole ahead at the countback.