Brian has best return in Jubilee

There was one under par return in the competition and it was achieved by Brian Matthews. This 16 handicapper triumphed with a nifty net 67.

Brian had a better front nine thanks to a quartet of pars at holes one, two, seven and eight. At this point he was five over par gross. On the inward nine further pars came his way on holes ten, thirteen, fourteen and seventeen. A triple bogey on hole fifteen was his only wayward hole of the round. Overall he ended up four strokes clear of his closest challengers.

There were a couple of net 71s and they contended for second and third prizes. By virtue of a better back nine Kieran Kearney was placed second.

Ten handicapper William McMillan was third with his effort of net 71.

Five handicap golfer Kevin Leathem won the gross award with a 79.

On the Sunday the club staged its annual end of season Team Scramble competition.

The winning quartet comprised the Shaw family (Mervyn, Andrew and Philip) plus Lawrence McGrady. They took the honours with a score of 56.7. It was birdies and pars all the way.

In second spot was a quartet that included Kevin Leathem, Michael Purdy, Gregory Hogan and Michael Fleville. They went round the eighteen holes in a score of 57.

The Club Championship results were finalised over last weekend. The winner of the overall 36-hole championship was 27 handicapper Graham McNeill. This player shot 67/69 to win with a return of 136.

Remarkably two handicapper James Horan was second with a similar net 136. Front round leader Jim Kennedy was third with rounds of 61/77 making a tally of 138.

Fourth with a score of 139 was four handicapper Shane Magee. The overall fifth net was won by Roy Hanna Jnr with 141. Roy shot 70 and 71 over the two cards. The prize for the best net on the first card thus went to Noel Stewart. This fifteen handicapper took the spoils with a net 66. With a gross 68 scratch player Gary Clarke won the gross award based on the first card.

Members are reminded that the draw for October starting times takes place in the lounge tonight (Thursday) at 7pm.