GOLF: Richard top at Royal Portrush

RICHARD McClements continued his consistent form in the Golf Foundation stableford competition at Royal Portrush on Saturday.

He accumulated 43 points playing off a five handicap. His round included birdies at the 3rd,7th,9th and 15th holes. Dougie Hanna (10) was runner up with 39 points on a countback from Jeff Wilson (9) also with 39 points. The gross was won by Paul Rohdich with 75.

It was week five of the John Freeman Memorial Trophy at Bushfoot and in the low section the Captain Terence McFaul took the honours with 39 points on a countback from Uel Kirkpatrick (10) also with 39 points. In the high section the winner was Sammy Hemphill (25) with a fine 41 points from Fred Jeffrey (15) with 40 points. On Sunday week five of the Fleming Cup saw Robert McLaughlin (13) triumph with 37 points on a countback from Gerald Madden (9) also with 37 points.

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There was a stableford competition at Portstewart on Saturday and the winner was Brian McCafferty (15) with 38 points. Gary Todd was runner up with 36 points on a countback from Cecil Lynas (17) also with 35 points. Keeping it in the family was Gary McCafferty (10) who was fourth with 35 points.

Last Tuesday, the ever popular Seniors Day was held on the Riverside course and on a day for great scoring W McWhirter (17) was the winner with 44 points on a countback from C Batchelor (20) also with 44 points A Stewart was third with 43pts and R McBride was in fourth place with 41 points.

In week four of the Winter League at Castlerock it is DCS Pink fish leading the way with a total of 542 from Last Minute Job with 537 and Walking Wounded are in third spot with 530.

Rathmore held a sweep on Sunday and sixty three played over the fifteen hole competition. Ian Pritchard (13) came out tops with 32 points on a countback from Barry Magee (6) also with 32 points. Russell Dunlop (4) was third with 31 points on a countback from the evergreen Dougie Taggart also with 31 points. The winner of the gross was Ben Best with 58.

GOLF DIARY

RPGC – February Medal

Castlerock – Winter League

Portstewart – Stableford

Bushfoot – Saturday John Freeman Memorial Trophy

Sunday Fleming Cup

Rathmore – Sunday Sweep

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