Lightfoot claims top spot at Carrick Captain’s Day

Ken Knocker held his Captain’s Day at Carrickfergus Golf Club on Saturday. After Friday’s monsoon conditions, there was a real concern that they even might have to be postponed but the rain relented and come Saturday morning the course was in fine condition.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Jun 2012, 00:02 BST

Over 260 members and guests competed for a wonderful array of prizes with Terry Lightfoot winning the Captain’s prize with 41 points.

Even after firing his first drive into the dreaded dam, Mark Duggan returned the same score to take second place and Colin Murphy finished in third place with 39 points.

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Low section winners were Jai Johnston (39 points), Colin Skilling (38 points) and Barry McCormick (38 points). High section winners included: John Lemon (39 points), David Porte (39 points) and Colin Watson (38 points). Graham Arthur was the Gross winner (37 points), Jim McIlwaine won the Guests’ prize, Billy Robinson the Council Prize while Richard Pedlow won the Student Associate Prize. Andrew Dillon won the prize for Longest Drive.

Meanwhile, in the Fred Daly Plate Carrickfergus defeated Greenacres 6.5 to 0.5 and are looking good to progress with the home leg still to come.