Solid display from Chambers

Members and visitors are reminded that the postponed Northern Bank Open will now be played on Saturday, August 4. On Saturday John Chambers (11) took the honours in the Pearson Foods sponsored Open at Prehen and he did it with an outstanding display of golfing skill.

A quiet enough front nine of 19 points was followed by a fabulous 25 points on the home stretch for a winning total of 44.

Even with that great score he only had a one point margin over second placed Seamus Given (19) whose 43 points led for most of the day. Third place went to John Parke (8) his 73 gross giving him 42 points.

Sean Quigg (1) took the gross prize on 37 points and Wilf Donnell (12) won the front nine with 20 points. Brian Abel (25) took the back nine score with a fine 25 points equalling the winner’s amazing score on that part of the course. Robert Wilson (10) from Cairndhu was the best of the visitors with his 31 points.

Ciara Quigg (16) and Mary O’Doherty (34) took first and second place in the ladies section with 30 and 28 points respectively over the 13 holes played.

Their achievement was remarkable in that they finished in the exact same order in the Northlands open played on the previous Sunday.

While Jack Mcfarland (19) celebrated the ‘Twelfth’ in fine style at Prehen on Thursday when he recorded his maiden win in the popular weekly Thursday Open with an impressive 40 points.

He was followed home on 39 points by Gary Brown (12) whose card had only one real blemish and that was a blank on the ninth. John Crumlish (6) was best of a trio on 38 points, his fine 22 points on the back nine sealing his position.

Best of the visitors was Stephen Cassidy (10) from Foyle who scored 34 points.