Winds fail to blow golfers off course at Silverwood

Once again it was a challenging day last Saturday on the Silverwood course with heavy showers and strong wind but this didn’t stop the players returning some great scores.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Jun 2013, 15:00 BST

In first place was Patrick Lavery with an excellent 42 points. He had a brilliant front nine of two under gross which equalled 23 points with two birdies on the 3rd and 5th holes with all other holes played in par. His back nine included six pars and only three bogeys on the 12th, 15th and 16th holes for 19 points and a winning total of 42.

Second was Michael McDonald with 41 points. His front nine included one birdie at the 7th hole, four pars at the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th holes, two bogeys at 3rd and 9th holes and a double bogey at the 5th hole with no score at the first hole for 19 points. His back nine of 22 points included 5 pars with the remaining holes played in 1 over par.

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In third place, again with 41 points, was Peter McAtasney who had 19 points on the front 9 with 4 pars on the 2nd, 7th, 8th and 9th holes, 4 bogeys on the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th holes and a double bogey on the 1st hole. Peter’s back 9 included a birdie at the 15th, 4 pars at the 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th holes and 4 bogeys.

In fourth place came John Lawther also on 41 points. John’s front 9 consisted of 4 pars at the 4th, 5th, 6th and 9th, 4 bogeys and a nasty quadruple bogey at the 1st hole. His back 9 included only 1 par at the 14th, no score at the 11th, 5 bogeys and two double bogeys.

Fifth was Thomas Farren on 40 points. On his front 9 Thomas accumulated 3 pars, 5 bogeys and a double bogey. His back 9 included 2 pars with the remaining holes played at 1 over par. Senior’s prize was won by Ernest McBride with 39 points.