Mairs is Nu-Lok winner at Raceview golf event

AN ENTRY of two hundred teed-off in the Nu-Lok Environmental Products sponsored Stableford competition at Ballymena Golf Club on Saturday, June 5 and approximately a new look name appeared on the winner's list with Gordon Mairs taking the laurels with forty six points.

With the course beginning to take on its summer mantle the scoring was pretty hot and the higher handicap players are beginning to show their metal with four double figure handicappers finishing in the top six places.

Mairs of a handicap of fifteen had a dream opening nine holes of lever par gross for twenty five points which came via five pars, bogey on the fifth and ninth plus bodies on the fourth and eighth.

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The closing nine resulted in six pars, a bogey on the fourteenth plus double bogeys on the tenth and fifteenth, while equated to a further twenty one points.

Gordon’s gross score was only one shot higher than the best gross card of the day.

Second nett was Stephen Hayes (13) who returned a total of forty three point but unlike the overall winner his best nine was the second nine where he posted twenty four points having been over gross. On the first nine he had dropped only two shots going onto the ninth tee but alas he ran up a triple bogey eight on the ninth which yielded no points but he had nineteen for those eight holes. The second nine did not start very well as he went bogey, double bogey but he then got his act together as he covered the next seven holes in two under gross with five pars plus birdies on the fourteenth and eighteenth. James Hamilton took the third nett prize with a total of forty two points from his handicap of twenty eight.

James used his handicap very well as his outward nine was made up of eight single bogeys plus one double on the fourth which converted to twenty two points.

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The inward nine was somewhat different and although his only par was on the tenth which was worth three points only, his final four holes saw him settle down again as he registered single bogeys giving him a further twenty points to add to that first nine of twenty two and an overall total of forty two which was one point ahead of Neil Duncan and David Small.

Fourth placed Duncan (20) had a fair start to his round and although he shed a shot on the opening hole he retrieved it immediately with a birdie on the second and then he passed the third. The next six holes accounted for five single bogeys plus a double on the eighth giving him twenty one points in total. The first six holes on the second nine resulted in three pars plus three bogeys Neil fell somewhat from grace over the final three which went six, six, four for an inward total of twenty and that par on the last hole was vital as it pushed Small into fifth place on a better second nine. Nine handicapper Small had a superb front nine of five pars, bogeys on the sixth and eighth with a birdie on the fifth and ninth which was level par for twenty two points. A double bogey on the tenth was followed by six pars and a single bogey on the fifteenth and eighteenth with that one on the final hole was costly, as a par would have put him into third place. The final nett prize was won by William Tuff (9) with a total of thirty nine points and a solid back nine of twenty one points.

On the front nine he scored five pars with bogeys on the 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th for a total of eighteen points which was to his handicap.

Into the back nine with a par he then shed a shot on both the eleventh and twelfth and from there he completed his round with six straight pars for an additional twenty one points. David Smith added another best gross to his tally when he returned a score of four over 72. His card showed him scoring ten pars, six bogeys and birdies on the seventh and thirteenth.

McCully and Mark win O’Kane Cups

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The Sunday competition was for the O’Kane memorial cups which for both Gents and Ladies. The Gents’ Cup was won by Ian McNally who posted a total of forty points with nineteen coming from the first nine. The second nine was two points better where he had a sum from the twelfth to the fifteenth inclusive which saw him get twelve points but a double bogey on the sixteenth could have been costly but a five, four finish was ample for victory. Second nett was won by Paul Stevenson who scored a total of thirty nine points from his seven handicap.

Paul had a superb opening nine which he played in level par and having started his round with six straight pars he dropped his only shot on the short par three seventh, followed with another par plus a birdie on the ninth. The closing nine was not of the same standard where he had only three pars, bogeys on the 11th, 14th, 15th and 17th and 18th plus a lone birdie on the thirteenth which equated to 18 points.

John Brown (11) the Club Captain was third nett with a total of 38 points having had equal nine of nineteen points. In total his card contained eleven pars, five bogeys and he had double bogeys on the second and twelfth. The best gross was won by five handicaper John A Jamieson who returned a score of 12 having been two over gross on each nine. Having started with bogeys in the first three holes he played the next nine holes with straight pars, unfortunately a double bogey came on the scene at the unlucky for John thirteenth but he then finished with two pars, two birdies plus two birdies and a double concession on the sixteenth. The Ladies winner was twenty one handicapper Elaine Mark who on the first and fourteenth, having scored eighteen points on the front nine Elaine had a real bonus on the back nine when she collected a trio of four pointers they being on the 12th, 13th and 16th giving her nineteen points despite that non event on the fourteenth.

Reid victorious in Montrose open

The Wednesday open sponsored by Montrose Garden Centre was won by Eugene M Reid with a total of forty two points. Having had twenty one points on the first nine despite a non score on the sixth, eighteen hanidcapper Reid repeated the total on the second nine which came from six fours plus three fives. Second nett was William E Humphrey (14) with forty one points. A first nine of three over gross converted to twenty two points to which he added nineteen points from the second nine despite having had three bogeys in the last four holes. John Robinson again came good this time winning the best gross with a 70. A front nine of three under was lost when he could manage no better than being five over on the back nine. Yet it was good enough for victory.

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