Wet weather wipes out Sunday competition at Raceview

The Wednesday competition saw David Smith (6) take the honours with a score of 34 stableford points.

Seventeen points on each nine came via five pars, nine bogeys, birdies on the first, 15th and 18th plus a double bogey at 11.

The competition on Sunday, May 15 resulted in Paul McAtamney (25) returning the best score, with 36 stableford points.

The first nine contained a series of high scores which resulted in only 16 points but he rectified that with 20 on the second nine, despite a non-score on the par three 10th.

The Sunday open was better supported and the victor was eight handicapper Richard Mark, who amassed 39 stableford points.

A superb front nine of one under gross produced 23 points from six pars, a dropped shot on the par five third, and birdies on the eighth and ninth.

The back nine commenced with a double bogey and then followed that with five pars, only to end the round bogey, double bogey, bogey for 16 points.

Second was another single figure handicapper, Cameron Horner, who, playing off nine posted 38 points.

Having commenced his round with two bogeys, he then retrieved one shot with a birdie on the third. The former Gracehill member then scored five pars plus a dropped shot on the fifth, giving him 20 points on the way out.

The homeward nine again opened with dropped shots on the 10th plus two on the 11th but he followed that with five pars, only to bogey the 15th and 18th, yet he still played the second nine to his handicap to add 18 points to his total.

The competition this Saturday is for the McQuillan Memorial trophy, while Sunday, May 26 sees a Cancer Research charity outing.

Wednesday, May 29 is an open stableford sponsored by Sunstart Bakery and there will be an open stableford competition on Bank Holiday Monday, May 27.

LADIES

Barbara Totten came out on top when lady members of Ballymena Golf Club competed in the Slemish Trophy Stroke last week.

She completed her 18 holes with a nett score of 71, two clear of nearest rivals Elaine Mark and Jill Crockard, with the former claiming the runners-up spot courtesy of a better back nine.