GOLF: Captains' Drive-in opens new season at Foyle

FOYLE GOLF Club's annual Captains' Drive-in will be staged today at the Ballyarnet course as club Captains, Mr Emmet McNally and Mrs Monica Smith drive-in to office at 5.15 p.m. to officially mark the start of the golfing season.
North-West Captain, Mr. Gerard Callaghan, officially opens the new golf season at the club's traditional Drive-In at Lisfannon.North-West Captain, Mr. Gerard Callaghan, officially opens the new golf season at the club's traditional Drive-In at Lisfannon.
North-West Captain, Mr. Gerard Callaghan, officially opens the new golf season at the club's traditional Drive-In at Lisfannon.

The Captains’ Drive-in will be followed by a nine Hole Scramble with a shotgun start at 5.30 p.m. for ladies, gents and juveniles.

Following the competition there will be light refreshments available followed by prize presentations at the clubhouse.

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Meanwhile, the P.F.S. Accountants sponsored Qualifying Pairs took centre stage at Foyle last week as 50 plus pairs turned out hoping to gain one of the 32 places on offer in the Pairs Match Play Club Championship.

And with the new 9/10 handicap allowance now in force for betterball competitions, the scoring was of the highest order with Davy Wilson and Dermott Harkin taking the best qualifiers accolade with an outstanding 48 points. Closely followed in second place after a 47 points break of tie was Declan Ryan and Rob Ewing.

The Matchplay draw is posted on the club’s noticeboard.

Full Results - 1, Davy Wilson (10) and Dermott Harkin (16) 48pts; 2, b.o.t, Declan Ryan (12) and Rob Ewing (19) 47.

Club competitions: Today (Friday), Saturday and Sunday: P.F.S. Accountants Qualifying Singles (Top 64 qualify for Matchplay); Thursday, April 21st - Inner Wheel Charity Open; Today: Captains’ Drive-In followed by nine Hole Scramble. The Family Dental Practice Club Foursomes Match Play Championship draw is posted on notice board.

Greencastle

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Greencastle’s greenkeepers had obviously been paying close attention to the recent Masters at Augusta National and this was reflected in some very tough pin placements over the past weekend.

The net result was that competitors found scoring to be very difficult on both Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday’s Open was won by the consistent Brendan Deehan who had two points to spare over Hon. Secretary Danny Lynch and Damien Martin.

Sisters Marian Devlin and Anne Heard took the Ladies prizes.

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Full results were: Saturday, April 16th - Ladies and Gents Open: 1, Brendan Deehan (17) 38pts; 2, Danny Lynch (25) 36; 3, Damien Martin (23) 36; Gross, Eddie McIntye (8) 27; 1st 9, Seamus Hegarty (19) 21; 2nd 9, Gavin Gallagher (13) 19; Ladies: 1, Marian Devlin (13) 32; 2, Anne Heard (25) 31.

There was a great turnout for the Ferguson Fashions Stroke event on Sunday, always one of the most keenly contested competitions on the Greencastle calendar.

Tony Carlin had just missed out on the previous weekend when beaten to the main prize by his brother-in-law, but demonstrated great character by taking the honours this time around.

His round was almost derailed by a 7 at the 10th but a birdie at the ‘Lighthouse’ got him back on track and he went on to score a net 66 for the winning score.

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Phelim O’Neill took the runner-up position with Jason McLaughlin having the best Gross score on 75.

Full results were: Sunday, April 17th - Ferguson Fashions Confined Stroke: 1, Tony Carlin (13) 66pts; 2, Phelim O’Neill (18) 67; Gross, Jason McLaughlin (5) 75; 3, Martin McGeoghan (19) 67; 4, John McDermott (20) 68; 1st 9, Mark Tracey (14) 31; 2nd 9, Maeliosa Barr (21) 31.5.

This weekend’s competitions include the Past Captains and Presidents Stableford today (Friday), the Ladies and Gents Open Stableford tomorrow (Saturday) and the Victory Cup Open V Par on Sunday.

Argyle Golf Society

Argyle Golf Society would like to thank Seamus McChrystal Plumbing for sponsoring their outing at Portsalon.

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In tough conditions the scoring was high with a great turnout of golfers. Full results were - 1, Gerry Harkin (9) 38pts; 2, Pete Roland (22) 34; 3, Ronnie Kennedy (21) 33; Back 9, Raymond Keys 21pts.

Argyle Golf Society’s next outing is Letterkenny on Sunday, May 22nd.

Charity Golf Classic

A charity golf classic will be held at the Faughan Valley Golf Course next Saturday, April 30th.

The Patsy Quinn Open is open to all players, with members paying £6 and non-members £15 and proceeds from the event will be split between the Motor Neurone Disease Association and MS Society Foyle.

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Tee-offs are between 10.30am and 12.30pm, and can booked by ringing the golf course on (028) 71860707.

The presentation of prizes will be at Gransha Social Club at 7.30pm, followed by a charity quiz at 8.30pm.

Dunfanaghy

Wednesday’s competition was won by Eamon Hunter with 42 points who defeated his cousin, Patrick into second place and briefly held the family bragging rights.

Patrick had an excellent score of 40 points but that proved only to be a warm up for the big event of the week.

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The Charlie Robinson cup was played on Sunday when Patrick took the honours with 42 points winning by an amazing five shots from Frank Kelly in second place and Paul Smyth in third.

In the Saturday open singles stableford competition Joe Terry was the winner with 40 points from Vincent Malone on 39 points

Competition Results - Wednesday Open Stableford, 13-04-16 - 1, Eamon Hunter 42pts; 2, Patrick Hunter 40.

Saturday Open Single Stableford, 16-04-16 - 1, Joe Terry L/K 40pts; 2, Vincent Malone 39; Sunday Charlie Robinson Cup Stableford, 17-04-16 - 1, Patrick Hunter 42pts; 2, Frank Kelly 37; Gross, Keith Lapsley 26; 3, b.o.t, Paul Smyth 37.

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Forthcoming Events- The normal Wednesday open will be held each week with the continuation of free soup and sandwiches for all visiting competitors. €15 for visitor €7 for members.

Tomorrow (Saturday) - Open Scotch Foursomes & Ladies Club Stableford; Sunday’s competition is a Gents Monthly Medal Stroke.

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