Oisin and Simon win turkeys at Portstewart Golf Club

Oisin McGahon scored 36 points from his mark of seven on Saturday to win the 16 hole Turkey Competition on the Strand course at Portstewart Golf Club.

He was out in four over par and back, over seven holes, in one under par with a birdie two at 12 and a birdie four at 13 to his credit. That round of three over par earned Oisin his 36 pointer.

Chris Lundy was second with 32 points scored from his scratch handicap.

A birdie four on seven was part of a two over par front nine of 38 shots that gave Chris 16 points. He birdied the 11th in three and the 13th in four in his two under par back seven to get another 16 points on the card for a level par round of 63.

Peter Steen and Martin Breslin had 32 pointers for third and fourth places with Peter getting the countback nod for third spot.

Off six, Peter birdied the seventh in his four over par opening nine then added a birdie three at ten in his two over par back seven to complete a six over par round for his 32 points. Martin was out in seven over par and back in four over to match his 11 handicap with 32 points.

There were four other 32 point scorers - Kevin McWilliams, Dave McLaughlin, with a birdy three at 11, Dave Laverty, with a two at the sixth and threes at five and 11, and Luke Millar with a two at six and a three at 11.

Stephen Garrett matched Chris Lundy’s gross of 63. He was out in one over par 37 with a birdie on the card at the long seventh and back in 26, one under par for his card of 63.

RIVERSIDE

Simon Ferris was ‘placed’ in the last Strand Turkey competition and went one better at this weekend’s Riverside event with a 43 point haul from a 21 handicap.

A blank at the opening hole didn’t deter Simon as he nabbed a two at the fourth on his way to 21 points at the turn. A steady seven over par back saw another 22 points safely onto the card for his tally of 43.

James Dooley’s 40 points took second place for the 13 handicapper. He birdied the third in three and bogeyed the seventh in five for a level par front nine worth 24 points before his nine over par back nine put 16 points to the card for a 40 point total.

Sean Dowds and Declan Lafferty hit 39 points each for third and fourth place with three handicap Sean getting the countback nod for third.

As with the winner Sean blanked the first before nabbing a birdie three at the third and a four on the long sixth and had 18 points logged at the turn. His one under par back nine contained a birdy three at 11 and twos at 13 and 15 and gave up another 21 points.

Declan followed the winner and Sean by blanking the first hole before hitting the birdie trail. He got a two at the second, a three at five and a four at the long sixth and had 18 points carded for the front nine.

Threes at 12 and 16 and a four on the long 18th saw Declan finish with a three under par back nine to add in 21 points for his 39 total.

Philip McAuley had the Best Gross with his round of one over par 70. He carded a three at the third and an eagle two at five in a one over par 36 for the outward nine. his three at the par four 11th and a two at 13 helped Philip to a level par 34 back and a round of one over par 70.