Once again we start with the weather and there is very little to complain about this week, the worse we can say…. it was a wee bit breezy, so lets move on to our competitions. Saturdays event was the Morgan Transport sponsored stableford competition, a long standing competition in our short 15 years of existance. Our winner is a man just hitting a bit of good form…. Willie Crozier scored 42 points in his round narrowly beating James Curran into 2nd place on a countback. Stuart Treanor is another fella hitting some form, his 41 points puts him into 3rd place. If the name is familiar it’s because the other Treanor (note the spelling) is his father Robert who has been known to give chase for the prizes in past competitions, maybe it’s time to pass on the baton Robert… or is this just the spur you need to raise your game? John Currie collected the prize for the best gross score, well done John! Section winners were David Kelly 0-12, Stephen Mills 13-18 and Dennis Glass 19+, front 9 goes to Kevin McCoy and the back 9 to Jack Traynor. The best senior score was that of James O’Hagan and John Harrison had the best junior score….very well done all the prize winners!
The Wednesday Sweep sponsored by Nutmeg Treasures is a 9 hole event and was won by Ian Magill with 21 points, 2nd was Stephen Mullen with 19 points and 3rd was Sean McKeever with 18 points. Well done Ian and Stephen also a welcome back to Sean who is once again a full time member of LGC and a past Captain of our club and now able to get some serious golf in after an absence due to work committments, good to see you in the prizes!
The Weekly Challenge sponsored by Murder Mystery NI had a decent turnout this week and was won by another man making headlines and that is Simon Wallace with 36 points, some 3 points behind were two golfers on the same score… 33 points each and only seperated by the countback system Ian Magill continues his fine form and ability to collect placings and prizes, a good 2nd place mate, unlucky Barry Rayner 3rd place will have to do this time.
Clive Currie’s Ulster Cup team won a return leg 4-3 but unfortunately it was not enough to get us through to the next round, we were beaten overall 7.5-6.5, I’m sure there are some tales to tell and battles fought during this fixture but it is what it is….unlucky fellas! Thanks to all those who took part in any of the matches and to Team Captain Clive Currie, Club Captain Eddie Millar and Vice-Captain Stevie Wilson for their help.
John Currie’s Ulster 4 ball team has also came to the end of their run in this event, beaten at the weekend by a very good Foyle team, however it was the first leg at home that done the damage. A draw at home was never really going to be enough to give us a strong possibility of overcoming Foyle on their home course. Thanks to all that took part including Team Captain John Currie…. better luck next season!
A reminder that Monday 22nd June at 6.30 we are looking all hands on deck to help with the Divot Repair evening. Its our course so this gesture will help our green keepers keep on top of the relentless turf repair and seeding which is necessary to maintain the fairways in good shape. It does not take long when plenty show up so please make the effort…. thank you!
Good luck and enjoy your golf!
