March is in with a bang…. but not the bang we hoped for, a good covering of snow for most areas instead of the mild conditions we were looking forward to seeing, although we got away with the weekend! Good news, the weather should warm up again for this weekend?
For some people it does not seem to matter what the weather is doing they just keep churning out the big scores, yes we are talking about Dessie Hughes…. 47 points is just a regular round of golf for Dessie and top of the leaderboard appears to have Dessie Hughes name as its default position. There were three players who came in with 45 points, but second place goes to John Allen, Jonathan McNabb had the best gross score and Patrick McCrory was the third of three scores of 45 points…. well done fellas, excellent scoring!
The final indoor golf competition of this winter took place Thursday evening past at Hoggs Bar, the craic was as good as it always is and the rivalry to win still strong amongst all the competitors. There were prizes for the putting and two holes of nearest the pin, hole 1 was 174 yards, hole 2 was just over 100 yards. The outstanding competitor of the evening was without doubt Clive Currie who not only excelled in the putting, barely missing a putt but also was closest to the pin on the first hole, hitting his driver to 13’3′ from the pin on 174 yards hole. So very well done big hitting Clive Currie! The only other winner on the night was Barry Rayner with his superb wedge shot to just 1’9″ from the pin, jaws visibly dropped once the onlookers realised any realistic chance of getting nearest to the pin on this hole had all but evaporated……well done Barry! A big thank you to all who took part in our first indoor golf season, to our hosts/venue Hoggs Bar for their hospitality and not forgetting Evan Simpson who supplied and ran the Sim-Golf technology which proved such a success….. many thanks, we look forward to more of the same next year!
I would like to pass on the appreciation from many of the members of LGC, the course is looking in fine shape and the efforts of the ground staff have not gone unnoticed. The improvements to the course are good for everyone, our club, pay & play, visiting clubs and golf societies will see and benefit from the fine work being carried out around the course. Thanks are due to all that help make Loughgall golf course as good as it is, I know their attitude and committment will continue and I can honestly say we are very fortunate to have them, you are very much appreciated even if you dont hear it every week!
Just a reminder that LGC subscriptions should be paid this month, if you have any vouchers these can be used to pay your subs if you wish, contact James O’Hagan our treasurer. Please checkout the club notice board for upto date information on all club related matters.
There will information for those of you who believe we need a club house of some description at LGC, this info will be found on the club notice board in the next few days. I will also put some info on the club website regarding this matter, so checkout CLUB NEWS and get yourself clued into whats happening….. due in the next few days!
Good luck and enjoy your golf!