With another break in the unpredictable weather, the usual die-hards turned out over the weekend at Barnhill.
And leading the way home on Saturday 13th was single figure handicapper Conor Friel [5] on 39pts. With recorded birdies at 1st and 5th eliminated by bogeys at 2nd and 3rd, a level par front nine of 21pts gave Conor a springboard to the winners post.
Pictured are recent prizewinners at Letterkenny Golf Club: l-r; Competition Secretary PJ Nee, Barry Kavanagh, Captain Ivan Fuery, Michael Mc Daid and Peter Dobson.
He accelerated this with a further birdie at 11th and two dropped shots leaving him two points clear of nearest competitor Barry Kavanagh who, whilst finishing on 37 points, would rue that double bogey at par three 13th.
Sunday 14th saw the ‘big guns’ in action and none more so than Michael Collum [7] whose somewhat erratic start of birdie-blank-birdie-double bogey never looked like a winning score but Michael’s resolve is unquestionable and an 18pts outward nine followed by an inward nine of 17pts was enough to outpoint Don Ponsonby [4] whose start of bogey-blank-bogey was equally surprising but with the help of a birdie at 14th, Don managed a 34pt. finish.
Weather permitting, the Captains’ Drive-In will take place on this Sunday 21st. Entry sheet open from 10.30am, draw at 11.30am and shotgun start at 12noon.
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