The Irish Golfer Events team made the pilgrimage to Donegal this week, along with 120 players, for a two day event over Narin & Portnoo and Donegal Golf Clubs. We went with big expectations of both courses but what was delivered surpassed those by a considerable distance. From the nuanced Narin & Portnoo, which provided a fabulous canvass for day one, to the bold and brash Donegal on day two, players were in awe of both courses in equal measure, albeit for different reasons.
Below are the winning overall results which are cumulative over both days:
CATEGORY #1 (Gents up to 11 playing handicap)
1st Place PAUL STEVENSON – Ballymena (69 pts / 8 Playing h’cap) TaylorMade Qi4d Driver + Grand Final Place
2nd Place MICHAEL SMYTH – Ballymena (68 pts / 5 Playing h’cap) TaylorMade Qi4d Tour Fairway Wood
3rd Place PAUL BLACK – Balbriggan (67 pts / 9 Playing h’cap – Better Final Day) TaylorMade Spider Tour Putter
CATEGORY #2 (Gents 12-24 playing handicap)
1st Place EDMUND RYAN – Rathbane (74 pts / 19 Playing h’cap – Better Final Day) TaylorMade Qi4d Driver + Grand Final Place
2nd Place PAT LOOBY – Templemore (74 pts / 19 Playing h’cap) TaylorMade Qi4d Fairway Wood
3rd Place KEVIN STRITCH – Nenagh (70 pts / 19 Playing h’cap) TaylorMade Qi4d Rescue
CATEGORY #3 (Ladies)
1st Place ROSEMARY CAMPBELL – Malone (67 pts / 29 Playing h’cap) TaylorMade Qi4d Driver (Already Qualified for Grand Final)
2nd Place PHYL DOYLE – Kilkenny (66 pts / 18 Playing h’cap BB9) TaylorMade Qi4d Fairway Wood + Grand Final Place
3rd Place SUSAN CAREY – Galway (66 pts / 32 Playing h’cap) TaylorMade Qi4d Rescue
BEST SCORE DAY ONE / DAY TWO (Player not featured in overall category prizes)
1st Place – Narin & Portnoo – VICTOR ELLIS – Palmerstown House (40 pts / 21 Playing h’cap) Bushnell Rangefinder 1ST 1st Place – Donegal – JOHN RYAN – Rathbane (38 pts / 22 Playing h’cap – BB9) Bushnell Rangefinder
Nearest The Pin (6th Hole – Narin & Portnoo) – MICHAEL CONROY (179cm) TaylorMade Stand Bag
Nearest The Pin (17th Hole – Narin & Portnoo) – VICTOR ELLIS – (50cm) Bushnell Phantom
Nearest The Pin (5th Hole – Donegal) – GERRY MCCARTHY (120cm) TaylorMade Wedge
Nearest The Pin (16th Hole – Donegal) – DEBBIE RUDDY (115cm) Bushnell Phantom
Best Gross – TBC – Query on card
Thanks as always to all our sponsors, FloGas, Waterford, Yoplait and our official event Partners TaylorMade, Under Armour , Bushnell Golf and Peter Millar.
The next event in the Irish Golfer Series is the 2-day event at The K Club on September 14th, followed by Seapoint Links on September 20th. Booking is open for these and all the other remaining events for this year ON THIS LINK.
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