Lady Captain's Day 2017 

Lady Captain Maura O'Kane's Day at Killymoon was an exceptional occasion. Members, friends and family were treated to a thoroughly enjoyable day by their hostess Maura who looked amazing. Further to the success of the shotgun start over the past two years, Lady Captain Maura maintained the format this year and the ladies all met for coffee and viewed the fabulous prizes at 10.00am. Maura's chosen charity for the day was Save the Children. Ladies teed off at 11.00am on an immaculate course with great anticipation for success.

First prize went to Kate Lennon with a marvellous 37 points relegating Carmel Hagan who was runner-up with 34 points, Siobhan Rooney was third with 35 points. Ann Nugent finished fourth on 31 points and a similar score by Iris Thom was good enough for fifth place. Best gross was won by Anne MacMahon with 18 gross points. The Past Captain's Prize was won for the third successive year by Grainne McBride with 32 points and Committee Prize by Kate O'Neill with 29 points. Catherine Irwin picked up the prize for Team Captains. Front nine was won by Margaret Henderson with 18 points and the back nine by Pat McConnell with 15 points. Lady visitor's prize was won by Geraldine O'Kane. Gent's visitor's prize was won by Seamus McAleer with 30 points with Brian Gogarty runner-up. Gent's First was Alan McClenaghan with 42 points with Stephen McGuckin, a brilliant player off the yellow, runner-up on 41 points.

In her prize giving speech Lady Captain paid tribute to all who had made her day special and in particular her Honorary Secretary Lesley, committee, husband Laurence and family members. The day concluded with dancing and great craic.


 

Inter - Club Competitions 

Barry Monaghan's Junior Cup team, comprising of Eoin Mallon, Kieran Rogers, Brian Gogarty, James Donaghy and Ian Hutchinson, made the long trip to County Cavan GC on Sunday 4th June for the GUI qualifying. After a tremendous effort from the Killymoon team, they narrowly missed out on qualifying by one shot. Best round of the day was Eoin Mallon.

The All Ireland Inter Club Four-Ball team captained by Oisin Monaghan hosted Kirkistown Castle on Saturday 3rd June and after that first leg took a 4 matches to 1 lead to the Ards Peninsula on Saturday past. Played in very difficult wet and windy conditions, the Killymoon side went down three matches to two, but had done enough to qualify for the round of the last sixteen on an aggregate score of 6 - 4. They will now play Castle Hume GC in a tie to be played before 10th July.

Paul Wilson's Barton Shield team comprising the combinations of Bryan Martin and Steven Hughes and Ronan Fowley and Michael Meenan were defeated by one hole against Lurgan GC at Kilkeel on Sunday past.

Roy Montgomery will take his Jimmy Bruen Shield team to Massereene GC on Monday 19th June to play Cairndhu GC in the last 16 of this GUI event teeing off at 5.30pm and at the same stage of the Pierce Purcell competition, Stephen McGuckin's charges will take on Cloverhill GC at County Armagh GC on Saturday 17th June teeing off at 4.00pm. 

Both the Sam Rutherford and Rossmore Cup teams have reached the second round of their respective competitions. The Sam Rutherford team, captained by Eamonn McCann, will now play Tandragee GC with the home leg at Killymoon on Sunday 25th June and the away leg on Sunday 2nd July while the Rossmore Cup side, captained by Robert Langridge, will take on Mannan Castle away on Sunday 18th June with the home leg on Saturday 1st July.


 

Aces Alive 

The latest member of the "Hole-in-One" Club is Caolan Quinn. Playing in the Aaron Devlin Memorial on Saturday 27 May, Caolan hit 4 iron to "ace" the 11th hole. 

He now qualifies to receive the limited edition Hugo Boss watch. Well done Caolan.

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