Galgorm Castle News

Winter Sweeps

- Posted on: 15/01/2024 - $itemValue.title

Image credit: Kevin Markham

Front 9

Through The Niuc Alan Montgomery, playing off a reduced handicap of three, held a narrow one point advantage over four players (James Campbell (9), Jon Paul Kearney (9), Maurice McDowell (6) and David Halliday (1). Approaching the Sanctuary Campbell, after a par at Walkers Home, a bogey at Broadmeadows and a par at The4 Treasury and Kearney (bogey and two pars, were the joint leaders by a point from Montgomery (par, bngomery returned with a par at the Sanctuary and a birdie at Longlands to win by a point from Campbell (two bogeys) and Kearney (par, double bogey). Second place went to Campbell with a better last one with Kearney third. Another point behind the placings McDowell (bogey, par) and Halliday (two pars) finished together. 

 

Back 9 

Main Competition win for M.Alexander 

Approaching the Devils Elbow Rod Lennox (2) was being hard pressed by Michael Alexander (2) a point behind. Victor Orr (5) and Samuel Bamber (6) were another point back and two points further down came Philip Galloway (6) and Jonathan Keys (6). At Beechers Alexander with a par at the Devils Elbow and a birdie through Beechers joined Lennox (two pars) in the lead by a single point from Bamber (two pars). Orr (bogey par), Galloway (bogey, par) and Keys (par, double bogey) were a further two, three and four points behind respectively. In another close finish Alexander parred the Grove, birdied the Lowlands and eagled Shirleys Cottage to win by two points from Bamber (par, double bogey and a birdie at Shirleys Cottage, Orr (two pars and a birdie) and Lennox (par, bogey and an eagle three to finish). Second place was taken by Bamber with a better back six. Third place went to Orr with a better last six and Rod Lennox came fourth. A point behind the placings came Jonathan Keys (two pars and an eagle three) and Galloway (bogey, par, eagle three).

Jordan Hood (-4) won the Gross with 23pts.