IPGC Golf from the Tara Court Golf Society
Sunday, Dec. 18, Green Valley – Stableford
A Flight
1st Michael Williams (15) 35pts
2nd Nick Looby (13) 34pts
3rd Rod Torrie (11) 34pts
4th Nick Caulfield (5) 34pts
B Flight
1st Frank McGowan (19) 35pts
2nd Michael Healy (15) 34pts
3rd Anthony Dillon (17) 34pts
4th Vincent Gras (15) 33pts
As a sign of the times this year we actually teed off about twenty minutes before our allotted time as the course was very quiet, changing times indeed. It is probably not good for the golf courses but it makes it very enjoyable for the players and we also got around quickly as there were no delays.
Although we had a large group out, the scoring was again not very good and none of our group managed to play to their handicaps in either flight.
Vincent Gras is back for what for him is a long ten day holiday and for his first game he took the fourth place in the B Flight with thirty-three points after having twenty-one on the front nine, but only twelve on the back. Anthony Dillon took what seems to be his now regular third place with thirty four points as his friend Michael Healy beat him on the count back to take second. Frank McGowan is another man who is in form these days and today he was again the winner, this time with thirty-five points, which was the joint best score of the day.
In the A Flight, Michael Williams had his first win for a long time with thirty five points and we then had three players tied on thirty four points, with Nick Looby winning the count back to come second, Rod Torrie taking third and Nick Caulfield fourth.
Despite having a large group out we had no ‘2’s.
Tuesday, Dec. 20, Treasure Hill – Stableford
A Flight
1st Paul Smith (4) 34pts
2nd Michael Healy (15) 32pts
3rd Phelim Moran (11) 29pts
B Flight
1st Anthony Dillon (16) 34pts
2nd Michael Williams (15) 30pts
3rd Dan Hobbs (23) 30pts
We were back at Treasure Hill with our friends from the PFGS today where again we were able to tee off early. Once again the course came out on top and despite us having some very good golfers and low handicappers in our group, no one managed to play to their handicap, something which seems to happen most days here and seldom at any other course.
We had two flights and in the A Flight Paul Smith, who had his first game with us in a long time, came out the winner by going around in four over par to score thirty-four points. Michael Williams took second place with thirty points and Phelim Moran was third with twenty-nine.
In the B Flight, Anthony Dillon decided today he was fed up with getting the third place so he came out the winner with thirty-four points, which was the joint best score of the day and to make it an even better pay day he had the only ‘2’ also. Michael Healy took second place with thirty-two points and Dan Hobbs was third with thirty.
Thursday, Dec. 22, Bangpra – Stableford
A Flight
1st Joe McArdle (15) 36pts
2nd Jon Batty (7) 35pts
3rd Paul Bray (8) 34pts
4th Phelim Moran (11) 33pts
5th Michael Healy (15) 31pts
B Flight
1st Peter Henshaw (25) 37pts
2nd Russell Gilroy (17) 32pts
3rd Joe Peters (20) 30pts
4th Pat Carthy (28) 29pts
5th Anthony Dillon (16) 29pts
2’s: Jon Batty, Donal Lyne, Michael Lyne.
Our largest group of the high season arrived here at Bangpra, but apart from ourselves there were very few players around and we again got away twenty minutes ahead of schedule. Lots of monkeys around today and the caddies were kept busy trying to keep them away from our carts.
As this is another very difficult course with lightning fast greens, which caught out most of our golfers, the scoring wasn’t great. In the A Flight, Joe McArdle was the winner with an even par round, Jon Batty took second place with thirty-five and Paul Bray was a further shot behind to take third place. Phelim Moran had what I think was his first visit to the podium for this trip and he got the fourth place with thirty three points and Michael Healy took fifth with thirty one.
In the B Flight, Peter Henshaw had what was the best score of the day and he won with thirty-seven points. Russell Gilroy was five points behind Peter but he still managed to take second place and Joe Peters got third with thirty points. Pat Carthy has just had his two knees replaced and it has obviously worked as he took fourth spot with twenty nine points, beating Anthony Dillon on a count back.
