The Donegal ETB Golf Society has been in full swing in recent months and the standings after recent outings in Portsalon, Murvagh and Cruit Island have seen Deirdre O’Toole take to the head of affairs at the top of the Golfer of the Year Table. The Society recently introduced three prize categories which has resulted in an even spread of winners.
In the Portsalon outing, it was Tommy Greally who came out on top and the winner of Category 1 with a fantastic score of 40pts. Deirdre O’Toole was second on 35pts. Danny Conaghan finished first in Category 2 with 31pts followed by Leo Gallagher on 27pts. Category 3 winner was Margaret Harvey with 32pts and Myles Sweeney finished second on 30pts. The Retired Staff Category prize went to Alex Harkin on 33pts.
Portsalon winner Tommy Greally being presented with his prize by Captain Cathal McGee
Donegal Golf Club in Murvagh was the next on the rota and again there was some excellent scoring on show. Overall winner on the day and first in Category 1 was John Bosco Gallagher with a fine round of 42pts. The consistent Deirdre O’Toole came in second on 36pts on a BOT. Marcel McCafferty made a welcome return to the prizes and won Category 2 with a fine score of 38pts followed by our Captain, Cathal McGee on 37pts. Brona Duddy won Category 3 with an excellent score of 36pts and great to see Aidan Guthrie finish second on 30pts on BOT. Danny Conaghan picked up the Retired Staff Category prize with a steady 36pts.
Winners from our Murvagh outing
Finally, a brisk and windy Cruit Island was the setting for the fourth outing of the season. Paddy McDaid was the winner of Category 1 with 30pts on BOT followed by Enda Mannion in second place. Ryan Monagle was the overall winner on the day and first in Category 2 with 32pts and Society Secretary, Jim McGlynn picked up second prize on 30pts. Kevin McDevitt won Category 3 with 31pts and Paddy Kelly finished second on 23pts. The Retired Staff Category prize again went to Danny Conaghan on 28pts.
More recent winners pictured in Cruit with Captain Cathal McGee
Recent winners pictured in Cruit with Captain Cathal McGee
Portsalon winner Tommy Greally being presented with his prize by Captain Cathal McGee
Golfer of the Year Table:
Deirdre O’Toole 58pts
Enda Mannion 54pts
John Bosco Gallagher 54pts
Paddy McDaid 50pts
Ryan Monagle 47pts
The Magnificent Seven Table:
Paddy McDaid 10pts
Leo Gallagher 10pts
Brona Duddy 9pts
John B Gallagher 9pts
Deirdre O’Toole 9pts
The next outing for the Society is the annual Team Event to be held in Greencastle Golf Club on Saturday, 11th March.