It’s been another busy week of competition at the Buncrana Golf Club.
O’Donnell & Friel Take Week 1 in Winter League
The first round of qualifying in the Owen Mc Daid (Roe) Taxi & Mini Bus Hire Winter/Autumn League took place last weekend and with the stormy conditions on Saturday coupled with some difficult pin positions, scoring was never going to be easy. It was no surprise that the best score of the weekend came on Sunday morning with the big hitting Liam O’Donnell (15) and Emmet Friel (20) hitting a fantastic 43 pts in the betterball format. With all players having to play of ¾ of their normal handicaps this pairing played some excellent golf between them to shoot a 4 over par gross score. With one of the weekly prizes now secured Liam and Emmet will be looking forward to next weekend where the pairings will be playing an aggregate score which gives every pairing an opportunity to make up some positions on the qualifying table.
It’s not too late to enter the Winter/Autumn League with 4 weeks of qualifying remaining and plenty of opportunities to get necessary scores returned. This will be the only competitive golf for the next few weekends and there is nothing like competition golf to keep your game sharp.
Upcoming Fixtures
Annual Christmas Hamper Qualifying
The qualifying for the annual Christmas Hamper has commenced on Monday 23rd September and the entry fee will be €5.00 and €2.00 re-entry. There will be 2 categories 0-8 – 20 pts to qualify and 9+ – 21 pts to qualify. Cards can be taken during the week or at the weekend in conjunction with the weekly competition.
Winter/Autumn League Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th October – The Owen Mc Daid Roe Taxi & Mini Bus Hire Winter League
The format will be week 1 – Betterball, week 2 – Pairs Aggregate, week 3 – Betterball, week 4 – Pairs Aggregate and the 5th week will be a make up week for the pairings to either catch up on a score or try to better any of the previous scores. After the 5 weeks one score form each category will count for qualifying purposes. There will be weekly prizes every week and this will be the only competitive golf during this 5 week period will competitors having preference on the time sheet. There will be plenty of flexibility for the qualifying with pairings selecting either Saturday or Sunday for qualifying, with one swap of at the weekend as well as Fridays being permitted for qualifying. Fridays can only be used if players cannot play either on the Saturday or Sunday due to other commitments and not just because the weather is not suitable.
Evan Doherty Milk Match Play
The match play is now down to the last 16 players and there are still a few players to play their matches, Philip Mc Glynn v Caolan Mc Hugh, Brian Bradley v Kevin Mc Dermott, Fiáchra O’Flaherty v Kieran Mc Eleney, John Bradley v Ferdia O’Flaherty and Paul Eccles v Ryan Mc Hugh. If these matches are not played or forfeited and the winner put up on the draw sheet by Friday 18th October 2024 they will all be removed from the sheet. Also anyone who has enter the match play and hasn’t paid their respective fee please pay it as soon as possible.
