The annual Aileen Hallinan Memorial Open Teams of 4 Scramble in aid of The Donegal Hospice took place at Buncrana Golf Club over the Halloween Bank Holiday Weekend.
There was a tremendous turnout of this annual fundraiser, even though the weather conditions were not great. The best score of the weekend was returned by the team of Paddy Ward, Gerard and Martin McDermott and Hugo Crumlish who played some great golf over the 18 holes to return an excellent score of 52.1. This was just enough to defeat the team of Stephen Coyle, Darren McDonald, Marty McBrearty and Shaun Harkin who also returned a fine score of 52.9 to take 2 nd place.
1 st – Paddy Ward (18) Gerard McDermott (22) Hugo Crumlish (25) & Martin McDermott (30) 52.1
2 nd – Stephen Coyle (15) Darren McDonald (23) Marty McBrearty (24) & Shaun Harkin (27) 52.9
Upcoming Fixtures
Saturday 2 nd & Sunday 3 rd November – Winter League Qualifying.
Week 4 of Winter League Qualifying takes place this coming weekend and the format will be Pairs Aggregate Scores. This is the penultimate weekend of qualifying and teams will be looking to get a score returned to strengthen their league position.
Annual Christmas Hamper Qualifying
The qualifying for the annual Christmas Hamper has now commenced 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.
Evan Doherty Milk Match Play
The match play is now down to the last 8 players and all the quarterfinals matches have to be by Friday 1 st November 2024. Also anyone who has entered the match play and hasn’t paid their respective fee please pay it as soon as possible.
Membership Deals
Starting Monday 28 th October 2024 until March 1 st 2026 – Male €450.00, Lady €305.00, Male Country €275.00 and Lady Country €210.00. Contact the clubhouse on 0749362279 for further details.