Pat Mallon's Team
Glasdrumman GAC held their first
ever Golf Classic at Kilkeel Golf
Club on Friday 4th July and what
a super day it turned out to be.
With the weather making it a perfect
day for golf, 34 teams teed off
from 9.00am through to 4.00pm.
Pat Mallon's team led the way
and Martin O'Neill set the tone
of the day with a good tee shot
at the first. Ogie's team set
off a short time later as one
of the favourites, closely followed
by fancied outsiders captained
by Gary McGreevy. As it rolled
closer to 11.00 there was an excited
anticipation for the team captained
by John McDowell of Terry Joyce,
Raymond Clarke and Peter Trainor.
Raymond Clarke obviously had a
bit of local knowledge of the
course as his tee shot ricocheted
of the trees back into the fariway.
Despite a dodgy first shot, John
sent his second like a rocket
to the fairway. His team then
set off, petrol strimmer in hand.
This tournament had attracted
a number of teams from various
Golf Clubs and all eyes were on
Brian Simon's team as they strode
confidently onto the first tee.
A special appearance from Michael
Madine also raised a few eyebrows.
With the spectators watching excitedly,
his tee shot did find the fairway,
but unfortunately it was the eighteenth
and not the first. Father Peter
O'Hare followed and guided his
tee shot into the fairway. It
was left to the local teams to
round off and a hush came over
the first tee as Eddie Carr stepped
up for his tee shot. The first
tee was surrounded and the balconies
on the clubhouse spilling over
when Damien Grant stepped onto
the first, his tee shot also finding
the fairway. John Mallon was now
able to relax, come out from behind
the trees and put away his video
camera without any injury or bruises,
his danger money is in the post.
As the first groups began to return
to the clubhouse there was a buzz
in the air, but it turned out
to be John McDowell strimming
back some briers off the fourteenth
fairway. The final group arrived
back late on and the when the
scores had been totted up and
everyone been fed and watered,
the presentation ceremony was
carried out by Club Chairman,
John Brennan. John thanked Kilkeel
Golf Club for the use of their
course for Glasdrumman's inaugural
Golf Classic and praised how well
the course looked and played on
the day. John also thanked the
Golf Classic Committee for organising
the days event and all those volunteers
who turned up throughout the day
to help with the smooth operation
of the Classic. John went on to
thank the main sponsors, Glasgiven
Contracts, and all the other sponsors
of prizes and holes for their
support of the event, but he left
the most important to the end,
the competitors without whom the
Golf Classic could not have taken
place. The team prizes were then
presented by Glasgiven Directors,
William James Smith and Liam Murphy.
First Prize Sponsored by Murdock's
Building Supplies- Joey Annett,
Marian Annett, Lee Annett, Sean
Connolly, Second Prize Sponsored
by Kilsaran Concrete- Liam Cunningham,
Eugene Cunningham, Frank Cunningham,
Kevin Mussen and Third Prize Sposored
by O'Neills Sportswear - Jeremy
Murray, William Holmes, Timothy
Hanna, Robin McCullough. Nearest
the Pin at 8th Sponsored by AJC
Electricals - Philip Kincaid,
Nearest the Pin at 11th Sponsored
by Granden Design- Liam Cunningham,
Nearest the Pin at 15th Sponsored
by Murray Car & Commercial
Repairs - John Doran, Longest
Drive on 18th Sponsored by Economy
Glass - Paul Brown. A great day
was enjoyed by all, here's to
the second Glasdrumman Golf Classic
in 2009.
Ronan McDowell's Team
