Lynn treads winning path in Michelin event at Raceview

The top score came from 10-handicapper Jonathan Lynn who played the course in one over gross which converted into 45 stableford points.

A dropped shot on the opening hole was followed by seven pars and a birdie on the ninth took him back to level par and a total of 23 points.

Jonathan entered the back nine with bogey, par, bogey and another five straight pars saw him tee off the last hole two over but he ended his round in a blaze as he birdied the final hole for an additional 22 points.

Two points in arrears of Lynn came David Bell (18) who scored 22 on the front nine and 21 on the back nine, of which 16 came from the last six holes which pushed Clifford Anderson (13) into third place.

Bell had a total of eight pars, seven single bogeys, a double bogey on the fifth, a birdie on the third and a non-event on the 12th.

Anderson got off to a superb start with a birdie on the opening hole, followed by two pars, only to have a double concession on the fourth for no points.

The next five holes were made up of two pars, two bogeys plus a birdie on the sixth, giving him 22 points for the first nine holes. The back nine was made up of five bogeys, three pars plus a valuable birdie on the final hole for an additional 21 points.

Fourth nett was won by Christopher Magee, who returned a total of 42 points from his six handicap.

A superb front nine of six pars plus birdies on the first, sixth and ninth gave him 24 points. He then parred the first four holes on the back nine only to lose a little momentum over the final five holes where he dropped three shots, but a round of level par gross cannot be bad.

David Clements managed to claim the fifth nett prize but only by the fact he had a better last two hole total of five points, against four from Nigel Cairns.

Clements had anything but a prize-winning start as he double-bogeyed three of the first six holes, yet he managed to total 19 for the first nine, which was boosted by a birdie on the par three fourth, which was worth four points.

The second nine was much better, the only exception being a double bogey on the 11th but against that, he scored five pars which resulted in 22 points home.

Cairns’ (21) opening nine resulted in seven single bogeys, a double bogey on the second plus a par on the seventh for 19 points. The closing nine contained four pars, three bogeys, plus double bogeys on the 12th and 17th with that last one being the vital one on that last two hole countback.

The best gross card came from Dermot McElroy (+1) who posted a total of one under, 67 shots.

The outward nine of level par came from seven pars, a bogey on the fifth and a birdie on the opening hole.

He then entered the inward nine with a dropped shot but he retrieved it immediately with a birdie on the 11th. He then completed his round with four pars, a dropped shot on the 16th and birdies on the 13th and 17th for a one under total.

CRAIG WINS CHARITY EVENT

The open stableford on Sunday, June 27, was for the BACCS charity and the first two prizewinners were visitors, with the winner being B Craig (Jnr), from Ballyclare.

Playing off a six handicap, Craig returned 38 points by he only won by virtue of having had one more point on the back nine than runner-up B Niewoca.

Third nett went to Neal Courtney (11) with 36 points, having had equal nines of 18. The ladies’ winner was Hazel Cunning (18) with a score of 31 points, of which 18 came on the back nine.

SUMMER CAMPS

Ballymena Golf Club’s annual summer camps for juveniles will be running on July 27-28 and August 9-10.

The event is for boys and girls aged 4-12 and runs from 10am-12 noon and from 1-3pm each day, with an hour at lunchtime which is supervised.

Coching covers all aspects; playing on course, full swing, pitching, bunkers, putting and players follow the Golf Foundation "Passport" booklet at their own pace. If golfers don't have clubs they can be provided.

Cost is 45 and further details are available from Ken Revie 0784 666 9524.

LADIES

The Telford Cup was the prize for the ladies’ section last week and was won by Barbara Totten with a nett 67, two shots ahead of Margaret Harrison.