Galgorm Castle News

Bertie Gibson Memorial Trophy

- Posted on: 01/05/2023 - $itemValue.title

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Division 1

At halfway seven handicapper Rory Sempey was leading by one point but being hard pressed by Paul Brammeld (7), Gerard O'Hagan (9) and Cole Henderson (6). 

Through The Maple Sempey was still leading by a point from Brammeld and Henderson with O'Hagan another three points behind. Sempey increased his lead to three points after a run of birdie at the Devils Elbow followed by two pars over Brammeld (bogey and two pars) and Henderson (bogey and two pars). O'Hagan (bogey and two pars) was a further three points behind. Sempey went further ahead finishing with a birdie and a par to WIN OVERALL by five points from Brammeld (birdie and a double bogey) who in turn won Division 1 by a point from Henderson (par, bogey) and O'Hagan (two pars). Second place went to O'Hagan with a better last six. Peter McMullan (9) and Brian McFall Jnr. (5) finished together a point outside the placings.,

Jamie Sutherland (-2) won the Gross with 39 Gross Pts.

Division 2

Through the Front 9 George Kernohan (12) was three points clear of Chris Cooke (12) with ColinThompson (11), Thomas McNeill (10) and Brian Maybin ('ding' at The Treasury) another point behind. Bryan Logan (10) was a further point down. Coming to Beechers Thompson had drawn level with Kernohan in the lead, one point ahead of McNeill, Maybin and Cooke. Logan was another three points behind. Kernohan bogeyed Beechers and parred the Grove to take the lead. Thompson with a par and double bogey was a point behind followed by Cooke (two bogeys) another point behind. Two points further back came Maybin ('ding' at Beechers followed by a bogey up the Grove). Another two points down came McNeill ('dings' at Beechers and the Grove) and Logan (par, double bogey). Thompson finished with a par at Lowlands and a bogey at Shirleys Cottage to overtake Kernohan (bogey, double bogey) to win by one point. Logan finished strongly with two birdies to take third place another point behind. A further point behind the placings came McNeill, Maybin and Cooke.

Division 3

Playing The Fort Brian Watt (18) held a slender one point advantage over Craig Dean (17), Robin Ramsey (19) and Michael McAuley (17). Adrian Adams (14) and Seamus Laverty (17) were another three points behind with David Martin (17) and Connor White (19) ('ding' at the Trout Hole') a further one and three points respectively further back. Over Beechers Ramsey was leading by two points from Dean. McAuley was another point behind with Watt and Martin a further two points down. Laverty, White and Adams were one, two and four points respectively further behind. In a close finish Dean bogeyed the Grove, parred the Lowlands and bogeyed the last and was joined by McAuley with a bogey and two par finish. McAuley with a better last six finished the OVERALL RUNNER-UP, and Dean won Division 3. Two points behind, Ramsey ('ding' at the Grove, bogey at Lowlands and a double bogey at Shirleys Cottage) came second. A further three points back, Martin (par and two double bogeys) with a better back nine won the Seniors. Another point behind in an exciting finish for third place White (par, double bogey, bogey), Adams (par, bogey, par, Laverty (two bogeys and a double bogey) and Watt (double bogey, bogey, double bogey) came in together. Third place went to White with a better back nine.

Division 4

At the start of the inward half Colin Orr (25) and Leonard Campbell (22) were vying fopr the lead two points ahead of Ryan Neill (22). William MvKigney ('ding' at Longlands) was another point behind. Approaching the Devils Elbow Campbell ('ding' at The Fort) was joined by Neill. McKigney was two points behind and Orr ('ding' at The Maple) a further point back. Up the Grove Neill, after a bogey, birdie, bogey, had moved into a two point lead over Campbell (par, double bogey, bogey). McKigney (double bogey, par, bogey) and Orr (par, double bogey, bogey) were another two points behind.with two to play. Neill failed to score at the Lowlands and finished with a bogey to win by two points. In a very close finish for the remaining places Campbell, bogey at Lowlands and finished with a 'ding', McKigney (two bogeys) and Orr (bogey at Lowlands and double bogey at Shirleys Cottage) came in together. Second place went to McKigney with a better back nine and third place to Orr with a better last three.