The first Noel at Raceview!

Noel had to depend on a better second nine total from Peter Flanagan (21) and Ryan Hamill (16).

Kidd had an average opening nine hole score of 19 points which came from three opening bogeys followed by two pars and another four bogeys.

The second nine was much better where he had six pars in the first seven holes with a bogey on the 12th. When he completed the par four 17th he probably thought he had blown his chances as he took a seven for no points but all credit to him, he scored a par on the last for 22 points home and an overall total of 41.

Peter Flanagan took second place, also with 41 points, but he lost out to Kidd by two points on the inward nine but he still managed to push Hamill into third place.

Peter commenced his round with a par but followed that with a double bogey on the second and a single bogey at the third. Then he went on a very good run of four pars plus a dropped shot on the seventh but, alas, a quadruple bogey on the ninth certainly spoiled his run but he still had 21 points on the first nine.

The second nine contained double bogeys on the 12th and 16th plus a triple bogey on the 15th which meant he scored 17 points on the other six holes which left him a point better off on the second nine than Hamill.

Ryan's opening nine was made up of five bogeys, three pars plus a birdie on the fifth which yielded four points, giving him an opening total of 22.

The closing nine was steady rather than spectacular where he scored six bogeys, one double bogey, a par at 16 plus a birdie on the 15th, which again was worth four points, for a homeward total of 19 points.

Paul Darragh (9) took fourth place on his own with a total of 40 points, of which 21 came from the inward nine.

The outward nine resulted in eight two-pointers plus a three-point haul on the sixth. His second nine was somewhat better as he scored seven pars with dropped shots at 11 and 16 for an additional 21 points.

Despite having had his handicap cut the previous week, Albert Craig (9) still managed to get onto the prize list, ending up fifth nett with 39 points and having had a better second nine total from Roy Warwick.

Pars on the first two holes were spoiled by having no score on the third but the next six holes resulted in three pars, two bogeys plus a birdie on the eighth, giving him 20 points for the opening nine. The closing nine produced five pars plus four bogeys for 19 points, which was two better than Warwick.

Roy opened his round with a trio of dropped shots but a birdie on the fourth followed by a par on the fifth was a boost as these two holes earned him seven points, giving him 13 after five.

Going to the 10th tee with 22 points in the bag was very encouraging but alas, the second nine did not compare as he managed only 17 more points. This came from six bogeys, a double bogey at 18, a triple bogey at 11 and a lone par on the par three 14th.

Geoff Stewart (3) returned the best gross score with a level par round which was made up of 10 pars and four bogeys, which were retrieved with birdied at the sixth, ninth, 13th and 15th for equal nines of level par.

WEDNESDAY OPEN

The Wednesday Open stableford was won by Cormac McQuillan with the 14-handicapper amassing 42 points.

A three over par gross on the front nine, which produced 22 points, was added to on the back nine with 20, which came via five bogeys plus four pars.

Runner-up was Len Kernohan (21) who scored 40 points with 21 being collected on the front nine where pars on the fourth, fifth and sixth were worth 10 points alone.

The second was slightly spoiled with double bogeys on the 11th and 12th but he still managed 19 to add to that good front nine.

SUNDAY OPEN

The Sunday Open saw Philip Moore (4) have a round to remember although he will probably have reservations about his second nine score.

The first nine saw him have four pars, birdies on the second, third and seventh, plus an eagle two on the fifth and his only dropped shot was on the sixth. The second nine resulted in seven fours, a five and a three.

Second place went to Blair Jamieson (9) who scored 38 points from two totally different nines.

The outward nine produced a three under total of 25 points but he fell away on the way in where he managed to score only 13 points which contained two non-scores.

LADIES

Margaret Heaney's 37 points was enough to win the O2 Trophy at Ballymena Golf Club last Tuesday.

She finished two points clear of runner-up Barbara Totten, who edged ahead of both Jacqueline Brown (third) and Eileen Hudson (fourth) courtesy of a better back nine.

Seven days earlier (May 11), Barbara Totten won the Slemish Trophy (Stroke) with a 67, with Eileen Timoney second on the same score.