Chambers wins at Prehen

TEN handicapper John Chambers realised his long held ambition of single figure status and won a gold medal into the bargain when he scored 42 points for a well merited victory in Saturday’s Medal competition at Prehen.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Sep 2012, 12:43 BST

A superb front nine of 23 points that remarkably included a blank on “Swilken” (the notorious water hole) set the tone for his great round and his second major win of the season.

Robin McClay (19) took the silver medal on 41 points, 22 of them on the back nine where he had two birdies and a blank for good measure.

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Ernie Heywood (0) had another superb score, this time a 67 gross (34 and 33) for 40 points and duly collected the bronze medal.

While the club’s stableford competition was won by Mickey Lynch (18) who scored 41 points, second after a break of tie Paul Gillespie (16) who scored 38 points and Brian Burns (17) also finished with 38 points to claim third place.

While City of Derry GC Thursday Society resumes on the 4th October under new Skipper, Michael Carroll.

Fees are the same as last year, with £2.50 joining fee and £2.50 entry for the weekly competitions. There will be an additional charge of 50p for the major competitions with 5 prizes on offer.

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This year the weekly winner will be deducted 1 point from their total until the end of the season.

Please note the following dates: 11/10/12 - Harry Bryson Trophy; 25/10/12 - Jim Bresland Trophy; 13/12/12 - Christmas Hamper; 20/12/12 - Christmas Dinner; 7/3/13 - Joe Trophy Trophy; 28/3/13 - Skippers Prize; TBA - Ted Pope Trophy.