Halloween happenings at Portstewart Golf Club

The Halloween Hoot was the big event on the Strand course at Portstewart Golf Club.

The course was filled with golfers, well, some golfers, and the scoring was impressive in places.

The winning team comprise Peter Duffy, Eoin O’Mahoney, Aidan Murray, and Kirk Loughrey. Playing off a handicap of eight, the quartet covered the outward nine in five under par with six birdies and one dropped shot.

The inward six gave up three birdies and no dropped shots for a seven under par round and 47 points.

Countback was used to put Jamie Burns, Thomas McKeever, Aonghus McKendry, and Mark McTaggart’s 47 pointer into runners up spot.

They were out in four under par, with five birdies and one bogey, then added a four birdy, four under par back seven for their 47 point score.

Jason Doherty led Jacky Magee, Bjorn O’Brien, and Dave Laverty to third place with the final 47 point score from a five handicap.

They birdied every other hole of the opening nine and added a five under par back seven for a ten under par round.

The pre-match favourites scored 46 points to claim fourth place. Led by the Chair David Lamont Neil Morrison, John Boyd, and Michael Stewart were out in six under par but, after a strenuous Saturday, could only manage one birdy in the back seven for their seven under par, 46 point round.

The Best Gross for the day came from the Garrett Gang. Paul Garrett, Stephen Henry, Stephen Garrett, and Rory Garrett came in with an eagle at the first then a sequence of eleven consecutive birdies from the fourth on.

This was a welcome improvement in the Garrett’s performances of late and can only be attributed to the introduction of young Rory.

They carded an eight under par front nine and a five under par back seven for a thirteen under par round worth 46 points.

The prizegiving, hosted by Captain Andy Verner and Lady Captain Fiona Kilgore, took place to a packed clubhouse as the event proved to be a great and well supported, success.