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The first competition after the conclusion of the Winter League was a team event, a Four Man Champagne Scramble on Sunday, February 4.
With two scores to count at each of the 14 holes, the team of Ultan Gaughan, Brian Gaughan, Brian Crombie and Gearoid O’Conluain emerged victorious with a score of 72 points.
They were one point better than the team of Kieran Reidy, Brendan Duffy, Gerry Murray and Peter Rogers who finished runners-up on 71 points.
An impressive display of solid scoring and timely dove-tailing saw the combination of Dermot McKenna (8), Mark Cumiskey (5), Mark Soraghan (14) and Charlie Monaghan (6) emerge as clear winners of the Team of Four competition held over the weekend of February 3 and 4.
The competition, sponsored by Fairways SuperValu, was over 14 holes with two scores to count on each hole. The winners, with 73 points, had four points to spare over their nearest rivals, the team of Conor.
Boyle, Niall Boyle, Niall Rafferty and Conor Martin, who finished second with a score of 69pts and needed two rounds of countback to confirm their runners-up spot.
The winning four started with six points on the first hole and on the par four third hole, a birdie three from Cumiskey and a par by Monahan delivered seven points.
The consistency continued and excelled at the par four 11th with a birdie three from McKenna and a Monaghan par beefing up their score with another seven pointer, before rounding off on the closing 14th hole with a birdie three from Cumiskey and a par by Soraghan for six points.
The draws for the Golf Ireland national and provincial inter-club competition were announced last Friday and Dundalk will be involved in nine men's competitions.
The opening round fixtures are: Senior Cup - June 29, a qualifier at Laytown & Bettystown against 17 other clubs. Barton Shield - May 25, a qualifier at Dundalk against 15 other clubs. Junior Cup - A v Ardee (by May 6).
Jimmy Bruen Shield - A v Greenore (by May 12). Pierce Purcell Shield - H v Roganstown (by May 6). Barton Cup – H v Greenore (by May 26).
Leinster Fourball - H v Ardee (by May 6). Leinster Men’s Trophy - H v Balbriggan (by April 28). Leinster Senior Men’s Inter-Club – H v Greenore (by May 26).