Nineteen competitors took part in the fourth event in the Ray Lowe Order of Merit Series yesterday. A number of players have started to hit form and the competition was fierce as expected.
In the White Tee Marley Engraving Trophy, Conor Mckenna took the spoils with another vintage display. His round of 77 gross for 39 points included a birdie at the first and nine pars as he was out in 38 and back in 39. Conor’s short game has always been outstanding but he’s been working hard on his approach play this season and it’s clearly starting to pay dividends. Runner up with 37 points was Ollie Parsons. He had a tough time at La Grande Mare the day before but he was striking the ball nicely before the round which obviously gave him confidence. Ollie had a superb back nine coming back in 36 with birdies at the 13th and 16th along with three pars. Noah Davy had another terrific day going under par again and was just edged out on countback.
The Rousse Trophy was hard fought and it was going to take a special round to win. Gus Carre was the player for the occasion with a brilliant round scoring 42 points. Gus had six pars including four on the challenging front nine and he was out in 43. He kept it together on the back nine for an excellent win. Runner up was Thomas Chamberlain with 39 points which included a birdie at the fourth as he was out in 42. His round of 88 gross also included six pars. Josh Neville was third with 38 points just edging out Joel Hoolahan on countback.
In the Blue Tee Competition there were three players. Rory Clarke continued his excellent form scoring 25 points off his 17 handicap to take victory. Runner up was Noah Millar with another strong showing.
Next up we are back at La Grande Mare on the 29th May, entries are open now. There are a number of Juniors Competing in Senior events this week and we wish you all the best of luck.
