JB Carr Trophy
The first round of the JB Carr trophy was played on Friday against a stellar team of ex internationals and low handicap golfers from Portmarnock GC, and against most pundits predictions the Howth team of Gerry Barry, Paddy Cooney, Paddy Archer, Joe Cull, Tom O’Connor, Robbie Maguire, Declan Fallon, John Costello, Finntan Archer, and Bernard Byrne, felled the mighty Portmarnock team 3/2. The match was played in the most sporting manner, and was a credit to both teams, and it was not until the 20th hole that the Barry/ Cooney combination eventually closed the match out. The match was not one for the feint hearted, and weak hearts were further lambasted by the exploits on the rugby field on the following day.
I would like to offer my sincerest thanks to the efforts of both the Howth and Portmarnock teams in providing us with an excellent match, and I am hoping to write many more homilies to this magnificent panel of players in the next couple of months.
M.A.O’Neill ( Manager March 2015 – ?)