McGlinchey wins at Dunfanaghy as McGeady blasts 64

Alliance Captain Brian Wallace presenting the St. Patrick's Plate, which was won earlier in the season, to Eugene Corry, Strabane Golf Club

Letterkenny's Eamonn McGlinchey won Brian Wallace's Captain's Prize in the final Northwesterm Golfing Alliance outing of the season at Dunfanaghy.

Playing off six, he went around in just three over par 71, notching 20 points on each nine. 

In the nett section, 20 points was the average score for the first nine by the front runners and Kevin Hunter must have thought that he was only there to make up the numbers when he had recorded only 14 points for the first eight holes.

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North Western Golfing Alliance Captain Brian Wallace [left] with his playing partners Michael Houston, Mark Caithness and Adrian Cummings

However, his putter warmed up after a birdie at the par-three ninth and he proceeded to return a level par gross for the next 10 holes, racking up 22 points on back nine to win with 39 points on a count back from George McCay and Kieran O’Neil.

In the gross section, the scoring was excellent although only the sixth prize went to countback Golfer of the Year Finnian O’Doherty was third with a level par 68 with Marty McDermott (67) second and Mick McGeady the clear winner thanks to a four under 64.

He reeled off five 3's in a row from the first, and 10 in all, with his only mistake a bogey at the sixth.

North Western Golfing Alliance 

Captain's (Mr. Brian Wallace) Day

Dunfanaghy Golf Club, Saturday 21st March, Par 68 SSS 67

Winner

• Eamonn McGlinchey (6) Letterkenny 40 pts

NETT

1. Kevin Hunter (10) Faughan Valley 39 pts [b.o.t]
2. George McCay (18) Strabane 39pts [b.o.t]
3. Kieran O’Neill (13) Portsalon 39 pts [b.o.t]
4. Eamonn O’Carroll (12) Letterkenny  38 pts [b.o.t]
5. Alan Chung (19) Faughan Valley 38 pts [b.o.t] 
6. Clive Davison (12) Portsalon 38pts [b.o.t]

GROSS

1. Michael McGeady (scr) North West 64
2. Marty McDermott (3) Strabane 67 
3. Finnian O’Doherty (1) Letterkenny 68
4. John G McBride (scr) Portsalon 69 
5. Seamus McMonagle (scr) Dunfanaghy 70
6. Jamie Foley (3) Letterkenny71 [b.o.t]

Visitor

• Graham Cummings (10) City of Derry 38 pts

The 2015-16 season will begin at Letterkenny Golf Club on 26th September under the Captaincy of David Forbes of Faughan Valley Golf Club.

Mr. Barry Ramsay, honorary secretary North Western Golfing Alliance, congratulating Alliance Captain Brian Wallace on his year in service