The 2013 National Under 16 Girl’s Strokeplay Championship got underway at 9.30 with the rain falling steadily, within about fifteen minutes the rain became a down pour but the news coming in from the course belied that fact. Una Brosnan from Claycastle carded a 24 for her first nine and as the rain eased she improved to four under after 18 and this having carded a bogey on the 18th. She was followed by Amy Galvin (Tullamore) who carded a level par 54 and Aoife Mahon (Lucan) on 62. The second round produced even better scoring as Una added a 48 which included a 5 on the 18th for a sparkling return of 98 or 10 under par. She was followed by Amy Galvin who added a fine 49 to give her an overall score of 103 while Aoife Mahon (Lucan) finished third.
2013 National Under 16 Girl’s Strokeplay Championship Results
1st Una Brosnan (Claycastle) 98, 2nd Amy Galvin (Tullamore) 103, 3rd Aoife Mahon (Lucan) 125
When the Boys under 16 Championship started the rain had ceased but the wind had started to rise which would have its own effect on scoring. Michael Cronin (Deerpark) & Conor McCarthy (Deerpark) carded an impressive first 18 of 48, they held a 3 shot lead over the chasing bunch comprising Ian O’Donoghue (Pfizer), Edward Walsh (Majestic), Cian Morrison (Douglas) and Adam Bulman (Claycastle) all on 51.
The second 18 saw both Conor McCarthy (Deerpark) and Edward Walsh (Majestic) return scores of 99 with Conor carding a 51 and Edward a 48 for their second rounds. For both players the 18 hole was the key as Conor got a 2 while Edward carded a 4. Creagh Courtney (Deerpark) was third on 101. A nine hole play off over holes 1 to 5 and 15 to 18 saw Conor emerge victorious by a two shot margin.
2013 National Under 16 Boy’s Strokeplay Championship Results
1st Conor McCarthy (Deerpark) 99 (playoff), 2nd Edward Walsh (Majestic) 99,
3rd Creagh Courtney (Deerpark) 101 10-13 section Ross Bulman 107
The Pfizer course was in excellent condition and held up very well despite the heavy rain while the closing four holes from 15 to 18 were reckoned to provide the toughest finishing stretch in Pitch & Putt with the 18th widely regarded as among the most picturesque.