What an incredibly memorable trip we’ve had to The Rosapenna Hotel & Golf Resort.  The Gallagher Quigley-sponsored outing to this haven for golfers in the town of Downings, in Northern Donegal, was only our second ever two-day championship.  We were drenched in sunshine for the weekend with temperatures in the high teens.  The hotel was luxurious and the staff superb and the dining in the Vardon restaurant was excellent.

Both the Tom Morris Links & the Sandy Hills Links were in mint condition throughout and gave our members a welcome challenge and a weekend of spectacular scenery. As the song goes “there are people dreaming of the Hills of Donegal”, so too is Tony Buckley, having produced two fantastic rounds of golf, 42 points on Tom Morris and an equally impressive 38 points on the championship Sandy Hills course.  Congratulations to you Tony and, of course, to our very popular runner-up, Brendan Fagan who shot the round of the day in Sandy Hills to bring his total to 70 points, and also to Ian Mackey in third place with just one point back on a two-round total of 69.  Well done to all the prize winners and full results are available to view in Latest News.

As always, we are very grateful to our regular sponsors, Conor & Rory Gallagher of Gallagher Quigley Estate Agents for their generous sponsorship.  Captain Vincent and Rory Gallagher did an excellent job getting through the long list of prizes, the last of which was a first for the society.  Conor & Rory offered a prize for the best-dressed golfer of the weekend and how appropriate for it to be won by their good friend Cian Bennis, whose attire was described by the Captain as “understated elegance”!