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Results
This year theStanleyHannaGolf Tournamentwasheldat Crieff Golf Club,
Perthshireover theFerntower Course. YvonneMcGregor, 1RegionSecretary, reports.
O
ver themany years of theStanley
HannaGolf competition strong
friendshipbondshavebeenmade
between the teamplayers. This year wasno
different, after catchingupwithnews and gossip
over a cupof teaandbacon rolls the teams
headedout to the first tee.
Theplayerswerenot only competing for the
StanleyHannaMemorial Trophy but also the
Ulster Cup (playedwith the stableford scoring
system) andScottishCup (playedwith the stroke
play scoring system).
Stuart Blaikie, amember from Lothianand
Bordersbranch travelled to theevent onhis
motorbikeandwent out onto the course to
capture someof theactiononhis camera. Our
thanks go toStuart.
After the final group came into the clubhouse
theplayershad time to chat, over ameal, about
thosemissedputts andwhatmight havebeen.
The results
Thepresentationof prizeswasmadeby the
Northern Ireland TeamCaptainGary Vance.
Retaining theStanleyHannaMemorial Trophy
was1Region, with214points to203. The Trophy
was acceptedby their TeamCaptain, Yvonne
McGregor. Top6players for 1RegionwereAlex
Brown, JimWestwood, AndyMather,MickBone,
JimPurdonandAllanHarley.
TheUlster Cupwaswonby JimWestwood,
39points, 2ndAndyMather, 37points
and3rdDickieSimpson (2Region),
35points.
TheScottishCupwas retainedby
AlexBrown, 67, 2nd TommyHutton (2
Region), 68and3rdDickieSimpson, 73.
Nearest thePinwaswonby
DavidMcGregor (1Region).
Longest Drivewaswonby
Gary Vance (2Region).
Ladieswinner wasSharon
Boath (1Region).
Next year’s venuehas
still tobedecidedbut the
partingwords from the2
Regionplayerswere
“we’ll
get it backnext year”
.
How it all began
On3 June, 1979, 47 year oldSuperintendent
StanleyHannaof theRUCwas killedby
terrorist actionnear Crossmaglen. At the
timehewas theSecretary of the2Region
Northern Ireland IPAGolf Society andhad
instigatedanannual trip for theSociety toplay
1RegionScotlandat golf. After hisdeath the
annual visit was continuedand in1983his
fellowmembersdonateda Trophy inhis
memory. TheStanleyHannaMemorial
Golf competitionhasbeenplayed
for annually for the last 32 years
andonemember of theNorthern
Ireland Team, DickieSimpson, has
been
playing for the last 28 years.
Well doneDickie.
YvonneMcGregor
Yvonnepresents theStanley
HannaMemorial Trophy
YvonneMcGregorwith
team captainsSean
Ferrier, andGary Vance
Gary Vancepresents
JimWestwoodwith
theUlster Cup
