John Kelly wins Carne Pro Am.

The 36 hole Carne Pro Am took place on Saurday 19th and Sunday 20th June on the difficult Connemara Golf Club.The first day was a good test in strong winds sending the scores soaring.The only player to break the par was St Margarets Professional John Kelly.He returned a one under par 70.Local Professional Hugh o Neill was next best on 73 one over par.

On the second day the wind had died down and the scoring got a lot better.John Kelly played steady to return a 73 and his level par score of 144 was good enough to win the first prize by 3 shots from Barrie Trainor(Team Ireland)Trainor took a 77 in the first round.He took advantage of the calmer conditions on the Sunday to return a 2 under par 70 for second place.


Robert Giles(Greenore) brought home the winning team of Frank Healy 12,Edmund Mc Andrews 10 and PJ Mc Hale 18 all Carne members.

CARNE GOLF CLUB PRO AM.

WINNER:JOHN KELLY (ST.MARGARETS) 71,73 144 PAR.

2ND:BARRIE TRAINOR(TEAM IRELAND)77,70 147.

3RD:GEOFF LOUGHREY(ROGANSTOWN)78.71 149.
HUGH O NEILL(CONNEMARA) 73,76 149.
BRENDAN MC GOVERN(HEADFORT) 76,73 149.
MICHAEL COLLINS(FOREIRELAND.COM)76,73 149.

7TH:DAVID HIGGINS(WATERVILLE) 80,70 150.
CONNOR MALLON(NARIN&PORTNOO)74,76 150.
DAVID MORTIMER(FOREIRELAND.COM)74,76 150.