Frozen Divots claim top spot in Dungannon Golf Club Winter League
Forty-two ladies took part in week three of the Winter League, with The Frozen Divots leading the way on 73 points.
It is week three of our winter league and autumn is bringing the usual challenges for our golfers. While the trees and fallen leaves are beautiful to look at, they can be frustrating for anyone who cannot find their ball, even though it should be on the fairway! Our thanks go to the hard-working greenkeepers who are maintaining our parkland course and can be seen raking the leaves, which continue to fall as the temperature drops.
Forty-two ladies competed this week, and as is customary when teams are depleted, the winter league committee decided to reduce the qualifying number of cards per team from six to five.
The winning team this week was The Frozen Divots with 73 points. In second place The Iced Tees with 68 points and in third spot, The Rain Dears with 66 points.
The best individual this week was Paula Ritson with a superb 19 points including a birdie 2 on the 6th hole.
Lady Captain Jayne Henry and Karen Hetherington both claimed 2s on the 2nd hole. Congratulations ladies.
Thank you to Sheila, Bernie, Ann, Rose and Magdalen for collating the scores. This team acknowledged a significant improvement in the information on each card, so well done to everyone, it makes their job so much easier.
Ladies’ Winter League Week 3
1st Frozen Divots 73 pts
2nd Iced Tees 68
3rd Rain Dears 66
4th Beanie Brigade 61
5th Storm Troopers 57
6th Rainbows 51
7th Snow Queens 48
8th Cloud 9s 32
Best Individual: Paula Ritson 19 pts
2s: LC Jayne Henry (at 2nd)
Karen Hetherigton (at 2nd)
Paul Ritson (at 6th)
Several weeks ago, we held a Members’ Appreciation Competition to thank our members for their patience and support throughout the exceptionally wet winter and spring earlier this year.
All adult members were invited to take part free of charge and were treated to a complimentary drink after their round. The event proved extremely popular, attracting almost 200 competitors and producing some excellent scoring.
With extensive work currently underway on holes 14 to 16, the competition was played over the remaining 15 holes.
Continuing his impressive run of form, Stephen Lee claimed another victory with a superb score of 34 points. Peter McCabe and Paul McAleer finished second and third respectively on countback, after both returned excellent scores of 33 points. Damien McNulty recorded the best gross score of the weekend
In the ladies' section, Karen Hetherington was the leading female competitor, producing the best score among the women.
The club would like to thank everyone who took part and helped make the event such a success.
Members’ Appreciation Competition. 9th – 11th October 2026
1st Stephen Lee 34 pts
2nd Peter McCabe 33 pts BB9
3rd Paul Patrick McAleer 33 pts
Gorss Damien McNulty
Best Woman Karen Hetherington
Unfortunately, the following weekend's competition fell victim to the torrential rain that accompanied the storms which swept through the area on both Saturday and Sunday, forcing the event to be cancelled.
The next competition saw Columba Fox produce an outstanding performance to claim victory with an impressive 37 points over the 15-hole course. Jonny McCann finished in second place with 35 points, while Aidan Kavanagh secured third place with 34 points. Several players also returned scores of 34 points, but Aidan edged them out on countback to claim the final podium position.
Once again, Damien McNulty demonstrated his consistency by taking the Best Gross prize.
Autumn 15 Hole Competition. 30th Oct – 1st Nov 2026
1st Columba Fox 37 pts
2nd Jonathan McCann 35
3rd Aidan Kavanagh 34 BB9
Gross Damien McNulty
A sincere thank you to our Competitions Convenor, Donal O'Neill, for his continued dedication in organising the men's competitions and carefully checking all scorecards throughout the season.