o'cALLAGHAN AND mALONE COMBINE TO WIN fOURBALL bETTERBALL

Conall O’Callaghan (18) and Sam Malone (7) combined to win the Open Fourball Betterball as Open Week came to an end on Sunday, July 5.
They shot 49pts to beat Paolo Cordiano and Niall Martin by two points with Conor Marron and Stephen Lynch a further two points back in third place after shooting 45pts.
O’Callaghan and Malone had 12 holes where they scored three points  with O’Callaghan, the high handicapper, contributing six of them.
After scrambling for one point at the first they got into the groove on third with their first three pointer courtesy of a par from O’Callaghan and Malone got his first three pointer of the day with a par at the next.
Four successive three pointers from the sixth saw them turn in 23pts and they began the back nine with another three pointer from Malone at the 10th.
More three pointers followed at the 12th,  14th and 15th before Malone birdied the long par four 16th for four points. O’Callaghan then stepped up with two closing three point pars at 17 and 18 as they came home in 26pts for an overall total of 49pts.
A birdie for four points on the last hole saw Eddie McArdle (17) win the Wednesday Open Singles Stableford competition by one point from Neal McKell (3).
Sunday, July 5 – Gallagher Insurance Open Fourball Betterball Stableford - Conall O’Callaghan & Sam Malone 49pts, Paolo Cordiano & Niall Martin 47pts, Conor Marron & Stephen Lynch 45pts.
Sunday, July 5 – Gallagher Insurance Open Mixed Scotch Foursomes - Anne & Gerry Murray (18) 65, Nora & Pat Donaghy (27) 68, Katie Rowland & James Murphy (10) 68.