Police World Edition 3 2014

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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

Yvonnepresents theStanley HannaMemorial Trophy

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

YvonneMcGregorwith team captainsSean Ferrier, andGary Vance

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

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” .

Gary Vancepresents JimWestwoodwith theUlster Cup

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