Portsalon Scratch Cup – Saturday 29th August Congratulations to Gweedore's Seán Sweeney who was the winner of our Scratch Cup on Saturday with a round of 72. The Intermediate Scratch Cup was retained by Justin Green with a round of 83. Portsalon Scratch Cup Winner: Seán Sweeney (+2) – 72 Runner-up: Chris Duffy (Scr) – 74 Third: Stephen Connolly (7) – 75 Nett: Colm McConigley (10) – 69 nett Intermediate Scratch Cup Winner: Justin Green (11) – 83 BOT Runner-up: Michael Kelly (12) – 83 Third: Emmet Maguire (17) – 84 Nett: Brian M Boyle (18) – 67 nett Team news A mixed afternoon on Sunday for the two remaining Portsalon teams engaged in battle this season. Joe Hensey once more has led his troops to the final in the Donegal Seniors after defeats in the decider against Cloughaneely and Murvagh in the last two years. They had home advantage for the first leg on Sunday against a strong Bundoran side. The match one pairing of Diarmuid Logue and Philip Durning scrapped their way to a half-point while at the tail end skipper Joe and his partner Paddy Kelly put a full Portsalon point on the board. Alas, the middle pairings of Brian Devlin & Eunan McGlynn, John Logue & Paddy Merritt and Paul Armstrong & Dan Curran were all defeated despite valiant efforts, ensuring Bundoran will take a 3.5 to 1.5 advantage into the return leg this Saturday, 5th September. It is an uphill climb but they will take inspiration from Cathal Canning and his Paddy Carr Donegal League team after they went to Letterkenny on Sunday afternoon and won. The first leg in Portsalon ended all square with 2.5 matches each and on paper it was certainly advantage to Letterkenny on home soil in Barnhill. Some stunning golf from Jack Friel and Kevin Hensey in the front match put Portsalon on the front foot. They completed an incredible 8&7 win, with a gross score of eight-under par for the 11 holes played. Stellar stuff. Letterkenny responded to win match two as Eamonn McConigley & Alistair Rodger were defeated but Paddy McGowan & Donal Callaghan Jnr controlled the third match and were 2up on the 17th tee when proceedings were called in after a 6&5 win for Ronan McClafferty & Shane McGlade in match five left Letterkenny unable to win on holes with the match four pairing of Enda McElhinney & Shane Sandilands all-square through 14 holes. A superb away-day performance for Cathal and his team, particularly by the front partnership, and they now get the opportunity to face Ballybofey & Stranorlar in the final in their attempts to win a third Donegal League crown on the trot. Club Results Wednesday August 26th Winner: Ultan Blaney (13) – 42 pts Runner-up: Ciaran Blaney (36) – 41 pts Gross: Adam Duncan (10) – 30 gross pts Third: Patsy Gallagher (21) – 39 pts Sunday August 30th Winner: Bernard Maguire (32) – 42 pts Runner-up: Shaun Strain (9) – 41 pts Gross: Ryan McGettigan (Scr) – 34 gross pts Third: Dave Hughes (17) – 40 pts Ladies Medal Sunday August 30th Winner: Noreen McConigley – 68 Runner-up: Roseanne Logue – 69 Ladies Introduction to Golf Programme Portsalon Golf Club is delighted to look back on a hugely successful six-week Introduction to Golf for Ladies programme, which welcomed an incredible 48 participants eager to take up the game. The group was privileged to receive four weeks of expert tuition from professional coach Sean Young, whose guidance gave everyone a fantastic grounding in the sport. The programme’s success was also thanks to the wonderful support of club members, who generously volunteered their time and enthusiasm throughout. The six weeks culminated in a fun mini competition, followed by a presentation evening in the clubhouse, where tea, coffee, and food were kindly provided by Sip and Slice’s Nicky and Amy. A great night was had by all, capping off a memorable programme that has introduced a whole new group of ladies to the game of golf. A huge thank you to everyone who made this course possible — the club, our volunteers, Sean, and of course, our 48 fantastic new golfers!