Mike McVeigh Claims Andy Workman Memorial Trophy at Ballymena Golf Club
Mike McVeigh secured the Andy Workman Memorial Trophy with an excellent 41 points as Ballymena Golf Club brought its 2026 eighteen-hole competition season to a close.
McVeigh (26) produced a consistent performance across both nines to finish one point clear of Brian Dempster and claim the final eighteen-hole competition of the official season.
McVeigh Secures Victory with 41 Points
McVeigh began his round by playing the opening hole to handicap before parring the second and bogeying the third. A par at the fourth was followed by a bogey at the difficult fifth, earning him three Stableford points.
He continued steadily through the remaining four holes, playing each to handicap to reach the halfway stage with an impressive 22 points.
His back nine began with a par at the tenth before he negotiated the difficult eleventh and twelfth holes to handicap. Another par followed at the short par-four thirteenth.
Despite dropping a point at the fourteenth, McVeigh responded immediately at the fifteenth and maintained his scoring through the next two holes. A closing double bogey was enough to secure 19 points on the back nine and a winning total of 41.
Dempster Finishes One Point Behind
Brian Dempster (25) claimed second place with an excellent 40 points following a particularly strong back nine.
Dempster recovered from a double bogey at the third with a par at the fourth before collecting three points at both the sixth and seventh holes.
He reached the turn with 19 points and continued to build momentum on the back nine, collecting 21 points over the closing nine holes.
Despite a double bogey at the thirteenth, Dempster finished consistently with a par at the sixteenth and bogeys at the final two holes to secure the runner-up position.
Reid Takes Third Place
Seamus Reid (17) finished third with 39 points after a strong opening nine of 21 points, which included a birdie at the seventh. A steady 18 points on the back nine
completed his round.
Remaining Prize Winners
4th – Ryan Foster (8): 38 points
5th – Thomas Lindsay (25): 38 points
6th – Noel Gourley (33): 38 points
7th – Eugene Reid (17): 38 points
8th – Leslie Frew (23): 37 points
Barr Claims Best Gross Prize
Adam Barr produced another impressive performance to claim the Best Gross prize with a one-over-par round of 69.
Birdies at both par-five holes helped Barr reach the halfway stage at two under par before bogeys at the twelfth, sixteenth and seventeenth holes saw him finish one over.
Ryan Foster secured the Gross Runner-Up prize with a round of 75.
Twos and Competition Statistics
A total of 125 competitors took part in the Andy Workman Memorial competition, with just 11 twos recorded throughout the day.
Neal Courtney was the only player to record a two on a back-nine par three, achieving the feat at the sixteenth hole.
Thirteen-Hole Competitions Begin Next Week
The Andy Workman Memorial marked the conclusion of Ballymena Golf Club's official eighteen-hole competition season for 2026.
With daylight hours reducing, the weekly competitions will now move to a thirteen-hole format, with players' handicaps adjusted accordingly.
Congratulations to Mike McVeigh on securing the Andy Workman Memorial Trophy and to all prize winners and competitors who participated throughout the season.
