42 THE NI TRAVEL NEWS GOLF CLASSIC 2019 July/August 2019 Travel News JASON TAKES HOME TOP T


Eamonn Logue, the Golf Pro from Hilton Hotel, Teplepatrick addresses golfers at the Gran Canaria Golf sponsored breakfast


HE weather defi ed all the forecasters’ gloomy predictions and served up another mainly dry day for the golfers at the Northern Ireland Travel News


Golf Classic.


Apart from an odd spit and spot during the afternoon it was another glorious day of competitive golf, with Blue Insurance’s Jason Whelan taking the fi rst prize sponsored by Irish Ferries.


Jason won a Return Ferry crossing to France with Irish Ferries for a Car and Two Adults and Two Children on board the new super ferry the WB Yeats, including cabin accommodation plus eight nights in any KelAir Campotel Campsite.


The Team Prize was won by the P&O Ferries team which won a 4-Ball at The Hilton, Templepatrick while Cara Murphy won the Ladies prize – Golf Vouchers courtesy of Northern Ireland Travel News.


Full list of Prizewinners: Hole 1 – Dave Conlon, WTC


Hole 2 – Dermott Merrigan of Irish Ferries Hole 3 – Michael Raff erty of Duff y Raff erty Communications


Katerina Bomshtein of Gran Canaria welcomes golfers to the Gran Canaria Golf sponsored breakfast


Hole 4 – Karl Ethelle of Stena Line Hole 5 – Alan Knight from Tourism Ireland Hole 6 – Maurice Sheils from Topfl ight Hole 7 – Gary Flanagan of Tourism Ireland Hole 8 – Jason Whelan, Ian Kennedy from Blue Insurance with Olwen McKinney, Amadeus Hole 9 – Gareth Taylor, Stena Line Hole 10 – Niall McDonnell, Classic Collection Hole 11 – Keith Stevenson, Travel Counsellors Hole 12 – Michael Thompson, Stena Line Hole 13 – Roy Ferguson, P&O Hole 14 – Cara Murphy of Terra Travel Hole 15 – Ian Scott of Holiday World Hole 16 – David McCullough, Stena Line Hole 17 – Damien Murphy, Terra Travel Hole 18 – Matthew Hyslop, P&O Team Prize – P&O Ferries Team Ladies Prize – Cara Murphy, Terra Travel Top Prize – Jason Whelan, Blue Insurance Boobie Prize ‘Drive with the Oven Mitts’ – Jonny Fielding of JF Travel


LEFT: Katerina Bomshtein of


Golfers were treated to a hearty start to the day at the Gran Canaria sponsored Golfer’s Breakfast


Gran Canaria welcomes golis pictured with Terence Murphy and Terry Murphy of Terra Travel


LEFT: Shannon O’Dowd of


Etihad Airways is pictured presenting the prize for Hole 1 to Dave Conlon of


LEFT: Jason Whelan of Blue Insurance


took home the top prize of a return ferry crossing to France with Irish Ferries onboard the EB Yeats, plus 8 nights in any KilAir Campotel Campsite. He is pictured being presented with his trophy by Dermott Merrigan of Irish Ferries


Sebastian Sarrasin of Greater Miami is pictured presenting the prize for Hole 2 to Dermott Merrigan of Irish Ferries


Caroline Megarry of Northern Ireland Travel News is pictured presenting the prize for Hole 3 to Michael Raff erty of DRC


LEFT: Lloyd Cross from


Jet2holidays is pictured presenting the prize for Hole 6 to Maurice Sheils of Topfl ight


Eileen Penrose from WestJet is pictured presenting the prize for Hole 4 to Karl Ethelle of Stena Line


Golfer’s are pictured tucking into a tasty cooked breakfast at the Gran Canaria Golf sponsored Golfer’s Breakfast


Paula Collins of HIlton Hotels is pictured presenting the prize for Hole 5 to Alan Knight from Tourism Ireland


The Gran Canaria Golf sponsored Drinks Buggy was out on the course throughout the day serving up refreshments to parched golfers


A representative of Tourism Ireland is pictured preenting the Hole 8 prize to Jason Whlena and Ian Kennedy from Blue Insurance and Olwen McKinney of Amadeus


Eileen Penrose is pictured presenting the Booby Prize to Jonny Fielding of JF Travel


Katerina Bomshtein of Gran Canaria is pictured presenting the prize for Hole 7 to Gary Flanagan of Tourism Ireland


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