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Within the CAI golfing society the District Society "Lorimer" Captains are widely recognised as men of unique personal charisma and leadership and so, on the occasion of the 50th / Golden Jubilee renewal of the Lorimer Shield, CAI Golf blog has asked each to provide us with a little insight into their characters so that we can appreciate the real people behind these legendary golfers.
First up - the defending 'Lorimer' Captain Bill Miscampbell, winner of more "majors" at Rosses Point than anyone else
| Golf Clubs | Malone & Royal Portrush | ||||
| Handicap | 6 | ||||
| First year at Rosses Point | 1986 | ||||
| Major Championships | 16, including 8 x Bell for putting, 5 x Sedgewick, 1 x Pratt and 2 x Smylie | ||||
| What's your Day Job? | Unpaid care assistant (alongside Granny) | ||||
| What do you like most about your job? | The smiles on my grandchildren's faces | ||||
| Greatest professional ambition | It was to enable my staff to be the best they can and now applies equally to my grandchildren | ||||
| Favourite hole at Co Sligo | The 3rd, for the view | ||||
| The first year I played at Rosses Ulster won but they forgot to present the Lorimer - until I reminded them. I earned an immediate reputation and was duly elected Ulster Captain for my trouble. Winning Captains Day at Royal Portrush on the day the 2 new holes were opened | ||||
| Tell us your Dream 4 ball | Rev Billy Graham, Billy Hastings, both of whom have passed away in the last year and David Jones (professional golfer) | ||||
| Interesting fact about you not known to other CAIGS golfers | I love using my camera to make memories. | ||||
| Greatest golfing ambition | To shoot my age. |
Second up the Captain of Leinster (Is that David O'Leary or perhaps Frank Stapleton)
Club | Castle, Lahinch and Doonbeg | |
| Handicap | 16 | |
| First year at Rosses Point | 1994 (2018 makes it 25 years in a row for me) | |
| Major Championships | 2 x Quin Cups. Also I wish to claim several Lorimer Shields as non playing Captain and 87 international caps (Editors comment - I'm not sure about this - maybe as a caddy?) | |
| What's your Day Job? | Corporate Finance Partner - Haydon Chartered Accountants | |
| What do you like most about your job? | Playing golf when I'm meant to be working | |
| Greatest professional ambition | To remain injury free for the remaining 2 years of my soccer career | |
| Favourite hole at Co Sligo | The 19th | |
| Favourite memory / recollection / anecdote from Rosses | Late night poker in a smoke filled room with legends from previous generations including John Sedgewick, Harold Winter, Cecil Donovan, Leo Kearney and Charlie Russell. | |
| Greatest golf achievement outside of CAIGS | Several major Irish amateur golf championships - as a caddy | |
| Tell us your Dream 4 ball | Roy Keane, Steven Gerard and Mick McCarthy. If Stevie couldn't make it, I'd ask Alf-Inge Haaland to make it a friendly fourball. | |
| Interesting fact about you not known to other CAIGS golfers | I am a Dub but have represented Wexford at GAA, soccer, handball and Waterford at Irish Dancing. | |
| Greatest golfing ambition | To improve my golf handicap when I give up the soccer. |
| Club | Douglas | |
| Handicap | 15 | |
| First year at Rosses Point | 2004 | |
| Major Championships | I'm still hoping but obviously my talents lie elsewhere. | |
| What's your Day Job? | Finance at GlaxoSmithKline | |
| What do you like most about your job? | Answering all the interesting enquiries from other Chartered Accountants about their pension fund 😫 | |
| Greatest professional ambition | To work less and play more golf - everyone is the same - aren't we? | |
| Favourite hole at Co Sligo | The 4th. the first time I played it I made par from the valley below the green | |
| Favourite memory / recollection / anecdote from Rosses | In my first year I turned up late when I was paired with Cecil Donovan (past president), Oliver O'Brien and Hugh O'Hare. I was terrified but they made me feel very welcome - the true spirit of Rosses Point. | |
| Greatest golf achievement outside of CAIGS | Being accepted as a member of CAGS, the society of the England & Wales Institute | |
| Tell us your Dream 4 ball | Bobby Jones, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. If we all used used my clubs Tiger would have no chance | |
| Interesting fact about you not known to other CAIGS golfers | I have played 6 of the courses on the British Open roster | |
| Greatest golfing ambition | To win a major at Rosses Point. |
Finally and not to be overlooked Captain of Connacht, Shane O'Mahony
| Club | Galway | |
| Handicap | 7 | |
| First year at Rosses Point | 1982 | |
| Major Championships | 6 including 2 x Sedgewick, 2 x Oakes, Bell and Smylie Cups | |
| What's your Day Job? | Partner at OMB Chartered Accountants | |
| What do you like most about your job? | The money | |
| Greatest professional ambition | To make enough money so I can retire | |
| Favourite hole at Co Sligo | The 17th, always delighted with a par | |
| Favourite memory / recollection / anecdote from Rosses | Too many to count - the best include Myles Stannistreet's "arrest"; Playing 25 with old Mrs Hackett; Singing and storytelling at the Friday meal; Banter on the veranda during the Bell Cup, and most of all, the Lorimer craic with Bill and Hilary. | |
| Greatest golf achievement outside of CAIGS | Inter provincial representative for Connacht | |
| Tell us your Dream 4 ball | Bill Miscampbell , Hilary Haydon and Rory McIlroy at Augusta | |
| Interesting fact about you not known to other CAIGS golfers | I arranged Warren Gatland's first rugby coaching job in Galway | |
| Greatest golfing ambition | To win back the "Lorimer Shield". |
