{"id":17448,"date":"2025-07-10T20:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T20:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/?p=17448"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:23:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T09:23:59","slug":"masters-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northdownhc.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/masters-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Masters Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April \u2013 June 2025 Highlights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">April 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well done to Laura Murray (O40s) and Julie Fisher (O55s) who represented Ulster Masters at the Interprovincial Games in Cork!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Laura and the O40s team secured a strong 3rd place finish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JR and the O55s team WON the tournament<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Magee and Paul Adgey travelled to Valencia for the 2025 Masters European Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adgey and the Men\u2019s O45 squad had a brilliant tournament, making it all the way to the final. 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