The imclement weather over the weekend didn't deter the 80 golfers that played in the annual autumn Scratch Cup at Mount Temple Golf Club in Moate. However, it did necessitate lifting, cleaning and dropping on the fairways, and local Kenneth Buckley took full advantage to shoot seven birdies in his round of 68. Buckley had four shots to spare over Russell Durnian of Laytown and Bettystown who shot a level par round with third place going to Birr's Joe Lyons on 75.