13 year old Daniel O’Sullivan was the hero for Mallow as his win on the 18^th sealed a 4-3 win for Mallow against Kinsale in the Fred Daly Trophy final.  The final was a titanic affair with one match going to the 21^st and another going to the 20^th.  Kinsale got early wins from James Bohan and Mark Healy and Mallow got an early point from Eoin Ahern.

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Gary Ward’s match was finally settled on the 20^th, when he beat Mallow’s Ed Walsh with a birdie.   Eoin Ahern added appoint for Mallow to make the score 3-2.  Conor Roche and John Murphy had a great battle, and it took 21 holes for Roche see off Murphy’s challenge with a birdie on the par five 3^rd.  With the score at 3-3 the match was to be decided by the last match between Mallow’s O’Sullivan and Kinsale’s Bruce Matthews.  The match was level through 16 but O’Sullivan went up 1 up on the 17^th.  A par on the 18^th was enough to give young O’Sullivan the win and send the Pennant back to Mallow for the second time in three years.

The course in Gold Coast was in great condition and although the rain held off the wind had a big impact on the matches.  Both Cork sides had good semi-final wins.  Mallow closed out their match against West Waterford early thanks to wins from Ed Walsh, Greg Barrett, Liam Dowling and Conor Roche, with none of the four matches reaching the 18^th.  Kinsale had a tougher path to the final against a strong Limerick side.  Mark Healy and Eric Rumley put points on the board for Kinsale while Ciaran Vaughan won on the 19^th for Limerick.  John Murphy won on the 18^th to give Kinsale their third point and the winning point came from James Bohan when he won on the 16^th green.

Mr John Moloughney, Chairman Munster Branch congratulated the winners and thanked all of the teams for a great day of golf.  He thanked the course and staff for providing an excellent course, and he thanked the Tournament Director Kevin Murray and referees John Fennessy and Peter English.  He complimented all of the supporters, around 150 spectators were watching the final match as it reached the 18^th green.  Mallow now go on to represent Munster in the All Ireland Finals at Moyola Park in Derry later this month.

Fred Daly Trophy
FINAL
Mallow beat Kinsale 4-3
Edward Walsh lost to Gary Ward 20th
Conor Roche beat John Murphy 21st
Greg Barrett lost to Mark Healy 5&3
Liam Dowling beat Eric Rumley 4&3
Roy Whelan lost to James Bohan 3&2
Eoin Ahern beat Daniel O’Flaherty 6&5
Daniel O’Sullivan beat Bruce Matthews 1up
 
Munster Semi-Finals
Kinsale beat Limerick 5-2
Gary Ward lost to Ciaran Vaughan 19th
John Murphy beat Luke O’Brien 2 up
Mark Healy beat Shane O’Neill 3&1
Eric Rumley beat Eoghan C O’Neill 4&3
James Bohan beat Ross Fitzgerald 3&2
Daniel O’Flaherty halved with Eoghan O’Neill
Bruce Matthews halved with Morgan Hanley
Mallow beat West Waterford 5.5-1.5
Edward Walsh beat Eoin Conway 4&2
Conor Roche beat Dara Herlihy 2&1
Greg Barrett beat Aaron Crotty 6&4
Liam Dowling beat Conor Duggan 4&3
Roy Whelan halved with Serge Quinn
Eoin Ahern halved with Michael Hanlon
Daniel O’Sullivan halved with Max Quinn