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Douglas Young Guns win AIG Junior Cup Munster Final

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AIG Junior Cup Munster FinalThe Douglas Junior Cup team have booked their place in Carton House for the All Ireland finals, and they did it in exciting style winning their Munster final on the 18th green in Dungarvan Golf Club last Sunday.  Their team featured several of last year’s Fred Daly winning team and shows how much those players have further matured in winning two very competitive provincial matches.  After winning a dramatic semi-final again Mitchelstown, Douglas faced Ballybunion in the final, with the Kerry side looking to book a second team into the All-Ireland finals.  Ballybunion held a slight advantage through the opening nine holes and built on that lead going into the back nine.  A win in the first game was likely for Douglas after Darren Hourihan turned into the back nine 4 up.  Hourihan again led Douglas from the front, wrapping up his win on Continue reading →

Muskerry Retain AIG Barton Shield Munster Title

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Action from the AIG Barton Shield Munster Final at Dungarvan Golf Club. Saturday 15th August 2015. Picture: Niall O'Shea

Action from the AIG Barton Shield Munster Final at Dungarvan Golf Club. Saturday 15th August 2015.
Picture: Niall O’Shea

Muskerry’s Barton Shield team completed phase two of their plan to match last year’s heroics, after winning the competitive South Munster qualifiers, they went on and secured a second successive Munster title last Saturday in Dungarvan.  Now they face a trip back to Carton House next month for the finals of the AIG Cups and Shields, and they have a great chance of retaining the national title.  The experienced side have one change from last year, Shane Whooley has filled the spot held by John Waldron and has slotted into the seamlessly going on his recent performances.  On Saturday morning they faced Youghal in an all Cork clash.  Youghal had come through the East Munster qualifier, and despite Conor Coyne leading the team they couldn’t keep pace with Muskerry and lost by five holes.  Shannon came through on the other side of the draw with an impressive eight hole win over Tralee.  The final was set to be a battle and it was the first of three Munster finals to be decided on Dungarvan’s 18th green.  The match started as a very evenly

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Five Cork Clubs to battle for Three Pennants

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Muskerry's Hallissey & Whooley walking the walk in Muskerry

Muskerry’s Hallissey & Whooley walking the walk in Muskerry

There are no fewer than five Cork clubs in action this weekend for the final three Cups & Shields events.  Dungarvan Golf Club will be the centre of attention this weekend when three Munster Pennants will be awarded.  11 clubs from all over the province will compete, with Ballybunion in action twice.  Staff and members in Dungarvan GC have been putting in great efforts to present their course in the best possible shape for the showpiece event and golfers and spectators can look forward to a great weekend of action.

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O’Sullivan leads Mallow to Fred Daly Win

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13 year old Daniel O’Sullivan was the hero for Mallow as his win on the 18th 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 21st and another going to the 20th.  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 20th, 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 Continue reading →