For the second consecutive year, a Munster club has been crowned Miele All-Ireland Fourball Champions after Ballybunion defeated Rockmount in a close final.


For the second consecutive year, a Munster club has been crowned Miele All-Ireland Fourball Champions after Ballybunion defeated Rockmount in a close final.

 

The sun shone brightly over Newlands Golf Club early this morning for the final of the Miele All-Ireland Fourball Championship. The Ballybunion and Rockmount teams descended on the golf course before 10am and brought with them crowds of supporters and spectators.  Rockmount had the honour on the first tee as ILGU President Valerie Hassett welcomed both teams and wished them well in their respective matches.

The top match was a game of nip and tuck but Ballybunion took a two hole advantage through 12 and never let go as they secured a 3&1 victory. The pairings in the second game were evenly matched throughout but the Ballybunion pairing took a one hole lead approaching the 18th.   

Matches three and four took a different path as Ballybunion dominated the third and Rockmount the fourth as a point was secured for each side on the 14th.  With a 3&1 victory in the top match and a 5&4 win in the third, the Munster side had secured enough points over Region 2’s Rockmount to seal victory and take home the Miele All-Ireland Fourball Title.

Full Results

Rockmount 1 1Ž2 Ballybunion 2 1Ž2

Jo Donaldson (11) & Maureen Entwistle (13) lost to Mary Sheehy (4) & Maeve Barrett (18) 3&1

Andrea Watson (12) & Leonie Power (15) halved with Margaret McAuliffe (6) & Anne O'Riordan (17) (called in)

Jan Linsday (12) & Barbara Fleet (17) lost to Pat Joyce (10) & Geraldine Williams (14) 5&4

Ciara Agnew (11) & Maire Donnelly (20) beat Caitriona Corrigan (9) & Bernie Moloney (21) 5&4