Miele All-Ireland Fourball glory for Ballybunion
Ballybunion beat Rockmount 2 ½ - 1 ½ to claim the Miele All-Ireland Fourball Championship in bright sunshine at Newlands.
The top match was a game of nip and tuck but Ballybunion took a two-hole advantage through 12 and never let go as Mary Sheehy and Maeve Barrett secured a 3 and 1 victory over Jo Donaldson and Maureen Entwistle.
The pairings in the second game were evenly matched throughout but the Ballybunion’s Margaret McAuliffe and Anne O’Riordan pairing took a one hole lead heading to the 18th and werre called in as Pat Joyce and Geraldine Williams beat Jan Linsday Barbara Fleet 5 and 4 in match three.
With a 3&1 victory in the top match and a 5&4 win in the third, the Munster side had secured enough points to seal victory and take home the Miele All-Ireland Fourball title.
Miele All-Ireland Fourball at Newlands
Final
Rockmount 1 ½ Ballybunion 2 ½
- 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
Semi-Finals
Enniscrone 1 Ballybunion 3
- Rita Goldrick (8) & Louise Loftus (17) lost to Mary Sheehy (4) & Maeve Barrett (18) 2&1
- Mimi Franklin (14) & Josephine Gillespie (18) halved with Margaret McAuliffe (6) & Ann O Riordan (17) (called in)
- Sophie Dodd (13) & Cindy Hughes (19) lost to Pat Joyce (10) & Geraldine Williams (14) 5&4
- Mary McNamara (16) & Ann Healy (17) halved with Caitriona Corrigan (9) & Bernie Moloney (21) (called in)
Rockmount 2½ Rathfarnham 1½
- Jo Donaldson (11) & Diane Patterson (14) lost to Carol Loftus (9) & Carol Cahill (13) 4&2
- Andrea Watson (12) & Leonie Power (15) beat Linda Keartland (8) & Sandra Gray (19) 6&5
- Jan Lindsay (12) & Rosie McCrea (17) beat Jane Jones (13) & Marie Murphy (20) by 1 hole
- Ciara Agnew (11) & Marie Donnelly (20) halved with Sylvia Heggie (14) & Roz Burgess (21) (called in)