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CBS Roscommon and Ardscoil Na Mara claim Irish Schools crowns

Brian Keogh

CBS Roscommon Students winners of the Irish Schools Senior matchplay championship, Monkstown golf club, Cork, Ireland. 24/04/2018. Picture: Golffile | Fran Caffrey

CBS Roscommon claimed the Irish Schools Senior Championship at Monkstown with Tramore's Ardscoil Na Mara claiming the Junior title.

The Connacht school beat St Augustine’s from Dungarvan 4-1 in the Senior All Ireland Final thanks to wins for Allan Hill, Thomas Higgins and Cian O’Connor.

St Augustine’s beat RBAI 3-2 in the semi-finals while CBS Roscommon overcame St Kieran’s College 4-1.

In the Junior Championship, Ard Scoil Na Mara claimed the title from St Jarlath's, Tuam with Joe Manning, Darragh Crowe and Chris Lanigan the heroes for the Tramore school.

Darragh Crowe, Joe Manning, Chris Lanigan (Ardscoil na Mara) winners of the Irish Junior Schools finals, Monkstown Golf Club. 25/04/2018. Picture: Golffile | Fran Caffrey

Irish Schools Senior Championship

Semi-Finals, Monkstown Golf Club

St Augustine’s 3 RBAI 2 (St Augustine’s names first)

  1. Michael Lenihan lost to Aaron Marshall 4&3;
  2. Daniel Raher beat Joshua Robinson 2&1;
  3. Jake O’Riordan beat David Keery 2&1;
  4. Michael Troy lost to Marco Deane 8&7;
  5. Seanie Lenihan beat Luke Kelly 4&3

CBS Roscommon 4 St Kieran’s College 1 (CBS Roscommon names first)

  1. Allan Hill beat Shane Whelan 9&8;
  2. Thomas Higgins beat James Everard 7&6;
  3. Simon Walker halved with Ned Kirwan;
  4. Fionn Hoare beat Sean Manogue 3&2;
  5. Cian O’Connor halved with Michael O’Shaughnessy

All Ireland Final

St Augustine’s 1 CBS Roscommon 4 (St Augustine’s names first)

  1. Michael Lenihan lost to Allan Hill 3&2;
  2. Daniel Raher lost to Thomas Higgins 4&2;
  3. Jake O’Riordan halved with Simon Walker;
  4. Barry Morrissey halved with Fionn Hoare;
  5. Seanie Lenihan lost to Cian O’Connor 2&1

Irish Schools Junior Championship

All Ireland Final, Monkstown Golf Club

  1. Ardscoil Na Mara 66 CB (Joe Manning 35, Darragh Crowe 31, Chris Lanigan 24)
  2. St Jarlath’s 66 (Mark Colleran 34, Jack Davin 32, Darragh Cunningham 31)
  3. Gonzaga College 64 CB (Mark MacMahon 33, Ross Whitaker 31, James Quinn 31)
  4. Bangor Grammar 64 (Lewis Gowdy 32, Max Carson 32, Jude Devlin 31)

*Aggregate of best two individual nett scores (stableford points) per team count for the overall result