South of Ireland 1898

4th South of Ireland Championship

7-9 September

Final (36 holes)

Fred Ballingall (Glenalmond) bt H.M. Ballingall (Blairgowrie) 2/1

Semi-finals

Fred Ballingall (Glenalmond) bt WD Meldon (Galway) 2 up

HM Ballingall (Blairgowrie) bt J Gaynor (Athlone) 7/6

Third round

WD Meldon bt Dr Browning 5/4

F Ballingall bt JS Matterson 7/6

HM Ballingall bt WF McDonnell 2/1

John Gaynor bt C St G Orpen

Second round

WD Meldon bt JM Meldon 19th

Dr Browning (Lahinch) bt RA Anderson (Lahinch) 8/7

JS Matterson bt AO Wood 5/4

WF McDonnell bt Morgan O’Connell (Royal Dublin) w/o

HM Ballingall (Blairgowrie) bt Capt. Maxwell (Lahinch) 5/3

C St G Orpen (Foxrock) bt Dr McCormack 5/3

J Gaynor (Athlone) bt EJ Phelps (Lahinch) 7/6

First round

WD Weldon (Portmarnock) bt J Finch Smith (Mallow) 8/7

JM Meldon (Galway) bt CS Walker (Foxrock) 1 up

Dr GS Browning (Lahinch) bt Houston Dodd (Royal Dublin) 3/2

Thomas Forde (Ballinrobe) bt MW Gavin (Lahinch) 6/5