All Ireland Mixed Foursomes
City of Derry win All Ireland Foursomes
City of Derry defeat Curra West to win the All Ireland Mixed Foursomes.
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For the first time in their history City Of Derry won an All Ireland senior pennant
playing in the final of the Irish Mixed Foursomes at Athlone Golf Club on Friday
last. Captained by their ladies branch club captain Naoimh Quigg they did the club
proud in bringing home this most sought after title in Irish Mixed foursomes golf.
A sterling effort by all concerned.
Final
Friday 2 September
City of Derry 3 Curra
West 2
(City of Derry names first)
Kevin Quigg (3) & Gerda Laird (19) lost to Leo Kelly (11)
& Ann Fahy (19) 4/3; Sean Quigg (3) & Liz Allen (25) bt Colin Donohue (12) & Mary
Kelly (24) 5/4; Peter Villa (12) & Catherine McCanney (13) bt Pakie Ryan (15) & Martina
McDonagh (17) 1 hole; Ernie Heywood (1) & Rosie Shortt (24) lost to Kevin Cooney
(15) & Mary McDonagh (22) 2 holes; Cormac McKeone (4) & Ciara Quigg (17) bt Frank
Donohue (15) & Carmel Cunningham (16) 1 hole.
The Final Report
City of Derry beat Connacht
Champions Curra West by 3 matches to 2 to win the Irish Mixed Foursomes Challenge
Cup at Athlone Golf Club.
Sean Quigg and Liz Allen put the first point on the board
for the Ulster Club with a 5/4 win over Colin Donohue and Mary Kelly. Curra West
replied almost instantly when Leo Kelly and Ann Fahy scored a 4/3 win against Kevin
Quigg and Gerda Laird in the top match.
The other three matches were evenly poised
mid-
Peter Villa and Catherine McCanney edged City of Derry in front again with
a 1 hole win against Pakie Ryan and Martina McDonagh before Curra West levelled things
with a 2 holes win for Kevin Cooney and Mary McDonagh over Ernie Heywood and Rosie
Short.
All eyes were on the last and deciding match in which the City of Derry pair
of Cormac McKeone and Ciara Quigg lay 2 up through sixteen against Frank Donohue
and Carmel Cunningham. The latter pair won the 17th hole to bring the match down
the par four 18th on which they received one shot.
Both Carmel Cunningham and Ciara
Quigg played perfect tee shots down the left hand side of the fairway and Curra West's
Frank Donohue played a fine approach which settled in front of the green. City of
Derry’s Cormac McKeone hooked his approach shot left towards trouble but a fortuitous
deflection off a large tree saw the ball end up in the right hand greenside bunker.Carmel
Cunningham was unlucky to see her chip shot taking a severe break on a swale in the
green to end up in the same greenside bunker which handed the advantage to City of
Derry. A marvellous 20 yard bunker shot from Ciara Quigg, to just six feet, left
the Ulster Champions with two putts for the title and they duly obliged.
The Captains of City of Derry Golf Club Jack McFarland and Naoimh Quigg with their All Ireland Foursomes winning team and officials of the GUI and ILGU at the presentation of the Pennant and Cup at Athlone Golf Club
Report and Images supplied by Robbie Kennelly and Andy Meenagh