In an epic battle that went all the way in which to the seventeenth gap of the penultimate match, Greystones avenged their 2023 closing defeat to assert the Fred Daly Trophy on a rain-sodden day in Warrenpoint.
The County Down course performed host to 2 enthralling days of underage motion with the celebs of the long run displaying off their {golfing} expertise. Greystones, Ballybunion, Belvoir Park and defending champions Royal Portrush all vying to carry the Fred Daly Trophy within the marquee occasion on the ultimate day.
Greystones booked their place within the decider due to a complete 4-1 victory over Ballybunion within the semi-finals. Milo Doyle (7&6), William O’Riordan (6&5) and Jamie Anderson (5&3) all gained their matches.
It was a tighter match within the all-Ulster semi-final the place wins for Luca Rogers (4&3), Ollie McEvoy (2&1) and Samuel Lee McNamara (4&3) helped arrange a 3.5-1.5 victory for Royal Portrush over Belvoir Park.
And that teed up an intriguing closing, a repeat of final 12 months’s match during which Royal Portrush got here out on high. Greystones although landed the primary level this time round, with Dylan Holmes claiming a 6&4 win over Jenson Boyce, earlier than Royal Portrush bounced again immediately by Rogers, when he beat O’Riordan 3&2.
Greystones hit again when Anderson grabbed a slender 2&1 win over McEvoy. McEvoy had stored himself alive within the match with an excellent putt from the sting of the sixteenth inexperienced, nonetheless Anderson sealed it on the next gap.
It got here right down to the final two matches with each set to move up 17, match 5 was finely balanced whereas match 4 noticed Toby Murphy stroll to the tee with the benefit.
Murphy although appeared to play himself into hassle, his drive fading to the left barely leaving a blind shot over the hill. The Greystones man produced a nice method shot nonetheless, a improbable shot left his ball on the inexperienced simply inside Noah Beggs.
Beggs was as much as putt first, his shot rolling only a hair quick and with Murphy placing his ball effectively inside faucet in vary the gamers shook arms, and with a 2&1 victory, the Fred Daly title was confirmed to be heading again down the motorway to Wicklow.
Greystones captain Peter Anderson couldn’t have wished for a greater birthday current.
“Unbelievable, what a staff, what a panel of gamers, what expertise, exhausting work and character. We obtained overwhelmed within the closing by a extremely nice Portrush staff final 12 months. To come back again, it’s a protracted journey again and everybody of them knuckled down and right here we’re. I couldn’t say I can’t imagine it however having recognized them for a very long time I ought to have in all probability recognized and predicted that they might. They have been sensible,” mentioned Anderson.
“It’s a good distance again when you have obtained to the highest of the mountain and never fairly made it. The extent of junior golf within the nation in the intervening time, any staff can beat you at any time you’ve got to be good, you have got in all probability obtained to get a little bit of luck alongside the way in which too and to do it, they’re unimaginable.”
Together with his son and nephew within the squad the second the title was lifted was much more particular for Anderson.
“I’m fortunate, you become involved in junior golf due to that perhaps after which I’m fortunate to get to be related to that panel. I put the names on the staff sheet, and so they exit and play, it’s glory by affiliation. It’s only a pleasure to be concerned with them.”
Within the Boys’ Foursomes, Castlebar obtained the higher of Belvoir Park whereas Tramore defeated Blainroe to advance to the decider.
Castlebar duo of Ryan Kilkelly and Aaron Quigley picked up a slender win over Tramore’s Tom Scully and Patrick Doyle claiming a 1up victory however Michael Elliot and Darren O’Reilly put collectively a standout efficiency of their match, profitable 6up towards Tommy Heneghan and Connor Stapleton to offer the Waterford males the championship.
The Ladies’ Interclub was one other tight affair with Carton Home and County Louth each scoring 71 factors. A countback was wanted, and it was the Carton Home staff who got here out on high with the very best card on the day.
Royal Tara claimed the Boy’s Inter-Membership title with a formidable efficiency that noticed the staff win out by 16 factors.
Captain, Gary Clynch, mentioned it was a club-wide effort that helped his staff make historical past by claiming the title on a stableford rating of 112. They completed forward of Blainroe and Clonakilty within the standings.
“It’s large, it’s our first nationwide title in boys’, we’ve managed to win one in women’ however this can be a end result of years of improvement and energy by numerous different folks within the membership, not simply me,” mentioned Clynch.
“We’ve near 250 in our junior part, it’s large. We’ve huge numbers particularly between the ages of ten and twelve. We’ve about 40 % women as effectively, so our future is brilliant.”
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