James Monaghan (The Island) - winner of the Smithwicks Scratch Cup at Kilkenny Golf Club is pictured with Paul Colfer, Smithwicks (left) and Charlie Phelan, Captain, Kilkenny Golf Club. Picture: Michael Brophy.The Island’s James Monaghan brilliantly birdied the 18th to to claim the 47th Smithwicks Kilkenny Senior Scratch Cup by a stroke from Newlands’ Cian Curley and Carlow’s Paul Bulfin.

With Bulfin leading in the clubhouse on one-under par 141 after rounds of 71 and 70, Curley and Monaghan came to the last needing pars to force a three-way play-off.

With a difficult pin tucked in left over the front bunker, Curley played a superb 75 yard approach from the left rough to six feet.

Monaghan was also in the left rough but from slightly closer to the green he played a superb pitch to two feet.

After watching Curley’s birdie attempt lip out, the 21-year old calmly holed his birdie putt for a closing 71 and victory.

Woodbrook’s Brian McSweeney finished fourth on 142 with Cian Geraghty from Carton House in fifth on 143.

Five-time winner Eddie Power from the host club finished in sixth place on 145.

Smithwicks Kilkenny Senior Scratch Cup

Rd 1 Rd 2 Total

Winner James Monaghan (The Island) 69 71 140

2nd Cian Curley (Newlands) 71 70 141

3rd Paul Bulfin (Carlow) 71 70 141

4th Brian McSweeney (Woodbrook) 71 71 142

5th Cian Geraghty (Carton House) 72 71 143

6th Eddie Power (Kilkenny) 73 72 145

7th Michael Buggy (Castlecomer) 74 72 146

1st 18 Gross David Reilly (Westmanstown) 70

2nd 18 Gross Richard Walsh (Kilkenny) 70

1st Nett Liam O’Mahony (Waterford) 70 70 140

2nd Nett Ryan O’Dwyer (Callan) 73 69 142

3rd Nett Ray Lonergan (Kilkenny) 70 72 142

4th Nett Richard Guilfoyle (Kilkenny) 75 69 144

1st 18 Nett Daragh Walsh (Castletroy) 70

2nd 18 Nett Alan McAuley (Ardee) 69

 

Past winners of the Smithwicks Kilkenny Senior Scratch Cup

1964 Tom Duggan

1965 Joe Carr

1966 Tom Duggan

1967 Brian Malone

1968 Liam Higgins

1969 John O’Leary

1970 Ted Higgins

1971 Martin O’Brien

1972 Martin O’Brien

1973 Denis Leonard

1974 Pat Mulcare

1975 Eddie Dunne

1976 Martin O’Brien

1977 Pauric O’Rourke

1978 John Coyne

1979 Liam McNamara

1980 Jim Mahon

1981 Pat Carew

1982 David McDonald

1983 Mark Gannon

1984 David Conway

1985 Tom Deegan (Jnr)

1986 Brendan Cashell

1987 Liam McNamara

1988 Leslie Walker

1989 Tony Hayes (Silver J.)

1990 Ray Moore

1991 Damien McGrane

1992 Padraig Harrington

1993 Peter Power

1994 Eddie Power

1995 Stephen Moloney

1996 Eddie Power

1997 Eddie Power

1998 Ronan Flood

1999 Eddie Power

2000 Simon Cranley

2001 Stephen Moloney

2002 Greg Bowden

2003 John Mitchell

2004 Eddie Power

2005 Stephen O’Flaherty

2006 Mark Shanahan

2007 Michael Buggy

2008 David O’Reilly

2009 Paul O’Hara

2010 James Monaghan