Rosapenna to face Dromoland for Irish Mixed Foursomes
Dromoland will play Rosapenna in the final of the Spanish Tourist Board sponsored Irish Mixed Foursomes at Clontarf.
The Munster champions beat Claremorris in a thrilling match that ended when Mark Hogan and Yvonne Shanahan clinched the anchor game for Dromoland against Richard Horan and Christina Rush on the final green.
Claremorris had earlier won the first two matches through the partnerships of Des Griffith and Riana Kean and Declan Lambe andMarie Healy, before Dromoland took charge with victories by Tony Cleary and Dorothea Madden and Declan O’Leary and Mary Arthur.
Rosapenna had a clear-cut, 4-1 victory over Rathfarnham with wins for Enda Kennedy and Dympna Kelly, Pat and Kit Boyce and Con Boyce and Suzanne Gallagher.
Irish Mixed Foursomes, sponsored by the Spanish Tourist
At Clontarf Golf Club
Semi-Finals
Dromoland 3 Claremorris 2 (Dromoland names first):
Kieran McDermott (12) & Julie Fitzgerald (17) lost to Des Griffith (10) & Riana Kean (15) 4/3;
Nicholas Duggan (3) & Angela White (23) lost to Declan Lambe (13) & Marie Healy (23) 2/1;
Tony Cleary (+1) & Dorothea Madden (34) beat Ger Noone (7) & Noreen McHugh (21) 2 holes;
Declan O’Leary (7) & Mary Arthur (18) beat Michael Conway (14) & Emily McHugh (11) 3/2;
Mark Hogan (7) & Yvonne Shanahan (20) beat Richard Horan (8) & Christina Rush (25) 1 hole.
Rosapenna 4 Rathfarnham 1 (Rosapenna names first):
Enda Kennedy (+1) & Dympna Kelly (25) beat Stuart Walker (9) & Deirdre McDermott (18) 3/2;
Pat Boyce (8) & Kit Boyce (27) beat Rory Crerar (10) & Nikki Campbell (19) 2/1;
Frank Casey (4) & Terri McBride (20) halved with Stanley Lew (8) & Vicky Jones (24);
Con Boyce (5) & Suzanne Gallagher (26) beat Declan Sweeney (7) & Jane Jones (14) 6/4;
Marty McDermott (5) & Orla Lenny (19) halved with Mick Doyle (6) & Grainne Moyles (19)
Final - Friday 7th September 2012
09:30am: Dromoland v Rosapenna (Dromoland names first):
Mark Reynolds (2) & Maria Nolan (24) v Con Boyce (5) & Suzanne Gallagher (26);
Tony Cleary (+1) & Dorothea Madden (34) v Pat Boyce (8) & Kit Boyce (27);
Declan O’Leary (7) & Mary Arthur (18) v Frank Casey (4) & Terri McBride (20);
Nicholas Duggan (3) & Angela White (23) v Enda Kennedy (+1) & Dympna Kelly (25);
Mark Hogan (7) & Yvonne Shanahan (20) v Marty McDermott (5) & Orla Lenny (19)