Irish Schools Senior title for RBAI
David Keery's 19th hole victory over Charlie Marshall gave Royal Belfast Academical Institution a 3-2 win over St Andrew's College in the final of the Irish Schools Senior Championship at Farnham Estate in Co Cavan.
St Andrew's had a 4-1 semi-final win over Connacht champions Calasanctius College from Galway in thanks to wins for Robert Browne (Castle), Charlie Denvir (Milltown) Charlie Marshall (Killiney) and Harry Sutton (Bray).
But RBAI, who beat Kinsale Community School 3-2 in a hard-fought semi-final, proved just to strong in the decider with Keery's victory coming after Peter Kerr (Royal Portrush) and JJ Logue (Hilton Templepatrick) had claimed the top two matches.
Irish Schools Senior Championship, Farnham Estate
Final
St Andrew's College (Leinster) 2-3 Royal Belfast Academical Institution (Ulster)
- Isaac de Boe Agnew (Old Conna) lost to Peter Kerr (Royal Portrush) 3/2
- Robert Browne (Castle) lost to JJ Logue (Hilton Templepatrick) 3/2
- Charlie Denvir (Milltown) bt Ben Connolly (Malone) 4/2
- Charlie Marshall (Killiney) lost to David Keery (Shandon Park) 19th
- Harry Sutton (Bray) bt Rory Sloan (Shandon Park) 5/4
Semi-Finals
St Andrew's College (Leinster) 4-1 Calasanctius College (Connacht)
- Isaac de Boe Agnew (Old Conna) lost to Anton Brennan (Athenry) 5/3
- Robert Browne (Castle) bt Michael Kennelly (Athenry) 2/1
- Charlie Denvir (Milltown) bt Conor Ruane (Galway Bay) 5/3
- Charlie Marshall (Killiney) bt Richard Noonan (Galway Bay) 3/2
- Harry Sutton (Bray) bt Eanna Corry (Galway Bay) 4/2
Royal Belfast Academical Institution (Ulster) 3-2 Kinsale Community (Munster)
- Peter Kerr (Royal Portrush) bt Cathal Butler (Kinsale) 3/2
- JJ Logue (Hilton Templepatrick) lost to Gary Ward (Kinsale) 5/3
- Ben Connolly (Malone) lost to John Murphy (Kinsale) 7/5
- David Keery (Shandon Park) bt James Bohan (Kinsale) 2/1
- Rory Sloan (Shandon Park) bt Shane O’Connell (Kinsale) 19th
Brian Keogh