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Schools Cups: St Ronan's Lurgan and Rathmore Grammar complete Ulster double

Brian Keogh

Valerie Hassett (President, Irish Ladies Golf Union) presents the 2016 Irish Schools Senior Cup to St Ronan's College, Lurgan represented by (L-R)  Eadaoin Ward, Niam McSherry and Annabel Wilson. Picture by Pat Cashman

Lurgan's St. Ronan’s College took the Irish Schools Senior Cup as Belfast's Rathmore Grammar won the Irish Junior Cup at Milltown on Monday.

As team mate Eadaoin Ward totally 18 points, Lurgan stars Niamh McSherry and Annabel Wilson returned 33 and 34 gross points respectively which helped St Ronan'sromp to a 17-point victory over Ursuline College, Sligo in the Senior Cup. 

Rathmore Grammar Belfast, represented by Ciara Brennan and Olivia McCrystal, took home the Junior Cup with a seven-point win over Gorey Community School. The pair shot 23 and 14 gross points respectively.

Valerie Hassett (President, ILGU) presenting Ciara Brennan and Olivia McCrystal (Rathmore Grammar College, Belfast) with the Junior Cup after their victory at Milltown Golf Club. Also in the picture is Ciara Agnew (Teacher). Picture by Pat Cashman

Irish Senior Cup Final

  1. 67pts. St. Ronans College, Lurgan (Niamh McSherry 33, Eadaoin Ward [18], Annabel Wilson 34)
  2. 50pts. Ursuline College Sligo (Niamh Cronin 19, Ella McDermott [3], Maeve Rooney 31)
  3. 47pts. St. Angela’s Ursuline, Waterford (Katie Aherne 28, Emma Elliott [13], Anna Dawson 19)
  4. 44pts. St. Patricks Comprehensive (Clare Lisa O'Shea 26, Leanne O'Shea 18)
  5. 41pts. Muckross College Dublin (Ellen O'Gorman 20, Ellen Dunleavey [14], Anna Foster 21)

Individual

  • Best Gross (Mary Nowlan Trophy): 34pts St. Ronans College Lurgan — Annabel Wilson
  • Best Nett: 39pts Salerno Galway — Megan Harty

Irish Junior Cup Final

  • 37pts. Rathmore Grammar Belfast (Ciara Brennan 23, Olivia McCrystal 14) 
  • 31pts. Gorey Community School (Kate O'Harte 21, Megan Lanigan 10, Holly Mulvey [7])
  • 29pts. Loreto Foxrock (Emma Walsh 13, Caitlin Sherin 16, Laura McCarthy [8])
  • 25pts. Salerno Galway (Megan Harty 16, Caoimhe McDermott 9, Ciara Murphy [7])
  • 22pts. Colaiste Mhuire Clare (Shannon Hegarty 18, Emma McCarthy 4).

Junior Individual

  • Best Gross 18pts. Colaiste Muire Clare - Shannon Hegarty 
  • Best Nett 33 pts. Loreto Foxrock - Caitlin Sherin

CSS = 35pts