Walsh wins Lee Valley Scratch Cup by two
Robbie Walsh (Douglas) pictured after winning the BoyleSports Lee Valley Scratch Cup. Picture: Niall O'Shea
Douglas’ Robbie Walsh had enough with a final round 76 to win the BoyleSports Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup by two strokes from Nenagh’s David Redddan.
Winner of the Connacht Boys title in 2018, he opened with a theee-under 69 to lead by a shot from Reddan and after adding a level par 72 to go into the final round three clear, he completed a wire-to-wire win with a closing 76.
He finished on one-over 217 as Reddan recovered from a second-round 78 with a 71 to finish second on three-over.
Walsh Jnr, who turns 21 next weekend, birdied his first two holes in the final round and while he would turn in three-over 39 after a series of three-putts, a one-over back nine was enough to secure a memorable win.
Fellow Douglas man Jack Murphy was third on four-over with Luke Cunningham, David Marshall, Caolan Rafferty and Eoin Murphy tied for fourth on six-over.
Walsh will tee it up in this weekend’s Munster Men’s Amateur Open Championship at Cork Golf Club with high hopes.