Mackle proves the master in McVeigh Cup

Thomas Mackle won the Joe McVeigh Cup on the Markethill Road in Keady yesterday, beating European champion David Murphy by three bowls of odds.

Mackle’s five-star performance would have tested Murphy on his best day, but lack of competition blunted Murphy’s capacity to respond.

Murphy played his first to the right; Mackle beat it comfortably. He increased his lead by making clear sight at Twynam’s in four while Murphy was not out fully. Murphy tightened the odds with a good shot to the height.