Murphy hits pay dirt at Drimoleague

World Champion Aidan Murphy hit pay dirt at Drimoleague on Saturday when he won the resumed Con Kelleher-Dan Hurley Cup final from what looked certain defeat and followed up with a convincing win over Martin Coppinger.

In early November poor light and heavy rain forced the Con Kelleher-Dan Hurley Cup final to be abandoned with just one shot to play. Murphy looked to have little prospect of victory as he trailed Gavin Twohig by ten metres with James O’Donovan an additional 45m ahead of Twohig.

Being ‘hind tip’ Murphy bowled first in Saturday’s sudden death last shot decider. He played an excellent bowl past the finish line. Twohig’s bowl looked good too, but it went left and missed Murphy’s tip. O’Donovan now had 115m to beat, with a slight curve to negotiate. He played the right track, but forced his bowl onto the left and it missed Murphy’s tip by seven metres and just beat Twohig’s.