Walsh and Coote win Barton semi for Tralee on fifth tie hole

IN an all-Kerry semi-final to the West Munster Barton Shield, Tralee ended Killarney’s hopes in a marathon at the Ring of Kerry.

The issue was decided at the fifth tie hole when Ronan Walsh and Michael Coote knocked out Eugene O’Sullivan and Brendan O’Toole. Walsh and Coote had earlier won the clash of the pairs by two holes. However, sudden death was required when Tralee’s other pairing of Gerard O’Sullivan and Blain Long lost by a similar margin to Noel O’Connor and Rory O’Sullivan.

In the other semi-final Mallow, represented by David Finn, Tim O’Mahony, Mervyn Owens and Ian Spillane had a ten holes winning margin over Ballybunion.