Galway suffer hat-trick of defeats

A BITTERLY disappointing week for sport in the west worsened still further yesterday with Galway Golf Club’s defeat by North West in the semi-final of the Bulmers Irish Senior Cup.

Having lost in the final of the Barton Shield to Warrenpoint at the 20th and to Fortwilliam on the 18th in the decisive match in the Junior Cup decider on the previous day, they went down yesterday to North West in the Senior Cup semi-final, again on the home green.

The Bulmers festival continues to be a bonanza for the northern clubs as Castleblayney made it an Ulster whitewash so far by capturing the Pierce Purcell Shield in a veritable cliffhanger against Castletroy.