Cooney drives Munster on

Captain Phil Cooney and his superbly balanced Munster team were celebrating at Royal Co Down last night after they completed a clean sweep in the Interprovincial Championship by beating a hotly fancied Ulster side by 7 matches to 4.

It was their first success in the series since Co Louth in 2007.

Irish-American Kevin Phelan took five points out of a possible six and all over looked the class act that one would expect of a golfer who qualified for the US Open three years ago and was a member of last year’s Britain & Ireland Walker Cup squad. But each member of the side played a significant part in an unexpected but well deserved success.