Ormonde wins Killarney captain vote but difficult decisions ahead for club

It’s a well-proven political axiom that a contest is sure to stir things and draw a crowd.

The same can be said of golf, as was evidenced by the record numbers that turned up for an unprecedented vote at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club, on Sunday.

Usually, the men’s AGM is a pretty routine affair, with a small attendance. On Sunday , however, queues formed up the broad, carpeted stairway to the dining-room where Killarney’s male golfers packed in like sardines to vote in what is believed to be the first ever contest for the club’s captaincy.