Lifeline for Munster as Dunne’s honesty costs Leinster victory

After some controversial incidents on the professional front in recent times, golf’s reputation as a game of honour and self-regulation has come under a little bit of fire.

However, those present at Lee Valley yesterday saw that truth and honesty were very much alive and well when Leinster’s Paul Dunne called an infringement on himself that cost his side victory over Munster on the second day of the Interprovincial Championship, and as a result, left the home province in with a fighting chance of retaining the title.

Dunne was one down to Munster’s Geoff Lenehan when he tapped in a three-foot putt on the 18th that appeared to have given him a halved match and almost certain overall victory for Leinster.