Muskerry’s shot at redemption

Muskerry Golf Club have the chance to bury their demons of three years ago when their quartet bids for an All-Ireland title in the AIG Barton Shield at Carton House today.

The Munster foursome champions, captained by Greg O’Sullivan, feature four of the quintet that came up short at Castlerock in 2011, when they were beaten by Portmarnock in the Senior Cup semi-final.

If there were any hangover from that dark day, when the weather as well as the Leinster champions conspired against them on the north coast, it was surely salved on Carton’s O’Meara course yesterday as the pairings of Niall Gorey and Dave O’Donovan and John Waldron and Daniel Hallissey trounced Athenry by 10 holes to set up today’s Barton Shield final with the Ulster champions Warrenpoint.