East Cork treble dream falls short

While there was disappointment for East Cork in the Private Home Care Ladies Inter-Club Championships at Monkstown yesterday when they lost in the finals of the Minor and Intermediate Cups, there was glory for Killarney in the Senior Foursomes and for Wicklow and Edenmore, the clubs who put paid to East Cork’s hopes of a famous treble, in the other two finals decided on another day at the superbly presented Co Cork course.

Emma Curtin and Phil Sheehan were East Cork’s winners in the Intermediate decider, but the glory went north after Gillian Murphy, Colleen Hanna and Victoria Hannon claimed the necessary three points.

The Minor Cup final was a whole lot closer than the 4-1 scoreline would suggest given in the top match Niamh Murphy for Wicklow had to go all the way to the 20th before getting home against Claire Adams, while it was also nip and tuck before Katie Roche and Phyl Long prevailed at the 18th against Kate Daly and Ruth Evans..