100ft putt seals Junior Cup for Ballybunion

Limerick Golf Club may have their own battles ahead in the AIG Senior Cup today at Carton House but one of their sons left Kildare yesterday with an All Ireland winners’ medal following Ballybunion’s AIG Junior Cup victory.

Brian Slattery was the Kerry club’s hero in their win over Leinster champions Grange as the Munster pennant holders edged to a second Junior Cup title in five years with a nail-biting 3-2 victory.

Limerick-born to Kerry parents, the 37-year-old learned the game at the Ballyclough club before grabbing the opportunity to join Ballybunion and the gratitude was reciprocated as Slattery came from three down after eight holes to drain the winning putt from 100 feet at the 17th to secure a remarkable singles victory over Grange’s Jack Ward.