St Paul's win Schools Match Play

Irish Schools Match Play Championship (National Finals)

Kinsale Golf Club

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Semi-finals:

Crescent College Comp., Limerick 3 Campbell College, Belfast 2 (Crescent College Comp. names first): Colin McNamara (Limerick) lost to Garth Boyd

(Donaghadee) 5/4; Daragh Garrahy (Limerick County) bt Jonathan Gourley (Knock) 2/1; Paddy

Spillane (Limerick) bt Patrick Small (Clandeboye) 4/3; Philip Geraghty (Limerick) lost to

Simon Moore (Shandon Park) 2 holes; Chris Hansom (Limerick) bt Nicky Moorehead (Shandon

Park) 1 hole.

St. Paul’s College, Raheny 4 ½ Sligo Grammar School ½

(St. Paul’s names first): Niall Kearney (Royal Dublin) bt Stephen Brady (Co Sligo) 5/4;

Barry Fennelly (Royal Dublin) halved with Michael Durkan (Co Sligo); Gary McGrane (Royal

Dublin) bt Steffan O’Hara (Co Sligo) 7/6; Richard Behan (St. Annes) bt Oliver Howes

(Strandhill) 7/5; James Hunt (Clontarf) awarded a walk over.

Final:

St. Paul’s College, Raheny 3 Crescent College Comp., Limerick 2 (St. Paul’s names first): Niall Kearney (Royal Dublin) bt Colin McNamara (Limerick) 6/5;

Barry Fennelly (Royal Dublin) bt Daragh Garrahy (Limerick County) 2/1; Gary McGrane

(Royal Dublin) bt Paddy Spillane (Limerick) 5/4; Richard Behan (St. Annes) lost to Philip

Geraghty (Limerick) 8/7; James Hunt (Clontarf) lost to Chris Hansom (Limerick) 4/3.