Shock defeat for Kearney in Lahinch

Defending South of Ireland Championship champion Niall Kearney suffered a shock defeat in the third round of the 2009 event today at Lahinch.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2009 - 19:29

Defending South of Ireland Championship champion Niall Kearney suffered a shock defeat in the third round of the 2009 event today at Lahinch.

The Royal Dublin international, who is hoping to be named in the Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup side next weekend, lost 2 and 1 to Lucan's Richard O'Donovan.

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Courts Golf Heathrow Place: Lahinch Place: Island USA Place: Galway Place: Limerick Person: Kearney Person: Niall Kearney Person: Lucan Person: Richard O'Donovan Person: Simon Ward Person: Greg Carew Person: Pat Murray Person: Peter Sheehan Person: Dowling Person: Ryan Person: Feane Person: Brett Person: S Healy Person: T Person: O’Donovan Person: G O’Connor Person: Sheehy Person: R Person: N Kearney Person: C Person: Curley Person: K Lewis Person: E Haugh Person: M Shanahan Person: M Person: Wallace Person: Morgan Person: J D Guiney Person: J Monaghan Person: E Stack Person: D Person: Finn Person: Coughlan Person: Lernihan Person: G Donaghy Person: S Ward Person: G Carew Person: K Crowley Person: A Person: J Lyons Person: P Person: McNamara Person: C Martin Person: G Person: McCusker Person: S Person: I Brennan Person: K Person: McDonagh Person: S Barry Person: J G Kavanagh Person: Scully Person: S Morrison Person: L Brady Person: K J McGarry Person: B Person: J Fox Person: J Pierse Person: S Webster Person: Murray Person: Andrew Hogan Person: Robert Cannon Person: Mark Feane Person: Michael Brett Person: Daniel Holland Person: Tom Conron Person: Gavin O’Connor Person: Richard O’Donovan Person: Cian Curley Person: Eamonn Haugh Person: Michael Buggy Person: Des Morgan Person: James Monaghan Person: Edward Stack Person: David Finn Person: Daragh Lernihan Person: Keith Crowley Person: Adrian Wynne Person: Joe Lyons Person: Rory McNamara Person: Gary O’Flaherty Person: Shane Walsh Person: Killeen Person: Kelan McDonagh Person: Sean Barry Person: David Scully Person: Liam Brady Person: Brendan Walton Person: James Fox Person: Stephen Webster Person: Tim O’Mahony Person: Patrick Murray Event: South of Ireland Championship Event: Great Britain Event: Ireland Walker Cup Event: Walker Cup Event: South of Ireland Amateur Open Organisation: Royal Dublin Organisation: Edenderry Organisation: Limerick Organisation: Ballybunion Organisation: Lahinch Organisation: Castle Organisation: UCD Organisation: Arizona College Organisation: Malahide Organisation: Castletroy Organisation: Castlecomer Organisation: The Island Organisation: Mallow Organisation: Co Louth Organisation: Strandhill Organisation: Headfort Organisation: Cork Organisation: Athlone Organisation: Lee Valley Organisation: The Royal Down Organisation: Portmarnock

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