Martin Coppinger wins Éamon Bowen Cup at Bottlehill

ÉAMON BOWEN CUP: Martin Coppinger beat David Murphy and Séamus Sexton to win the Éamon Bowen Cup at Bottlehill. File pic: Cathal Noonan

Martin Coppinger beat David Murphy and Séamus Sexton to win the Éamon Bowen Cup at Bottlehill. The event marked the first anniversary of the passing of the legendary Éamon Bowen and doubled as a fundraiser for Marymount Hospice.

Sexton got the better start to the final. He opened with a brilliant bowl and exploited a poor start by both Murphy and Coppinger. Murphy was a bowl adrift after just three shots. Sexton continued to dominate till he hit a bad patch at the halfway point. Coppinger then forged ahead, with Sexton in second and Murphy still taking up the rear.