Nenagh Golf Club into Fred Daly final
Nenagh Golf Club will meet Westmanstown in the Men’s Fred Perry Four Balls Final, after both teams won their Semi-Finals at a wet and windy Strandhill GC in Co. Sligo.
Westmanstown won the all-Dublin tie against Hermitage with a 3.5-1.5 win. Eamon O’Grady and Joe O’Brien beat Fran Hurley and Robert Byrne 3&2 to help their side book their place in Friday’s Final.
Nenagh await in the Final, after a 3.5-1.5 win over Connemara Isles. Paul Maloney and Garry Howard defeated Sean Ó Cualain and Joe Geoghegan on the 18th to send the Tipperary team through.
Earlier in the day, Royal Tara, Rockmount, Tipperary and Doneraile booked their spots in Friday’s All-Ireland Mixed Foursomes Semi-Finals after victories in the morning’s Quarter-Finals.
Doneraile’s 3-2 win over Baltinglass was the tightest encounter in the Quarter-Finals with the final two matches reaching the 18th green. Darren Roche and Marie Kelleher proved to be the heroes for the Cork team, defeating Diarmuid Cronin and Geraldine Norton on the 19th green to advance.
Friday sees the Final of the Men’s Fred Perry Four Balls take centre stage, with the All-Ireland Mixed Foursomes and the Men’s Four Balls reaching the Semi-Final stages.
Men’s Fred Perry Four Balls - Semi-Finals
Westmanstown 3.5-1.5 Hermitage
Patrick Fitzgerald and Edward O’Connor lost to Tony Sheridan and Brian O’Connor 3&1
Eamonn Ryan and Tom Slevin beat Billy Guy and Garry Beagan 5&4
Eamon O’Grady and Joe O’Brien beat Fran Hurley and Robert Byrne 3&2
Tony Martin and Eamonn Henry beat John P. Fitzgerald and Noel Noonan 5&4
Fergal Boland and Fran McLoughlin halved with Shaun Blackburn and Chris Bradshaw
Connemara Isles 1.5-3.5 Nenagh
Padraic Ó Conghaile and Liam Ó Maoloadha lost to Jim Gleeson and Billy Burke 2&1
Sean Ó Cualain and Joe Geoghegan lost to Paul Maloney and Garry Howard 1hole
Conor O’Malley and Vince Larkin beat Mike Ryan and William Harty 5&4
Donal Standun and Eamonn O’Brien lost to George Hayes and Sean Minogue 3&2
Seasamh Ó Cualain and Nollaig Ó Tighearnaigh halved with Pat J. Hogan and Dinny Ryan
All-Ireland Mixed Foursomes - Quarter-Finals
Letterkenny 1.5-3.5 Royal Tara
Ryan Griffin and Kate Gallagher lost to Barry Reilly and Anne Donnelly 1hole
Kevin Kiely and Angela Kilgallen lost to Mark Reilly and Alice Stanton 6&5
Darragh McMenamin and Anne Condon halved with Sean Duffy and Catherine Colgan
Cian Harkin and Celine Bradley beat Nicky Horan and Ciara O’Donoghue 6&5
Simon Stephens and Monica McDonagh lost to Tony Maher and Deirdre Byrne 3&2
Rockmount 3-2 Castle
Ryan Wilson and Patricia McDonnell lost to Ronan Burke and Joanne O’Connor 3&2
Colin McClenaghan and Rosemary McCrea beat Harry Scott and Lisa McDonnell 2&1
Martin Lawther and Frances Lawther beat Jack Walsh and Fiona McDonagh 2holes
Adam Douds and Leonie Power beat Ross Kinsella and Marese Kelly 3&2
Jonathan Patterson and Barbara Fleet lost to Jim Mulready and Lorraine Cunningham 5&3
Achill 0.5-4.5 Tipperary
Michael Scanlon and Sheila Roughton-Smith lost to Thomas O’Donovan and Renagh Murphy 2&1
Leo Smith and Annie Kane lost to James Keaty and Yvonne Ryan Daly 4&3
Paul Fitzgerald and Karen Lyons lost to Tony O’Sullivan and Ann English 4&3
Gerry Hassett and Julie Hassett halved with Jim McGlynn and Mary Whelan
Noel English and Jackie Kennedy lost to Pat Ryan and Joanne Collins 7&6
Baltinglass 2-3 Doneraile
Fergal Doogue and Bernie Hennessy lost to Hugh Nolan and Noreen Roche 1hole
Nathan Geraghty-Byrne and Teresa Kilcoyne beat James O’Mahony and Aoibheann Daly 3&2
Derek Byrne and Lil Flynn lost to Eddie Roche and Rachel Kelleher 5&4
Diarmuid Cronin and Geraldine Norton lost to Darren Roche and Marie Kelleher 19th hole
Mark Ashton and Claire Byrne beat David Finn and Ellen Walsh 1hole