Portumna Golf Club are currently competing in the All-Ireland Mixed Foursomes Final (Wednesday, 3rd October) after defeating Lee Valley 4-1 in Tuesday’s semi-final.
The event, taking place in Milltown Golf Club saw the Connacht champions prevail in their openign encounter and they take on Ballybofey & Stranlorar.
Congratulations to the Portumna Golf Club Team, who won the Irish Mixed Foursomes Connacht Final on Saturday. Well done to all! #portumnagc pic.twitter.com/GJ1mWT8Ht5
— Portumnagc (@portumnagc) July 23, 2018
There were wins for James McLoughlin and Rachel Madden, Damien Burke and Mary McElroy and Padraic Cahalan and Anne Fahey as the Connacht champions Portumna eased past Cork side Lee Valley.
The final got underway this morning at the Dublin venue at 9.30am.
Results:
Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Portumna 4 Lee Valley 1
(Portumna names first)
J McLoughlin (0) & R Madden (22) bt J Galway (1) & C O’Callaghan (19) 3&2; G Lynch (6) & B Kilmartin (19) halved with J Murray (2) & P O’Sullivan (18); D Burke (4) & M McElroy (17) bt J Boyd (4) & C O’Sullivan (16) 3&2; P Cahalan (12) & A Fahey (13) bt John O’Neill (1) & Jane O’Neill (21) 2 holes; A Page (15) & C Cunningham (13) halved with I Bohane (+1) & R Driscoll (20).
Ballybofey & Stranorlar 3.5 Craddockstown 1.5
(B&S names first)
F Wilson (10) & D Devaney (11) bt A McLoughlin (8) & J Fitzgerald (18) 5&4; J McMenamin (8) & S Maloney (18) lost to E Porter (6) & R Murphy (16) 3&2; T Griffen (8) & M McHugh (15) bt J Byrne (4) & M Hourigan (22) 2&1; E Bradley (14) & M McConnell (10) by G Higgins (5) & M Bradshaw (17) 3&2; S Carlin (10) & J Stewart (19) halved with K O’Brien (6) & S Hegarty (16).
Fixtures:
Final
Wednesday 3rd October 2018
Portumna v Ballybofey & Stranorlar
J McLoughlin (0) & R Madden (22) v T Griffen (8) M McHugh (15)
G Lynch (6) & B Kilmartin (19) v F Wilson (10) & D Devaney (11)
D Burke (4) & M McElroy (17) v J McMenamin (8) & S Maloney (18)
P Cahalan (12) & A Fahey (13) v E Bradley (14) & M McConnell (10)
G Brehony (14) & M Kelly (13) v S Carlin (10) & J Stewart (19)
