O'Hara seals Senior Cup for Sligo; Jimmy Bruen for Killorglin

Co Sligo win Senior Cup: Terry Brady (Captain, Co Sligo Golf Club) and Tom Ford (Team Manager) pictured with the Co Sligo Senior Cup team after their victory at the GUI All Ireland AIG sponsored Cups & Shield National Finals at Royal Golf Club today (21/09/2013). Also in the picture are Garth McManus, Gary McDermott, Declan Reidy, Shane Underwood, Mark Morrissey, Steffan O’Hara, Sean Flanagan, David Brady and Steven Brady. Picture by Pat CashmanThere were jubilant scenes at Royal Tara Golf Club on Saturday as County Sligo captured the AIG Senior Cup at the expense of Ulster champions Rosapenna, writes the GUI.

Steffan O’Hara (Co Sligo) holes the winning putt on the 17th green to clinch the Senior Cup during the AIG sponsored GUI Cups and Shields National Finals at Royal Tara Golf Club today (21/09/2013). Picture by Pat Cashman Mark Morrissey won the first point of the day for Sligo, as he saw off the challenge of Donal Boyle by 3 & 1.

In what was a tight encounter between Gary McDermott and Michael McDermott that came all the way to the last hole, it was the Irish international from Sligo that put a second point on the board - winning by 1 hole.

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When Sean Flanagan and Declan Reidy lost their matches against Enda Kennedy and Frank Casey Jr the last match on course would prove be the decisive one.

In that match Sligo’s Steffan O’Hara faced Patrick Kennedy, and it wasn’t until the 16th green that O’Hara edged ahead to go 1up.

And when O’Hara holed a five ft putt for par on the penultimate green - the men from County Sligo were assured of their first senior cup title since 2007 and their fourth overall.

County Sligo’s Steffan O’Hara and Tom Ford (Team Manager) on the 17th green after their victory over Rosapenna in the Senior Cup final at the AIG sponsored GUI Cups and Shields National Finals at Royal Tara Golf Club today (21/09/2013). Picture by Pat Cashman In the Jimmy Bruen Shield Killorglin took home the top prize as they accounted for Tandragee of Ulster.

Killorglin Golf Club Captain, Joe Kennedy celebrates with team mates after victory in the Jimmy Bruen Shield Final at the AIG sponsored GUI Cups and Shields National Finals at Royal Tara Golf Club today (21/09/2013). Picture by Pat Cashman Shane Collins (Killorglin) driving at the 17th in the Jimmy Bruen Shield Final during the AIG sponsored GUI Cups and Shields National Finals at Royal Tara Golf Club today (21/09/2013). Picture by Pat Cashman Senior Cup Final

Co Sligo 3, Rosapenna 2 (Co Sligo names first)

M Morrissey bt D Boyce 3/1;

G McDermott bt M McDermott 1 hole;

S Flanagan lost to E Kennedy 4/3;

D Reidy lost to ; F Casey Jr 3/2;

S O’Hara bt P Kennedy 2/1

Jimmy Bruen Shield - Final

Killorglin 3.5, Tandragee 1.5 (Killorglin names first)

J Joy & D Byrd lost to S Burns & J Campbell 4/2;

K O’Sullivan & C Foley bt P Headley & C Fearon 3/2;

R Kennedy & S Collins bt G Haire & M Bannerman 3/1;

M Ashe & J McCarthy bt J Forde & B Fyffe 1 hole;

J Kennedy & D Carmody halved with E Nixon & J Quinn