Blackrock College wins Leinster Inter Schools League Match Play
Front: John Ferriter, Chairman of Leinster Golf with Brian Cosgrove, Director of Golf at Killeen and Team Managers, Conor Harte and Andrea Fitzgerald. Back (l to r): Ronan Cowhey, Cathal French, Rory Reid, Robert Abernety, Shane Brosnan and Robert O’Callaghan.Photo: Ronan Quinlan
Blackrock College claimed the Leinster Inter Schools League Match Play title with a convincing ten-hole win over Avondale Community College at Killeen Golf Club.
The champions beat Naas CBS by eight holes in the semi-finals as Avondale defeated Scoil Na mBraithre Kilkenny by seven holes.
But there was no stopping them in the final as Ronan Cowhey, Cathal French, Rory Reid, Robert Abernethy, Shane Brosnan and Robert O’Callaghan led their school to victory
Leinster Inter Schools League Match Play
Final
- Blackrock College beat Avondale Community College by 10 holes
Semi-Finals
- Blackrock College beat Naas CBS 8 holes
- Avondale Community College beat Scoil Na mBraithre Kilkenny 7 holes.
Round 2
- Blackrock College bt Templeogue College 7up;
- Naas CBS bt Ashbourne Community School 5up;
- Avondale Community College bt Coláiste Bhríde 1up;
- Scoil na mBráithre bt Coláiste Mhuire 1up
Round 1
- Blackrock College bt St. Michael’s College 5up;
- Templeogue College bt St. Vincent’s College 1up;
- Naas CBS bt Coláiste Phadraig 11up;
- Ashbourne Community College bt Coláiste na hInse;
- Coláiste Bhríde bt St Peter's Collge 5up;
- Avondale Community College bt St. Gerard’s School 3up;
- Scoil na mBráithre bt Borris Vocational School 21up;
- Coláiste Mhuire bt Cistercian College 12up.
Brian Keogh