Carton House produce late heroics to retain Leinster title in AIG Senior Cup
Paul O'Hanlon (Carton House) won on the 21st to help Carton House retain the AIG Senior Cup Leinster title at Naas. Photo: Ronan Quinlan www.cashmanphotography.ie
Paul O’Hanlon made a six-footer in fading light to beat Sean Ryan on the 21st and help Carton House retain their Leinster title in the AIG Senior Cup at Naas.
The Kildare men beat Dun Laoghaire 4.5-0.5 in a tighter semifinal than the scoreline suggests as Royal Dublin beat Co Meath 4-1.
But it was harder work for the reigning champions in tough, wet conditions in the final with two of the five matches going to extra holes.
While Keith Egan gave Carton House an early lead with a 2&1 win over Richard Knightly at No 1, Hugh Foley beat Darragh Flynn 3&2 to level the scores.
Marc Boucher eventually beat Robbie Hynes at the 20th to make it 2-1 before O’Hanlon sealed the deal in near darkness to avoid the possibility of a Monday finish.
AIG Senior Cup, Leinster Final, Naas Golf Club
Final
Royal Dublin 1.5 Carton House 3.5
Richard Knightly lost to Keith Egan 2&1
Robbie Hynes lost to Marc Boucher 20th
Hugh Foley bt Darragh Flynn 3&2
Sean Ryan lost to Paul O'Hanlon 21st
Shaun Carter halved with Colin Cunningham
Semi-finals
Royal Dublin 4 Co Meath 1
Richard Knightly bt Diarmuid Higgins 5/4
Hugh Foley bt Dudley Regan 5&3
Sean Ryan bt Sean Moran S 4&2
Robbie Hynes halved with Conor Stone
Shaun Carter halved with Ciaran Boggan
Carton House 4.5 Dun Laoghaire 0.5
Marc Boucher bt Colin Woodroofe 20th
Paul O'Hanlon bt Robert Abernethy 4&3
Darragh Flynn bt Alan Fahy 1 Hole
Desmond Morgan bt Conor Ryan 2&1
Keith Egan halved with Keith Murphy
