Golf:Headfort eased into the Barton Shield final where they will take on Dunmurry, who came through a tough battle with Bandon on the opening day of the GUI Cups and Shields finals at Castlebar Golf Club in Mayo.
Headfort's Joe Dillon and Greg Mungovan defeated Galway's Joe Lyons and Damien Coyne by two holes in the top match, while Rory McNamara and Brian Casey were comprehensive five hole winners over Eddie McCormack and Damien Glynn as the Leinster champions won by seven holes overall.
Dunmurry's passage was a more taut affair as they squeezed through by the narrowest of one hole margins against the Munster champions. Darren Crowe and Patrick McGlone finished all-square with Bandon's John Carroll and Dwayne Twomey before Crowe's brother Stephen and Glen McAuley sealed the deal for the Ulster representatives with their one-hole victory.
In the Junior Cup semi-finals Naas are through to the final after their 3.5-1.5 semi-final win over East Cork, while Portumna will join them after overcoming Banbridge by the same margin.
The Bulmers-sponsored All-Ireland finals pits the four provincial winners of the inter-club competitions against each other in a winner-takes-all festival of amateur team golf. The prestigious Senior Cup, Jimmy Bruen Shield and Pierce Purcell Shield are also up for grabs at Castlebar this week.
All-Ireland Cups & Shields National Finals
Sponsored by Bulmers
Castlebar Golf Club
15th – 18th September 2010
Results – Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Barton Shield Semi-Finals
Headfort beat Galway by 7 holes
(Headfort names first):
Joe Dillon/Greg Mungovan beat Joe Lyons/Damien Coyne 2 holes
Rory McNamara/Brian Casey beat Eddie McCormack/Damien Glynn by 5 holes
Dunmurry beat Bandon by 1 hole
(Dunmurry names first):
Darren Crowe/Patrick McGlone halved with John Carroll/Dwayne Twomey
Stephen Crowe/Glenn McAuley beat Donal O'Donovan/Kieran Hurley 1 hole
Junior Cup Semi-Finals
Naas 3.5 East Cork 1.5
(Naas names first):
Ray Lynch lost to Eric Walsh 1 hole
Gus Fitzpatrick halved with Ross Williams
Mark Holmes beat Stephen Burkley 4 and 3
David Prendergast beat Kevin Byrne 2 and 1
Conor O'Hehir beat Keiran O'Brien 3 and 2
Portumna 3.5 Banbridge 1.5
(Portumna Names First):
Ger Lynch lost to Ross McCandless 2 and 1
Sean Cleary beat Luke Woods 2 and 1
John Cleary beat Rory Madeley 3 and 2
Shane Ryan beat Jonathan Burns 1 hole
Pat Quinlan halved with Jonathan Shannon
Draws for Thursday, September 16th, 2010
Pierce Purcell Shield Semi-Finals
8am
Co Sligo v Curragh
(Co Sligo names first):
Gerry McManus/Joe Keyes v James Murphy/Paul Hogan
Shane Flaherty/Jimmy Treacy v Eddie Trant/Pat Sullivan
Noel McTiernan/Mick Barrett v Brian Daly/Brendan Daly
Pat Forkan/Michael McNamara v Derek Farrell/Derek Kelly
Aidan Doyle/Joe Finnegan v Paul Hensey/Tom Tobin
8:50am
Nenagh v Lisburn
(Nenagh names first):
Matthew O'Gara/Tony Finan v Chris Cork/Colin Hill
Patsy Farrell/Sean O'Donnell v Brian Houston/Paul Smyth
David Hickey/John Hickey v Malcolm Stewart/Barry McQuillan
Bernard Hackett/P J Hogan v Alan Walker/John Kelso
Sean McLoughlin/William Harty v Robert Campbell/Colin Jeffers
Junior Cup Final
11am Naas v Portumna
(Naas names first):
Mark Holmes v Ger Lynch
Dermot Keane v Sean Cleary
Gus Fitzpatrick v John Cleary
Conor O'Hehir v Shane Ryan
David Prendergast v Pat Quinlan
Barton Shield Final
12pm Headfort v Dunmurry
(Headfort names first):
Joe Dillon/Greg Mungovan v Darren Crowe/Patrick McGlone
Rory McNamara/Brian Casey v Stephen Crowe/Glenn McAuley