Leinster Golf

The Senior  golfers opened this school years golf season with a visit to Old Conna G.C. for the Leinster Schools  Senior Matchplay qualifier.                                                       

Having qualified for the last eight matchplay last year in Carlow, our team (John Brady( 0), Jack McGarry( 4),Alex Brady(6),Lee Whelan(6) and Seán Hopkins(7))travelled with great hope of a repeat performance this year.

At this stage of the competition the format is each school playing 3 competitors off scratch in    stroke -play  with all 3 cards to count.

Our lads started poorly, all three bogeying the first hole. John Brady went on to bogey the fourth but two birdies at eight and nine had him level at the turn. A birdie,a bogey and two doubles saw him sign for a 4 over 76.

Jack had a poor front nine turning 6 over  but steadied the ship in the back nine to finish 8 over  80.

Alex played very steadily and turned 2 over  and held it together on the back despite doubling the short 14th to finish with a commendable 7 over 79.

 This gave our lads a total of235 which they felt was not good enough.

However when the scores were added up we were second to Gorey C.S. and now qualify for Leinster Matchplay quarter finals where our full team of 5 will play.

Well done to the lads for qualifying for the last eight for the second year running out of the ninety competing schools.