Rossmore Cup
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Match Reports
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Competition:
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Rossmore Cup
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Opponents:
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Mayobridge Golf Club
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Date & Venue:
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17th April 2011, Mayobridge
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Match Result:
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Rockmount 3 – 1 (7 holes) Win
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Team Captain:
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Ed McDonald
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Rockmount Players
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Handicap
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Opponent
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Result
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Andrew Neagle
Frank Wallace
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Shane Fegan
Connor McComville
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Half match
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Colin Childs
Michael Patmore
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Harry Addis
Kieran McCartan
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4 and 3
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Joe Sweeney
Brian Heading
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Francis Magee
Hugh O’Hare
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3 and 2
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Charlie Toland
Danny Montgomery
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Desmond Gallagher
Christopher McGivern
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Half match
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Dry, cloudy start; all matches finished in bright sunshine
Frank and Andrew led the team off and despite some quality golf, found themselves 3 down through 14. They managed to win 15 and 16, with Andrew then sinking a tricky 4 footer on 17 for a par to take the match down 18. Another gutsy par putt on 18 by Andrew secured a fantastic half point when all looked lost. This was a keenly fought contest which was best displayed on the difficult plateau green, par 4 tenth, where a 20 foot birdie putt by Andrew was matched by Mayobridge team captain Shane Fegan. This was a valuable half point.
The second pairing was made up by Colin and Michael. Both players were excellent and were 5 up playing the difficult 13th. Their opponents managed to take the guys down 15, however handshakes came soon after, with the guys recording a fantastic 4 and 3 victory. Both players were ably assisted by their caddies Marty Lawther and Lewis Patmore, who were able to keep both players focused. Colin was a little upset that Marty had cleaned his grooves and rearranged the irons in his golf bag. Marty explained that this was part of his advanced diploma in Feng Shui. This clearly satisfied Colin as he played better and was the strong man in this pairing.
The third pairing was made up by Joe and Brian. They made a great start and were 3 up through 9, however their opponents made great pars on holes 10 and 11 to draw the match back to 1 up. Both Joe and Brian hit tremendous woods to the right of the green on the signature 13th hole at Mayobridge. This hole measures 196 yards with out of bounds left close to the green, water left, water short and with a huge hill to the right hand side. Also it was into a stiff breeze. Brian hit a tremendous chip that looked stone dead all the way. Thankfully he went 1 better and it fell into the hole for a hole-winning 2. This was another tight-fought match but the guys were too good for their opponents and recorded a great 3 and 2 victory.
The final pairing was Charlie and Danny. They were down for most of their match, but managed a sterling recovery and were 1 up playing 17. Danny hit a great 2nd shot to the back of the 17th green. His opponent Dessie Gallagher had just hit a cracking 2nd shot into 10 feet. Danny recorded a rock solid par 4, however Dessie coolly rolled his in for birdie to level the match. The drama was played out on the 18th green, with Charlie nearly holing his 3rd shot for a birdie, but left himself a 3 footer. Dessie holed a 6 footer for par which was matched when Danny sunk a gutsy 4 footer. This match capped a fantastic result by Rockmount, with all 8 team members displaying guts and determination and a superb never-say-die attitude.
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RETURN LEG REPORT
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Matchplay Team Reports
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Competition:
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Rossmore Cup
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Opponents:
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Mayobridge
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Date & Venue:
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Sunday 15th May 2011 at Rockmount
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Match Result:
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Rockmount win 2 ½ to 1 ½, overall victory of 5 ½ to 2 ½
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Team Captain:
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Ed McDonald
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Rockmount Players
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Handicap
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Opponent
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Result
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Sam Milligan
George Moore
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Shane Fegan
Harry Addis
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4 & 2 Rockmount win
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Stevie Walker
Colin Marshall
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Dessie Gallagher
Kieran McCartan
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4 & 2 Mayobridge Win
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Joe Sweeney
Kenny Craig
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Francis Magee
Gerard McCann
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Half match
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Andrew Neagle
Frank Wallace
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Hugh O’Hare
Connor McConville
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2up Rockmount win
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The weather was a 3+ club wind with occasional rain.
The team was led off by Sam and Geordie, who played steady through the front 9 to keep the match all square. The guys started to turn the heat up around Amen corner and I was delighted to hear they were 3 up after 15. On 16, Sam missed the green pin high right. Geordie did what all good partners do, hitting his onto the green to 20ft. Not to be out done Sam, chipped to 4ft and sunk the putt. A par was enough for handshakes and a great 4 & 2 victory.
The second pairing was made up of Rossmore Cup stalwarts Stevie and Colin. They got off to a poor start and were 3 down early in the match. With typical guts and determination, they battled back to 1 down standing on the 13th green. Stevie was in for the 5, with Colin on the fringe in two, Dessie was out of the hole and Kieran had a 15 footer for 5. Sadly Colin 3 putted and Kieran sunk his putt for a half. This was a pivotal moment in this match which dented the Rockmount pairings resolve. They then lost the next three holes, resulting in a 4 & 2 victory for Mayobridge.
The 3rd group were made up of Joe and Kenny and I was disappointed to hear that they were 3 down through 13 and apparently the 4th pairing were 1 down. I had a quick word with Kenny and Joe along the lines of “ every hole counts!”. It was all I could think to say. I raced off to the 15th green awaiting the stragglers. Through a series of Chinese whispers I was under the impression the boys had lost 14 and were about to lose 5 & 3. Thankfully Kenny put me straight explaining he had birdied 14 and recorded a 5 at 15 with a shot and they were now only 1 down. Phew! They lost 16 to a par, before Kenny hit two woods pin high at 17 to win the hole with a par. The guys managed a great win down 18 to chalk up a half match.
Meanwhile Frank and Andrew had been 1 down and 1 up throughout their match. The turning point in this match also came at 13, when Andrew sunk a lenghthy putt for an unlikely half. This gave them the momentum to finish the match off on the 18th, with a 2 up victory.
Special mention goes to Francis Magee, who after losing 17 walked off in a daze before standing on the 11th tee ready to tee off. Also Connor McConville, who after playing great through the most of the match suddenly caught the “ dreaded unmentionables”. This culminated with him striking a beautiful shank towards the 12th green thinking it was the 18th! Sometimes you just hate golf. A great two matches was had with Mayobridge, played in a great spirit. The next round is either Rossmore or Mannan Castle.
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