JOHN GREENE WINS THE SOUTH OF IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIP.

24 year old Carlow golfer John Greene won The South Of Ireland Championship at Lahinch in convincing fashion.He saw off the favourite,Pat Murray from Limerick by a 5/4 magin in the semi-final and in the final beat 20 year old International Kelan McDonagh(Athlone/NUIM)on the 17th green to claim his first Major win.

McDonagh was strongly fancied to win the final having held his nerve to see off Cian Daly from Castletroy in the other semi-final with a birdie four at the 20th hole,but Greene never let him into the game with a fantastic display of putting.

FIRST ROUND.

John Waldron (Muskerry) bt Paul Bulfin (Carlow) 6/5, Jason Tobin (Carrick-On-Suir) bt Ronan Purcell (Abbeyleix) 2/1, David O’Donovan (Muskerry) bt Brian Kennedy (South County) 2/1, Niall Goulding (Portmarnock) bt Barry Daly (Edmondstown) 1H, Mark Sheridan (Old Conna) bt Daniel Hallissey (Muskerry) 3/2, Declan McInerney (Lahinch) bt Colum Kenny (UCD/Curragh) 1H, Tyler Morris (The Farms GC, USA) bt Robert Loftus (Ennis) 3/1, Daniel Kovari (Old Lake Hungary) bt Michael Brett (Portmarnock) 3/2, Geoff Lenehan (Portmarnock) bt Declan King (Tramore) 1H, Eoghan Murphy (Cork) bt Patrick Collier (Lahinch) 4/3, Kieran Canty (Douglas bt David Reilly (Westmanstown) 3/2, Tristan O’Rourke (Nenagh) bt John Kavanagh (Castletroy) 3/2, Ian O’Rourke (Cork) bt Hannes Boch (Ballybunion) 4/3, Graham Nugent (Kilkenny) bt Don Coughlan (Douglas) 4/3, IvanGenockey (The Island) bt Barry Fennelly (The Royal Dublin) 1H, Ronan Burke (Castle) bt Alan Meskell (Tipperary) 1H

Byron Campbell (Malone) bt Edward Stack(Ballybunion) 2/1, Mark Morrissey (Mt Wolseley) bt Daniel Holland (Castle) 5/4, Peter Ryan (Tuam) bt Kevin Nolan (Dun Laoghaire) 6/5, Greg Carew (Edenderry) bt Karl Murray (Charlesland) 20th, Cian Geraghty (Carton House) –v- Shane Smyth (Co Louth) 20th, Conor McGrogan (Newbridge) bt Gary Collins (Rosslare) 1H, Brian Casey (Headfort ) bt William Jones (Youghal) 6/5, Garth Dillon (The Heath) w/o Tom Flanaghan (New Forest), Seve Gonzales (Sun Valley GC USA) bt Michael Paul O’Brien (Charlesland) 1H, Damien Glynn (Galway) bt Tony Cleary (Dromoland) 3/2, Paul O’Hara (Kilkenny) bt Conor O’Rourke (Naas) 4/3, Colum Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire) bt Mark Feane (Lahinch) 2/1, Bryan Ronan (Co Louth) bt Richard Bridges (Stackstown) 2/1, Warren Kelly (Killeen) bt David Hunt (Nenagh) 19th, Marcus Gibson (Terrey Hills G&GC Sydney) bt Shane Walsh (Killeen) 2/1, Colm O’Sullivan (Fota Island) bt Simon Bryan (Delgany) 3/2

Shane Hogan (Nenagh) bt Sean Cannon (Athonry 1H, David Murray (Skerries) bt Fergal O’Sullivan (Tralee) 5/4, Shane McGlynn (South County) bt Gregory Harden (Onondaga G&CC USA) 4/3, Mark Timmins (Mt Wolseley) bt Richard Walsh (Kilkenny) 5/4, Sam Devey (Skerries) bt Noel Pyne (Ennis) 3/2, Martin O’Toole (Lucan) bt Patrick Sheehy (Newcastle West) 19th, Derek Downie (Sutton) bt Richie Cummins (Limerick) 1H, Gary Hurley (West Waterford) bt Jonathan Ward (Westmanstown) 4/3, Donal Hogan (Killeen) bt Liam Doran (Ardee) 4/3, Allan Kiernan (Forrest Little) bt Pio O’Leary (Lucan) 2H, David Keating (Fota Island) bt Evan Long (Thurles) 2/1, Michael McGinley (Grange) bt Paul O’Neill (Shannon) 2/1, Ross McCormack (Naas) bt Quentin Carew (Edenderry) 1H, Kyle Dunne (New Ross) bt Kenneth Irwin (Castlebar) 2H, Emmet Leahy (Cahir Park) bt Kieran Maher (Limerick) 4/3, Liam Harnett (Milltown) bt David O’Driscoll (Ballybunion) 4/3

Thomas Neenan (Lahinch) bt Joe McCarthy (Forrest Little) 1H, Michael Buggy (Castlecomer) bt Eugene Smith (Ardee) 4/3, Joe Dillon (Headfort) bt David Daly (Muskerry) 3/2, Richard Knightly (The Royal Dublin) bt David Fitzgerald (Dromoland) 5/3, J P Hughes (Douglas) bt Ross O’Sullivan (Fota Island) 2/1, Craig Martin (Kilkenny) bt Pat King (Lee Valley) 23rd, Mark Kingston (Bantry Bay) bt Michael Horan (Birr) 2/1, Peter Sheehan (Ballybunion) bt David Kelleher (Portmarnock) 3/2, Eoin O’Connor (Ballybunion) bt Simon Keelan (Douglas) 5/3, Gary McGrane (The Royal Dublin) bt David Conway (Portmarnock) 1H, John Reynolds (Dungarvan) bt Arthur Pierse Jnr (Tipperary) 5/3, Ryan Symington (Lisburn) bt Eoin O’Brien (Dun Laoghaire) 2/1, Mark Ryan (Grange) bt David Barry (Mahon) 4/3, James Hanby (Castle) bt Jerome Counihan (Dun Laoghaire) 1H, Barry Reddan (Co Louth) bt Derek Byrne (Douglas) 19th , Damien Coyne (Tuam) bt Ross Grehan (Curragh) 4/3.

SECOND ROUND.

John Waldron (Muskerry) bt Michael Durcan (Co Sligo) 19th, Stephen Loftus (Lahinch) bt Jason Tobin (Carrick-On-Suir) 1H, Kelan McDonagh (Athlone/NUIM) bt David O’Donovan (Muskerry) 3/2, Niall Goulding (Portmarnock) bt Joe Lyons (Galway) 7/6, Mark Sheridan (Old Conna) bt Stephen Healy (Claremorris) 4/2, Declan McInerney (Lahinch) bt Brendan Walton (the Island) 2/1, Ross Kenny (Hermitage) bt Tyler Morris (The Farms USA) 3/2, Daniel Kovari (Old Lake Hungary) w/o Rory McNamara (Headfort) Thomas O Flynn (Fota Island) bt Geoff Lernehan (Portmarnock) 19th ,Stephen Moloney (Castletroy) bt Eoghan Murphy (Cork) 1H, Gerard Dunne (Seapoint) bt Kieran Canty (Douglas) 3/2, Reeve Whitson (Mourne) bt Tristan O’Rourke (Nenagh) 5/4, Ian O’Rourke (Cork) bt Sean Barry (Lee Valley) 5/3, Graham Nugent (Kilkenny) bt Chris Carvill (Belvoir Park) 2/1, Ivan Genockey (The Island) bt Michael O’Kelly (Limerick) 4/2, Dara Lernihan (Castle) bt Ronan Burke (Castle) 4/3

Simon Ward (Co Louth) bt Byron Campbell (Malone) 7/5, Mark Morrissey (Mt Wolseley) bt Abhishek Ruia (Dunham Forrest G&CC UK) 7/6, Jon Foran (Thurles) bt Peter Ryan (Tuam) 5/4, James Monaghan (The Island) bt Greg Carew (Edenderry) 7/6, Kieran Kennedy (Thurles) bt Cian Geraghty (Carton House) 5/4, Conor McGrogan (Newbridge) bt Alan Harrington (Cork) 2/1, Brian Casey (Headfort) bt Andrew Kelly (Charleville) 1H, Gareth Dillon (The Heath) bt Eoin Arthurs (Forrest Little) 2H, Darren Crowe (Dunmurry) bt Seve Gonzales (Sun Valley USA) 3/2, Kevin Stack (Dungharvan) bt Damien Glynn (Galway) 3/2, Paul O’Hara (Kilkenny) bt Gerard Kelly (UCD/Co Louth) 1H, Des Morgan (Mullingar) bt Colum Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire) 8/7, Jeff Hopkins (Skerries) bt Bryan Ronan (Co Louth) 5/3, Cian Daly (Castletroy) bt Warren Kelly (Killeen) 5/3, Gavin Smyth (Clonmel) bt Marcus Gibson (Terrey Hills Syndey) 6/5, Sean Ryan (Royal Dublin) bt Colm O’Sullivan (Fota Island) 2/1

Robert Cannon (Laytown & Bettystown) bt Shane Hogan (Nenagh) 1H, David Finn (Mallow) bt David Murray (Skerries) 1H, Shane McGlynn (South County) bt Kieran Cunnane (Woodstock) 6/5, Gareth Bohill (Co Louth) bt Mark Timmins (Mt Wolseley) 20th, Sam Devey (Skerries) bt Ciaran Boggan (Co Meath) 4/3, Garth McGee (Malone) bt Martin O’Toole (Lucan) 3/1, Derek Downie (Sutton) bt Shaun O’Connor (Skerries) 20th, Gary Hurley (West Waterford) bt Niall Gorey (Lee Valley) 2/1, Gary McDermott (Co Sligo) bt Shane Hogan 9Killeen) 3/2, Ian Brennan (Greenore) bt Allan Kiernan (Forrest Little) 7/5, John Greene (Carlow) bt David Keating (Fota Island) 1H, Michael McGinley (Grange) bt Seamus Power (West Waterford) 2/1 , Ross McCormack (Naas) bt Alan Glynn (Porters Park UK), Kyle Dunne (New Ross) bt Aaron Kearney (Castlerock) 21st, Emmet Leahy (Cahir Park) bt Eddie Power (Kilkenny) 1H, Liam Harnett (Milltown) bt James Fox (Portmarnock) 1H

Thomas Neenan(Lahinch) bt David Kernohan(Galgorm Castle) 1H,Michael Buggy (Castlecomer) bt Martin Poucher(Limerick)20th,Joe Dillon(Headfort) bt Enda Maguire(Seapoint) 2/1, Tim O’Mahony (Mallow) bt Richard Knightley (The Royal Dublin) 1H,Robert McCarthy (The Island) bt J.P.Hughes (Douglas) 4/3, Craig Martin (Kilkenny) bt Colin Fairweather (Knock) 1H, Eamonn Haugh (Castletroy) bt Mark Kingston (Bantry) 5/4, Richard O’Donovan (Lucan) bt Peter Sheehan (Ballybunion) 2/1, Gary O’Flaherty (Cork) bt Eoin O’Connor (Ballybunion) 5/4, Gary McGrane (The Royal Dublin) bt Kenny McGarry (Bandon) 7/5,Mark Shanahan (West Waterford) bt John Reynolds (Dungarvan) 2/1, David Ruddy (Thurles) bt Ryan Symington (Lisburn) 3/2,Brian Keenan (The Heath) bt Mark Ryan (Grange) 1H, James Hanby (Castle) bt Darragh F Coghlan (The Royal Dublin) 1H,Conor Glynn(Carton House) bt Barry Reddan(Co.Louth) 4/3,Pat Murray (Limerick)bt Damien Coyne (Tuam) 5/4

THIRD ROUND.

S Loftus bt J Waldron 3/2,K McDonagh bt N Goulding 1H,M Sheridan bt D McInerney 2/1, D Kovari bt R Kenny 3/2,S Moloney bt T O’Flynn 1H, R Whitson bt G Dunne 3/2, G Nugent bt I O’Rourke 19th.,D Lernihan bt I Genockey 4/3, S Ward bt M Morrissey 1H, J Monaghan bt J Foran 19th.,K Kennedy bt C McGrogan 1H, B Casey bt G Dillon 2/1, D Crowe bt K Stack 2/1, P O’Hara bt D Morgan 2/1, C Daly bt J Hopkins 3/2 ,G Smyth bt S Ryan 3/2, R Cannon bt D Finn 3/2, S McGlynn bt G Bohill 19th., S Devey bt G McGee 2/1, D Downie bt G Hurley 1H, I Brennan bt G McDermott 20th.,J Greene bt M McGinley 19th.,R McCormack bt K Dunne 1H, L Harnett bt E Leahy 20th., T Neenan bt M Buggy 2/1, T O’Mahony bt J Dillon 19th., C Martin bt R McCarthy 2/1, R O’Donovan bt E Haugh 1H, G McGrane bt G O’Flaherty 2/1, M Shanahan bt D Ruddy 20th.B Keenan bt J Hanby 1H, P Murray bt C Glynn 4/3.

FOURTH ROUND.

K McDonagh bt S Loftus 2/1, M Sheridan bt D Kovari 21st., R Whitson bt S Moloney 4/3, D Lernihan bt G Nugent 7/6, J Monaghan bt S Ward 2Holes, B Casey bt K Kennedy 19th., P O’Hara bt D Crowe 1H, C Daly bt G Smyth 1H, S McGlynn bt R Cannon 3/2, S Devey bt D Downie 3/2, J Greene bt I Brennan 1H, L Harnett bt R McCormack 7/6, T Neenan bt T O’Mahony 3/2, R O’Donovan bt C Martin 3/2, M Shanahan bt G McGrane 1H, P Murray bt B Keenan 1H.

FIFTH ROUND.
K McDonagh bt M Sheridan 4/3, D Lernihan bt R Whitson 3/2, B Casey bt J Monaghan 19th. C Daly bt P O’Hara 4/3, S Devey bt S McGlynn 2/1, J Greene bt L Harnett 2/1, T Neenan bt R O’Donovan 1H, P Murray bt M Shanahan 2H.

QUARTER FINALS.
K McDonagh bt D Lernihan 2H, C Daly bt B Casey 1H, J Greene bt S Devey 1H, P Murray bt T Neenan 6/4,

SEMI-FINAL.
Kelan McDonagh bt Cian Daly 20th., John Greene bt Pat Murray 5/4.

FINAL.

John Greene(Carlow) bt Kelan McDonagh(Athlone/NUIM)2/1