SARAH CUNNINGHAM WINS HERMITAGE SCRATCH CUP

Second-round 71 pulls her through

to win by three strokes

Sarah Cunningham (Ennis/NUIM) won the 38th Hermitage Women's Scratch Cup, kindly sponsored by Heatons & Sportsworld, on a sunny but blustery day at Hermitage Golf Club last Sunday.
With valuable Order of Merit points at stake, a host of international players were in the field of 78. After the morning round, Cunningham (picture with trophy by courtesy of the ILGU) trailed the clubhouse leaders, Catherine Tucker (Limerick) and Ciara Butler (Newlands/NUIM), by two shots, following an opening 79. However, the best round of the day, a two-under-par 71 in the afternoon saw Cunningham claim victory by a margin of three strokes from Irish international and fellow NUIM student Aedin Murphy (Carlow/NUIM), while Catherine Tucker and Ciara Butler had to settle for a share of third place along with Mary Dowling (New Ross).
FINAL TOTALS
Par 146 (2 x 73). CSS 77 76.
150 Sarah Cunningham (Ennis) 79 71.
153 Aedin Murphy (Carlow) 78 75.
155 Mary Dowling (New Ross) 81 74, Ciara Butler (Newlands) 77 78,Catherine Tucker (Limerick) 77 78.
157 Sue Phillips (Woodbrook) 80 77, Louise Mernagh (Woodenbridge) 78 79.
158 Suzy Sheehan (Island) 78 80.
160 Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth) 80 80, Pat Doran (Donabate) 79 81.
161 Emma O'Driscoll (Ballybunion) 80 81, Gillian O'Leary (Cork) 78 83, Patrice Delaney (Birr) 79 82.
163 Nicky King (Enniscorthy) 80 83.
164 Susanne Corcoran (Portumna) 83 81.
166 Sarah Louise Winter (Carnalea) 82 84.
167 Carla Reynolds (Seapoint) 87 80, Gertie McMullen (The Island) 83 84.
168 Angie Dwyer (The Island) 83 85, Jennifer Gannon (Co Louth) 82 86 Nicola Coffey (Woodbrook) 86 82. Tara Gribben (Warrenpoint) 88 80.
169 Karen O'Neill (Douglas) 86 83, Mary Madden (Ballinasloe) 84 85, Sheena McElroy (Grange) 86 83.
170 Agnes Doherty (Ballyliffin) 83 87, Aoife Lowry (Tipperary) 89 81, Catherine Reilly (The Heath) 84 86, Eileen Lowe (The Island) 84 86, Lauren Murray (Delgany) 87 83, Oonagh Purfield (Co Louth) 84 86.
171 Aisling O'Leary (Wexford) 82 89, Fiona Healy (Headfort) 88 83.
172 Caroline Murphy (Grange) 85 87, Ita Donnelly (Dundalk) 87 85, Marilyn Henderson (Overseas) 84 88.
173 Jo Anne Black (Knock) 87 86, Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire) 95 78, Olivia Conroy (Co. Longford) 86 87, Sarah Murray (Co Louth) 84 89.
174 Lily Owens (Malahide) 90 84.
175 Doireen Carney (Galway) 80 95.
176 Ariana Coyle-Diez (Elm Park) 90 86, Jennifer King (Enniscorthy) 90 86, Maria Dunne (Skerries) 83 93.
177 Anna Courtney (St. Anne's) 87 90, Sandra Atkinson (Woodbrook) 90 87, Susan Mullaney (Co Louth) 88 89.
178 Amy Farrell (Moate) 92 86, Rhona Brennan (Bandon) 90 88.
180 Emma Murphy (Wexford) 90 90, Laura Dempsey (Enniscorthy) 93 87 Marie-Therese Eustace (Hermitage) 91 89, Rosemary Hayes (Hermitage) 91 89.
181 Catriona Hogan (Enniscorthy) 91 90 Pauline Walsh (Headfort) 83 98.
182 Aisling Brennan (Hermitage) 94 88 Barbara Harte (Hermitage) 89 93.
183 Clodagh Hopkins (Woodbrook) 91 92 Mairead MacNamara (Woodbrook) 90 93 Rosemary Howell (Co. Louth) 92 91.
184 Connie Doyle (Enniscorthy) 90 94 Jackie Quinn (Co. Louth) 89 95 Liz Greene (Hermitage) 92 92 Noreen Granard (Portarlington) 91 93.
185 Honoria Fogarty (Castlecomer) 91 94.
186 Ogie O'Sullivan (Dooks) 93 93.
187 Carmel Cahill (Hermitage) 97 90.
190 Cora Mernagh (Enniscorthy) 94 96191 Margaret Mooney (Enniscorthy) 97 94 Miriam Gartland (The Island) 96 95 Sandra McCaffrey (Lucan) 99 92.
196 Monica Tracey (Grange) 99 97, Vicki Power (Corrstown) 97 99.
200 Catherine O'Brien (Dook ) 98 102
NR Karen Delaney (Carlow) 90 NR
Additional Prizes:
1st 18 Gross:
78 Gillian O'Leary (Cork)
2nd 18 Gross:
78 Niamh Giblin (Dun Laoghaire)
Best Nett 36 Holes:
152 Nicola Coffey (8) (Woodbrook) 78 74
152 Pat Doran (4) (Donabate) 75 77
1st 18 Nett:
75 Nicky King (5) (Enniscorthy)
2nd 18 Nett: 75 Lauren Murray (8) (Delgany)
Seniors Prize (over 50s):
Best Nett 36 holes:
154 Eileen Lowe (8) (The Island) 76 78
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