stephen takes irish youth singles title
It was a great win for the Hilden player, who won his way through the Private Greens Championships and had a one-sided 21-6 win over A. Clyde, Dunluce in the Irish semi-finals.
It was that bit more difficult against M. Albert, Balmoral, in the final but Kirkwood had still something to spare in a 21-14 win, though he did slip up over the closing stages before clinching the win.
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Hide AdBut spare a thought for the Neil Mulholland rink of John and Gareth McCloughlin and Ivan Craig, who battled their way to the Irish finals and scored a one shot semi-final win over a Dunbarton rink.
Mulholland started badly and was 11-3 down but came back to 16-18 and at the last end they missed out on the count for a second shot which would have earned them a tie end.
It was disappointment in the final when the Lisnagarvey four lost by a shot to a rink from St James’ Gate, but it was a fine performance to get so far.
DETAILS
Youth singles: semi-finals: S. Kirkwood Hilden 21, A. Clyde Dunluce 6; S. Wolfe ICICYMA 10, M. Albert Balmoral 21. Final: Kirkwood 21, Albert 14.
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Hide AdFours: semi-finals: G. Pierpoint, A. Hoey, S. Leonard, R. Leonard St James’ Gate 25, T. Moore, M. White, M. Ryan, C. Mahon Letterkenny 13; J. McCloughlin, G. McCloughlin, I. Craig, N. Mulholland Lisnagarvey 21, S. Trainor, C. Trainor, M. Trainor, M. Merritt Dunbarton 20. Final: Leonard 18, Mulholland 17.