Ten holes deficit no problem for the Sam Rutherford team

The Banbridge Sam Rutherford Cup team, captained by Shane McCrory, were 10 holes down going into the home leg of their second round match against Omagh.
By The Newsroom
Published 4th Jul 2014, 16:59 BST

It doesn’t sound good but, in the greensomes format, a few holes can easily be retrieved.

Gareth Matthews and Neil Clydesdale were in sublime form and won by 4 holes up.

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Adam McGregor and Malcolm Russell made few mistakes and they won 5 up.

Mark McCoy and Peter Hillen combined perfectly and won 4 up.

The pendulum had swung in favour of Banbridge who were now 3 holes up overall.

Matthew Mallon and Roy Sipson were 5 up after 15 holes when they were called in.

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This was a very impressive win for Banbridge and it is going to take a really good team to beat them. They have the cup in their sights.

Sweep Results

Sunday June 22: A lot of players were exhausted after Captain’s Day but not Philip Strong. He played very steady for 9 holes to win the Sunday Sweep for the second time this season. 1st-Philip Strong (21) Nett 31.5. 2nd- Dominic McArdle (21) Nett 32.5. 3rd- John Poots (15) Nett 32.5.

Monday June 23: Prior to this win, Albert Morrison had two section wins and a runners-up spot. Now he has got the full package. 1st- Albert Morrison (20) 31 points. 2nd- Gary Hazley (12) 31 points. 3rd- Nigel Bryson (8) 29 points.

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