Irish Boys Championships Powers Up

Castletroy's 18th

This... this is how you finish a tournament in style:

Kilkenny’s Mark Power holed out for eagle to claim a stunning victory at the end of a three-hole playoff with England's Jack Cope as he retained his Irish Boys title at Castletroy.

Becoming the first player since Paul Dunne to win back-to-back Irish Boys Championships, Power wrote his name into the history books

and left Limerick with the memory of a lifetime.

The circumstances were extraordinary. After closing with a final round 70, Power had moved level with England's Jack Cope at the top of the leaderboard on five under, meaning that a three-hole playoff was required to decide the destination of the trophy.

Returning to the 16th, Power struck the first blow with a birdie four. Cope found himself two behind having made bogey but bounced back immediately when he birdied 17. Power bogeyed and surrendered his advantage.

Deadlocked playing the par four 18th, Cope was 15 feet from the pin as Power stood over his approach shot. Power's odds were drifting but then he produced a shot in a million, holing out from 129 yards to seize the title.

That is a lifetime of memories right there. Congratulations to Mark Power on his victory... and commiserations to Jack Cope, who must have been rather delighted with his approach shot to 18, until Power holed his second.

IRISH BOYS AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP

Castletroy GC, 30 June - Results

283 M Power (Kilkenny), 67, 72, 74, 70 (after a 3-hole playoff), J Cope (England), 71, 70, 70, 72

286 D Daniels (England), 72, 68, 71, 75

291 J Brady (Rosslare), 68, 69, 77, 77 (Winner U17 Trophy)

294 A Boland (Mallow), 71, 73, 71, 79

296 R Le Bot (France), 69, 76, 78, 73

297 C Glennon (Glasson), 78, 73, 72, 74; J Hearn (Tramore), 74, 71, 78, 74; A Marshall (Lisburn), 70, 71, 77, 79

298 L Schiergen (Germany), 74, 72, 73, 79

299 S Carroll (Castle Dargan), 78, 69, 75, 77; A Laussot (France), 77, 72, 76, 74; S Doyle (The Island), 74, 76, 76, 73; C Larcelet (France), 74, 70, 75, 80; B Rossiter Gargan (Rosslare), 73, 73, 75, 78

300 A Maguire (Laytown & Bettystown), 79, 71, 76, 74; R Moran  (Castle), 75, 75, 76, 74; J Hanney (The Island), 73, 71, 83, 73

301 E Murphy (Dundalk), 77, 73, 78, 73; O Maguire (Slieve Russell), 74, 74, 75, 78; A Edwards-Hill (England), 70, 76, 75, 80

302 D Gurr (England), 75, 72, 77, 78

303 C Denvir (Elm Park), 75, 68, 78, 82; L O'Neill (Connemara), 74, 75, 77, 77; K Van der Weele (Netherlands), 70, 76, 82, 75

304 J Mackin (Dundalk), 74, 73, 80, 77; R Williams (England), 74, 73, 78, 79; R Black (Hilton Templepatrick), 73, 77, 75, 79

305 T Westenberger (Germany), 79, 72, 80, 74; B Howlin (The Heritage), 78, 76, 75, 76; T Smyth (Castle), 78, 73, 74, 80; J Temple (Portmarnock), 77, 74, 80, 74; C Raymond (Newlands), 74, 78, 78, 75; R Kelly (Tuam), 74, 73, 77, 81

306 A Hill (Athenry), 73, 75, 78, 80

307 J Doherty (Carton House), 76, 78, 73, 80; A Hickey (Ballyhaunis), 76, 77, 76, 78; A Telli (Turkey), 76, 73, 77, 81; D Cunningham (Tandragee), 71, 79, 77, 80

308 R Latimer  (Knock), 76, 76, 74, 82; M Marin (France), 73, 77, 73, 85

309 D Kitt (Athenry), 82, 74, 74, 79; J Madden (Royal Portrush), 79, 73, 79, 78; B McGuinness (Claremorris), 75, 78, 78, 78; J Keane (Lahinch), 75, 75, 81, 78; N Hearns (Mountrath), 75, 72, 84, 78

310 J Tuohy (Galway Bay), 75, 75, 75, 85

311 E Sullivan (Carton House), 80, 74, 76, 81; J Shellard (Lisburn), 78, 76, 77, 80; J Black (Hilton Templepatrick), 76, 75, 79, 81; D Kelly (Cill Dara), 75, 81, 74, 81; M Hanley (Limerick), 73, 78, 77, 83; R Fitzgerald (Limerick), 73, 78, 76, 84

315 J Hrinda (Slovakia), 74, 75, 81, 85

316 K McGinley (Sunningdale), 76, 76, 78, 86

RTD Z Glynn (Bray), 77, 73, 78