Congratulations to Gerry Browner’s Powerscourt Cup team who played Bray this afternoon.
It’s never easy to play away from home anywhere and Bray is definitely no exception. You typically have to win your home matches and hope to sneak one away, however that wasn’t how the matches unfolded today.
At home our second pair out, Michael Whelan & Michael Gaughran struggled at the start and were three down after three. They rallied to be just one down after the eleventh but Bray took the advantage in the closing stages and the two Michaels lost the match 4&3.
Our first pair away from home, Maurice Bracken & Simon G. Keane had a nip and tuck match all the way to the eighteenth where they were unlucky to be pipped at the post.
Our second pair away in Bray of Joe Aherne & Michael O’Neill started slowly, all square through seven holes but build up a head of steam from there and won a second vital away point 3&2.
2 to 1 in Bray’s favour at this stage….
Our last match out in Bray saw Heber O’Farrell & Conor Aherne tee it up. They had a similar tight match as Maurice & Simon had however on this occasion the match point went Greystones’ way on the eighteenth.
All to play for then in the last match. A new pairing in this competition, Michael McNaughton & Mark McAleer came up trumps with an excellent home win on the 15th to win 3& 2 and seal the tie for Greystones.
Well done to Gerry and John Browner and their team.
