Finch takes a dip in the Maigue to win the Irish Open

Richard Finch from England defied all the odds to win the Irish open Golf Championship today,even had time to take a dip in the River Maigue before he chipped on to the 18th green to achieve victory.Finch was holding a three shot lead when his second shot left him on the bank of the Maigue ,he managed to chip on to the green but ended up in the Maigue to the amusement of the vast crowd who were in raptures of laughter as it was replayed on the large video screen.A great performance from the 40 year old Yorkshire Man .

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 Leaderboard
-10 Richard Finch England
-8 F Aguilar (Chl)
-7 L Westwood
-7 G Murphy
-7 R Karlsson (Swe)
-7 M Lafeber (Ned

278 Richard Finch 71 72 65 70

280 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 71 72 67 70

281 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 71 70 69 71, Gary Murphy IRELAND74 70 68 69, Maarten Lafeber (Ned) 71 71 72 67, Lee Westwood 75 70 64 72

282 Rory McIlroy IRELAND 70 72 70 70

283 Bradley Dredge 68 73 66 76, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 72 68 71

284 Anthony Wall 72 70 70 72, James Kingston (Rsa) 75 68 69 72, Martin Kaymer (Ger) 77 68 70 69

285 Alvaro Velasco (Spa) 69 72 72 72, David Frost (Rsa) 74 70 66 75, Johan Edfors (Swe) 68 73 73 71

286 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 77 66 68 75, Lee S James 69 73 70 74, Jarmo Sandelin (Swe) 76 66 71 73, Darren Clarke 72 69 72 73, Paul McGinley 73 69 73 71, Pablo Larrazabal (Spa) 70 70 73 73

287 Peter Lawrie 71 75 72 69, Oliver Fisher 72 75 69 71

288 Ross Fisher 74 68 69 77, Stephen Gallacher 73 71 68 76, Steven O’Hara 74 68 72 74, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 77 69 71 71, Gregory Havret (Fra) 77 70 65 76, Peter O’Malley (Aus) 70 73 71 74, Paul Broadhurst 73 74 68 73

289 Michael Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) 68 70 75 76, Martin Erlandsson (Swe) 73 73 70 73, Stuart Manley 71 72 76 70, Padraig Harrington 72 71 70 76

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Croom 2- 15 Knockainey 1-11 Limerick County Hurling Championship 1st Round.

Croom 2- 15 Knockainey 1-11

Limerick County Hurling Championship 1^st Round.

 

Croom recorded an emphatic win over Knockainey in Bruff today 1^st Round of the Limerick County Hurling Championship.Croom went into to this match very under strength due to injuries to Limerick County players Stephen Lucey and Hugh Flavin.

Croom led at half time by 1-8 to 1-6 ,in the second half Croom up the anti .Stevie Cahill scored seven points from play  ,John Barry contributing the same sizable amount .For Knockainey  Patrick Kirby gave a star performance.

Adare Manor Irish Open Golf Championship 2008

Adare Manor

The Adare Manor in the photo above from yesterday’s Irish Open Golf Championship showcasing itself to the world from its wooded setting in the farmlands of the Golden Vale by the river Maigue, Adare It self is a model village dating back from the time of the Norman Conquest. Thatched cottages line its streets, with many beautiful stone buildings and picturesque ruins. The River Maigue flows under a stone bridge and medieval monasteries on its banks. Trout Fishing is prominent on the Maigue. It has been home to the Earls of Dunraven (the Quinn Family) for over three centuries. Lady Caroline Wyndham, wife of the second earl of Dunraven, began building Adare Manor in 1832. In 1987 the Manor was bought for 2Million by Tom Kane (previously of Stock brokers Salomon Brothers and later set up his own brokerage called Printon Kane & Co) a New Yorker from the U.S.A, it has 850 acres. Dermot Desmond (Glasgow Celtic investor) and several other business people are also investors with him as limited partners. The Manor’s golf course opened in 1995, up to 20,000 rounds of golf are played annually and this figure will only increase after this weekend Irish Open Concludes. Tom Kane is a strong supporter for the Independence of Shannon Airport from Dublin and Cork “Obviously the more traffic we can bring into Shannon the better off we are.” The Airport needs its own Board made up with influential business people and political movers and shakers to oversee the operation of the airport, to make deals for the benefit of Shannon and the West of Ireland .The Adare Manor with 63 bedrooms has a turnover of 10million annually, employs 200 and is of huge benefit to the Maigueside Region with its presence.

Leader Board:

Player To Par Holes R1 R2 R3 R4 B Dredge -9 - 68 73 66 - R Finch -8 - 71 72 65 - L Westwood -7 - 75 70 64 - F Aguilar -6 - 71 72 67 - D Frost -6 - 74 70 66 - R Karlsson -6 - 71 70 69 - G Murphy -5 2 74 70 68 -1 R Fisher -5 1 74 68 69 par M Ilonen -5 1 77 66 68 par P Larrazabal -4 6 70 70 73 -1 Selected Others To Par Holes R1 R2 R3 R4 P McGinley -2 9 73 69 73 -1 D Clarke +1 6 72 69 72 +4 C Montgomerie +5 13 75 69 73 +4

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