The sixth Wicklow Primary Schools Cup final was organised and hosted by Delgany Golf Club on Monday, 19th May, featuring 20 Primary School teams from within the Wicklow area.
The initiative to encourage school children up to 12 years of age to play golf was developed and promoted by Haydon Chartered Accountants in partnership with Delgany Golf Club in 2009. Local Wicklow Primary Schools have had weekly coaching and practice sessions which have been initiated by teachers and parents involving circa 500 school children from the ages of 8 to 12 years of age. The finals involved over 80 boys and girls from fourth, fifth and sixth classes.
St. Laurence’s National School, Greystones – Winning Boys School of Delgany Schools Cup
Back row left to right – Eddie Bohane (Captain Delgany Golf Club) and Susan Lennon (Lady Captain, Delgany Golf Club).
Front Row – left to right – Stephen Corry, Paddy Burke, Liam Barry, Rory Reid.
The Captain of Delgany Golf Club, Eddie Bohane and Lady Captain, Susan Lennon stated that the Club was proud to be associated once again with this event and congratulated all the teachers, parents and the young golfers for their tremendous performance during the year and on the day.
The event involved children from Wicklow schools taking part in a team golf competition and was supported by the Professional at Delgany Golf Club, Gavin Kavanagh, who provided the school children with a golf exhibition after the team event.
Delgany Golf Club will also organise and host a “Fun Day” team scramble event on Monday 16th June. This event is for some of the School Children who did not make the School Team on May 19th.
St. Brigid’s National School, Greystones- Winning Girls School of Delgany Schools Cup
Back row left to right – Susan Lennon (Lady Captain, Delgany Golf Club) and Eddie Bohane (Captain Delgany Golf Club).
Front Row left to right – Jessica Mai Maxwell, Aisling Marmion, Abbie Keown and Ella Carlile.
Eamonn Darcy, European Seniors Tour player and four times Ryder Cup player fully supports this annual event having provided a golf exhibition and assisted with the prize giving in previous year’s. Eamonn Darcy is one of four former Ryder Cup players associated with Delgany Golf Club.
Jason Bradshaw (Honorary Treasurer, Delgany Golf Club) said he was very pleased to see the Schools Cup continuing to grow in popularity in the Wicklow area and congratulated all the schoolchildren who competed and announced the 2014 winners as follows:
2014 Boys Winners: St. Laurence’s National School, Greystones
2014 Girls Winners: St. Brigid’s National School, Greystones
2014 Best Individual Boy: Liam Barry, St. Laurence’s National School, Greystones
