*Donnacha Halpin. Photograph: Joe Buckley
SHANNON’s Donnacha Halpin has won the 2022 Munster Under-13 Boy’s Close.
Halpin a member of Shannon Golf Club won the eighteen hole event at Adare Manor, scoring 31 points.
It was a dominant win for Donnacha as he picked up points on 17 of the 18 holes, finishing with a fantastic score of five over gross. Goldcoast’s Rory McKeown and Tramore’s Ronan Dawson finished in a tie for second place on 22 points.
Fresh from his success, Donnacha has been selected to represent Munster at the U14 Interprovincial Championship at the Hilton Templepatrick in Belfast this coming Monday and Tuesday.
“This win in itself is an incredible achievement, and his selection to represent Munster is a fantastic validation of all the hard work and thousands of hours of practice he has put in. We are all so proud of Donnacha and the work he and his family have put in to get this far,” Shannon Golf Club captain Derek Sweeney stated this week.
