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East Cork delight travelling support with All-Ireland title

Men's team claim prestigious title for first time to spark wild celebrations

East Cork Golf Club made history by winning the club's first ever men's All-Ireland title at PGA National Slieve Russell. 
The team, led by Danny Meade, beat Coollattin in the final, thanks to the steady hand of Stephen O'Brien, who rolled in a four-footer on the final green to claim the green pennant. 
That four-footer sparked wild celebrations from the large travelling support who had made the trip to Ulster. 
Although the scoreline ended 4-1, it was a very closely fought contest that could have gone either way.  
The opening match was a commanding win for the Cork team, as Eric Cunningham and Daniel Coffey ran-out 6&5 winners over Michael Lennon and Padraig Doyle to give their team a 1-0 lead. 
In the match behind them, their teammates led by four holes, before the Coollattin pair of Tony Egan and Dermot Nolan began to pull it back. However, the Cork pairing managed to keep a grip on the match, winning on the last hole.  
The third match saw East Cork take a dramatic lead on the first hole after Shane Connor holed-out for an eagle from the trees. Despite an up-and-down match, things were all sqaure playing the last. 
In the end, it all came down to O'Brien and Harrigan in the second match on the course, who knew a win, and the crucial third point, would seal the title. When they sealed the victory on the final green, celebrations began. 
Afterwards, Danny Meade paid tribute to his opponents: "They gave a fantastic account of themselves and fought to the bitter end. We can take nothing away from them, they were brilliant.
"We've never had a green pennant. We were in an All-Ireland Final, what, 29-years-ago, and came up short and for a while I thought we were coming up short again, but the lads have been brilliant and they never let us down. We've behaved ourselves all week, but we'll not be behaving ourselves tonight. We're going back to Cork and we're going mad. Midleton won't know what hit it."

Men's team claim prestigious title for first time to spark wild celebrations

East Cork Golf Club made history by winning the club's first ever men's All-Ireland title at PGA National Slieve Russell.

The team, led by Danny Meade, beat Coollattin in the final, thanks to the steady hand of Stephen O'Brien, who rolled in a four-footer on the final green to claim the green pennant.

That four-footer sparked wild celebrations from the large travelling support who had made the trip to Ulster.

Although the scoreline ended 4-1, it was a very closely fought contest that could have gone either way.

The opening match was a commanding win for the Cork team, as Eric Cunningham and Daniel Coffey ran-out 6&5 winners over Michael Lennon and Padraig Doyle to give their team a 1-0 lead.

In the match behind them, their teammates led by four holes, before the Coollattin pair of Tony Egan and Dermot Nolan began to pull it back. However, the Cork pairing managed to keep a grip on the match, winning on the last hole.

The third match saw East Cork take a dramatic lead on the first hole after Shane Connor holed-out for an eagle from the trees. Despite an up-and-down match, things were all square playing the last.

In the end, it all came down to O'Brien and Harrigan in the second match on the course, who knew a win, and the crucial third point, would seal the title. When they sealed the victory on the final green, celebrations began.

Afterwards, Danny Meade paid tribute to his opponents: "They gave a fantastic account of themselves and fought to the bitter end. We can take nothing away from them, they were brilliant.

"We've never had a green pennant. We were in an All-Ireland Final, what, 29-years-ago, and came up short and for a while I thought we were coming up short again, but the lads have been brilliant and they never let us down. We've behaved ourselves all week, but we'll not be behaving ourselves tonight. We're going back to Cork and we're going mad. Midleton won't know what hit it."

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