Pitch & Putt Ireland2017 National Matchplay Day Three
The final day from Tipperary Hills
2017 National Matchplay Latest
National Matchplay Content Day 3
Final Times: Ladies 12.30pm and Gents 1pm
4.25pm
Pictured above are our 2017 National Matchplay Champions John Ross Crangle (Gents) and Geraldine Ward (Ladies) pictured with PPUI President Mervyn Cooney. We thank our sponsors Horizon Energy Management for their continued support of this event and thank Tipperary Hills for being fantastic hosts this weekend both on and off the course over the Bank Holiday Weekend. We commend the players for playing to such a high standard over the weekend especially today in such difficult conditions. Relive how the whole weekend went by the scoreboard and the blog for each day’s play. There will be plenty of photos and other features from this weekend to follow in due course but for now it’s a goodbye from a very wet Tipperary Town!
3.20pm
Gents Final: All over and the wait and heartache is over for John Ross Crangle as he finally wins a National Singles title after a 3&2 win over Ray Murphy in the Final. More to follow.
3.15pm
Gents Final: Dormy 3 to JR Crangle as he closes in on a maiden National Singles title in the Final over Ray Murphy!
3.05pm
Ladies Final: All over and Ger Ward retains her title and wins an 11th Matchplay in total after a 2&1 success over Chrissie Byrne holding off a late charge from the Ryston player. Well done to Ger on another momentous success.
Gents Final: JR Crangle remains 3up on Ray Murphy with 6 holes to play.
3pm
Ladies Final: Dormy in the game now as Ger wins the 16th hole to go 2up on Chrissie with 2 to play!
Gents Final: Ray wins the 10th hole to cut JR's lead to 3 with eight to play.
2.55pm
Ladies Final: It's still a 1 hole game between Ger Ward and Chrissie Byrne with three holes left!
2.50pm
Gents Final: JR now has a 4up lead over Ray with 9 holes left
Ladies Final: Down to 1up now for Ger as Chrissie wins the 14th!
2.45pm
Ladies Final: The 13th hole is halved between Ger and Chrissie, still 2up to Ger.
Gents Final: JR Crangle still has a 3up lead over Ray Murphy.
2.40pm
Ladies Final: Still 2up to Ger over Chrissie with 6 holes left to play.
2.35pm
Ladies Final: Ger wins the 10th hole to put up her 3up on Chrissie again. Chrissie responds with a win on the 11th to keep it at 2.
2.30pm
Ladies Final: Chrissie wins another hole to keep Ger within her sights, 2up with 9 to play is the Portmarnock player's lead.
2.25pm
Ladies Final: Chrissie wins the 8th hole to bring to back to 3 with 10 holes left.
Gents Final: Great start to the Second 18 for JR Crangle as he wins the first three holes to go 3up on Ray Murphy with 21 played.
2.20pm
Ladies Final: Ger Ward still 4up after 25 holes.
2.10pm
Ladies Final: Ger Ward goes 4up after 23 holes.
2.05pm
Gents Final: JR wins the 16th & 18th holes to draw back A/S with Ray Murphy after the first 18
Ladies Final: Through 22 holes, Ger Ward still leads Chrissie Byrne by 3up
2pm
Ladies Final: Ger Ward maintains her 3up advantage after the first two holes of the Second 18.
1.55pm
Gents Final: Ray Murphy maintains his 2up lead over JR Crangle after 15 holes.
1.40pm
Ladies Final: Ger restores her 3up lead after 18 holes
Gents Final: Ray Murphy moves 2up after 12 holes on JR Crangle
1.35pm
Ladies Final: A win for Chrissie on the 17th brings Ger's lead back to 2up approaching the end of the first 18.
1.30pm
Ladies Final: Ger maintains her 3up lead over Chrissie after 16 holes
Gents Final: Still A/S between Ray Murphy and JR Crangle after 9 Holes.
1.25pm
Ger Ward still 3up on Chrissie after 14 holes.
1.20pm
Ray Murphy has brought our Gents Final against JR Crangle back to A/S after 6 holes.
The 12th hole is halved between both Ger and Chrissie as Ger remains 2up however a win on the 13th puts her back 3up.
1.15pm
Ger Ward wins her third consecutive hole to go 3up after 10 holes. However Chrissie responds with a Hole-in-One on the 11th to bring it back to 2!
1.10pm
Gents Final now underway, good start for JR Crangle as he is 2up after 3 holes.
Ger 2up on Chrissie Byrne now after 9 Holes
1.05pm
Ger Ward goes back in front with a win on the 8th hole.
1pm
Back A/S as Chrissie's wins the 7th hole over Ger. Gents Final getting underway.
12.55pm
Ger Ward now gone into the lead for the first time after winning the 6th hole.
12.50pm
No change after the fifth between Chrissie and Ger.
12.45pm
Still A/S after the fourth.
Ger wins the third hole to go back A/S with Chrissie
12.40pm
Ladies Final underway as Chrissie Byrne wins the first hole and the second is halved between herself and Ger Ward.
12.15pm
Some photos and videos from this mornig's play are now available on our Flickr page from the link above. (National Matchplay Content Day 3)
12.05pm
Ray Murphy with play in his first Gents Matchplay Final since 2013 after a 3&1 victory over John Walsh. He will face off against JR Crangle from 1pm.
12pm
Ray Murphy closing in on making the Final as he leads John Walsh by 2up with 3 to play.
11.45am
Our Second Ladies Finalist is determined as Ger Ward defeats Martha O'Brien 2&1 to set up a first decider with Chrissie Byrne since 2010 which incidentally enough was at another Tipperary course in Larkspur Park!
Our first Gents Finalist is also determined as JR Crangle raches his first Gents Final since that aforementioned Matchplay in Larkspur Park after a 3&2 victory over Bryan Delaney.
11.40am
JR Crangle now 3up with 4 to play on Bryan Delaney!
11.35am
Ger Ward now 2up with 3 to play on Martha O'Brien
11.30am
A/S now between John Walsh and Ray Murphy with 9 holes left to play!
11.25am
Our first Ladies Semi-Finalist is confirmed after a 6&4 victory for Chrissie Byrne over Tara Dillon, her opponent is still undetermined as Ger Ward goes 1up on Martha O'Brien with 6 to play.
JR moves back to 2up on Bryan after winning the 11th hole.
11.20am
Chrissie on verge of victory over Tara now at 5up with 6 to play
Bryan Delaney back to 1down to JR Crangle with 8 holes left
Ray Murphy's lead over John Walsh is now down to 2up with 12 to play.
11.15am
JR maintains his 2up advantage on Bryan Delaney with 9 holes left to play.
11.10am
A birdie for Tara on the 11th brings the match with Chrrisie back to 4 with 7 holes to play.
John Walsh making a bit of a comeback against Ray Murphy, 3down now after 21 holes from a deficit of 5.
11.05am
JR Crangle back 2up on Bryan Delaney after 24 holes, some exceptional scoring with JR -14 and Delaney -12 thus far.
Ger Ward moves back into the lead, 1up on Martha O'Brien with 9 holes left to play as another biridie for Chrissie has her 5up on Tara now over same distance.
11am
A birdie on the 26th moves Chrissie back 4up on Tara with 10 holes left to play.
10.55am
Chrissie remains 3up on Tara after 24 holes.
10.50am
A/S again between Ger Ward and Martha O'Brien after 24 holes.
JR back to 2up on Bryan after 20 holes.
Ray Murphy turns 5up on John Walsh after the first 18.
Tara wins the 22nd and 23rd holes to bring the deficit back to 3down.
10.45am
Chrissie Byrne now moves 5up on Tara Dillon after 21 holes of our second Ladies Semi-Final
10.40am
Ray Murphy remains 4up on John Walsh after 15 holes.
10.35am
Martha O'Brien back in front, 1up on Ger Ward after 21 holes.
Another win for Delaney on the 18th brings JR's lead down to 1up after First Round.
10.30am
Bryan Delaney wins the 17th to move back to 2down on JR.
10.25am
JR now 3up on Bryan Delaney after 16 Holes as Ray Murphy moves 4up on John Walsh after 12 Holes.
10.20am
A/S through 18 holes between Ger Ward and Martha O'Brien as Chrissie Byrne's lead over Tara Dillon is 3up over same distance.
Ray Murphy still 1up on John Walsh after 9 holes.
10.15am
Chrissie 2up on Tara again after 17 holes.
JR now 3up on Bryan Delaney after 12 holes.
10.10am
Chrrisie back 1up on Tara after 15 as Ray Murphy is 1up on John Walsh after 6 holes after both players were level through 3 holes.
10.05am
Both Ladies matches are now A/S. Ger and Martha are gone through 15 holes while Tara has just birdied the 14th to go level with Chrissie.
10am
Chrissie had a 2up lead over Tara after 12 holes but Tara is just after getting a Hole-in-One on Tara Dillon to pull 1 back!
JR goes 2up on Bryan Delaney after 9 holes.
9.55am
A/S between Martha & Ger in the first Ladies Semi-Final
Level now between JR and Bryan after 5 holes in our first Gents Semi-Final
9.50am
Chrissie stays 2up on Tara Dillon through 9 holes
JR pulls one back on Bryan to go 1down after 4 holes
9.45am
John Walsh and Ray Murphy have just teed-off in our second Gents Semi-Final.
Bryan 2up on JR through 3 holes.
9.40am
Martha still holding a 1up lead on Ger through 9 holes
Chrissie goes 2up on Tara after 7 holes.
Bryan Delaney takes an early 1up lead on John Ross Crangle in our first Gents Semi-Final.
9.35am
Chrissie goes ahead of Tara now after 5 holes 1up.
9.30am
Still level between Chrissie and Tara through 4 holes.
Gents Semi-Finals just getting underway.
9.25am
Martha now 1up on Ger after 6 Holes
Level between Chrrise Byrne and Tara Dillon through 2 holes.
9.15am
Martha responds by winning the second to level the match. Chrissie and Tara just about to tee-off.
9.05am
Ger wins the first hole against Martha to go 1up
9am
Ger Ward and Martha O'Brien just about to tee-off.
8.55am
Nearly set to go on the Final Day in Tipperary Hills
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