Wally leads Munster to victory in Algarve
FORMER Ireland star David Wallace led Munster to a victory over Malcolm O’Kelly’s Leinster in the Algarve Golf Challenge at the five-star Pestana Vila Sol Golf & Spa Resort last week.
Hosted annually by Limerick-based company GolfVoyager.com, 32 Munster golfers took on 32 from Leinster and the result was a successful title defence for Wallace’s team by a resounding 23-9 scoreline.
The fourball event, which runs in conjunction with the main event, was a much closer affair and came down to a sudden-death playoff for the second year in a row.
Last year’s winners Adrian Kearney and Paul Coote from Woodstock Golf Club in Ennis, came from nine points behind on day one to set the clubhouse target with 78 points.
This was matched by Mark Ponsonby and Chris Nee who followed their fantastic 46 points on day one with 32 points on day two
With light fading quickly both pairs headed to the 100m marker on the 18th fairway for a sudden death playoff.
With a large gallery looking on, the experienced Kearney and Coote won with a par to claim the title for the second year running.
The 2019 Algarve Golf Challenge will be played at Pestana Vila Sol in Vilamoura from January 25-29. Golfers interested in teeing it up should visit www.golfvoyager.com or call 061-514600 for details.