From: Upper Lewis Road, Killarney, The most wonderful county of all, Kerry.
History:
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Squad:
Captain: Ger O’Connor (Handicap): -3:
An expert green keeper, not such a bad captain either. Return to Intermediate Grade has seen him try and recapture form of when he turned Juvenile back in the 1990’s. (Vice-Chairman of the club in his spare time)
Aidan O’Keeffe (Vice-Captain): (Handicap): -12
Driving his sons to Pitch & Putt events near and far finally saw him catch the bug about five years ago. He has benefitted from a few recent trips to the Dutch Open. An astute voice at committee meetings!
Gearoid Cronin: (Handicap): -3
Another player definitely reborn by the return to the Intermediate Ranks with the switch from 2 to 3. Hero of the close win over Tralee in the first match, a Kerry County Board Scratch Cup win back in 1999 remains his biggest achievement to date.
Conor McCarthy: (Handicap): -9
Will be a busy 24 hours for him as he will be playing in the National Schools competition with Killarney Community College the day before. Will be hoping to sign off in style in his final competition as a ‘Junior’.
St John Kelliher: (Handicap): -6
Quiet year for the very meticulous player since being a member of Kerry’s National U-16 Inter-County success last year. Will leave nothing to chance, even if it’s only a foot away from the hole!
Kieran O’Keeffe: (Handicap): -7
A very anonymous presence this year in the club. He will finally hope to win a big one after finishing twice as runner-up in the Munster Juvenile Matchplay along with the National Boys Strokeplay in his younger days.
James Fleming: (Handicap): -11
When he’s not training teams to Kerry Minor Football Championship successes, he’s trying hard to replicate his very famous brother. A County Junior Matchplay last year and Derry McCarthy’s recent Captain Prize in the club are his big achievements so far.
Paddy Murphy: (Handicap): -11
A steady riser in the club ranks over the last three years. The Westmeath native had some good club success last year proving he is equally adept with the clubs as he is a snooker cue. First time playing outside the club this year.
Path to the Semi-finals:
Topped Group C
Results:
Vs Tralee (W) 5-4
Vs Parteen (W) 6-3
Vs St Annes (W) 5-4
Vs Rocklodge (W) 5-4
Vs Riverdale (W) 9-0
Quarter-Final
Vs Bellewstown (W) 5-4
Prospects:
Eliminated a very tough Bellewstown in a tight quarter-final, this is probably the favourites for the tournament outright. Excellence runs through this squad, and they should have too much for St. Patrick’s.
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