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23rd June 2021, NCBI (National Council for the Blind of Ireland) held the All-Ireland final of the HolmPatrick Cup and Granard Cup. NCBI was delighted to go ahead with the rescheduled 2020 All Ireland Final of the HolmPatrick Cup and the Granard Cup competitions. Now in its 90th year, men from 12 Golf Clubs from around Ireland competed to lift the HolmPatrick Cup while ladies from 12 different Golf Clubs strive for the Granard Cup. Both competitions are the longest-running and largest charity golf tournament in Ireland.
Starting in 1932, it is named after Edina Conyngham, Baroness HolmPatrick, who donated the trophy to NCBI at its inauguration. The Baroness was a granddaughter of the Duke of Wellington. The tournament is a well-established highlight in the calendar of golf clubs around the country.
The All-Ireland final took place in the Balbriggan golf club, with 24 teams in total taking part. Despite the blustery weather conditions and new golfing rules, Damian Guinan and Arthur Marsh from Esker Hills Golf Club triumphantly took the HolmPatrick cup for the men, while Aileen Bell and Lily O’Connor of Cill Dara Golf club won the Granard Cup.
Chris White, NCBI CEO said; “This is the oldest golf charity tournament in the country with the fitting prize being to play on the oldest golf course in the world in St.Andrews, Scotland. We are delighted to continue to be the beneficiary and it is great to have the event back again after being postponed for an entire year due to Covid19. The funds raised today will assist NCBI continue to deliver frontline services to people living with sight loss. Thank you to all who participated this year.”
If you want to get your golf club involved in the 2022 tournament, please log onto NCBI Granard Cup or NCBI HolmPatrick Cup.
For further information, please contact Katie Drea, Communications Exec on 0876612287.
