O'Brien Kenney beats McKenna
in Irish seniors final

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Sheena O’Brien Kenney (Grange) holed from twenty feet for birdie on the final green to beat Irish legend Mary McKenna (Donabate) in the final of the Irish Senior Women’s Close Championship at Hollystown Golf Club today.
O’Brien Kenney started brightly to win the first but turned one down after McKenna won the fourth and seventh. She levelled the match on ten but went one down again when McKenna holed from twelve feet for birdie.
A par on fifteen was good enough to level the tie and a par-saving chip and putt on seventeen saw them visit the 18th tee all square. Both found the green but after McKenna’s putt came up short, O’Brien Kenney found the bottom of the cup from twenty feet to claim her first Irish Senior Women’s Close title.
O’Brien Kenney will now lead the Irish team of six, to be announced shortly, at the Senior European Team Championships in The Netherlands, 2-5 September.
Earlier in the day, O’Brien Kenney ended Valerie Hassett’s (Ennis) hopes of repeating her 2004 victory while McKenna saw off newcomer Violet McBride (Belvoir Park).