Ireland's Dunne and Moynihan combine for GolfSixes success
What happened on the final day at GolfSixes?
The Irish duo of Paul Dunne and Gavin Moynihan brushed aside the competition to be crowned GolfSixes champions at the Centurion Club.
After topping their group on Saturday, Ireland eliminated the England Women in the quarter-finals, came through a tough match with South Korea in the semi-finals, and then defeated the French team of Mike Lorenzo-Vera and Romain Wattel to lift the trophy.
It was fitting that the best team over the two days ended up winning. Indeed, Dunne and Moynihan played their final 21-holes in 17-under-par.
We havenโt seen much of Moynihan in his limited professional career to date, and entering this week, his form wasnโt a pretty sight. Having missed the last ten cuts, he came up with perhaps the biggest moment of the day in the tight semi-final match with South Korea. With the two teams tied in regulation, Moynihan chipped in for birdie on the extra hole, and the Koreans had no answer.
And so they marched on into the final with France โ the team that had defeated them earlier in the tournament at the group stages.
But they had no such problems this time around, as the Irish only needed five holes to win 2-0. Of course, it helped that they played those five holes in five-under par, after going birdie-birdie-eagle-par-birdie.
Let the celebrations begin! ๐พ๐#GolfSixes pic.twitter.com/cUtGkWNT8v
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In the third-placed playoff match, Jeunghun Wang and Soomin Lee of South Korea defeated Australia 3-0.
Talking point
The two womenโs teams lit up the opening day of GolfSixes, but both failed to advance from the quarter-finals.
Nevertheless, the introduction of the women to a European Tour event was an undisputed success. Charley Hull and Georgia Hall combined for the tie of the tournament with Englandโs Eddie Pepperell and Matt Wallace on the opening day, while Mel Reid and Carlota Ciganda dispatched of the defending champions Denmark.
It has been discussed plenty of times in recent memory, but surely a full mixed team event needs to happen sooner rather than later.
Best moments
Congratulations Ireland!
The 2018 #GolfSixes Champions ๐ pic.twitter.com/ZmovBeG8Pj
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A start fit for a final.
Take a bow, Paul Dunne. pic.twitter.com/q8C2hZnDPg
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Sensational.@GavinMoynihan chips in on the playoff hole! pic.twitter.com/gek599io7x
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The best shot of the morning session ๐ฅ๐ฅ@GavinMoynihan #GolfSixes pic.twitter.com/MOs9vX0TwD
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Lovely shot from Hull, but it's not enoughโฆ#GolfSixes pic.twitter.com/n1mBt9DYUu
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Hole halved in eagles!
Ridiculous stuff, @HullCharley @georgiahall96 & @mattsjwallace @PepperellEddie pic.twitter.com/KGRG9REkRm
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Playoff Dramaโฆ
The European Women's team cause an upset. pic.twitter.com/A2YU3sSRjN
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"Thin to winโฆ"
๐ @HullCharley pic.twitter.com/5bzKyhjNaC
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๐คฃ๐คฃ Pepperell & Wallace have already had enough ๐โโ๏ธ
Hull into 2 feet with her first shotโฆ pic.twitter.com/tPyat44yI0
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Best Tweets
Thanks to @EuropeanTour for allowing me to be part of GolfSixes. Havenโt had that much fun on a golf course for a long time. Brilliant to get the women involved. ๐ Pleasure also to partner @mattsjwallaceโฆ Easy game from where he drives it ๐ณ๐. Great to see so many kids too.
โ Eddie Pepperell (@PepperellEddie) May 6, 2018
Had such a great time playing golfsixes!! ๐ what a amazing event for women toโฆ https://t.co/jRM0ORuiGU
โ Georgia Hall โณ๏ธ (@georgiahall96) May 6, 2018
Signing off from @GolfSixes, thank you! England till I die ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ pic.twitter.com/EIzeVHhpQv
โ Matt Wallace (@mattsjwallace) May 6, 2018
Had a great time with @thomasbjorngolf #golfsixes a privilege to play with you
โ Catriona Matthew OBE (@Beany25) May 5, 2018
.@melreidgolf โthis is a huge opportunity for womenโs golf. I donโt feel we get the coverage & supported as we should.โ@melreidgolf @carlotagolf @HullCharley & @georgiahall96 all impressed yesterday progressing through to todayโs knockout stage ๐๐ป๐๐ปpic.twitter.com/S2ajFkyahk
โ Ladies European Tour (@LETgolf) May 6, 2018
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