Shannon Burke had been in fantastic form both days, taking three points from three matches. Once again, Burke took her win comfortably, defeating Judith Allen 6&5 to see Douglas two in front early in the tie.
Royal Portrush would not go down without a fight however, Laura Webb picking up a vital point in match five before Lucy Simpson and Aoife Ní Thuama were set to play their first play-off hole after finishing all square through 18.
In the end the extra holes were not required, with match four deciding the destination of the famous pennant. Like Coughlan, Karen O’Neill came into the final having lost her semi-final match but she took the 1up result and the title for Douglas.
“This is just such an honour to be accepting these things for such a great team, we have been through a bit of heartache in the last couple of years, we had a few close calls, a few non-starts but to be here now it feels brilliant and to be going back to Douglas with the trophy it’s an awesome, awesome feeling” said team captain David Barry.
“We sat down yesterday after a really tough match that we somehow managed to get through and we sat in the corner of the room and the girls were confident and the message went into the WhatsApp group, with a picture of the girls accepting their runners’ medals and every single one of them didn’t want to feel like that again.
“They went out and they played superb golf. Portrush as well, their golf was superb, it was one of those finals where it was just birdies, birdies, nobody was making mistakes, and we definitely went and won that final, so it’s a great way to do it.”
It would be the battle of the Castles in the AIG Men’s Senior Cup Final as Castleknock battled passed Galgorm Castle (3-2) and Castletroy defeated Rosslare (3-2) to book their places in the final.
Castletroy had come into the week as underdogs, team captain Ollie Hodges admitting that “no one really fancied us,” but the Limerick men put up an incredible fight to claim their first Men’s Senior Cup since 1993.