JACKSON, N.J. (October 20, 2015) - The Golfing Union of Ireland (GUI) took two of the three morning foursome matches from the MGA as play began in the 13th Carey Cup at Metedeconk National Golf Club. The visiting team from The Emerald Isle now carries a 2-1 edge heading into a trio of four-ball matches this afternoon.

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Alex Gleeson and Stuart Grehan took charge for the GUI in the lead match, claiming a 5&3 victory over Joe Saladino of Huntington, who is making his fifth Carey Cup appearance, and Brian Komline of Black Oak. The GUI duo won Nos. 2 and 4 to gather momentum out of the gate and, while Saladino and Komline won the fifth to trim the deficit to one, continued to roll through the match. Back-to-back wins on Nos. 8 and 9 made the MGA deficit three, while two more wins on Nos. 13 and 15 secured the GUI the first point of the contest.

Recent MGA Mid-Amateur champion Trevor Randolph of Arcola and Stewart Hagestad of Golf & Body NYC won the opening hole, but John Ross Galbraith and Colm Campbell won the next to quickly square the match. Galbraith and Campbell then won three of the next five holes for a 3-up lead through seven holes. Randolph and Hagestad won the par-3 11th, but wins from the visitors on Nos. 12 and 15 earned GUI a 2-0 lead behind a 4&3 win.

Meanwhile, in the No. 2 match, 2015 Nassau Invitational champion Darin Goldstein of Noyac and Luke Feehan of Mahopac mounted a late rally to secure the MGA its lone point of the morning. Goldstein and Feehan took a 1-up advantage three times in the first nine holes, but Colin Fairweather and Rowan Lester followed each loss with a win of their own. Fairweather and Lester took their first lead with a win on the par-4 13th, but this time the MGA duo had an answer. Goldstein and Feehan birdied both the par-5 14th and par-3 15th to quickly claim a 1-up advantage. After a halve on the 16th, a par on the 17th sealed the match for Goldstein and Feehan, 2&1, and put the MGA on the board.

For the afternoon four-ball matches, which are now on the course, the GUI kept its lineup identical to the morning while the MGA shuffled its pairings.