McNamara wins at Lee Valley
By Niall O’Shea
Headfort’s Rory McNamara won the Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup over the weekend, and added his name to a prestigious list of past winners. Reigning champion Gary O’Flaherty was in the running right up to the end. He held the joint lead with McNamara as they both finished on -2 after Saturday’s 36 holes. Continue reading
Monkstown and Charleville win new Competition
By Niall O’Shea
A brand new annual competition was started in Lee Valley last Friday as the first staging of the Captains Cup and Presidents Cup took place. 2013 Lee Valley President Patsy Ryan was the man behind the concept has he worked for some months to develop the concept. Each competition see’s the Captain team up with the Captain’s prize winner in a fourball competition with the winners claiming the Captains Cup. The same happens for the club President and his winner playing for the Presidents Cup. Continue reading
Wayne O’Callaghan continued his great record in Monkstown Golf Club on Monday when he won the Morgan O’Donovan Trophy. The event was the final competition of the Munster PGA winter series and it was the second time that PGA members played to remember their colleague. In 2013, Peter O’Keeffe and Damien McGrane tied to take the title and O’Callaghan was extremely happy to add his name to the commemorative trophy; “this trophy meant a lot as I was great friends with Morgan since we both played boys golf together. I would put it up with my win at the Irish Assistants championship 1997”. The busy teaching professional who runs his Academy from Fernhill Golf Club has four Monkstown Pro-Am titles to his name. However in spite of his great record he must have been worried as he carded a 7 on the par 4 final hole. O’Callaghan had done enough though, four birdies and a bogey on the front nine saw him take a lead and he added another birdie on the 15th before finding trouble on the 18th. It was still good enough to Continue reading
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