Castlemartyr GC Open Singles Stableford competition (June 26th – 28th) results: Continue reading
Month: June 2015
O’Flaherty still Mr Consistency
Another year on and Cork’s Gary O’Flaherty remains the most consistent golfer on the senior scratch cup Continue reading
Irish Junior Cup South Munster 2015
2015 Senior Scratch Cup Order of Merit
Cork Golf News SSC Order of Merit 2015 (after 5 events) Continue reading
Champions Muskerry Win at Home
Reigning Munster and All-Ireland champions Muskerry made it through the first stage of their plan to retain the AIG Barton Shield with a good win over Bandon in the Continue reading
Gallery: Barton Shield South Munster Day 2, Muskerry GC
Pictures from the semi-finals & final at Muskerry Golf Club: Continue reading
Wayne Driving Interest in Junior Golf
With lots of focus on Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy, interest in golf is growing again and a huge number of kids are taking up the game. One man driving the interest in junior golf is Carrigaline’s Wayne O’Callaghan. As a golf professional O’Callaghan has been making a living from the game of golf for over 15 years, but unlike McIlroy, Wayne is more of a teacher than a tour player.
Wayne qualified as a PGA professional in 1998 and set up his teaching business in the Carrigdhoun Driving range. In 2012 he moved base, going a few hundred yards up the road in Carrigaline to Fernhill Golf Club. It has been a case of Continue reading
A Chip off the Old Block – Golf success runs in the family for the O’Callaghan’s (Part 2)
One of Wayne’s early students was his brother Aaron who like his brother showed great promise as a young golfer. Aaron went on to represent his club (Douglas), his province and his country. He won the Irish Continue reading
PGA Career Path recommended by Wayne (Part 3)
Wayne’s tweet on his new PGA designation
As a PGA professional for over 15 years, Wayne has consistently worked on his own personal development and was recently awarded the PGA Advanced Professional designation by the PGA in UK & Ireland. The designation which was awarded by the Board of the PGA, is recognition of the additional learning and development that Wayne has engaged in throughout his career. Additionally he is one of only a few coaches to have achieved Level 3 status for junior golf Continue reading
Gallery: Wayne O’Callaghan Golf Academy at Fernhill Golf Club
Pictures from the Academy: Continue reading
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