Month: July 2016

O’Keeffe Golf Performance Open Day at Dennehy’s Blackpool

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AIG Barton Shield South Munster Final, Sunday 10th July, Monkstown Golf Club

Peter O’Keeffe pictured with Barton Shield partner Karl Bornemann last weekend.

Peter O’Keeffe is holding an open day at Dennehy’s Health and Fitness Blackpool on Saturday.  Dennehy’s opened their third gym in early May and the new state of the art gym features a dedicated golf fitness area complete with the very latest tool in golf swing analysis.  Trackman 4 was launched at the start of the year and O’Keeffe Golf Performance was one of the first to invest in the new technology in Ireland.

O’Keeffe launched his golf fitness business in late 2015 in Dennehy’s Douglas, and he quickly build up a reputation for himself.  Using the renowned TPI screening in conjunction with his college qualifications in sports and excercise science, O’Keeffe has spent the last ten months working with amateurs and professionals, junior golfers and seniors.

The open day is a great opportunity to find out more about how golf specific fitness training can Continue reading →

Bruen Youths to launch Muskerry’s Bruen Open Week

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Bruen Youths 2015 Sean Desmond

Sean Desmond (Monkstown) receiving the Bruen Youths Trophy from David Bruen, also included are David Taylor Captain Muskerry and Richard Cahill Sponsor.

The Bruen Youths will this year mark the start of Muskerry’s Bruen Open week which celebrates the 80th anniversary of Jimmy Bruen’s magnificent victory in the British Boys Championship.  It also marks the 70th anniversary of Bruen’s win at the British Amateur in 1946.  This year’s competition is a 36 hole strokeplay event and takes place on Monday 15th August.

The Bruen Youths started in 1986 as a boys (under 18) competition but later moved to youths level.  There have been many famous winners, Professionals David Higgins, Cian McNamara, Mick Collins, Mark Murphy and Aaron O’Callaghan have all won, and Ronan Twomey and Dave O’Donovan are among very few Muskerry that have won for the home club.  Kinsale’s Cathal Butler did a rare double in 2013 and 2014, and Monkstown’s Sean Desmond won Continue reading →