O’Keeffe wins Irish Mid-Am in Tipperary

August 28, 2024September 8, 2024 / niall@corkgolfnews.com

Peter O’Keeffe bagged his sixth Irish Championship win last weekend when he won the Irish Mid-Am in Tipperary. The two time Irish Open Champion already had two Mid-Am titles to his name but he has had a poor 2024 by his own standards. O’Keeffe has played well in parts this year but struggled to put a few consecutive rounds together. HE did that over the weekend, and started brightly with a two under par 70 although he did find himself in third place. A level par second round put O’Keeffe into a tie for the lead after the two ahead of him dropped backwards.

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Three Wins for Cork Golfers

August 22, 2024January 5, 2025 / niall@corkgolfnews.com

There were three good wins for Cork golfers last week, spanning different ages and geographies. The age and geographic gap was notable with winners ranging in age from teenagers to the sixties, and wins in three different places. Closest to home, Cian McDonnell won the Kerry Boys, Karl Bornemann won the Irish Veterans Close and Justin Dennehy won the Scottish Under 14.

Justin Dennehy has won his fair share of junior golf competitions and he was back on the winning trail last week when the 13-year-old won the inaugural Scottish Under 14 Open Championship.

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Aaron Olden wins Muskerry Junior Scratch Trophy

August 15, 2024January 5, 2025 / niall@corkgolfnews.com

Aaron Olden (Fota Island) watches his shot during the semi-final of the Ryan’s SuperValu Junior Scratch Trophy at Muskerry Golf Club.
Picture: Niall O’Shea

18 year old Aaron Olden is the winner of the 2024 Ryans SuperValu Junior Scratch Matchplay. The Fota Island member won six consecutive matches in Muskerry from Friday to Sunday to become the 55^th winner of the famous tournament which dates back to 1970. The Carrigtwohill native came through the qualifier and was hopeful that some good golf would follow.

“I was in good form coming into it, I had a good few low rounds in Muskerry. In the Munster Boys I shot level par and I had a few good scores at home coming into it” said Aaron. “It was a great experience and I was relieved. It was a tough match against Adam and I very thankful to my caddie Donal Cronin who helped me through every shot. I have to thank Brian Kelleher, Nigel Doyle and all the Fota crowd for supporting me, it was great Continue reading →