Munster Strokeplay Championship Winners

Munster Strokeplay Championship
Year Venue Winner Club
2006 Cork Golf Club Conor Doran Banbridge
2007 Cork Golf Club Niall Gorey Banbridge
2008 Cork Golf Club Niall Gorey Lee Valley
2009 Cork Golf Club Pat Murray Lee Valley
2010 Cork Golf Club Rory Leonard Banbridge
2011 Cork Golf Club Niall Gorey Muskerry
2012 Cork Golf Club Brian Casey Headfort
2013 Cork Golf Club Kieran McCarthy Kinsale
2014 Cork Golf Club Barry Anderson The Royal Dublin
2015 Cork Golf Club Shaun Carter The Royal Dublin

O’Flaherty and Hickey set for Cork Challenge

Cork's Gary O'Flaherty in action in Lee Valley, he's on of several local golfers in action in the Munster Strokeplay Championship this weekend. Picture: Niall O'Shea

Cork’s Gary O’Flaherty in action in Lee Valley, he’s on of several local golfers in action in the Munster Strokeplay Championship this weekend.
Picture: Niall O’Shea

The top golfers from Cork, Munster and Ireland will gather in Cork Golf Club on Saturday morning for the 72 hole Munster Strokeplay Championship.  Now in its tenth year, the Munster Strokeplay took the place of the Cork Scratch Cup which was the oldest competition of its type in the country.  In the past decade the competition has attracted a top class field and this year two thirds of the field are playing off a plus handicap. Continue reading

Castlemartyr Corporate Day 2015

Munster PGA Morgan O’Donovan Perpetual Trophy 2015

2015 Order of Merit

Gary O'Flaherty, leader of the 2014 Order of Merit

Gary O’Flaherty, leader of the 2014 Order of Merit

After a few queries this week, I’ll get to work on the Senior Scratch Cup Order of Merit after the Munster Strokeplay this weekend.  There were 11 Senior Scratch Cups in Cork last year, and all look like going ahead this year. The same points scheme will apply with points increasing for 36, 54 and 72 hole events.  And just to remind everyone, here’s last years final standings:

https://corkgolfnews.com/2014/09/22/senior-scratch-cup-order-of-merit-2/

Davis College win North Cork Schools Senior Golf Championship

Roy Whelan, Edward Walsh, Greg Barrett and Darren O'Riordan from Davis College Mallow, winners of the North Cork Schools Senior Golf Championship.

Roy Whelan, Edward Walsh, Greg Barrett and Darren O’Riordan from Davis College Mallow, winners of the North Cork Schools Senior Golf Championship.

Davis College Mallow won the North Cork Schools Senior Golf Championship last week after an entertaining day’s golf in Mallow Golf Club.  There were five post primary schools in action, and the event was sponsored by Conway Golf (Mallow Golf Club). Continue reading