Author: niall@corkgolfnews.com
AIG Women’s Junior Cup :: Munster East 2023
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Cobh Set for Bumper 2023
Cobh’s golfing year got off to a great start recently with the annual drive in taking place. The incoming officers are Seamus Barry, President; Ciaran Harkins, Captain; Liz Ryan, Lady Captain; and Lee Prince, Youth Captain for 2023, and the traditional ceremony marked the start of the new season. This will be their 15th season at Marion Point, which remains one of Ireland’s newest 18 hole developments.
Teresa Delius head’s up the club’s marketing committee and she is excited about the coming year. “Cobh Golf Club is looking forward to a very exciting golfing season 2023. The course, which was opened in 2010, is maturing very nicely and the Greens are in superb condition. We are currently upgrading our green-keeping machinery Continue reading
Wayne putting golfers on the path to success
Wayne O’Callaghan with the Odessey putter range at his putting custom fitting studio in Cork Golf Centre. Picture: Niall O’Shea
Wayne O’Callaghan’s putting studio in Cork Golf Centre is a busy spot, and that’s no surprise considering the state of the art training and putting analysis tools that are available at the studio in Ballincollig. O’Callaghan has been focusing on the art of putting for the past few years and last month he became Cork’s first dedicated Odyssey putter fitting centre. With a large number of putters in stock, Cork Golf Centre is now a one stop shop for golfers looking to improve their performance on the course.
While a large proportion of golfers will have been fitted for a driver or irons, very few will have done the same with their putter. Given that the putter will always be the most used club in the bag during a round of golf it’s funny that the focus usually is on the driver and length gains, but now O’Callaghan is providing Cork golfers with the chance to get the stats and the science of their putting skills. Wayne previously invested in the Capto and Sam Puttlab systems and he’s recently added Continue reading
Karl Bornemann leads the way in Senior Cup Alliance
Kerl Bornemann
Picture: Niall O’Shea
The final event of the Senior Cup Winter Alliance took place at Douglas Golf Club on Saturday, and home favorite Karl Bornemann was out of the blocks quickly shooting are very impressive 5 under par for the 12 hole competition.
Monkstown’s Nick Moore took second place just one shot behind the winner with James Walsh and Colin McGuire and Zac Collins from Muskerry all finishing on three under. Ronan O’Keefe, JP Barry, Donal McDonnell, Paddy Quill and Jack Murphy rounded out the top 10, all finishing on two under par.
It was a clean sweep for Douglas when it came to the overall order of merit where the best three scores counted. James Walsh took the overall series prize, narrowly beating Karl Bornemann with Jack Murphy in 3rd place. Walsh got the series off to a fine start when he won in Muskerry on the opening day of the series. Sean Desmond had home win in Monkstown at the second event and Peter O’Keeffe was the winner Cork Continue reading
Douglas golfers lead the way at Munster Golf Awards
Teresa Coughlan pictured with her grandchildren Clodagh Coughlan and Jack Murphy who both won Golf Ireland Munster Order of Merit awards for 2022.
THE 2022 Golf Ireland Order of Merit award winners received their medals in Mallow last week, with Douglas golfers taking no less than four of the award categories.
Peter O’Keeffe, Clodagh Coughlan and Jack Murphy were all winners while there were also wins for Fermoy’s Darragh Nolan and Castlemartyr’s John O’Brien. First cousins Clodagh Coughlan and Jack Murphy were among the recepients for Douglas. Clodagh won the Women’s Order of Merit Award after another impressive season. She had top-three finishes in scratch cups in Portrush and Hermitage and also finished in third place in the Munster Women’s Open in Tralee. She also won her first scratch cup when she led the field in the 36-hole competition in her home club, Douglas. Continue reading
Murphy & Doyle selected for GoIf Ireland High Performance Panel
Jack Murphy (Douglas) pictured during the Irish Boys Close Championship at Monkstown Golf Club. Picture: Niall O’Shea
The Golf Ireland Underage High Performance and Performance Development coaching panels for 2023-24 have been selected with two Cork golfers making the Boys Under 18 panel. R&A Boys’ Amateur leading qualifier Jack Murphy (Douglas) along with Irish Boys Close winner John Doyle (Fota Island) are among the 12 selected, that also includes European Junior Ryder Cup bolter Sean Keeling (Roganstown) will look to have another outstanding year as part of the Under 18 Boys Continue reading
Shane O’Connell enjoying life on Tour
Shane O’Connell
Shane O’Connell is enjoying a well earned break, the Kinsale man travelled more than most in 2022. Caddying with John Murphy, the 25 year old visited 15 different countries in 2022. That involved two trips to the US, and another two to South Africa. He was on the bag for Murphy in all 34 events this year, and was there to celebrate with him when he qualified for the DP World Tour in November.
Shane jumped on the bag for Murphy in June 2021 when the Walker Cup star turned professional and he hasn’t looked back since. Travel is a central part of tour life and Shane has had to navigate air travel, hotels and rental cars ever before they get to a golf Continue reading
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