A final round 68 from Niall Turner saw him jump 21 places from 44th position into a tie for 23rd place. The Corkman had a nervy start, he missed the first five fairways and bogeyed the par four 6th hole, but he recovered before the turn and birdied 8 & 9 to get back to level par for the tournament.
There were no signs of fatigue for Turner or his caddie Kenneth Quillinan who had played 34 holes on Saturday after a rain suspension on Friday. The Waterfall native parred the first seven holes of the back nine before chipping in for birdie on the 17th. The big hitting Turner then reached the 542 yard par five 18th in two shots, and took two putts to birdie the hole and sign for a 68. The two birdies saw Continue reading
Fota Island will get their competitive golfing season up and running on the 13th March when they host their Senior Scratch Cup. The competition is being held over 18 holes and they have again partnered with Top Golfer, ensuring that there will be some great prizes on offer. The senior scratch cup has generally marked the start of the competitive season in Cork and a full time sheet is expected as golfers travel from all over Munster. In fact golfers could travel from further afield this year, Fota Island are hosting the GUI Senior Interprovincials so you can expect to see golfers from all four provinces playing on the Deerpark course between now and July. The entry fee is €40 and anyone interested in playing 
Turner opened with a bogey but steadied and added back to back birdies on the 4th & 5th to go into the red. With Irishman Kenneth Quillinan on the bag, he completed the second loop in level par with two birdies and two bogies.
Monkstown’s Cian McNamara shot an impressive 68 in Adare on Monday to win the Munster PGA winter series event. This was just the second event to take place in the series, no less than three scheduled events were cancelled due to the weather before Christmas. McNamara had a strong finish to the season in 2015 and he’s started 2016 in sparkling form. Although he dropped a shot early on thanks to a three putt on the 4th, he regained a stroke on the index one 5th hole. He went on to birdie the 8th, 10th, 15th and 16th to sign for a four under par 68. The Limerick native has been working hard over the winter season, along with coach Eddie Doyle, he’s also been working with Peter O’Keeffe’s TPI Golf Fitness based 
Wayne explained how he’s planning to run the clinics: “First of all the clinic involves putter fitting, checking if the the length and loft of the putter suits a student – using the academy’s quinticballroll software. It will also cover green reading which covers the grain on greens, moisture and how they can affect break and pace. A number of training aids will be used to tighten up the length and stroke path. Finally drills on getting long putts closer to the hole on a regular basis and short putting drills and data on tour pros shared.” Details of the dates and times of all the classes are available from 
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