Home Winners at East Cork Scratch Cups
By Niall O’Shea
It was another busy weekend in East Cork when the popular golf club held their annual scratch cup weekend. In excess of 350 golfers competed in the three competitions and East Cork members had a clean sweep as the winner all came from the home club. Continue reading
Castlemartyr Breakthrough in Barton
By Niall O’Shea
Castlemartyr announced themselves as contenders for the Barton Shield last weekend when they qualified for the area final on Sunday next. Castlemartyr were the only team to play in all four rounds, and the beat Cobh in the preliminary round. They beat hosts Douglas with a comprehensive nine hole winning margin on Saturday afternoon to set up a match with Kinsale on Sunday morning. Continue reading
Munster U13/U15 County Competitions
Wed 2 July Munster U13/U15 County Competition at Ross GC 9.00am/5.00pm
Mon 7 July Munster U13/U15 County Competition at Lahinch Cst Course 9.00am/12.30pm
Mon 7 July Munster U13/U15 County Competition at Adare Manor GC 9.00am/11.00am
Tues 8 July Munster U13/U15 County Competition at Cahir Park 9.00am/12.30pm
Wed 9 July Munster U13/U15 County Competition at Charleville 9.00am/2.00pm
Mon 14 July Munster U13/U15 County Competition at Faithlegg 10.27am/12.06pm
Munster Country Clubs Cup 2014
Results:
Dunmore bt Frankfield 5/2 at Lisselan GC 29 June 2014
Spanish Point bt Ardfert 5/2 at Adare Manor GC 29/6/2014
Munster Semi Finals & Final (Spanish Point GC Sun 10 Aug 2014)
Semi Finals
9.00am Castlegregory -v- Dunmore
9.45am Spanish Point -v- Raffeen Creek
Final 45 mins after last match
CGI/Mardyke Arena Golf Club Seminar at Lee Valley Golf Club
By Niall O’Shea
The newly formed Confederation of Golf in Ireland (CGI) were out in force last week at the Irish Open, giving over 800 free lessons in their customised driving range at the Irish Open. The CGI were also in Cork earlier in the week to host a business planning seminar for golf clubs. The event was jointly hosted by the CGI and Mardyke Arena UCC and it took place in Lee Valley Golf Club. Continue reading
The second round of the Fred Daly took place at Fermoy and Cobh on Saturday with seven matches down for decision. Unfortunately Continue reading
Pro-Am Delight for Amateurs
Oisin Hassett putting on the 18th in Fota under the eye of Thomas Levet
Almost 150 amateur golfers got a chance to tee it up with tour professionals yesterday as the Irish Open Pro-Am took place in Fota. Play got underway at 7.50am and even at that stage the sun was out and temperatures were hitting 20 degrees. The attendance at the pro-am was an estimated 7,000 spectators which ranks highly on the European Tour schedule. The majority of places in the pro-am are reserved for the event sponsors but there were a few golfers that secured their place thanks to qualifying competitions. Continue reading
Castlemartyr Fringe Festival of Golf
By Niall O’Shea
You can expect golf to be the main topic of conversation next week as the Irish Open takes place in Cork. And while Fota plays host to over 150 of Europe’s top golfers, several other courses are getting in on the action. Cobh and Monkstown are two of the clubs with events planned around the Irish Open and Castlemartyr has created their very own fringe festival around the main event. Continue reading
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