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
East Cork through Pierce Purcell Finals
By Niall O’Shea
East Cork GC booked their place in the Pierce Purcell Munster Finals on Sunday with an impressive win over Bandon Golf Club. Monkstown was the venue for the area final and both side were hoping to advance after they both had overcome strong opposition in the area matches. Continue reading
Monkstown’s McNamara has second bite at the Irish Open
By Niall O’Shea
A year ago Cian McNamara was facing a daunting trip to Carton House for his first appearance in the Irish Open. 12 months later the Monkstown PGA professional is relishing a return to the event that saw make headlines with four under par first round. Naturally McNamara is delighted to be back playing in the big time, the Limerick man qualified last year thanks to his top eight finish on the PGA Ireland Order of Merit, and a similar finish in 2013 saw another invitation being issued. Continue reading
O’Leary Partners Cronin to Mahon Scratch Cup Wins
By Niall O’Shea
Mahon Golf Club held their annual scratch cups weekend over Saturday and Sunday and there was a clean sweep for Mahon golfers. It’s always nice when one of your three-ball is going well, but it seldom happens that two of the three go on to win a scratch cup. Paul Cronin and Tony O’Leary have played together for many years and it looked for a while like Paul was in with a shout for the Intermediate title. Continue reading
Wayne heading for the US Masters of Junior Golf
By Niall O’Shea
Nine year old Wayne Whitley O’Callaghan is about to take on the golfing world. He’s heading to the US where he has qualified for two international junior golf events. Wayne will be Ireland’s only representative at the World Masters of Junior Golf in Las Vegas in July and in September he has a date in Pinehurst for the US Kids Finals. Wins in the Irish Junior Golf Tour last year saw Wayne qualify for Las Vegas, he won events in Munster, Ulster and Leinster in the under 8 category. A few weeks ago Wayne won again in Dungarvan, this time in a US Kids qualifier and went forward to the Irish finals in Portmarnock Links. The final was over nine holes and Wayne went around the shortened course in 40 strokes. The nine year old was two shots off the lead playing the last but a great tee shot on the 114 yard hole saw his ball finish just 10 feet from the hole. He made to putt to tie the lead and went on to win on the countback. Continue reading
