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Hickey on top at Europro Tour QSchool

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Munster Strokeplay ChampionshipCork Golf Club Sunday 6th May 2018

John Hickey

John Hickey gave his pro career a huge boost this week, finishing top in the stage one qualifier at the Portal Championship golf resort near Chester.  Rounds of 66 and 74 saw the Cork Golf Club member finish on -6 on the par 73 layout.  Yesterday was a great day for John, he had seven birdies and no bogies to take a lead and give himself a great chance of qualifying for the next stage.  Frost delayed the start this morning and challenging weather conditions.  Hickey was two voer for the day through six holes, but he was back on level par at the turn.  Another few bogies and birdies followed and John signed for a 73 (+1) to finish joint first with Gian-Marco Petrozzi.  Conor O’Rourke (Naas) was third, just two behind Hickey after shooting a very impressive 69 today.

Despite the frost and challenging weather Hickey was focused on the task at hand. “I was about halfway through my warm up when I got my text basically when I got there it was just about trying to deal with the conditions the best I could.  And try and play the steady golf as possible try not to try and do anything crazy, play lots Continue reading →

Closing Date for Strokeplay approaching

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The Cork Scratch Cup

The Cork Scratch Cup

The closing date for the Munster Strokeplay is fast approaching, with entries closing on Saturday evening.  The 72 hole event takes place over two days on the May Bank Holiday weekend, with the winner picking up the famous Cork Scratch Cup.  Although the event has been a Munster Championship for over a decade, the cup dates back to 1923 making it the oldest scratch cup in the country.  Already a number of the top Irish amateurs have entered and more will follow over the coming days.  Entries are limited to the lowest 75 golfers, with the top 39 golfers qualifying for the final two rounds.  The championship is again sponsored by Liam Ryan from Ryan’s SuperValu.  There’s just a few days left to enter, and the link Continue reading →

Deasy tops West of Ireland Qualifier

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Munster Boys Under 16 Amateur Open 2018Newcastlewest Golf Club Thursday 21st August 2018

Mel Deasy

Mel Deasy launched his season in style today – with a three under par 68 to win the qualifier at the West of Ireland.  Mel, who is just 16, was in a field of 90 golfers hoping to claim one of the nine spots in the championship proper.  The Lee Valley golfer was off early this morning and made the most of the round.  Despite two birdies on his front nine, a double meant he turned on level par.  He came back in three under though with birdies on the 12th, 14th and 15th holes.  He was the only golfer to break par and finished three shots ahead of the field.  It was a 1-2 for Cork golfers, Cork’s Kieran Murphy finished as runner up on level par.  Murphy was a bit unfortunate, he was two under through 16 before he had a double on the 17th.  Still, he was safely through to Continue reading →