Patrician Academy Mallow had an agonising defeat in the final of the Irish Schools Senior Championship today. The finals were hosted in Athlone Golf Club and Mallow had beaten Scoil na mBraithre, Kilkenny in their morning semi-final Continue reading
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Day 3 Abandoned at Munster Youths
Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little/NUIM) receiving the Munster Youths trophy from John Moloughney, Chariman Munster Golf and Carl Toal, Captain Monkstown Golf Club. to bad weather on the final day. Picture: Niall O’Shea
Despite everyone’s hope that the forecasted weather would pass over Cork, the wind and persistent rain forced organisers to abandon play on Day 3 of the Munster Youths at Monkstown Golf Club.
The rain started around 7.30am and it looked like the golf might be completed in the morning. 47 golfers started at 9am sharp but by 10am greens were starting to flood from the heavy rain. At 10.30 tournament director Sean O’Leary in consultation with the tournament committee and the Monkstown staff had no alternative but to abandon the third round. The result was declared on the basis of the results of the first 36 holes. And so the title went Continue reading
Gallery: Munster Youths Final Day
Pictures from the final day at the Munster Youths Amateur Open in Monkstown Golf Club: Continue reading
Rumley leads Cork golfers at Munster Youths
Eric Rumley
Kinsale’s Eric Rumley led the Cork golfers in action today at the Munster Youths in Monkstown Golf Club. Rumley shot a level par 70 to finish in a tie for third place, and his round was even more impressive when he had to contend with the worst of the weather.
Rumley had a challenging start, he was three over after nine following bogies on the 3rd, 6th and 8th holes. He bounced back with birdies on the 10th and 11th, and he eagled the par five 15th hole. A bogey on the closing hole brought him back to level par for his round, but it was still a very impressive round given Continue reading
Munster Youths Timesheet
Play will get underway in Monkstown at 8.30am tomorrow morning
New handicap rules as qualifying returns
Many clubs will see a return to qualifying conditions this week, and it will mark the start new handicap rules. From January (and in practice this week), the number of upward revisions (+0.1) a golfer can receive will be limited to 10. CONGU announced several changes last November, but the “point 1” is the change that is percieved to have the biggest impact for golfers.
This means that a golfers handicap can only increase by a one shot in 2016. The new rules also take account of handicap reductions and it states that the one shot increase must be measured from your lowest playing handicap Continue reading
Five Cork golfers through in Rosses Point
Mark Shanahan, Cathal Butler and Seanie Barry, Ian O’Rourke and Niall Gorey all made the cut for the matchplay stage of the West of Ireland Championship. 40mph winds this afternoon forced a suspension in play and the inability to continue led to the cancellation of the second strokeplay round. The tournament committee had a tough decision and decided to make the matchplay draw based on the first round only.
Mark Shanahan and Paul McCarthy had made the good weather on Saturday morning, they both returned 73’s to put themselves in a good position. McCarthy was one of those adversely affected by the cancellation of Round 2, his 73 this morning to see him provisionally in 21st place with half of the second round scores in. McCarthy’s first round 84 meant that he finished in 85th place and two shots outside the cut mark. Cork’s John Hickey also finished on 84, two shots outside the cut.
Sean Barry (Fota Island) was the 64th and final golfer to make the cut, he’ll face leading qualifier Sean Flanagan from Co Sligo in the first game tomorrow.
West of Ireland Matchplay Draw
Eight Cork Golfers in West of Ireland Championship
Rosses Point proved too big a challenge for the six Cork golfers who played in the qualifying strokeplay round today. All were hoping to claim one of eight spots in the competition proper which starts tomorrow (Thursday).
Mark Healy (76) was the best of the Cork scores, he was tied for 25th place and two shots outside the playoff. Greg O’Mahony was one shot behind with Eoghan Long, Darragh O’Connor and Paul Tobin finishing down the field.
WEST OF IRELAND QUALIFYING ROUND – Wed 23rd March 2016
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Patrician Academy win Schools Senior Championship
The winning Patrician Academy (Mallow) team who won the Munster Final of the Irish Schools Senior Championships at Castlemartyr Links. Picture: Niall O’Shea
Castlemartyr Links was covered in a welcome sunshine yesterday as the Ron Kirby designed links played host for the Munster finals of the Irish Schools Senior Championships. Castlemartyr was a late replacement venue as the original venue was deemed unplayable due to the recent adverse weather. The inland links provided a fair challenge for the 20 golfers, mostly single figure handicappers who relished the tight fairways and fast greens.
Gallery: Irish Schools Senior Championships
Patrician Academy Mallow won their second Munster title after a nail-biting finish with Colaiste an Spoiraid Naoimh. The all Cork-final started Continue reading
Gallery: Irish Schools Senior Championships, Munster Final 2016
Pictures from the Irish Schools Senior Munster Final at Castlemartyr Links:. Continue reading
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