There was great news in Kinsale Golf Club earlier this week when John Murphy became the latest Corkman to earn full Irish honours.  He has been selected in the six-man Irish team to compete in the European Amateur Team Championship in Germany in two weeks’ time.  Murphy was almost a certain pick given his recent form.  He won the St Andrews Links Trophy earlier this month, and last week he reached the quarter-finals of The Amateur Championship in Royal Aberdeen.

The Louisville student represented Ireland at the Boys Home Internationals in 2016, and gaining a full international cap this year was definitely a target.   “Being named to the Irish senior team is very exciting” said Murphy after the announcement.  “I still remember going to Carton House for the champions dinner when I was young and seeing the Irish panels.  I was in awe of even being in the presence of players like Continue reading →