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GUI Munster Golf
AIG Junior Cup, South Munster 2016
8 Clubs left in Michael Cashman Fourball
Michael John Roche and JJ Sheehan from East Cork Golf Club presenting John Moloughney, Munster Branch GUI with the Michael Cashman Trophy which will be played for in the Munster Club Fourball competition. The trophy was presented in honour of former Munster Branch Chairman and East Cork member. Picture: Niall O’Shea
The first round of the Michael Cashman Fourball took place over the past three weeks and there are eight clubs left in the second round. The competition has an unusual format in that three of the five matches take lace in the first named club and the other two matches take place in the second club. All five matches must be played on the same day. The six first round matches were completed during June and the second round matches must be completed by 3rd July.
Nationally the competition is called the All Ireland Fourball Inter Club competition, and all Munster clubs are playing for the Michael Cashman Trophy. The is the first year the competition has been played and is limited to golfers with a handicap of 16 or higher, with a minimum combined handicap of 36.
Round 1 Results:
Bandon bt Bantry Bay 3/2
Douglas bt Cork 3/2
Macroom bt Lee Valley 3/2
Fermoy bt East Cork 3/2
Lisselan bt Fernhill 3.5/1.5
Mallow bt Mahon 3/2
Round 2 Draw:
Muskerry -v-Bandon
Douglas -v- Mallow
Monkstown -v- Lisselan
Fermoy -v- Macroom
John Carroll wins Bandon’s Captain Prize
After almost 40 years of membership, John Carroll won his first major in his home club yesterday when he won the Captain’s Prize. The veteran won the Bandon Captain’s Prize which involved an 18 hole qualifier and a nine hole play-off.
Close to 300 Bandon members took part in John Collins Captain’s Prize. John had a nett 70 after 18 holes, and that was enough to get the veteran into the 9 hole play-off. He added +1 to his total in the nine hole play-off, and in doing so he scooped his first major at his home club. He had won a number of scratch cups, and spent much of the past 30 years playing off scratch. John focused on his golf game after retiring from soccer, and as well as playing in Bandon, he also represented Munster and Ireland. Carroll, has been a great ambassador for Bandon Golf Club, he was capped as a senior international in 2000, and has spent well over a decade working with Bandon, Munster and Irish representative teams. He was involved in two of Bandon’s all-Ireland wins, the Irish Mixed Foursomes in 2002 and the Irish Senior Cup in 2010. He’s still actively involved as a Munster Continue reading
British Amateur start for John Hickey
Cork’s John Hickey will join a select number of Cork golfers this weekend when he takes part in the British Amateur Championship. Hickey will play Royal Portcawl tomorrow afternoon in the first of his two rounds. Hickey was third alternate when the draw was made a the start of the week and soon after he got the official call up. Hickey has had a solid start to the season, and is currently in the top ten in the Munster senior Order of Merit. He had good performances in the Munster Strokeplay and the East of Ireland.
2016 marks the 70th anniversary of Jimmy Bruen’s British Amateur win at Royal Birkdale. Only a select few have qualified to play in the Amateur Championship. Padraig Dooley play twice, Aaron O’Callaghan played when it was held in St Andrew’s and Peter O’Keeffe played in three Amateur Championships. O’Keeffe made it to the final 32 in 2007 when a second round 66 got him through to the matchplay stage. Padraig Dooley also made it to the Continue reading
Gallery: Lisselan v Fermoy, AIG Pierce Purcell
Pictures from tonight’s match in Raffeen Creek: Continue reading
O’Rourke jumps into automatic spot on Order of Merit
Ian O’Rourke
Ian O’Rourke made a jump of seven places on the Munster Senior Order of Merit thanks to his top eight finish at the East of Ireland at Co Louth. The Cobh native had two great under par rounds on the final day to jump up the leaderboard. O’Rourke is now in third place on the order of merit, and more importantly holds one of the four automatic places. Cathal Butler made the cut at the East to extend his lead at the top of the table and Gary O’Flaherty remains in second place after a very strong May. Andrew McCormack drops down to fourth place and there are three players tied for fifth place. Mark Shanahan, Robin Dawson and James Sugrue are all on 90 points, just 10 points behind McCormack.
There are just three official events remaining on the calendar, the British Amateur takes place this weekend with Eanna Griffin, Geoff Lenehan and John Hickey all hoping to make the draw. The Connacht Strokeplay also takes place this weekend, and the Kerry Scratch Cup (Tralee) takes place the following weekend.
Munster Senior Order of Merit (after 11 Events)*
| Pos. | Name | Total |
| 1 | Cathal Butler | 150 |
| 2 | Gary O’Flaherty | 120 |
| 3 | Ian O’Rourke | 110 |
| 4 | Andrew McCormack | 100 |
| 5 | Mark Shanahan | 90 |
| 6 | Robin Dawson | 90 |
| 7 | James Sugrue | 90 |
| 8 | John Hickey | 85 |
| 9 | Pat Murray | 65 |
| 10 | Eanna Griffin | 60 |
| 11 | Dave Redden | 45 |
| 12 | Geoff Linehan | 45 |
| 13 | Mark Ford | 40 |
| 14 | Peter O’Keeffe | 30 |
| 15 | Sean Barry | 30 |
| 16 | Gary Ward | 30 |
| 17 | Thomas Neenan | 30 |
| 18 | Ian Spillane | 30 |
| 19 | Declan King | 30 |
| 20 | Daniel Brennan | 30 |
| 21 | Fergal O’Sullivan | 25 |
| 22 | Ian O’Flynn | 20 |
| 23 | Mark Healy | 20 |
| 24 | Gavin Young | 20 |
| 25 | Daniel Hallissy | 20 |
| 26 | Emmet Leahy | 20 |
| 27 | C O’Donnell | 20 |
| 28 | Jack Ryan | 15 |
| 29 | Paul Tobin | 15 |
| 30 | Paul Flynn | 15 |
*Based on results received from host clubs, using the published weightings for each event, this is an unofficial list
AIG Senior Cup, South Munster 2016
Order of Merit Race Heats Up
Gary O’Flaherty
Gary O’Flaherty’s performances in Castletroy, Cork and Ballybunion this month will have moved him up the Munster Senior Order of Merit. There are four automatic places in the team from the Order of Merit, and three of them look like going to Cathal Butler, Andrew McCormack and Gary O’Flaherty. Mark Shanahan, John Hickey and James Sugrue are all battling for the last automatic place, as are Waterford duo Eanna Griffin and Robin Dawson. There are plenty of points on offer over the coming weeks. The East of Ireland takes place next week and the Tralee Scratch Cup, the Connacht Strokeplay and the British Amateur all take place in June. Captain Phil Cooney will have a tough job selecting his four picks as all of the above along with Pat Murray, Ian O’Rourke, Peter O’Keeffe and Continue reading
Castletroy Scratch Cup Results
Final Results:
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