Blarney win Minihan Shield

Blarney Golf Club Minihane Shield 2015 winners L-R Billy Barry, Larry Buckley, President Eamonn Forrest, Team captain Colum Sisk, Club captain Edward Butt, Paul O'Neill, Des Kelly, Back row: DJ McCarthy, Denis Keeshan, Jack Holland, JJ Cronin, Jerry Keady and Dick Ryan. The shield was played in Blarney Golf Resort on Monday, June 22, 2015.

Blarney Golf Club Minihane Shield 2015 winners L-R Billy Barry, Larry Buckley, President Eamonn Forrest, Team captain Colum Sisk, Club captain Edward Butt, Paul O’Neill, Des Kelly, Back row: DJ McCarthy, Denis Keeshan, Jack Holland, JJ Cronin, Jerry Keady and Dick Ryan. The shield was played in Blarney Golf Resort on Monday, June 22, 2015.

Blarney secured their first pennant recently when they won the Minihan Shield.  The competition is played for by clubs in West Cork and Continue reading

Murphy Goes Low for 4th Place Finish in Irish Boys Open

Kinsale's John Murphy in action in the Fred Daly Trophy

Kinsale’s John Murphy in action in the Fred Daly Trophy

Kinsale’s John Murphy went low on the final day of the Irish Boys Open in Tuam, and doing so rocketed up the leaderboard to 4th place.  Murphy had a poor finish on Thursday, after starting well he dropped five shots on the back nine.  There were no such mistakes on Friday, he was the only golfer to beak 70 as he recorded five birdies and two bogies for a closing 69.  Murphy won recently won the Under 18 Medal at the Leinster Youths has shown great form at inter-club level and will no doubt be looking forward to the Munster Boys Open Championship in Mallow in two weeks.

Monkstown’s Sean Desmond finished in Continue reading

Weekend Round Up #CorkGolfNews

Sunday started with high hopes for plenty of golfers, O’Donovan, O’Brien and Gorey were all in contention at the Irish Mid-Am in New Forrest.  Cian McNamara and Wayne O’Callaghan were in the top 10 in the Shell Carne Pro-Am and Fernhill were due to take on Blarney in the first round of the Barton Shield at Muskerry. Continue reading