Leading Qualifiers Darren Hourihan and Cian Kidney will face off against each other in the final 16 of the Ford Junior Scratch. At least the wind should have calmed down a bit……
Muskerry Golf Club Ford Junior Scratch Trophy Round 3:
James Ahern v Alan Buckley, Brian Hartnett v Adam McSweeeny, Liam Harte v Ronan McMahon, John Chisholm v Jack Egan, Darren Hourihan v Cian Kidney. Brian Murphy v Ben Harte, Olan Barrett v Ross Williams, Owen O’Leary v Gary Morris
The Munster Finals of the Irish Schools Senior and Junior Championships 2014/2015 are taking place this Monday the 30th March at Muskerry GC.
Lisselan Golf Club Captain’s drive-in 31st January 2015
L to R; John O’Mahony Gents Club President, Denis Dullea Captain, Louise Cavanagh Lady Captain
Change may be on the cards for Lisselan but it’s business as usual for the nine hole course and thriving club. The Blackburn family who have owned the estate for the past 25 years put the property up for sale but hopes are high that the course and club will remain. Lisselan golf course celebrates 21 years in existence this year and the nine hole course has a quirky history. Owner of the estate, David Blackburn and his family came to Lisselan 25 years ago and soon the idea of a golf course took hold. Planning difficulties resulted in only six holes being developed, mainly along the banks of the Argideen river in front of Lisselan House. Christy O’Connor Snr was on hand in 1994 to officially open the course and despite being a fairly unique 6 hole course, it did rank in the top ten of in Golf Fore Magazine’s 1,200 courses reviewed. It’s timely of course to remember that Lisselan wasn’t only about golf, 19 years ago Lisselan’s Imperial Call was the toast of Ireland as he romped home to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Continue reading
Current Muskerry Captain David Taylor pictured with his family when he won the 2011 Ford Junior Open Trophy. The challenging matchplay competition gets underway tomorrow.
Picture: Mike English.
64 of Cork’s top golfers will head into battle in Muskerry tomorrow, all in search of the Ford Junior Scratch Trophy. The 64 golfers have come through from two full days of strokeplay qualifying held in Muskerry last month, and the eventual winner will have to come through six matches over the next three days to add his name to the prestigious trophy. The matchplay element starts on Good Friday at 8am, and with two rounds taking place each day, the winner will eventually be known on Sunday afternoon. The competitive format is unique in Munster and has attracted golfers from all over the county and beyond. With a handicap limit of 5, the event provides a mix between the established Junior Cup and Bruen golfers, and younger golfers heading for Barton or Senior Cup appearances. Continue reading
Skibbereen & West Carbery Golf Club have launched a new membership scheme which should prove very attractive to many of Cork’s golfers. They are set to take advantage of a new handicapping rule, they have just launched an innovative club membership scheme with an annual cost of just €175. New rules which come in from the 1st March mean that golfers can only play in qualifying competitions outside of their home club only if they have three qualifying rounds in their home club in the previous 12 months. This has the potential to disrupt many of those golfers who hold distance memberships in clubs outside Cork, especially those who play most of their golf in local open competitions while not playing in their home course. The €175 membership option includes three rounds of golf to comply with the handicapping rules. Continue reading
It’s almost six years since Cobh Golf Club moved into their new course in Marino Point and while it wasn’t all plain sailing, the club has over 550 full members and a wonderful championship course. Despite a huge fall off in the number of golfers over the past five years, Cobh has survived and is set to thrive as golf is beginning to grow again. The 6,600 yard Hawtree designed course opened sits proudly over Cork Harbour with spectacular views of Monkstown and the City to the south and east, and Little Island and Fota to the north. Continue reading
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