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Gallery: Mahon win Fred Daly Plate
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Munster Golf Calendar almost complete for 2017
Although the 2016 Championship year hasn’t been completed yet, Munster Golf have been busy planning dates and fixtures for 2017. Liam Harkin, Karen Walsh and Margaret Sugrue have been busy liaising with clubs to put together the calendar that will see close on twenty separate competitions take place in over 60 venues across the province. The 2017 season gets underway as usual with the Munster Youths – although the tournament will now be know as the Munster Student’s Championship. The competition takes place in Cork Golf Club in mid March. Cork clubs have stepped up this year in terms of availability, with Kinsale, Lee Valley, Kanturk, Blarney and Cork all confirmed as host venues.The Cups and Shields finals are heading for Kerry, Killarney will host the Bruen and Purcell finals in July and Tralee’s Barrow links will host the Junior, Senior and Barton finals in August. Monkstown will host the Irish Mixed Foursomes while Dunmore is hosting the Country Clubs.
Mahon face Lahinch in Fred Daly Plate Final
Mahon will head to Ballyneety Golf Club tomorrow to take on Lahinch in the final of the the Fred Daly Plate. The Munster competition was launched last year and all first round losers from the Fred Daly Trophy are entered.
Mahon beat Bandon in the first round and went on to beat Monkstown in the second round. After that the saw off Douglas before beating West Waterford in the semi-final. Tomorrow’s final starts at 11.30am.
Mahon Fred Daly Plate Panel:
James Daly
Donagh Gribbon
Eoghan O’Shea
Sean Foley
Cathal Browne
Conor Twomey
Colm Kennedy
Team Manager: Ian Bermingham
Muskerry and Monkstown name strong teams for AIG semi-finals
Muskerry and Monkstown have both stuck with the same players who won Munster titles as they go into battle in the AIG Cups and Shields finals this morning. Monkstown are just about to start (8am) with Muskerry taking to the course at 12.30.
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Long Read: Monkstown and Muskerry on All-Ireland Trail
AIG SENIOR CUP (semi-final) – Live Scoring
0800 Monkstown v Co Sligo (matches at 9-minute intervals)
Sean Desmond v David Brady
Donal McDonnell Jnr v Declan Reidy
Nick Moore v Ruairi O’Connor
Martin Poucher v TJ Ford
Eoghan Long v Mark Morrissey
AIG Jimmy Bruen Shield (semi-final) – Live Scoring
1230 Muskerry v Cill Dara (matches at 9-minute intervals)
Andrew Gray & Tony Gardiner v Ray Mackey & Christopher Harhen
Sean Geary & Gary Lucas v James Dunne & Ciaran Ryan
Paul Herlihy & Fionn Hickey v Tom Friary & Pat Garry
Fergal Murphy & Michael O’Brien v David Fox & Declan Plunkett
Michael O’Callaghan & Jack Taylor v Patrick Hopkins & Christy Roche
Long Read: Monkstown and Muskerry on All-Ireland Trail
Monkstown and Muskerry travel to Carton House this week to play in Europe’s biggest golf competition and both have hopes of returning with an All-Ireland title. Both clubs face All-Ireland semi-finals on Friday morning. Muskerry are in action in the AIG Jimmy Bruen Shield while Monkstown aim to win their first AIG Senior Cup title. Both clubs have been busy preparing, on and off the course. The cost of sending a team to compete in Carton House quickly runs into five figures when you take into account all of the costs associated. Despite the costs, it’s a great opportunity for both clubs and one which all of their members are looking forward to. Monkstown Captain Carl Toal has been involved in several teams himself and he has been busy over the past three weeks. “The Club is on a high since winning the AIG Senior Cup Munster final in Cork Golf Club last month, it was a fantastic achievement to win after coming so close last year in Dungarvan” said the Captain who went on to explain the plan that was put into operation, “Winning the Munster final inevitably Continue reading
Murphy Top 5 at Euro Team Championships, Cork Lose out in Barton semi-final
John Murphy (Kinsale) shot a level par 72 on the opening day of the European Boy’s Team Championships today. The competition is taking place in Czech Republic and Murphy was one of the later starters this morning and opened with birdie. He had three bogies on the front nine but turned on +1, two birdies and a bogey on the back nine meant that he signed for a level par 72 to lie in 5th place. It was a very good day for Ireland, Kevin leBlanc holds the lead on -4 and all six Irish golfers are in the top 20. Tomorrow will be an important day for the Irish, the second round of strokeplay qualifying will determine the matchplay draws with the top four countries playing-off for the Championship title.
Cork Golf Club put up a strong battle today against Warrenpoint, losing out on the 18th green in Continue reading
Cork face Warrenpoint in AIG Barton Shield semi-final
John Hickey & Paul Tobin pictured with Fergal Deasy in Muskerry last year.
Cork Golf have named two strong foursomes pairings for their semi-final against Warrenpoint in the AIG Barton Shield. With Gary O’Flaherty unavailable due to work commitments, team manager John Carroll has reverted to the 2015 pairing of John Hickey and Paul Tobin. They paired off last year in Muskerry winning two matches before losing out to Munster winners Muskerry. Tobin also featured in the South Munster phase when he partnered Mark Ford as Cork marched on to qualify for the Munster finals. Carroll has kept Brian Kelleher and Mark Ford together in the opening match, the pair blended well in the Minster finals at Cork Golf Club. Cork will face a strong challenge from the Warrenpoint who have Colm Campbell playing with them. Campbell is the reigning Flogas Irish Open and Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup champion, and he’s also a current Irish International. That said, Cork have every chance in the open space of the O’Meara Course in Carton House.
The first match on the O’Meara Course in Carton House gets underway at 10.48am and a large crowd is expected to support the team who go in search of their first green pennant since 1998.
Gallery: Cork win AIG Barton Shield Munster Final
AIG Barton Shield Semi-Final
Warrenpoint v Cork (Warrenpoint names first)
Paul Reavey & Jamie Fletcher v Brian Kelleher & Mark Ford
Colm Campbell & Stephen Coulter v Paul Tobin & John Hickey
Slievenamon win Michael Cashman Fourball Munster Final in East Cork.
East Cork continued it’s long tradition of hosting Munster Golf events on Saturday but this time it was more special as the competition was in memory of former East Cork Member and Munster Golf Chairman Michael Cashman. The All Ireland Club Fourball is a new competition and the Munster competition was named the Michael Cashman Munster Club Fourball. The final took place in East Cork on Saturday with two Tipperary teams contesting the final. Slievenamon, who were appearing in their first ever Munster final, had a great with over Nenagh who have had several successes already this year. Slievenamon won t Continue reading
Gallery: Michael Cashman Trophy Final
Pictures from East Cork Golf Club: Continue reading
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