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Fota Island win AST Trophy in Cobh

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Fota Islans AST Trophy 2016Fota Island won the AST Trophy in Cobh on Friday with a great performance to beat the 12 other teams.  The players on the winning Fota Island team were: Ben Quigley, Cian Long, Evan Murphy, Ronan O’Connell and Shane Galvin.  They had a three point win over Lee Valley and Monkstown took third place.  Fota’s Evan Murphy had the best boys score while Catherine Cronin from Muskerry led the girls.  The event which is now in it’s 4th year is sponsored by Adrian and Suzanne Tanzer.

 

Gallery: AST Trophy 2016

AST TROPHY 2016
1st – Fota Island (161 Points)
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Murphy takes 2nd place at Ulster Boys

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John Murphy Kerry Boys

Kinsale’s John Murphy with the Kerry Boy’s Cup Picture: Gary Ward

John Murphy narrowly missed out on back to back Boys victories today when he finished just one shot off the winning score.  Murphy was tied for the lead with three others going into the final day, the rain affected third day saw the competition reduced to 54 holes following heavy overnight rain.

Murphy got off to a great start, and was three under for the day after four holes.  He had a tough time of it around the turn with six consecutive bogies.  The Munster Boys Champion rescued his round with an eagle on the long par five 16th hole.  Murphy’s one over par 72 was enough to keep pace with the leaders and it looked like a four way play-off would follow.  But Dun Laoighre’s Alan Fahy came in with a great 68 and took the title by one stroke.  Murphy took second place on a countback from five players on -1.

Golffile Gallery: Ulster Boys Day 3

Ulster Boys Final Scores

211 Alan Fahy (Dun Laoghaire Golf Club) 69 74 68
212 John Murphy (Kinsale) 75 65 72 , Patrick Brennan (Belvoir Park Golf Club) 72 68 72 , Ross Kelly (Tuam Golf Club) 72 68 72 , Hugh O’Hare (Fortwilliam Golf Club) 72 68 72 , Jake Rowe (Tandragee Golf Club) 71 74 67
213 Marc McKinstry (Cairndhu Golf Club) 71 73 69

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Kanturk Golf Club honours Mairead Martin

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Mairead Martin Kanturk GC

Mairead Martin and Irish Olypmpic athlete Michelle Finn pictured at a celebration in Kanturk Golf Club

Top class amateur golfer Mairead Martin was honoured by he local club last week when she was awarded honorary life membership by Kanturk Golf Club.  The award was made during Liam Fitzgerald’s Captain’s Prize and a large crowd was present to help celebrate both the super golfing weekend and the achievements of Martin.  Mairead, fresh from an unlucky defeat in the semi-final of the Leinster Ladies Championship on Sunday was present with her family to accept the accolade from Lady Captain Kitty Hennessy.

Since concentrating on golf from the age of 12, Mairead’s progression has been rapid and now plays of plus 1.  She has represented Ireland at various levels and also had the honour of representing Great Britain and Ireland in the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2015, where she formed a winning partnership with her good friend Annabel Wilson from Lurgan.  She has had some notable successes in national championships including winning the Continue reading →

Super 65 for Murphy, tied for lead in Ulster Boys

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Kinsale’s John Murphy 

Kinsale’s John Murphy shot a superb 65 on day two of the Ulster Boys at Bangor today.  The early tee time suited the Munster Boys Champion as he stormed the course.  Murphy was four under through four holes thanks to two birdies and an eagle.  Murphy added two more birdies on the back nine on his way to signing for a six under par total of 65.  Murphy bettered his first round score by ten shots and is in a great position going into the final 36 holes tomorrow.

Murphy is currently tied for the lead on -2.  The last few cards from round two still need to b counted but as it stands Murphy is leading along with Hugh O’Hare, Ross Kelly and Patrick Brennan.

 Fota Island’s Shane Galvin had a great second round.  He shot a 74 but unfortunately missed the 36 hole cut by one shot.  His round included birdies on the 4th, 9th and 18th.    Mallow’s Adam Walsh finished a few strokes outside the cut mark.

Coughlan and Ní Thuama retain National Foursomes Title, Byrne competes in

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May Fitzgibbon Winners 2016

Winners of the May Fitzgibbon Trophy final, Clodagh Coughlan & Aoife Ni Thuama from Douglas Golf Club with ILGU President Valerie Hassett Pic Ronan Lang

Douglas pair Clodagh Coughlan and Aoife Ni Thuama won the May Fitzgibbon Trophy on Monday, making it back to back national wins for the Douglas Girls.  The competition took place on Greystones Golf Club and twenty foursomes pairs took part, all having qualified from the five districts.  The Douglas girls had qualified for the national finals in May when they were in the top four at the Munster qualifier in Adare Manor.  The qualified in Adare as the best gross winners.  Last year the Douglas girls combined for 37 points to win by two shots.  This year they dominated, carding 39 points for their foursomes round and winning bay a margin of five shots.  Conditions were perfect in Greystones which set the scene for some good scores throughout the day.  Scoring seemed to be fairly Continue reading →

Egan and Walsh help Munster to Under 16 Interpro Title

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2016 Boys Interprovincial Championship at Tullamore Golf Club

Kevin Murray (Team Captain) and John Fennessy (Team Manager) with the victorious Munster Under16 boys team (from left) Ian Halpin, Fred Twomey (Provincial Coach), Jack Egan, Charlie Dawson, Jonathan Keane, Sean Enright and Edward Walsh at the 2016 Boys Interprovincial Championship matches at Tullamore Golf Club today (22/07/2016). Picture by Pat Cashman

Jack Egan and Edward Walsh helped Munster to their first Under 16 Interprovincial title.  Munster were in second place after the opening two matches yesterday, and under the watchful eyes of Kevin Murray, John Fennessy and Fred Twomey, the team played very well in their final game against Connacht and overcame a half point deficit.

Muskerry’s Jack Egan was the hero of the hour, he was one down playing 18, and a loss would have meant that Connacht would win on a countback.  Egan duly obliged, he won the hole to half his match and that ensured that Munster won the match and ultimately the title.

Boys Interprovincials Gallery by Cashman Photography

Egan finished the three matches with a win and two halves, in his one foursomes and two singles matches.  Mallow’s Ed Walsh lost his opening foursomes match but captured two valuable points for Munster in the singles matches against Leinster and Connacht.

The Under 18 team did as much as they could in the final day, they had a good 6-4 win over Connacht.   But unfortunately for Michael Coote’s team, Ulster retained their lead by beating Leinster in their final match.  There were some Continue reading →

Three Cork Girls selected for Irish Team

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ILGU AIG Senior Cup Munster Final, Douglas Golf Club, Sunday 8th May 2015

Rachel Thompson

Cork’s Rachel Thompson along with Killarney’s Mairead Martin and Valerie Clancy have been selected on the Irish Girls team that will compete in the home internationals

All three have shown great form this season.  Mairead Martin from Kanturk reached the semi-final stage of the Irish Girls Close over the weekend, while Thompson reached the semi-final of the plate competition.  Valerie Clancy from Mitchelstown won the Munster Senior Open in Waterville back in March and followed that with a very good performance in the Irish Ladies Close at Lahinch in May.

Ireland are putting forward an exceptional girls’ team, which includes Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little), Niamh McSherry (Lurgan), Lauren Walsh (Castlewarden) and Annabel Wilson (Lurgan).   Leinster, Ulster and Irish Girls Champion, Julie McCarthy is unstoppable and dominating Irish U18 golf alongside in form 15 year old Annabel Wilson. Wilson had a superb performance at the European Team Championships and subsequently at the Junior British Open, where she finished 9th. Having just Continue reading →

Walsh and Egan selected on Munster Under 16 Team

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Edward Walsh

Mallow’s Edward Walsh

Mallow’s Edward Walsh and Muskerry’s Jack Egan have made the six-man Munster Under 16 team.  The team was named today by Munster Junior Convenor Kevin Murray and features the two talented Cork Golfers.  Both golfers had impressive results in 2015, Egan won the Munster Under 14 Close in East Cork and Walsh won the Under 15 category at the Munster Boys Under 16 in Clonmel.

Walsh is Mallow’s third player to make the inter-pro teams.  Greg Barrett was named on the Under 18 (boys) team at the start of last week and Ronan Feerick was called up to the Under 14 team on Friday.  The Boys interprovincials take place in Tullamore this week.

 

Munster Boys Under 14 Team
Charlie Dawson (Tramore)
Jack Egan (Muskerry)
Sean Enright (Limerick)
Ian Halpin (Cahir Park)
Jonathan Keane (Lahinch)
Edward Walsh (Mallow)

Non-travelling reserve – Aaron Cashin (Tramore

Team Captain – Kevin Murray
Team  Manager – John Fennessy
Provincial Coach – Fred Twomey

 

Munster Boys Under 16 Open Championship 2016, Nenagh Golf Club, Wednesday 29th June 2016, Jack Egan

Barrett joins Desmond, Healy & Murphy on Munster Boys Interprovincials team

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Fred Daly Trophy Munster Finals

Greg Barrett at the Fred Daly Trophy Munster semi-finals at Gold Coast Golf Club. Picture: Niall O’Shea

Mallow’s Greg Barrett was named on a strong Munster Boys team this afternoon.  Team Captain Michael Coote named the team after the Munster Boys Amateur Open had finished and three of the top eight made the Munster team.  Barrett has been having a good run of form and his scores of 74,76,78 gave him a top 30 finish this week and kept him in sight of the selectors.  Barrett finished in 5th place at the Leinster Boys recently and hopes will be high that his current form will continue next week in Tullamore as the Munster Boys team will aim to win the inter-provincial title next week.  He was also a member of the Munster Under 16 team last year.

Munster Boys winner John Murphy was an obvious choice for the team, and his Kinsale club-mate Mark Healy also made the team, both retaining their places from last year.  Monkstown Sean Desmond also retained his place, Desmond shot a 66 yesterday and finished in the top ten.  He has also been a key player on the Monkstown team that has reached the Munster Finals of the AIG Senior Cup.  The four Cork golfers are clearly on form as are Andrew Mulhall and Ciaran Vaughan.  Hopes will be high Continue reading →