Today’s four Fred Daly matches fell foul of the weather, and that won’t be too much of a surprise for anyone to hear. Muskerry, Douglas and Monkstown were all due to host matches today.
Cork GC hosted two games yesterday. Fota Island had an impressive 4-1 win over Muskerry in the first match. The second match proved to be a tighter event, it took two tie holes to decide the winner, with Bantry Bay winning Continue reading
Interest in junior golf is building up as this weekend the first round of the Fred Daly Trophy takes place. Cork, Monkstown, Douglas and Muskerry will all host the matches as Ireland’s premier junior golf competition gets underway. This year the competition format has changed.
The GUI Annual General Meeting voted to reduce the number of players from seven to five. Seven first round matches take place on Saturday and Sunday. Munster holders Mallow are in action in Monkstown on Sunday, where they will face Mahon. Kinsale were Munster finalists in 2015 and they will face Douglas on Sunday. That is without doubt the most interesting match of the first round. Both clubs were also paired early on in the competition last year and Kinsale won only after the match went to playoff holes. Kinsale went on to contest the Munster Final while Douglas won the Fred Daly Plate.
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Wayne O’Callaghan ran a very successful junior camp last week, on the last week of the Easter holidays. The camp ran from Monday to Wednesday and Wayne was delighted with how it went: “We held a very successful Easter junior camp in Fernhill with 20 junior golfers taking part. The aim of the camp was to create a fun learning experience where the juniors learned all aspects of the golf while playing fun challenges making new friendships along the way. Fernhill has a dedicated practice range for the junior academy with various target greens and short game Continue reading
Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little/NUIM) receiving the Munster Youths trophy from John Moloughney, Chariman Munster Golf and Carl Toal, Captain Monkstown Golf Club. to bad weather on the final day. Picture: Niall O’Shea
Despite everyone’s hope that the forecasted weather would pass over Cork, the wind and persistent rain forced organisers to abandon play on Day 3 of the Munster Youths at Monkstown Golf Club.
The rain started around 7.30am and it looked like the golf might be completed in the morning. 47 golfers started at 9am sharp but by 10am greens were starting to flood from the heavy rain. At 10.30 tournament director Sean O’Leary in consultation with the tournament committee and the Monkstown staff had no alternative but to abandon the third round. The result was declared on the basis of the results of the first 36 holes. And so the title went Continue reading
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Pictures from the Irish Schools Junior Championships Munster Final at Charleville Golf Club: Continue reading
Monkstown has been a busy place this week, in addition to the usual weekly competitions, over 50 young golfers have been taking part in a three day Easter Camp. Following the success of a junior camp last October, Monkstown Club Pro Cian McNamara had planned to run another camp over Christmas. Wet weather put a stop to that but McNamara along with Monkstown’s assistant Pro Graeme Dunlea have had a very busy week. They have been running three sessions daily to cater for kids taking part in their Easter Camp. “We have a group of 51 kids involved in camp” Cian explained, “with juniors ranging from 6 years of age to 13. The majority of juniors are not members. The main reason for this is that we have coaching provided weekly for juniors that are members alongside with events scheduled so members are more than catered for during holiday period.”
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Monkstown’s Graeme Dunlea
Graeme Dunlea joined Monkstown from Adare Golf Club in late 2015 and his addition to the Monkstown team has allowed himself and Cian to develop a strong junior golf programme. Both were introduced to the game at a young age and Cian explained their objectives for the camps: “The primary goal from the camp is to introduce Juniors at the youngest possible age to the game of golf in the most friendly environment possible. Both Graeme and I have firm beliefs in how juniors should be nurtured during their introduction to the game. The club are very supportive with our coaching plan and we plan to hold camps during all holiday periods.” In addition to the three day camps, Monkstown have an ongoing programme to encourage new juniors to take up the game as Cian explained: “We also have three weekly junior time slots that non-members can attend, so if anybody was interested they could just contact the pro shop and ask for either Graeme or myself and we will give information about are on-going junior golf program. Our highest priority is growing the enjoyment of the game. We are very happy with our progression and continue to improve our coaching plan. Once we can keep juniors having fun we can implement different coaching principles over time.
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Greg Barrett (Mallow)
Greg Barrett (Mallow) and Brian O’Connell (Bandon) are in action for Munster this morning as Munster take on Leinster in a series of challenge matches in Tullamore. Matches will be plaed at both Under 18 and Under 16 level. Muskerry’s Jack Egan is the only Cork player to make the Under 16 Munster team.
Under-18 Team: Greg Barrett (Mallow), Ronan Cross (Ballybunion), Cian Mooney (Faithlegg), Brian O’Connell (Bandon), Calum Spicer (Dromoland), Ciaran Vaughan (Limerick).
Under-16 Team: Aaron Cashin (Tramore), Jack Egan (Muskerry), Ross Fitzgerald (Limerick), Eoin McCarthy (Faithlegg), Jake O’Riordan (Dungarvan), Daniel Raher (Dungarvan).
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