Junior Golf

Youths (Boys and Girls) Pre-Season Training Day

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 Boys and Girls Pre-Season Training Day
Kinsale Golf Club, Friday 25th March 9am – 3.30pm
Content Suitable for Single Figure Handicappers
Fee €100

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Ian Stafford PGA Advanced Professional

Ian Stafford JPEGIan has vast experience working with and developing skilled golfers having served as a Regional Coach for the ILGU for the past number of years and coaching the Irish Ladies and Girls teams at 2 European Championships.  Ian also is also the coach to the junior club in Kinsale Golf Club which has produced 3 boys Internationals in the past 18 months.  The topics Ian will be covering on the day are:

  • Tournament preparation, course mapping and game planning. Saving shots without changing your swing.
  • Skills testing, where you are now and where you need to be to compete and win.
  • Effective practice techniques, are you getting as much return from your practice as you should?

 Mark O Connell TPI Fitness Coach

Mark O'Connell TPI JPEGMark is both an accomplished golfer and rugby player and works as personal trainer and Titleist Performance Institute trainer at Dennehys Health and Fitness.

The topics Mark will be covering on the day are:

  • Importance of warm ups, injury prevention and golf specific drills
  • Nutrition and Hydration, the dos and don’ts and how it can affect performance
  • Workouts at Home, TPI foam rolling and stretching techniques

Numbers are limited to 8 participants (4 golfers per station) so book early

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2015 Review of the Year – Part 4

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October

With most of the inter-club competitions complete, the attention

Oakley Open Singles Series Final Lee Valley Golf Club

The prize winners at the Oakley Open Singles Series Final at Lee Valley Golf Club. Monday 21st September 2015 Picture: Niall O’Shea

reverted to opens and singles competitions.  Lee Valley held the final of their Oakley Open Singles qualifier which had been running during the summer months.  Ger Halligan was the winner, and he won a trip to the Portuguese Masters courtesy of Oakley’s Kieran O’Connor.  Stryker won the Corporate Challenge final in Fota Island.  The popular competition saw a large number of companies take part in the qualifiers with Cork Airport PJ Hegarty, Stryker and Vistakon all making it to the series final.  Stryker came out on top of the four finalists with a grand total of 162 points, and they won a society outing in Fota Island including dinner for 20 people.  Castlemartyr held their annual corporate day, and the winners were Leo Spratt, Peter Manning, Bernard Rohan and C Continue reading →

Douglas win Fred Daly Plate Final

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Fred Daly Plate 1Douglas proved that perseverance pays when they won the Fred Daly Plate final in Ballyneety today.  They overcame Monkstown, Bandon and Killarney on their way to a final meeting with Lahinch.  Douglas fielded a strong side with three players from their AIG Junior Cup team.  Barry O’Sullivan Geaney and Brian Barry put points on the board for Douglas when they both wrapped up their matches on the 16th green.  Daniel O’Sullivan and Darren Hourihan were both all square in their matches when John Boylan won his match (also on the 16th) to secure the win for the Cork side.

Fred Daly Plate 2

Munster Fred Daly Plate Final, Ballyneety Golf Club
Douglas 4, Lahinch 1.
Brian Barry beat Darragh Conneely 3&2.
Barry O’Sullivan Geaney beat Barry Dunworth 3&2.
Daniel O’Sullivan halved with Anthony Lacey.
John D Boylan  beat Cathal Hegarty 3&2.
Darren Hourihan halved with Jonathan Keane.

Huge Turnout for Junior Golf Final – Irish Junior Masters Tour Final

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Golfers pictured at the final of the Irish Junior Masters Golf Tour at Fernhill Golf Club on Saturday. Also included is funder Wayne O'Callaghan. Picture: Niall O'Shea

Golfers pictured at the final of the Irish Junior Masters Golf Tour at Fernhill Golf Club on Saturday. Also included is founder Wayne O’Callaghan.
Picture: Niall O’Shea

Fernhill Golf Course in Carrigaline hosted the final event of the 2015 Irish Junior Masters Golf Tour on Saturday and founder Wayne O’Callaghan has seen his plan for junior golf change from concept to action.  Two years ago the Carrigaline based PGA Professional Continue reading →

Boland 4th in Irish Under 16 Boys Championship

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Mitchelstown’s Adam Boland shot a final round 73 to claim fourth spot in the Irish Under 16 Boys which was held at The Heath.

Boland’s third round was an other improvement on his previous round, beating his second round score by a shot.  Although a win was unlikely, Boland was unlucky to drop three shots on the run in, otherwise he could have claimed the runners-up spot.  Despite that, Boland still added four birdies in the high-pressure final round.  Mallow’s Ed Walsh had a tough start to the final round, he was eight over after nine holes and 10 over after 11 hole in a very uncharacteristic round.  He steadied himself on the way hole and parred the final seven holes, he finished in 34th position was the only other Cork golfer to make the cut.

Irish Under 16 Boys Championships – Final Standings

Desmond wins Bruen Youths in Muskerry

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Sean Desmond (Monkstown) receiving the Bruen Youths Trophy from David Bruen, also included are David Taylor Captain Muskerry and Richard Cahill Sponsor.

Sean Desmond (Monkstown) receiving the Bruen Youths Trophy from David Bruen, also included are David Taylor Captain Muskerry and Richard Cahill Sponsor.

Monkstown’s Sean Desmond won the Bruen Youths in Muskerry on Monday, rounding off an impressive year for the scratch golfer.  Desmond was a key part of Monkstown Senior Cup team this season and the impressive young golfer has had a share of disappointments in the last few weeks.  He was part of two Monkstown teams that narrowly lost out in Munster finals in the AIG Senior Cup and in the Junior Foursomes.  He also had a good run in the Kerry Boys in Ballybunion before going out at the semi-final stage.  On Monday he led a field of fifty golfers to win the prestigious youths title which has taken place for each of the past 30 years.   In the morning he led the first round with a level par 71, tied with Muskerry’s James O’Connor.  Birdies on the 1st, 7th and 9th helped Desmond build his score.  Three more birdies followed in the second round, all on the front nine again.  A double bogey on the 13th in the afternoon was the only real blemish on a very solid 36 holes.  His two round total of 144 was one shot better than Daniel O’Sullivan Continue reading →

Ward & McCarthy in the hunt at Irish Youths

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Gary Ward (Kinsale)

Gary Ward (Kinsale)

Gary Ward (Kinsale) and Paul McCarthy (Mallow) are both in the hunt after a rain delayed first round at the Irish Youths at Moyola Park.

Ward finished on +1, five shots off the lead.  He opened well with birdies on the 4th & 5th but disaster struck on the 7th.  He lost a ball which presumably plugged in the soft rough, and ended up with a triple bogey.  He can back from that in level par however to give himself every chance in the second round.  McCarthy also finished on +1 but he had a more straightforward front nine parring every hole.  He also parred the 10th  before dropping shots at the 11th & 13th.  He birdied the final hole to sign for a one over par 72, and a share of 14th place.  John Murphy (Kinsale) is in the top 30 after a two over par 73.

Paul McCarthy (Mallow Golf Club)

Paul McCarthy (Mallow Golf Club)

Paul Tobin (Cork) and Timmy Broderick (Kinsale) carded 75’s and have a great chance of making the cut for the final round tomorrow.  Mark Healy (Kinsale) is one shot adrift on 76.  Cillian Moloney (Fota Island) and Cian Kidney (Lee Valley) are both just outside the top 100 and making the cut will require a much better round tomorrow.

Irish Youths Live Scoring

Mallow enter All-Ireland Stage of Fred Daly Trophy

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Fred Daly Trophy Munster FinalsBest wishes to Mallow who face Tandragee in the Fred Daly Trophy All-Ireland semi-final in the morning.

Fred Daly Trophy Semi-Finals At Moyola Park Golf Club Tuesday 25th August 2015

Mallow v Tandragee (Mallow names first – 8.56am at 8-minute intervals)

Conor Roche (2) v William Small (1)
Edward Walsh (2) v David Cunningham (4)
Greg Barrett (4) v Jake Rowe (4)
Liam Dowling (4) v Edward Rowe (5)
Eoin Aherne (4) v Peter Taylor (6)
Roy Whelan (5) v Cameron Fox (6)
Daniel O’Sullivan (6) v Jordan McKenzie (8)
County Sligo v Kilkenny (County Sligo names first – 8am at 8-minute intervals)
David Brady (1) v Mark Power (0)
T.J. Ford (1) v Luke Donnelly (1)
Cian Feeney (2) v Kevin Power (1)
Tom O’Hara (5) v Brian Crowdle (1)
Conor Wynne (5) v Harry Duggan (2)
Joseph Keyes (5) v Richard Duggan (5)
Paddy Bird (5) v Shane Mahony (6)

Walsh and Boland through to Final Round of Irish Under 16

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Mitchelstown’s Adam Boland and Mallow’s Ed Walsh have both made the cut in the Irish Boys Under 16 Open Championship at The Heath Golf Club.  Walsh and Boland were the only two Cork golfers to be named on the Munster Under 16 team and their good run of form has continued.

Mallow's Edward Walsh

Mallow’s Edward Walsh

Boland is currently in 6th place just three strokes off the lead and has a great chance of pushing on tomorrow.  Walsh is just outside the top twenty but is 7 shots off the lead to a win is a big ask for the Mallow golfer.

Irish Boys Under 16 Live Scoring   ========       Draw for Round 3

Among those to miss the cut were Liam Dowling and Roy Whelan (Mallow), Michael Kelly (East Cork), Sean Foley, Eoghan O’Shea and Conor Twomey (Mahon) and David Hanley (Douglas)