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Junior Golf
Colaiste Choilm though to Schools Final
The 2018 Colaiste Choilm winning team
Colaiste Choilm from Ballincollig booked their place in the Munster Schools final on Monday with a hard fought win over De La Salle Waterford. The reigning Munster champions were back in Castlemartyr, the venue where they won last year. And they were up against the 2018 beaten finalists in the semi final. Lee Valley’s Keelan McCarthy led the way for the Ballinollig side, he had a two hole win over Rory Milne to win the first point. Zak Collins had to go to the 19th before he saw off the challenge from Alex King to win a second point. Both Stephen Riordan and Jack O’Keeffe lost out to level the match at 2-2, meaning the match would be decided by John Lehane and Alex Browne. That match went all the way to the 18th before Lehane secured the winning point for Colaiste Choilm. In the second semi-final Colaiste an Spioraid Naoimh were very unlucky not to make it an all-Cork final.
The Bishopstown students were up against St Josephs Ballybunion and this too was a tight match. Robbie Walsh and Jack Lucey put points on the board for the Cork side but James Walsh, Ben O’Connor and Eoghan Hallihan all lost out in the later stages of their games to see St Joesph’s advance. Although the final was scheduled to take place in the afternoon the forecasted rain came early with lasted through the morning and early afternoon. Unfortunately for all of the golfers, the rain persisted and a heavy downpour around lunchtime made the course unplayable. Colaiste Choilm and St Joesph’s will now have to Continue reading
Bruen Youths title for Egan
David Bruen, presenting the Bruen Youth Cup to Muskerry’s Jack Egan following his win on his home course. Included are Marian Nugent, President, Richie Cahill, representing the Cahill Family, sponsors and Diarmuid Linehan, Captain. Picture: Mike English.
Jack Egan added his name to a list of famous winners on Monday when he won the Bruen Youths. The Muskerry teen won by four strokes in impressive performance that saw him shoot two under par rounds. Egan led from the start with an opening 67. That included seven birdies and there was a great four of four birdies from the 12th to the 15th. His opening 67 had him one shot ahead of Eoghan O’Shaughnessy and the Muskerry Fred Daly players were the only two to break par.
In the second round Egan never let go of his lead. Again he had seven birdies but a couple of bogies meant that he’d sign for a one under par 70. That was more than enough as the his morning 67 was Continue reading
Bruen Youths Winners (Muskerry Golf Club)
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Gallery: Irish Junior Foursomes Munster Final 2019
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Gallery: Irish Junior Foursomes Munster Finals, Clonmel Golf Club
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Muskerry win Fred Daly Trophy 2019
Muskerry claimed another Munster Pennant on Monday, they won the Munster Final of the Fred Daly Trophy in Clonmel. This was their second win in three years, having reached the final in 2017, 2018 and 2019. This year marks the third of a three year cycle with the current players, and four of the team who were beaten in last years final returned this year to win in style. Twelve months ago Eoghan O’Shaughnessy was the player who lost out on the third playoff hole at the final in Nenagh. This year he was first to finish, wrapping up his match on the 13th green with a 6&5 win. That put the first point on the board for Muskerry and Stephen Riordan added a second soon after with a Continue reading
Gallery: Fred Daly Trophy Munster Final 2019, Muskerry v Limerick
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Gallery: Fred Daly Trophy, Munster Semi-Finals 2019
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Internationals win Pro Shop Challenge IV
There was great excitement in Kinsale on Thursday for the fourth staging of the annual Pro Shop Challenge. This year’s charity match was titled the “Internationals v Professionals, as Kinsale’s two Irish Internationals John Murphy and Eoghan Cassidy took on Kinsale’s PGA Professionals Ger Broderick and Ian Stafford. Murphy has been a senior international for two years while Cassidy picked up his first international cap at under 14 level this year. There was a special guest there on the day, the Mullingar scratch cup was in the pro shop, that was thanks to John Murphy’s win a week before in the famous Leinster tournament. As play got underway it was the Professionals who took the lead, thanks to a birdie from Stafford on the first. Cassidy levelled the match on the 5th with a tap in birdie after a perfect approach shot.
Eoghan Cassidy
John Murphy was impressed with his new partner, it was the first time they played together in a competition. “Eoghan was so impressive, he drove the ball like a professional” said the college Senior. “He’s a class act and has huge things in store for him. I really enjoyed watching him learn and gain experience in front of a large crowd, it was an opportunity I could only have dreamed of when I was his age.” There was a hint of green keepers revenge on the course for the event, tight fairways and lightning fast greens challenged all four golfers as they put on a show for the large gallery. The course in Farrangalway was in excellent condition, the new changes to the 9th, 17th and 18th have bedded in and there was scarcely a blade of grass out of place on the championship course. The birdies were a little bit scarcer than usual, but the banter between the players entertained everyone, with referee Gerry Waldron keeping Continue reading
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