Junior Golf

Walsh takes second place in Leinster Boys

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Munster Under 15/17 Close Championship, Carrick on Suir Golf Club, Thursday 4th August 2016

Edward Walsh (Mallow) pictured after winning the Munster U17 Boys Championship last year. Picture: Niall O’Shea

Mallow’s Edward Walsh finished in the runner-up spot at the Leinster Boys in Headfort today after a three hole play-off.  Walsh had a share of the lead going into the final round,  he tied with Castle’s Robert Moran on a one under par score of 143.  Walsh finished his final round tied with Aaron Marshall, the Lisburn golfer shot a two under par 70 compared with Walsh’s 72.  Although he birdied his final three holes yesterday, Walsh shot level par for his back nine today.  A three hole play-off followed with the Mallow golfer losing out when Marshall won the second and third play-off holes.  Greg Barrett gave Mallow a second place in the top ten, he finished tied for 10th place after a final round 76.  Adam Boland also from Mallow finished in a tie for 16th place.

Leinster Boys Final Results

Irish Junior Foursomes Qualifiers

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Munster Golf LogoQualifiers from the first round strokeplay:

Fermoy: Mitchelstown & Kanturk

Cobh: Fota Island & Douglas

Macroom: Lee Valley & Bantry Bay

Charleville: Charleville & Castletroy

The qualifiers will now join the qualifiers from the five other venues, and the 16 teams will advance to the matchplay stages.

Full Details:  https://www.golfnet.ie/results/505/irish-junior-foursomes

Positive Start for Egan, Irish Under 16 Quadrangular

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

Jack Egan

Muskerry’s Jack Egan had a positive start to his representative career as he came away with two wins, a half and a loss from his first two days in Wales.  The annual Quadrangular competition featuring Under 16 teams from Ireland, Wales, England and the Netherlands.  Egan was in action against the hosts yesterday, and while he lost his opening foursomes match with partner Sean Doyle on the 18th, he bounced back in the afternoon with a 2&1 singles win over Wales Tom Peet.  Ireland finished day one with a 9-3 win over Wales.  He was back in action this morning, this time partnering Josh Mackin.  They had a 3&2 win and Egan went on to claim a second win this afternoon in the singles.  Ireland at tied at the top of the table with England and the top two will face each other tomorrow in a winner takes all decider.  Egan will be back in action with Mackin for the morning foursomes.

International duty prevented Egan from playing the Munster Boys Under 16 Championship which took place in Blarney on Monday and Tuesday.

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McKibbin wins in Blarney, Munster Boys Under 16 Championship

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Munster Boys Under 16 Championships, Blarney Golf Club, Tuesday 11th April 2017

Tom McKibbin

Holywood’s Tom McKibbin proved his credentials in Blarney yesterday when he shot a 69 to win the Munster Boys Under 16 Championship.  McKibbin finished on 141, three shots clear of the field.  The two handicapper was the only golfer to break par on day two, and that was thanks to three birdies at the start of the back nine.  With no one else threatening, McKibbin know he had the control over the competition heading into the final three holes.  McKibbin showed maturity coming down the last, with water and out of bounds surrounding the green, he chose to lay up.  What resulted was his second bogey of the day but even with that he still finished three shots clear of the field.  Overnight leader Jack Brown (The Heath) finished day two with a 77 to claim second place (144) and Eoin McGrath (Athlone) was third, he had the best of three scores on 146.  Scott Miller (Clandeboye) was fourth and Keaton Morrison (Holywood) was fifth, both finishing on 146.  Muskerry’s Fionn Hickey was the best of the Munster Continue reading →

Irish Junior Foursomes Qualifiers

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Munster Golf LogoThe first round of the Irish Junior Foursomes gets underway next week with Macroom, Cobh and Fermoy hosting the strokeplay qualifying rounds.  Two teams from each venue will qualify for the second round.

Macroom host their qualifier on Wednesday with Cobh and Fermoy going ahead on Friday.

Macroom GC Wednesday 12 April
1.00pm Bantry Bay (1) Berehaven (1)
1.08am Bantry Bay (2) Berehaven (2)
1.16am Skibbereen (1) Bandon (1)
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No joy for Davis College in Schools Senior Championship

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Irish Schools Senior Championship Munster Final, Cahir Park Golf, Mon 6th March 2017, De La Salle Waterford v Davis College Mallow

Davis College Mallow

Davis College Mallow lost out in the Munster Final of the Irish Schools Senior Championship yesterday but only after giving favourites De La Salle Waterford a tough test in the final.  The finals took place in Cahir Park and it was a credit to the course and specially the staff that the course was open.  A modified course was in play, with the competition taking place over two loops of the nine holes on the clubhouse side of the River Suir.  Davis College had a good win over Crescent College (Limerick) in the semi-final, winning 3-2.  De La Salle had beaten Douglas Community School in their semi-final, they closed out the first three points as they proved too strong for the Cork side.

Gallery: De La Salle Waterford v Davis College, Irish Schools Senior C/ship Munster Final

Despite the strong wind and heavy showers, there was some very competitive golf on display, with several Irish and Munster capped players on each team.  As the matches came through the 18th for the first time, the Continue reading →

2016 a Year to Remember for John Murphy

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munster-golf-adm_awards_114Kinsale’s John Murphy capped off a great year last week when he announced that he would be heading to the US in the second half of 2017 on a golf scholarship.   Later this year Murphy will head for Kentucky to take up a place with the Cardinals at the University of Louisville.   Murphy will join Galway’s Devin Morley who started in Louisville in 2016, and Assistant Coach Aaron O’Callaghan who is in his third year coaching at the division one college.

The announcement of Murphy’s move to the US had been one of his options over the past few months, and while there are exciting times ahead, John can look back at a great 2016.  “I have so many memories from 2016 that I will cherish forever” said Murphy.  “There are some stand-out memories from 2016, such as winning the European Boys’ D2 championships in Czech Republic and retaining the Kerry Continue reading →