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Senior Scratch Cup
Fermoy set for John Whyte Memorial

Fermoy golf club will host their annual senior scratch cup on Sunday, the John Whyte memorial. The event has been a popular fixture on the calendar for many years, with a some famous winners. 2019 Amateur Champion James Sugrue won the event in 2016 and 2018.
The contenders for the 2020 event include John O’Brien, Ronan Twomey, Seamus Stack and Continue reading
Gallery: Munster Stroke Play 2020, Round 2
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O’Keeffe Blitzes the field to claim Munster Stroke Play

Peter O’Keeffe won the biggest prize in Cork golf on Sunday. After 72 holes he won the Munster Stroke Play and added his name to the famous Cork Scratch Cup. O’Keeffe had a blistering performance on Sunday, he entered the final 36 holes 4 off the lead but ended up winning by seven strokes. Two rounds of 70 put on Saturday put him in contention going into the second day. Saturday’s performance included 11 birdies and one eagle, and that gave the Douglas golfer the confidence to know his game was good enough to win. O’Keeffe reached Continue reading
Gallery: Munster Strokeplay 2020 Round 3
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Gallery: Kinsale Scratch Cup 2020
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Jimmy Bruen – Cork’s Greatest
It’s likely that 2020 will produce few enough golf headlines, but 2020 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great Jimmy Bruen Jnr. Born in Belfast, the Bruen family moved to Cork when Bruen was 5, his father took up a job with Dwyer & Co, another family closely associated with golf in Cork. Bruen is associated with both Cork and Muskerry. Although he had played in Cork Golf Club as a teenager, Cork’s rule of not allocating handicaps to those under 18 made Bruen look to Muskerry. He wrote to the club when he was 15, seeking a handicap in line with the Muskerry club rules. According to golf historian Tim O’Brien, Bruen submitted his three cards but was asked to play a round with the club captain before a handicap was approved. Bruen must have impressed in that round as his starting handicap was six. That handicap was god enough to gain entry into the 1935 British Boys in Royal Aberdeen, and with experiences like that, it didn’t take Bruen long to get down Continue reading
The Cork Scratch Cup
In recent years the May weekend has marked the first major amateur golf championship in Munster with the staging of the Munster Strokeplay at Cork Golf Club. The championship was introduced 2006 following an agreement with Munster Golf and Cork Golf Club. Munster Golf granted the new event provincial championship status and Cork agreed to host the event and incorporated their famous scratch cup into the new event. The Cork Scratch Cup is reputed to be one of the oldest scratch cup competitions in Ireland with many saying is it indeed the oldest competition that still runs today. Outside of a break for the second world war when all golf was suspended, the competition has been annual event on Continue reading
Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup 2020
Lee Valley have just launched their Senior Scratch Cup, the event is taking place in April and is again sponsored by Boylesports. The Irish firm will again sponsor the Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup which takes place on the 25th & 26th April. The continued support from Boylesports means the club can again stage a top class event with a generous prize fund in place. The 54 hole event has become one of the biggest three round events in the country. 2019 winner Tiarnan McLarnon will be back to defend his title, the Irish International had a great season after his win in Cork last year and he’s be fancied to continue his great run of form in Lee Valley. Tournament Director Vincent Continue reading