First Round Scores:
| Cathal Nolan | Galway | 68 |
| Paul Tobin | Cork | 69 |
| Fergal O’Sullivan | Tralee | 70 |
| Gary O’Flaherty | Cork | 71 |
| Eanna Griffin | Waterford | 72 |
| Jonathan McDonnell | Castletroy | 72 |
| Ian Spillane | Mallow | 72 |
| Greg Barrett | Mallow | 73 |
| Eoin Goggin | Mallow | 73 |
| Andrew McCormack | Castletroy | 73 |
| Eddie McCormack | Galway | 73 |
| Keith Bermingham | Castletroy | 74 |
| Mark Campbell | Castletroy | 74 |
| Fergus Harold | Castletroy | 74 |
| Cian Healy | Ballyneety | 74 |
No less than 14 Cork golfers will be aiming to win the Castletroy Senior Scratch Cup tomorrow. Gary O’Flaherty is a golfer on form, as is James Sugrue, Mark Shanahan and Ian Spillane. The Bank of Ireland sponsored event takes place at the picturesque course on the northside of the city and Continue reading
Gary O’Flaherty (Cork)
Gary O’Flaherty proved he’s a golfer on form last weekend when he finished in second place at the Ballybunion Senior Scratch Cup. The 2014 winner was just one shot behind winner Fergal O’Sullivan (Tralee) on level par. This is the third year that Cork golfer finished in the top two, 2015 winner Ed Stack was third also finishing on level par.
Keith Crowley (Fota Island) was fourth and James Sugrue (Mallow) was fifth, both finished on +1 total of 144. Jack Howard (Fota Island) finished just inside the top ten and Mark Ford (Cork) was 11th. Mallow’s Eoin Goggin won the nett prize on -4.
The next senior scratch cup takes place Continue reading
Mark Shanahan and James Sugrue both shot two under par 70’s at Royal Dublin today in the second round of the Flogas Irish Amateur Open. Sugrue is now two under for the tournament and he’s just outside the top 10. Around half of the field have completed their second rounds. Castlemartyr’s Mark Shanahan is two shots behind Sugrue. He had a mixed start to his round but he birdied three of the last six holes to get back into the red and he’s on level par after 36 holes. Shanahan is tied for 20th place currently. John Hickey bounced back from his opening 75, he had four birdies and two bogies and signed for a 70 to get back to +1. Cathal Butler shot a second round 74 and he now also sits in 30th place on +1. Ian O’Rourke is currently on +5, he added a 75 to his opening 74 and he’ll need a better score tomorrow to make the 54 hole cut.
Lee Valley winner Colm Campbell from Warrenpoint leads the competition, he shot a second successive 68 to lead by two shots on -8.
Flogas Irish Amateur Open Live Scoring
Cathal Butler (Kinsale/MU)
Two birdies and an eagle on the back nine yesterday saw Cathal Butler (Kinsale) jump back up the leaderbaord at the Flogas Irish Amateur Open in Royal Dublin. Butler had a poor opening nine as four bogies and a birdie saw him on +3 at the turn. He birdied the 10th and 16th and eagled the par five 14th hole on a back nine charge that saw him go into the red and finish the opening day in a tie for 12th place.
James Sugrue (Mallow) was another golfer to benefit on the back nine. Sugrue was +2 at the turn but added five birdies in the second half of his round. Unfortunately for the Mallow golfer he added a double bogey 5 on the par three 13th hole and he bogied the 18th. He still finished on level par just outside the top 20.
Ian O’Rourke who now plays out of Royal Dublin signed for a 74 (+2), the same as Castlemartyr’s Mark Shanahan. John Hickey (Cork) is one back on 75. Munster golfer Eanna Griffin is just one off the lead on -4 while fellow Munster interpro Geoff Lenehan is on +2 and Robin Dawson in on +3. All 120 golfers will play again today and tomorrow with the top 50 qualifying for Sunday’s final round.
Flogas Irish Amateur Open Live Scoring
After four week’s of competitive golf, Cork’s Category one golfers have a week off next week but there are plenty of competitions in the calendar. The famous Castletroy Scratch Cup takes place on Saturday 21st May and it’s set to be a bumper field.
Liz Horgan, Bank of Ireland, Fergal Costelloe, Captain of Castletroy Golf Club and Brian Punch, President of Castletroy Golf Club officially launching the Bank of Ireland Castletroy Senior Scratch Cup-2016 at Castletroy Golf Club, Limerick Picture by Dave Gaynor
First competed for in 1948, the Castletroy trophy is one of the oldest and most prestigious scratch cups in the country and attracts the cream of Munster and Ireland’s amateur golf each year. As a Munster Senior Golf “Order of Merit” tournament, results in the Castletroy Senior Scratch Cup are included in the selection criteria for the Munster team in the Senior Golf Interprovincial Series.
Last year’s winner was, Munster and Ireland stalwart, Pat Murray, Limerick GC, with a score of 145 strokes for 36 holes. Former winners include Niall Gorey, Eddie McCormack, Mark Shanahan and Alan Thomas, not to mention the Continue reading
Cathal Butler (Kinsale) winner of the Munster Strokeplay Championship at Cork Golf Club.
Cathal Butler recorded his second major win of the season when he won a play-off yesterday to scoop the Munster Strokeplay Championship. Butler was seven strokes off the lead going into the final round but jumped up the leaderboard thanks to some great play. Butler birdied the 2nd, 6th and 9th but gave one back on the 7th where the pin had caused several problems for the field. He then went on a burst with three consecutive birdies on 11,12 and 13, and after parring the 14th he was five under and leading the tournament by two shots.
Further back on the course, 54 hole leader Gary O’Flaherty had dropped a few shots and it looked like it would be an all Cork battle between O’Flaherty and John Hickey. A large number of spectators were Continue reading
Pictures from the 4th round at Cork Golf Club: Continue reading
Pictures from the action at Cork Golf Club this morning: Continue reading
Cork’s Gary O’Flaherty shot the low round of the afternoon to take a two stroke lead into the second day of the Munster Strokeplay Championship. Cork Golf Club proved to be at tough test for everyone during the opening day of the Munster Strokeplay Championship. Although there were several under-par rounds not a single golfer got through the day without at least two bogies. Indeed there were plenty of eagles on the par fives, but there were also several triple bogies also as the Continue reading
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