Draw for R3 EMC Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup: Continue reading
Senior Scratch Cup
Round 2 Standings, EMC Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup
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Standings after 36 holes: Continue reading
Woodroofe leads after R1, EMC Lee Valley SSC
Colin Woodroofe leads the EMC Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup after the first round. The Blainroe member shot a three under par 69 in near perfect conditions at Lee Valley. Woodroofe was one over after two holes, he bogeyed the short par four first hole. He bounced back however with a birdie on the third. Back to back birdies on the 7th and 8th also helped him to top the leaderboard after 18.
Cillian Moloney (Fota Island) is in second place on 70, along with Tiarnan McLarnon and Andrew McCormack. the only others to break par were Colm Campbell and Jack Pierce. Mallow pair Ian Spillane and James Sugrue are among four players on 72 while Greg O’Mahony, John Hickey and Robin Dawson are among those on one over.
Holder Dave O’Donovan is back in the field on 77, he’s tied for 30th place eight shots off the lead
Pictures from today’s action in Lee Valley
- Colin Woodroofe 69
- Cillian Moloney 70
- Tiarnan McLarnan 70
- Andrew McCormack 70
- Jack Pierce 71
- Colm Campbell 71
- James Sugrue 72
- Darragh Coughlan 72
- Alan Thomas 72
- Ian Spillane 72
- Greg O’Mahony 73
- Robin Dawson 73
- John Hickey 73
- Jamie Fletcher 73
- Daniel Hallissey 73
Gallery: EMC Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup Day 1
Pictures from the first day of the EMC Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup: Continue reading
Draw made for EMC Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup
The draw for Saturday’s two rounds was made today with 81 golfers making to to the start line. Robin Daswon is the lowest handicapped golfer in the field, playing off a +4 mark. He will be joined by Dave O’Donovan and Peter O’Keeffe on the first tee. A waiting list of 9 reserves is in place.
Reserves:
- Seamus Stack (Doneraile)
- David O’Sullivan (Monkstown)
- Cian Kidney (Lee Valley)
- Jack Boyd (Lee Valley)
- Danny Brassil (Lee Valley)
- Conor Meade (East Clare)
- Gary Morris (Macroom)
- Kieran Farrell (Ballybunion)
- Stephen Minihane (Bandon_
Sugrue wins Muskerry Senior Scratch Cup
James Sugrue backed up his good form at the Munster Youths by winning the Muskerry Senior Scratch Cup today. The 70+ golfers faced very testing conditions with frost
Sugrue led going into the afternoon thanks to a three under par 66 this morning. He backed that up with a level par 69 in the afternoon for a winning total of 135 (-3). Cork’s Gary O’Flaherty shot the low round of the afternoon, his 67 saw him jump for tied 7th to second place on -1. Andrew McCormack from Newcastlewest also finished on -1 and took third place with 68,69.
Muskerry’s Conor Riordan took the best nett prize with 134 (-4), he also had the 4th best gross score. Nenagh’s David Reddan Jnr was 4th in the gross standings with 138.
The Mallow man continues the trend of youth winning in Muskerry, Conor Coyne (Youghal) won in 2015 and John Hickey (Cork) won in 2014. More details to follow.
Muskerry Senior Scratch Cup, sponsored by Shane Sadler, final standings: Continue reading
Muskerry Senior Scratch Cup – Round 1 Scores
TOP 10 after Round 1:
James Sugrue (Mallow) 66
John O’Brien (Castlemartyr) 67
John Corcoran (Muskerry) 68
Andrew McCormack (Newcastlewest) 69
Pat Murray (Limerick) 69
David Reddan Jnr (Nenagh) 69
Ronan Twomey (Muskerry) 69
Mark Ford (Cork) 70
John Hickey (Cork) 70
Gary O’Flaherty (Cork) 70
Last Call for Munster Strokeplay entries
Munster Strokeplay Champion Shaun Carter (The Royal Dublin) pictured at Cork Golf Club with Officers Robin Turnbull, President, Lady President Ann Kos, Captain Fergal Deasy, Lady Captain Katherine O’Kelly Lynch and Liam Harkin, GUI Munster Branch. Picture: Niall O’Shea
Entries for the Munster Strokeplay will close on Saturday 2nd April. The 72 hole championship event will be hosted by Cork Golf Club on Saturday 30th April and Sunday 1st May.
Link to Munster Strokeplay online entry
Currently there are 25 entrants playing off plus handicaps with a further 20 golfers playing off scratch. Former winner Pat Murray leads the entrants on +3.8 and the field also includes former three time winner Niall Gorey (+2.0). Former tour pro Peter O’Keeffe (+2.1) makes his championship debut after regaining Continue reading
Butler through to last 16 in West of Ireland
Kinsale’s Cathal Butler had two good wins today to make it through to the last 16 in the West of Ireland Championship. Butler qualified on the cut mark of 82 and had an impressive 4&3 win over Jamie Fletcher this morning. This afternoon he faced Conor O’Rourke from Naas, and he dispatched the Irish International on the 17th, winning 2&1. Butler will have Dermot McElroy tomorrow morning, the Ballymena golfer is the current holder of the West of Ireland title. The NUIM student has entered the Munster Youths which starts in Monkstown on Wednesday, his plans might yet change with the final of the West scheduled for Wednesday also.
Seanie Barry was first on the course this morning, he had the tough challenge of playing against Sean Flanagan from Co Sligo. As well as being a local Flanagan was the leading qualifier. Barry matched Flanagan for most of the round in a very entertaining match. He eventually lost out to Flanagan on the 18th.
Mark Shanahan got off to a good start this morning and was leading by 2 at the turn. Play went against him however and he lost to Ben Best on the 18th. Niall Gorey was a withdrawal this morning due to a shoulder injury and is likely to be out for a few weeks. Ian O’Rourke also lost out in the first round, he lost out to Intervarsity Champion Alex Gleeson on the 17th.
Five Cork golfers through in Rosses Point
Mark Shanahan, Cathal Butler and Seanie Barry, Ian O’Rourke and Niall Gorey all made the cut for the matchplay stage of the West of Ireland Championship. 40mph winds this afternoon forced a suspension in play and the inability to continue led to the cancellation of the second strokeplay round. The tournament committee had a tough decision and decided to make the matchplay draw based on the first round only.
Mark Shanahan and Paul McCarthy had made the good weather on Saturday morning, they both returned 73’s to put themselves in a good position. McCarthy was one of those adversely affected by the cancellation of Round 2, his 73 this morning to see him provisionally in 21st place with half of the second round scores in. McCarthy’s first round 84 meant that he finished in 85th place and two shots outside the cut mark. Cork’s John Hickey also finished on 84, two shots outside the cut.
Sean Barry (Fota Island) was the 64th and final golfer to make the cut, he’ll face leading qualifier Sean Flanagan from Co Sligo in the first game tomorrow.
West of Ireland Matchplay Draw
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