Senior Scratch Cup

Butler takes Top Golfer title in Fota Island

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Kinsale's Cathal Butler

Kinsale’s Cathal Butler

Cathal Butler delivered a strong message on Sunday when he won the Top Golfer Senior Scratch Cup at Fota Island.  The Kinsale and Maynooth University golfer announced his return to top level golf following a serious arm injury in August last year that could have threatened his participation at the top level.

Butler went around the Deerpark course in Fota in 67 strokes, four under par.  James Fitzpartick (Mount Julliet) and Gavin Young (Nenagh) were next best with 72 and Lee Valley’s Pat Power was fourth with a 73.  John Hickey and Hugh Foley Continue reading →

Lee Valley set for WAGR event next month

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Dave O’Donovan (Muskerry) was the 2015 winner of the Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup. 

Lee Valley are set for a bumper event next month as they’ll host the 54 hole EMC Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup.  Plans are at an advanced stage for the important competition and this year the competition is a counting event for the World Amateur Golf Rankings.  The WAGR status is likely to help Tournament Director Vincent Drinan and the organising committee, and several high profile amateurs have already entered.  Since Jeff Hopkins turned professional in late 2015, there are now 12 former entrants who have headed for the paid ranks.  This of course includes current PGA Tour player Shane Continue reading →

Fota Island ready for 2016 Season

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Fota-Sign_1Fota Island will get their competitive golfing season up and running on the 13th March when they host their Senior Scratch Cup.  The competition is being held over 18 holes and they have again partnered with Top Golfer, ensuring that there will be some great prizes on offer.  The senior scratch cup has generally marked the start of the competitive season in Cork and a full time sheet is expected as golfers travel from all over Munster.  In fact golfers could travel from further afield this year, Fota Island are hosting the GUI Senior Interprovincials so you can expect to see golfers from all four provinces playing on the Deerpark course between now and July.  The entry fee is €40 and anyone interested in playing Continue reading →

2015 Review of the Year – Part 2

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April

AIG Junior Cup Munster Finals

Adam McSweeney (Douglas)

Easter always see’s the staging of the Ford Muskerry Junior Scratch Trophy, a unique event for golfers with a handicap of 5-11. Two qualifying days sees the top 64 golfers go through to a matchplay phase player over Easter. 19 year old Adam McSweeney from Douglas added his name to the Ford Junior Scratch Trophy after three tough days. Although he was three down after just eight holes in the final, the Junior Cup and Senior Cup golfer fought back to level the match. McSweeney went one up on the 17th and closed out the 18th to become one of the youngest winners of the Continue reading →

Cork Winter Golf Alliance

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Unfortunately the Alliance outing planned for November is not going ahead.  Bookings for the event were too low to proceed.  Apologies to those people who booked and paid, refunds will go out tomorrow morning so please allow 1-3 days for it to appear in your PayPal account.

Many thanks to those who did book in and to those who paid, and thanks to Brady and Alan in Castlemartyr who were very helpful in organising the competition.

We will look into the possibility of running a competition over Christmas but demand will ultimately decide if the Alliance gets off the ground.  Continue reading →

Spillane wins Doneraile Senior Scratch Cup

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Mallow’s Ian Spillane won the Doneraile Senior Scratch Cup.  He posted a winning 65 to win by one shot from Tim O’Mahony and Pat Murray.

Pic: Doneraile Golf Club

Pic: Doneraile Golf Club

Doneraile Senior Scratch Cup
1st Ian Spillane 65
2nd Tim O’Mahony 66
3rd Pat Murray 66
1st Nett Seamus Stack 62
2nd Nett Tadhg Heenan 65

Griffin wins Castlemartyr Senior Scratch Cup

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Eanna Griffin

Eanna Griffin

Waterford’s Eanna Griffin shot two under par rounds to win the Castlemartyr Senior Scratch Cup on Sunday.  The Waterford golfer has come close to winning a few times this year, he was runner up at the West of Ireland and led the Munster Strokeplay at the halfway stage, but his first win of 2015 finally came on Sunday.  Griffin was the only golfer to break 70 in the opening round, his 96 had him two shots clear of the Cork GC duo of John Hickey and Paul Tobin.  Continue reading →

Shanahan Aims for Fourth Castlemartyr Title

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Castlemartyr's Mark Shanahan

Castlemartyr’s Mark Shanahan

The final senior scratch cup of the year takes place in Castlemartyr this weekend and a top quality field will challenge for the large prize fund on offer.  A full field of 66 golfers will take on the 6,790 yard Ron Kirby designed ‘inland links’ course.  Holder by Mark Shanahan leads the handicaps, he’s currently playing off +2.3.  Shanahan is joined by John O’Brien, Kenny McGarry and Kieran McCarthy as the home club’s representatives.  2014 runner up Shane McGlynn (Carton House) leads the challenge from outside Cork.  He’s joined by Sean Barry, Billy McGarry, Geoff Linehan, Mark Somers and Ian Spillane, all six golfers are playing off a mark of +2.  The young players include James Sugrue, Paul Tobin, Sean Desmond, Cillian Moloney, Rory Dineen and Tramore’s Continue reading →