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Muskerry Lead the Charge for New Members
Muskerry are one of the early birds looking at 2016, they have put in place a very attractive offer for new members under the age of 35. Munster clubs have seen membership drop by over 20% in the past five years, that’s over 7,400 members between the 86 clubs. Nationally the game has lost almost 50,000 members so many clubs are now looking at new ways to attract and retain members. In addition to the membership loss, clubs are also having to manage an aging profile. This has an impact on revenue and in many clubs, older members qualify for discounts or reduced membership fees. At a recent EGM, Muskerry approved a new scheme that will see new members pay €520 in their first year of membership. They then graduate to €700 in the second year and €900 in the third year. After the third year Continue reading
Thursday Round Up
Plenty happening today…….
Kanturk’s Madigan wins Limerick Boys at Newcastlewest
Jack Egan (Muskerry) wins Munster Boys Under 14 Championship
Shanahan into final 16 in Irish Close Championship
Walsh and Boland through to Irish Boys U16 Final Round
And some stories from last weekend….
Muskerry Retain Munster Barton Shield Title
Douglas win AIG Junior Cup
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Ward takes over lead in Balcarrick – Leinster Boys Day 2
Kinsale golfers have continued to lead the Leinster Boys Open in Balcarrick, today it was Gary Ward’s turn to shoot the low round of the day and take a share of the lead at the half-way point.
Ward posted a two under par 71 to jump a dozen places Continue reading
Munster Boys Open Final Round
Draw for the final Round of the Munster Boys Open Championship
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Wayne Driving Interest in Junior Golf
With lots of focus on Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy, interest in golf is growing again and a huge number of kids are taking up the game. One man driving the interest in junior golf is Carrigaline’s Wayne O’Callaghan. As a golf professional O’Callaghan has been making a living from the game of golf for over 15 years, but unlike McIlroy, Wayne is more of a teacher than a tour player.
Wayne qualified as a PGA professional in 1998 and set up his teaching business in the Carrigdhoun Driving range. In 2012 he moved base, going a few hundred yards up the road in Carrigaline to Fernhill Golf Club. It has been a case of Continue reading
Glorious Geoff embarrasses playing partners
Superstitious Geoff going through his usual routine of sniffing the golf ball before every shot
Geoff Lenehan shamed his playing partners today with an amazing display of golf that saw his leave his partners hanging their heads in disgust as he stormed ahead of them.
Lenehan, who for the first time in his career was part of the tallest threeball on the course, avoided the embarrassment of a triple bogey on the easiest par four on the course, he also avoided a double on the easy 16th.
As a result of the wonderful round, Lelehan was allowed to leave the threeball, and O’Keeffe and Cannon will have a box jumping contest on the 1st tee tomorrow to decide who goes through to the second mtchplay round. Meanwhile Lenehan was rewarded with soft draw against some hack from the north west.
Kinsale v Fota Island, Fred Daly Trophy Area-Final
Kinsale v Fota Island, Fred Daly Trophy Area-Final, Castlemartyr Links, Friday 19th June 2015
(Kinsale names first)
Gary Ward & Paul Twohig halved
Cathal Butler beat Dave Howard 6&4
John Murphy beat Pat Hayes 9&8
Eric Rumley Jack Buckley
Mark Healy lost to Gareth Manley 3&2
James Bohan beat Don McKenna 5&3
Daniel O’Flaherty lost to Luke O’Connor 7&6
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