Davey Barry
Davey Barry (Douglas Pro Shop) moved into the top 15 today at the Galvin Green PGA Assistants Championships in Little Aston. An opening 72 put Barry into the top 20 after round one, and he went one better today, posting a one under par 71. The under par round was thanks in part to an impressive eagle on the 15th. Barry is tied for 13th place with one round remaining. The Douglas based assistant has enjoyed his first two days in Little Aston and is looking forward to improving further in tomorrows final round.
Galvin Green PGA Assistants’ Championship
Davey is one of six Irish golfers to make it through to the final round. Michael Kelly (Dun Laoighre) is in 6th place on -3, and Iarlaith Keane (Balcarrick) is tied with Barry on -1 in 13th place. Tim Rice (Limerick), Richard Kilpatrick (Banbridge) and Ian Brennan (Greenore) are all a shot back on level par. Ciaran Molloy (Blackwood) was the other Irish golfer to make the cut, he’s tied for 34th place.
Padraig Dooley, Conor Coyne and Ronan Collins all had good rounds today at the Irish PGA Championship qualifier at Moyvalley. Dooley finished in 6th place with a one over par 73, and both Coyne and Collins were one shot behind. Coyne Continue reading
Munster inter-provincial player Edward Walsh led a strong charge from Mallow today at the Munster U15/17 Close at Carrick on Suir. Walsh was two clear of the field at the end of play, posting a one under par 71. Walsh got off to a great start with a birdie on the first hole but he went on to bogey the index two 4th hole. He played some very steady golf after that, carding 12 pars and 2 birdies. He stood on the 18th tee on -2 but a frustrating three putt on the final hole was the only blemish on a great performance. Walsh, playing off 2, was a member of the victorious Munster U16 Interprovincial team recently. He finished two shots clear of Cahir Park’s Ian Halpin and Fota Island’s Shane Galvin was third with a 74.
Davey Barry (Douglas) is in action at the PGA Assistants Championship, he shot a level par 72 in his first round at Little Aston Golf Club in Bermingham. Barry had three birdies and three bogies in his opening 18 holes, and he’s just inside the top twenty heading into the second round.
Kinsale PGA Professionals Ger Broderick and Ian Stafford face a tough challenge later this month as they will take on John Murphy and Cathal Butler in the “Pro-Shop Challenge”. The event takes place at Kinsale Golf Club on Monday 22nd August and the event is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria next year.
Fota Island won the AST Trophy in Cobh on Friday with a great performance to beat the 12 other teams. The players on the winning Fota Island team were: Ben Quigley, Cian Long, Evan Murphy, Ronan O’Connell and Shane Galvin. They had a three point win over Lee Valley and Monkstown took third place. Fota’s Evan Murphy had the best boys score while Catherine Cronin from Muskerry led the girls. The event which is now in it’s 4th year is sponsored by Adrian and Suzanne Tanzer.
Niall Turner made a positive return to tour golf after spending three months on the sidelines. Turner suffered a recurrence of his hip injury which saw him miss several start on the Asian and European Tours. He returned to action this week in the Kings Cup in Thailand and made the cut for the weekend. The Waterfall native opened with a 69 yesterday and he added a 72 today to stand on +1. Turner made the cut right on the mark but that won’t bother him too much as he now has two more rounds to sharpen his game.
