Gallery: Douglas v Cork, AIG Barton Shield 2022, Round 3

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 / niall@corkgolfnews.com

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2022 Inter-Club Plans

February 13, 2022March 23, 2022 / niall@corkgolfnews.com

Inter-Club events are again set to be a key centre-point of the Golf Ireland calendar and a recently issued guidance document spells out some of the key features of the 2023 events. One change in Munster will see the split of home and away matches be removed and instead one team will have the home advantage for all matches. In 2020 a home and away arrangement was put in place, this was brought about due to the shortened season due to covid, and the need to move away from the traditional weekend events due to course availability. This was continued last year with all matches including the area finals being split on a home and away basis. Club surveys carried out last November saw almost two thirds of respondents in Munster favouring all matches being played at one venue. Munster was the Continue reading →

Full Schedule for Golf Ireland

January 18, 2022March 23, 2022 / niall@corkgolfnews.com

Munster Stroke Play winner Peter O’Keeffe receiving the Cork Scratch Cup from Margaret Keane, Lady President Cork Golf Club. Also included are Vincent Twohig President and Bob Savage Captain Cork Golf Club.
Picture: Niall O’Shea

For the first time in three years, the championship golf season is back to normal. Restrictions in 2020 and 2021 meant that Golf Ireland, and previously the ILGU and GUI ran a reduced calendar with championships not starting until the second half of the year. Thankfully the possibility of closing courses over the early months of the year is very unlikely, allowing clubs and the national governing body to plan for a full season. This has given the new governing body their first opportunity to plan for a complete season and the 2020 schedule will see increased opportunities for men, women, boys and girls to compete together in National Championships. Ireland’s best Senior golfers will converge on Thurles GC in May to play in the Irish Senior Men’s & Women’s Amateur Close Championships. The event will see Karl Bornemann from Douglas defend his title in the mens event. For the first time ever, the best boys and girls Continue reading →