AIG Senior Cup

Byrne set for Irish pro debut

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Sara Byrne 

Sara Byrne will tee it up for the first time as a professional in Ireland this week as she takes part in her second KPMG Irish woman’s open the Douglas golfer is in her first year in the professional ranks having turned pro after the Curtis cup last Sept.  Sara is one of nine professionals and seven amateurs playing in Carton House this week, a record number of Irish golfers to feature at the event.

The event attracted over 34,000 spectators last year in it’s first visit to Carton House and this year’s numbers are likely to be bigger, especially if any of the Irish are still in contention going into the weekend.  Tickets for Saturday and Sunday are just €25 and under 16’s are free with a paying adult.  The KPMG Women’s Irish Open returned in 2022 after a ten year gap, with Continue reading →

Lee Valley set for Senior Cup

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Golf Ireland’s Inter-Club events have been running since the end of April with every club in Cork competing in several different grades in Men’s and Women’s competitions.  This weekend the Men’s Irish Senior Cup takes place in Lee Valley with 16 teams heading to Ovens for 12 matches that will take place over Saturday and Sunday.

The Saturday/Sunday format was a feature for almost all Men’s competitions but an increase in the number of events and the limited availability of host courses meant that matches in most competitions are played on a home Continue reading →

Success for Byrne, Cork, Douglas and Munster Women

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Sara Byrne teeing off the 18th in Lahinch on the final day of the Arnold Palmer Cup

Sara Byrne was one of the stars of the show last weekend as Lahinch hosted the Arnold Palmer Cup.  Byrne, the first Cork player to feature in the annual event which sees 48 top college golfers face off on American and International teams.

Byrne was paired with Max Kennedy for the mixed fourball and mixed foursomes and the pair scored two wins in their matches.  In Sunday’s singles she faced the recent winner of the Women’s Amateur, Melanie Green.  Teeing off from the 1st, there was a huge crowd around the clubhouse to follow Continue reading →

Douglas, Cork and East Cork advance in AIG Senior Cup

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James Walsh (Douglas) in action in the third round of the AIG Irish Senior Cup on Sunday.
Picture: James Doolan

Douglas Golf Club hosted two days of exciting inter-club matches last weekend as two rounds of the AIG Men’s Senior Cup took place.  Eight matches took place on Saturday with the winners coming back in Sunday to play in the next round.

The course in Douglas was in great condition for the event.  Memories of the harsh wet winter and spring faded as golfers played from firm fairways and fast greens.  Both days saw a large number of supporters and spectators out on Continue reading →