Byrne & Clancy through in Girls Amateur, Kerry Boys Update

Sara Byrne IRish Close Course Shot June 2018

Sara Byrne (Douglas) during the Irish Women’s Open Stroke Play Championship, Enniscrone Golf Club, Picture: Golffile | Fran Caffrey All photo usage must carry mandatory copyright credit (© Golffile | Fran Caffrey)

Sara Byrne and Valerie Clancy have made it through to the matchplay stage of the Girls Amateur Open in Ardglass.  Byrne continued her good form on Tuesday with an opening 71 that saw her finish the first round in 6th place.  She finished the second round tied for 12th place, a second round 75 in more testing conditions was more than enough to see her through, although she did describe it as “hanging on”. Valerie Clancy also made it through in the top half of the draw, steady rounds of 73 and 76 saw her finish tied for 19th place from the field of 140 golfers.  Ireland will be well represented in the matchplay with a total of seven golfers qualifying.  The first two rounds take place today.

Fionn Hickey (Muskerry), Jack O’Donoghue (Bandon) and Ross Higgins (Douglas) have all mande it through to the matchplay stage of the Kerry Boys Championship. Hickey finished third in the qualifier after rounds of 73 & 79, and he’ll face Ross Higgins in the first round.  Jack O’Donoghue will face Glasson’s Conor Gleeson who was the top qualifier on -3.  Cork is well represented in the plate with six Continue reading

Murphy retains Kerry Boy’s Championship at Ballybunion

John Murphy Kerry Boys 2016 TrophyIt’s been 30 years since anyone has managed to win back to back titles, and today John Murphy waited until the 19th hole to grasp back the trophy that he proudly won last year.

The Munster Boys Champion beat Monkstown’s Sean Desmond 4&3 in the morning semi-final.  The Monkstown man reached the same stage last year – and just like last year he will have to re-focus for tomorrow’s AIG Senior Cup when Monktown face Ballybunion.

In the final he faced Ballybunion’s Ronan Cross and a close match followed.  The pair were all-square through six holes but by the turn Murphy had a one hole advantage.  By the 12th Cross had turned the match and went one up, and he went two up on the 13th hole.  Murphy pulled one back on th 14th and he levelled the match on the 16th, setting it up for a thrilling finish.  Cross and Murphy halved the 17th and 18th, with some very impressive golf being played in tough conditions.  The match headed for the 19th Continue reading

Murphy, Desmond,Healy, O’Connell and Rumley all make Kerry Boys Matchplay Cut

Mark Healy Kinsale

Kinsale’s Mark Healy

Five Cork golfers have made the cut for the matchplay stage of the Kerry Boys Championship at Ballybunion.  Reigning champion John Murphy is through and will face Faithleggg’s Dara Phelan in tomorrow’s first round.  Murphy is joined by Kinsale team-mates Eric Rumley and Mark Healy. First round leader Sean Desmond also made the cut as did Bandon’s Brian O’Connell.  There’s a big North Cork factor at play in the Plate matchplay, there are five North cork golfers in action tomorrow morning.

Kerry Boys Championship – Round 1 Draw:

8am Sean Desmond (Monkstown) -v- Jonathon Haydon (Royal Dublin)
8.10am Philip Byrne Jnr (Ballybunion) -v- Iarla O’ Mahony (Ballybunion)
8.20am John Murphy (Kinsale) -v- Dara Phelan (Faithlegg)
8.30am Luke Walsh (Killarney) -v- Jason Davis (Carton House)
8.40am Mark Healy (Kinsale) -v- David O’ Reilly (Carton House)
8.50am Scott O’ Brien (Nenagh) -v- Brian O’ Connell (Bandon)
9am Conor Meade (East Clare) -v- Darren Mulcahy (Killarney)
9.10am Ronan Cross (Ballybunion) -v- Eric Rumley (Kinsale)
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Desmond leads Kerry Boys R1 Qualifier

Results from Round 1 of the Kerry Boys Championship at Ballybunion Golf Club:

Kerry Boys Championship Qualifier Day 1

Tuesday 9th August 2016, White Tees, Cashen Course

Results Gross CSS 73 (Visitors 73)
1st Ronan Cross(5) Ballybunion GC 73
2nd Sean Desmond(-1) Monkstown Golf Club 73
3rd Conor Meade(3) East Clare Golf Club 75
4th Luke Walsh(5) Killarney Golf Club 76
5th MARK HEALY(1) Kinsale 77
6th Darren Mulcahy(7) Killarney Golf Club 77
7th Eoghan C O’Neill(5) Limerick 77
8th Killian Cotter(4) Doneraile Golf Club 77
9th Philip Byrne Jnr (8) Ballybunion GC 79
10th Jason Davis(5) Carton House Golf Club 79
11th JOHN MURPHY(-1) Kinsale 79
12th Dara Phelan(4) Faithlegg Golf Club 79
13th Eoin Magill(9) East Clare Golf Club 80
14th Finn Looney(6) East Clare Golf Club 80
15th Brian O’Connell(3) Bandon Golf Club 81
16th Eric Rumley(3) Kinsale 81
17th Ciaran Nolan Tighe(9) Tralee Golf Club 82
18th Edward Walsh(2) Mallow Golf Club 82
19th Ryan Kelliher(9) Killarney Golf Club 82 Continue reading