Castlemartyr Win Senior Cup Area-Final

Castlemartyr Breakthrough

CGN ISC 13th July 2014_12

By Niall O’Shea

Castlemartyr put aside the disappointment of their Barton Shield loss when they won the South Munster section of the Irish Senior Cup on Sunday. It was a dramatic win for the young club as they won each of their four matches over the two days. Continue reading

Fred Daly Round 3 Results & Semi-Final fixtures

Round 3 At Fermoy GC 8 July GC
Mallow bt Muskerry 5/2
Douglas bt Blarney 5/2

Round 3 At Castlemartyr GC Tues 8 July
Monkstown bt Fota Island
Cork bt East Cork
South Munster Area Semi Finals
At Fermoy GC 15 July 2.00pm :: Mallow -v- Douglas
At Castlemartyr GC 15 July 3.00pm :: Monkstown -v- Cork

Muskerry Advance in Barton Shield

Muskerry Advance in Barton Shield

By Niall O’Shea

CGN BS 6th July 2014_02

Muskerry Golf Club put their name back in the mix for the Barton Shield when they overcame Castlemartyr in the South Munster in Douglas on Sunday.  Both Castlemartyr and Muskerry stuck with the same pairings from the qualifiers.  Continue reading

Cleary wins Munster Seniors

Cleary wins Munster Seniors

By Niall O’Shea

Tom Cleary (Cork) gd

(Pic, Jim Finn, Thurles via GUIMB)

Cork’s Tom Cleary captured his second Munster Seniors Amateur Open in Thurles today, although it took a seven hole play-off to separate the top three.  Although he won the title in 2009, Cleary suffered a play-off defeat last year as Arthur Pierce won when the championship was held in Cleary’s home course of Cork GC.  Continue reading

Sugrue & Tobin in Fairhaven Trophy

Sugrue & Tobin in Fairhaven Trophy

By Niall O’Shea

James Sugrue and Paul Tobin represented Ireland last week in the Fairhaven Trophy with Sugrue leading the Irish charge.  The competition is one of the leading international scratch competitions for juniors and attracts a field of almost 150 golfers from across Europe.  Fairhaven is a championship links course next to the Open Championship venue, Lytham & St Annes. Continue reading