Pictures from the Intervarsity Staff Championship held in Cork GC on Thursday: Continue reading
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Cork GC to Host National Inter-Varsity Staff Event
The UCC Staff golf society will set about retaining their Inter-Varsity title next week, and they’ll have local knowledge on their side as the competition takes place in Cork Golf Club. On Thursday next ten college staff teams will play for the prestigious national title in a competition that has been running for 35 years. The UCC team won the event in 2015 when it was held in Ballykisteen. Having last won in 2010, the UCC Staff GS would love to do the double and win in their home county. It’s the first time in ten years that the event has been hosts by UCC as it rotates among the ten colleges who take part in the competition. Continue reading
Entry to Munster events now open
Online entry for the Munster Strokeplay and the Munster Youths is now open on Golfnet. The current weather might not be conducive to playing golf, but qualifying conditions are only five or six weeks away and the wet winter should be a distant memory. Well at least that’s what every golfer is hoping for!
Munster Strokeplay 2015 Champion Shaun Carter (The Royal Dublin) pictured at Cork Golf Club with Officers Robin Turnbull, President, Lady President Ann Kos, Captain Fergal Deasy, Lady Captain Katherine O’Kelly Lynch and Liam Harkin, GUI Munster Branch. Picture: Niall O’Shea
Cork Golf Club will host the Munster Strokeplay on 30th April & 1st May, the competition is the only 72 hole strokeplay event in Cork and it’s sure to attract a top class field as usual. Last year 50 golfers from the field of 75 were playing off scratch or better.
Former winner Pat Murray was one of the first golfers to sign up and formidable Limerick GC golfer is now playing off +3.8. Plenty more plus golfers can be expected for the prestigious event which is now in it’s 11th year.
Munster Strokeplay Championship Online Entry
Entry for the Munster Youths Amateur Open Championship is also open and this event takes place in Monkstown Golf Club at the end Continue reading
Peter Cowley Retains Connacht Veterans Title
Picture courtesy Connacht Branch GUI
Cork’s Peter Cowley retained the Fred Perry Trophy, winning the Connacht Veterans Open Championship at Tuam Golf Club. The reigning champion opened with a +5, 77 for a share of the overnight lead with Lisheen Spring’s High Donnelly and was trailed by a number of players with pedigree just a couple of shots further back.
Cowley showed his grit and class though on Day 2 returning a +6, 78 for a two stroke winning margin over Donnelly with Birr’s Billy Donlon taking third following a best of the day +4, 76 in Round 2.
For Cork Golf Club’s Peter Cowley this week was unique, as he put it himself “I have never in all my years golfing managed to Continue reading
Tom Cleary 5th in European Seniors Team Championship
Tom Cleary pictured on his way to winning the Munster Seniors at Waterville earlier this year
A one under par round of saw Cork’s Tom Cleary finish in fifth place after the first round of the European Senior Men’s Team Championships. The competition is being held in Bulgaria at the Pravets Golf Club
Cleary got off to a great start with birdies on the 1st, 5th & 7th, although he did drop a shot on the 6th which saw him go out in -2. He added another birdie on the 13th but two late bogies pegged him back to -1 and he’s in a seven way tie for fifth place. Ireland performed very well overall, Arthur Pierce and Gareth McGimpsey both shot 69 to tie for second place and Maurice Kelly is one shot behind Cleary in 12th place. John Mitchell and Adrian Morrow both had poor rounds today but have every chance of recovering tomorrow in the second round.
Cork has dual interest in the action in Bulgaria as Mahon’s Sean O’Leary is the Irish Team Captain. After tomorrow’s round, all 20 teams will enter the matchplay phase which takes place over three days.
European Senior Men’s Team Championships
Maurice Kelly (Naas)
Bangor’s Gareth McGimpsey
McNamara Shoots Course Record to Win Cork Pro-Am
Fergal Deasy, Captain Cork Golf Club presenting first prize to Cian McNamara (Monkstown GC) at the Cork Pro-Am. Monday 10th August 2015.
Picture: Niall O’Shea l Cork Golf News
Monkstown’s Cian McNamara shot a course record 66 this afternoon to win the Cork Pro-Am at Cork Golf Club. McNamara joins a long list of famous winners of the Pro-Am but he also holds the honour of shooting the lowest competitive score at the famous Little Island Course.
McNamara got off to a flier and the Limerick man was four under through six holes Continue reading
Douglas Through to AIG Junior Cup South Munster Final
Philip Quinn was the hero for Douglas yesterday as he played some great golf in the closing holes to capture the third Continue reading
William Dwyer Trophy Final
The final of one of Cork’s oldest golf competitions takes place in Cork Golf Club on Tuesday. Eight teams will take part in the Continue reading
Champions Muskerry Win at Home
Reigning Munster and All-Ireland champions Muskerry made it through the first stage of their plan to retain the AIG Barton Shield with a good win over Bandon in the Continue reading
Gallery: Barton Shield South Munster Day 2, Muskerry GC
Pictures from the semi-finals & final at Muskerry Golf Club: Continue reading
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