Shaun Carter (The Royal Dublin) pictured after winning the Munster Strokeplay Championship in Cork Golf Club, with a two under par total of 140.
Picture: Niall O’Shea
Shaun Carter from The Royal Dublin won the Munster Strokeplay with a four under par total 140 for the weather affected 36 hole Championship. Rosslare’s Paul Murphy and Castlemartyr’s Mark Shanahan both recorded second round 68’s to take second and third place respectively on two under par 142. Continue reading
Munster Strokeplay Championship Result: Continue reading
| Munster Strokeplay Championship | |||
| Year | Venue | Winner | Club |
| 2006 | Cork Golf Club | Conor Doran | Banbridge |
| 2007 | Cork Golf Club | Niall Gorey | Banbridge |
| 2008 | Cork Golf Club | Niall Gorey | Lee Valley |
| 2009 | Cork Golf Club | Pat Murray | Lee Valley |
| 2010 | Cork Golf Club | Rory Leonard | Banbridge |
| 2011 | Cork Golf Club | Niall Gorey | Muskerry |
| 2012 | Cork Golf Club | Brian Casey | Headfort |
| 2013 | Cork Golf Club | Kieran McCarthy | Kinsale |
| 2014 | Cork Golf Club | Barry Anderson | The Royal Dublin |
| 2015 | Cork Golf Club | Shaun Carter | The Royal Dublin |
A few withdrawals have seen six golfers added to the field for Saturday, full draw: Continue reading
Cork’s Gary O’Flaherty in action in Lee Valley, he’s on of several local golfers in action in the Munster Strokeplay Championship this weekend.
Picture: Niall O’Shea
The top golfers from Cork, Munster and Ireland will gather in Cork Golf Club on Saturday morning for the 72 hole Munster Strokeplay Championship. Now in its tenth year, the Munster Strokeplay took the place of the Cork Scratch Cup which was the oldest competition of its type in the country. In the past decade the competition has attracted a top class field and this year two thirds of the field are playing off a plus handicap. Continue reading
The Munster PGA held their first event of 2015 this week when the Wilson Golf Singles took place in Cork GC on Monday. Despite heavy rain on Sunday night, the sun was out on Monday morning for the competition. 16 holes were in play and the scoring was keen even though the course was playing long. Despite the weather there was a full timesheet with the winter series again proving popular with PGA professionals from all over the province. David Ruddy and David Ryan took the honours as they both finished on three under par. Continue reading
Photo: left to right Eammon O’Connell Captain Mallow Golf Club, G A Finn (Cork) WINNER, Liam Harkin Hon Match Sec GUI Munster Branch
Tony Finn (Cork) followed on from his first round score score to maintain the lead and win the Championship, three shots ahead of Mervyn Eager (Lucan) who carded a 73 today. John Carroll (Bandon) came in third. Continue reading
Cork Golf Club celebrated over the weekend, but this time it was in the clubhouse as they honoured their head greenkeeper Anthony Gillis as he celebrated 50 years working at the famous Little Island course. The club celebrated 125 years in 2015 has a rich history. Although the club’s first home was in near Glanmire, the current location has served the club for over 110 years. The current configuration was designed by the revered Dr Alister McKenzie in 1924, around the same time as he worked on Muskerry, Galway and the Old Course at Lahinch. Continue reading
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