Denis O’Sullivan had a tough second round in Wales today, the first round leader had two double bogies on the back nine but he finished with a birdie on the 18th to leave himself tied for 5th on level par. The three over par 73 leaves O’Sullivan four shots off the lead, Ian Woosnam holds a share of the lead thanks to 66 in the second round 66. Continue reading
Tom Cleary, Cork Golf Club, pictured with Munstre Seniors Amateur Open Trophy at Waterville Links.
Picture: Niall O’Shea
Tom Cleary (Cork Golf Club) retained his Munster Seniors Amateur Open title. On a day when the wind played a significant part in the story, Cleary shot the low round of the day to overhaul a two shot deficit from overnight leader, Tramore’s John Mitchell.
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
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