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Cork Women win second Pennant, Bruen in Cobh, Mullingar Round Up
Cork Golf Club captured their second Women’s pennant of 2023 when the Junior Cup team came out on top at Muskerry last weekend. For the second time this year Cork faced Douglas in a Munster East final and the Little Island won for the second time. The final was a close match with Douglas taking the first two points before Cork came back to win it. Cork’s Nuala Continue reading
Jason lays down the Law in Cork
Jason Law beat the field and the course in Cork last weekend to win the Munster Amateur Open. The East Cork golfer survived six rounds of golf over three days to become the latest winner of the Cork Scratch Cup. The 48-year-old in fine form all weekend and he brought that into the final where he got the better of Harry Gillivan in the final on Bank Holiday Monday. Continue reading
Gallery: Munster Mens Amateur Open Championship (Monday)
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Gallery: Munster Mens Amateur Open Championship
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Cope Alliance launch 46th season
One of Cork’s most impressive golfing groups have finalised plans for their 2023 season. The Cope Golf Alliance is now in it’s 46th year and the group plan to have another busy year where as well as plenty of golf, they’ll also continue to raise funds for Cope Foundation. Since the late 1970’s the alliance has raised over €1.7million and this year they expect to add over €40,000 to that total.
Mens Captain James Doolan is looking forward to the season, his 20th year as a member. “Everyone involved with the Cope Golf Alliance is looking forward to the 2023 season, which kicks off for the Ladies on April 3rd at Cork G.C., and on April 24th for the Men, at Monkstown. The Alliance members are drawn from Cork, Douglas, Monkstown and Muskerry Golf Clubs. Because the four clubs give their courses free of charge for Alliance competitions, the entire amount collected from members (€75 each), goes to the COPE Foundation. We also have generous, long-standing sponsors who take care of the prizes for each outing, and at our recent AGM, we presented a cheque for €43,500 to the Cope Foundation.” Continue reading
Rice wins Munster PGA in Cork
Tim Rice chalked up another win on the Munster PGA, he shot a three under par 69 at Cork Golf Club on Monday to lead the field by two strokes.
On a breezy day with firm, dry conditions and rolling greens, scoring conditions were tricky at Cork GC. Tim Rice lead the way with a fine 69 consisting of an outward half of 37 with a birdie on the 2nd, drop shots on the 6th and 8th and followed up with a fine inward half of 32 shots with 5 birdies on the 10th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 17th, offset by a bogey on the 16th. David Higgins, who played in the company of his 80 year old father Liam and brother Brian, had an outward half of 33 with birdies on 3, 4 and 5 and an inward half of 38 with bogies on 14 and 15.
David Ryan had two nines of 36 with birdies on 2, 8 and 9 with a double bogey on 5 and bogey on 7, the inward nine had birdies on 11 and 16 with bogies on 12 and 18. Great to see Marian Riordan of Dundrum in the prizes with a fine 2 over par score. Another great highlight of the day was the coming together of the famous Higgins golfing clan who regaled all with their stories of growing up and playing golf in Little Island.
Winter Series for PGA Professionals in Munster, Cork GC 6th March 2023 Par 72
1st Tim Rice – Limerick 69
2nd David Higgins – Waterville 71
3rd David Ryan – East Cork 72
4th Marian Riordan – Dundrum 74, Padraig Dooley – Drive Golf Performance 74
6th David Barry – Douglas GC 75, Jack Howard Fota Island Resort 75
Next event is Monday the 13th of March with a Fourball in Ceann Sibeal
O’Keeffe wins Senior Cup Alliance at Cork
Peter O’Keeffe was the latest winner in the Cork Senior Cup Alliance. The Douglas golfer shot a winning three under par score in Cork Golf Club on Saturday to win the third event of the series. Starting on the 15th hole, O’Keeffe got off to a fast start with a birdie on the par four. He added another on the 2nd but gave that back on the short third hole. He picked up another two birdies including one on the 12th hole on the way back to finishing the 15 hole competition.
Jack Murphy and Paddy Quill were just one shot off the lead, with Karl Bornemann and James Walsh also finishing in the red on one under. Eoghan Ling, Morgan Cain and Tom Tupper signed for level par. In total 26 golfers played which is a great result considering the recent weather. It’s hoped to schedule the last of the four events in Douglas before the end of December.
Mollies win William Dwyer Trophy
The Mollies Golf Society pictured after winning the William Dwyer Inter Society Cup at Cork Golf Club. Picture: Niall O’Shea
Mollies Golf Society have finally won the William Dwyer inter-society Cup, the Douglas based group have been entering the event for over twenty years and finished on top by a one shot margin as the event returned for the first time in three years. Despite several good placings they never managed to claim first place but this year they won by a single point beating Mahon’s Senior Circle. Mollies finished with a score of 194 strokes where their best three cards were counted in the foursomes competition. The 2019 holders Senior Circle had two teams in the final and they took second and third place with scores of 195 and 197. The other finalists were The Lada, Bluffers, ESB Continue reading
Gallery: Douglas v Cork, AIG Barton Shield 2022, Round 3
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