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Ladies Senior Cup at Douglas
Beaten finalists in 2014 and 2015, Douglas will be hoping the home course advantage will help them to go one better this year in the Irish Senior Cup. The Munster qualifier is taking place this weekend in Douglas and home side face East Cork in their first round match. The Douglas team features Karen O’Neill, Tara Gribben, Kate McCann, Evan Higgins and Sara Byrne.
There are 14 clubs in action this weekend with up to four rounds of matchplay facing the finalists. Cork and Muskerry have bye’s through to the second round this afternoon. Killarney were winners in 2014 and Lahinch in 2015, when each respective club were hosts for the Munster district qualifier.
Draw
Match 1: 07:30 Lahinch v Clonmel
Match 2: 08:10 Tipperary v Killarney
Match 3: 08:50 Castletroy v Dooks
Match 4: Muskerry (bye)
Match 5: 09:38 Douglas v East Cork
Match 6: 10:18 Limerick v Ballybunion
Match 7: Cork (bye)
Match 8: 10:58 Mallow v Tralee
Update will be posted on Twitter once available.
Gallery: Douglas Senior Scratch Cup 2016, sponsored by Kieran Canty Financial Services
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Top class field in place for Douglas Senior Scratch Cup
Douglas is the place to be tomorrow, their Senior Scratch Cup will be the third of four consecutive cups that are taking place in April. With Muskerry and Lee Valley complete, Douglas and Cork remain in what has proved to be an exciting month for Category 1 golfers in the county and indeed the province. Eanna Griffin, Andrew McCormack and Shane Hogan lead the golfers that hoping to take the title outside of the county. Gary O’Flaherty, David O’Donovan, John Hickey and holder Daniel Halliessey lead the local challenge, while Peter O’Keeffe will be representing his home club Douglas and he’s like nothing better than to mare his return to amateur status with his first big win on his own turf.
2015 winner Daniel Hallissey (Muskerry) pictured with Kieran Canty and Brian O’Brien, Captain Douglas GC.
Kieran Canty has been a busy man over the past few weeks, as a committed Douglas member, Kieran is one of the main drivers behind the scratch cup and he’s also sponsoring the event. Senior Scratch Cups have been a challenge for most clubs over the past 8-10 years. Limited numbers of entrants, pressure on timesheets, and competition from national and provincial events have all impacted on the perceived importance and prestige of senior scratch cups. Douglas Continue reading
Aimpoint Express Class – Douglas Golf Club
Fred Daly first round matches start today
Interest in junior golf is building up as this weekend the first round of the Fred Daly Trophy takes place. Cork, Monkstown, Douglas and Muskerry will all host the matches as Ireland’s premier junior golf competition gets underway. This year the competition format has changed.
The GUI Annual General Meeting voted to reduce the number of players from seven to five. Seven first round matches take place on Saturday and Sunday. Munster holders Mallow are in action in Monkstown on Sunday, where they will face Mahon. Kinsale were Munster finalists in 2015 and they will face Douglas on Sunday. That is without doubt the most interesting match of the first round. Both clubs were also paired early on in the competition last year and Kinsale won only after the match went to playoff holes. Kinsale went on to contest the Munster Final while Douglas won the Fred Daly Plate.
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Irish Team Selection for Sara Byrne (Douglas GC)
Sara Byrne (Douglas) in action for Munster in Wexford GC
14 year old Sara Byrne from Douglas has got a call up to the Irish Girls Under 16 team that will play Wales in Cardigan Golf Club at the end of this month.
The Douglas golfer had a great run last year, claiming a place on the Munster Girls Under 18 team despite being just 13 at the time. She was a key part of the Douglas Senior Cup team winning five out of six of her matches. The talented teenager had a good start to the 2016 season, last weekend she finished in the top 15 in the famous Carlow Scratch Cup.
ILGU Coaching Systems Manager Gillian O’Leary, formerly of Cork Golf Club will be one of the three coaches travelling with the teams. The matches will be played on Tuesday 29th March and the format will include singles and foursomes.
The Under 16 and Under 14 teams were Continue reading
2015 Review of the Year – Part 3
July
There were four Cork golfers in action in the Inter-Provincials which took place in Donegal’s Rossapenna. Gary O’Flaherty, John Hickey, Dave O’Donovan and Ian O’Rourke all played their part in a sprited defence of the title they won in 2014. Munster started well in the first two days with wins over Connacht and Ulster, but they lost out in a winner takes all match with Leinster.
Philip Quinn (Douglas)
Philip Quinn (Douglas) had two dramatic finishing holes in the qualifier final of the AIG Junior Cup. Douglas were looking like losing to Mahon but the experienced 5 handicapper won the 17th and 18th in Cork GC to overturn a deficit and secure the third and Continue reading
Gleeson & Barry book their places in Irish PGA Championship
Alan Gleeson (Castlemartyr) and Davey Barry (Douglas) both finished in the top 10 in the Irish PGA Championship qualifier at Dundalk Golf Club today.
Barry finished in the top four with a level par 72, while Gleeson was one shot back in a tie for 10th. Both travelled to Dundalk today in the hope of taking one of the qualifying spots on offer but both Cork golfers must now be delighted with their performances.
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The Irish PGA Championship takes place in Dundalk Golf Club from Thursday 1st October to Sunday 4th Cotober and is the showpiece finale for the Irish Region Calendar. Several other Cork PGA Professionals have already qualified for the event including David Ryan, Graeme Dunlea and Padraig Dooley.
Derek & Sara Byrne take 2nd place in East of Ireland Mixed Foursomes
Father and Daughter combination Derek & Sara Byrne (Douglas Golf Club) were second in the East of Ireland Mixed Foursomes yesterday. The event was held on the Smurfit Course in The K Club.
Derek (1) and Sara (6) combined for a score of 155 for their 36 holes to claim second place. Round 1 leaders Andrew McCormack (Newcastle West) and Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) fired a final round of 75, three over par to win with a superb overall gross score of 148. In third place came Robert Galligan (Elm Park) and Leah Temple Lang (Seapoint) with a final score 156.
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