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Hickey, McCarthy & Butler make the cut in the East of Ireland

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Munster Strokeplay Championship 2016

John Hickey

John Hickey (Cork) remains the leading Cork golfer after the second round of the East of Ireland Championship at Baltray.  Today Hickey added a 73 to yesterday’s 71, and his level par total saw him safely through to the final day tomorrow.  Mallow’s Paul McCarthy is one shot behind Hickey, as is Kinsale’s Cathal Butler.  Paul O’Hanlon still holds the lead, his -9 total is four shots clear of the field.

Gary Ward (Kinsale) was very unlucky to miss the cut, he shot a wonderful 69 today.  Although he opened with two bogies in his first four holes, he rattled off three birdies and an eagle in five holes in the middle of his round.  Unfortunately for Ward he missed the cut by one shot, Saturday’s untidy 78 came back to cost the Kinsale man a place in the final day.  James Sugrue also missed the cut following a second round 75.

 

Hickey, McCarthy and Butler have 36 holes to play tomorrow, with order of merit points on offer all three will have an added incentive for finishing strongly.

East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship Scores

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UCC lose out on the 19th in Matchplay Final

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UCC came agonisingly close to winning the Irish Colleges Matchplay at Woodbrook today.  A win on the 19th hole saw Ulster University win the title.  the four UCC golfers were unbeaten going into the final.  The had a 3-0 win over holders UCD yesterday and faced Trinity College this morning.  Greg O’Mahony halved his singles match and Ben Murray won 2&1.  Paul Tobin and Bill Murray won their foursomes match 4&3.  In the final they faced Ulster University and Greg O’Mahony won on the 17th again to get a point for UCC.  Ben Murray lost his match on the 17th meaning it all went down to the foursomes match. Tobin and Murray were leading playing the last but lost the 18th Continue reading →

Ward wins with Maynooth

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Kinsale’s Gary Ward was part of the Maynooth team that won the team competition at the Irish Colleges Strokeplay Championship.  Bad weather and a worse forecast meant that there was no play in Strandhill today, so the results from yesterday’s first round stood and Maynooth (B) won the title by five strokes.  Ward, who is currently studying product design and innovation in Maynooth, was joined by Sean Walsh, Colin Woodroofe and Jack McDonnell and the four of them secured another title for Maynooth.

As a result there was no change to the individual standings with Jonathan Yates winning thanks to a very impressive 71 yesterday.  Adam McSweeney (CIT) and Greg O’Mahony (UCC) were the best placed Cork players, both were tied in 10th place.

Irish Colleges Strokeplay Championship – Day 1 Report

McSweeney & O’Mahony lead Cork challenge at Colleges Strokeplay

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Adam McSweeney

Adam McSweeney and Greg O’Mahony posted the best of the Cork results at the first round of the Irish Colleges Strokeplay at Strandhill today.  McSweeney representing Cork IT and O’Mahony representing UCC both shot 76 to be tied in 10th place.  Altough it was a six over par round, the CSS for the day was 74 representing the stormy conditions that prevailed in Co Sligo.

Both Cathal Butler and Gary Ward are three shots back on 79, tied for 25th place.  Ward is on the Maynooth B team and they currently hold the lead in the team competition after the first round.  The second and final round takes place tomorrow.

Irish Colleges Stroke Play Team Scores

Irish Colleges Stroke Play Individual Scores

Ward & McCarthy in the hunt at Irish Youths

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Gary Ward (Kinsale)

Gary Ward (Kinsale)

Gary Ward (Kinsale) and Paul McCarthy (Mallow) are both in the hunt after a rain delayed first round at the Irish Youths at Moyola Park.

Ward finished on +1, five shots off the lead.  He opened well with birdies on the 4th & 5th but disaster struck on the 7th.  He lost a ball which presumably plugged in the soft rough, and ended up with a triple bogey.  He can back from that in level par however to give himself every chance in the second round.  McCarthy also finished on +1 but he had a more straightforward front nine parring every hole.  He also parred the 10th  before dropping shots at the 11th & 13th.  He birdied the final hole to sign for a one over par 72, and a share of 14th place.  John Murphy (Kinsale) is in the top 30 after a two over par 73.

Paul McCarthy (Mallow Golf Club)

Paul McCarthy (Mallow Golf Club)

Paul Tobin (Cork) and Timmy Broderick (Kinsale) carded 75’s and have a great chance of making the cut for the final round tomorrow.  Mark Healy (Kinsale) is one shot adrift on 76.  Cillian Moloney (Fota Island) and Cian Kidney (Lee Valley) are both just outside the top 100 and making the cut will require a much better round tomorrow.

Irish Youths Live Scoring

Ward top qualifier at Kerry Boys

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Ward in action for Kinsale recently

Ward in action for Kinsale recently

Kinsale’s Gary Ward shook off the disappointment of the weekend and recorded the best 36 hole score at the qusalifying stage of the the Kerry Boys at Ballybunion.  Ward finished the 36 holes on +1 and he’ll face David O’Donoghue in the matchplay tomorrow.  Ward was joined in the top 16 by John Murphy, but holder
Cathal Butler was unable to defend his title due to injury.  Monkstown’s Shane Livesey and Sean Desmond are hitting form at the right time two.  They both qualified for the matchplay and they will more than likely feature on the Monkstown teamsheet on Saturday when they play in the Senior Cup Munster semi-final.  The other Cork golfers to qualify are Barry O’Sullivan Geany (Douglas), Conor Continue reading →

Ward Takes Second Place at Leinster Boys

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Gary Ward from Kinsale shot three under for his final 36 holes at the Leinster Boy’s today to claim second place.  Ward shot a 69 this morning to hold the 54 hole lead by two shots.  However a one over par 74 this afternoon meant that the Kinsale man had to settle for second place.  The winner was Michael Ryan from New Ross and his win was well deserved considering he shot -7 (68,69) on the final day in Balcarrick.

John Murphy was the one of three other Cork golfers to make the cut for the final 36 holes, he shot a positive two under 71 this morning but signed for a disappointing 77 this afternoon.  Murphy now looks like taking second place in the final national Order of Merit standings.  Mark Healy carded a 73,73 to maintain his place inside the top twenty and Muskerry’s Benedict Cronin finished in 42nd place from the field of 150 golfers.

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Butler Shoots -3 Par 69 for 6th Place in Connacht Boys

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Kinsale's Cathal Butler

Kinsale’s Cathal Butler in Fred Daly action recently

Kinsale’s Cathal shot the low round of the day to climb the leaderboard in the Connacht Boys Amateur Open in Roscommon.  Butler carded a three under par 69 which included
six birdies.  He finished in 6th place on +3 for his three rounds.

Photo Gallery: Golffile Connacht Boys U18 Open (www.golffile.ie)

John Murphy also sneaked inside the top ten, he had a final round 73 to finish on +4.  Overnight leader Marc McKinstry shot a final round 70 to extend his six shot lead to a final winning margin of eight shots. Continue reading →

Kinsale v Fota Island, Fred Daly Trophy Area-Final

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Kinsale v Fota Island, Fred Daly Trophy Area-Final, Castlemartyr Links, Friday 19th June 2015

(Kinsale names first)
Gary Ward & Paul Twohig halved
Cathal Butler beat Dave Howard 6&4
John Murphy  beat Pat Hayes 9&8
Eric Rumley Jack Buckley
Mark Healy lost to Gareth Manley 3&2
James Bohan beat Don McKenna 5&3
Daniel O’Flaherty lost to Luke O’Connor 7&6

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