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Lisselan and East Cork through to Bruen Final

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Lisselan and East Cork through to Bruen Final

Golf_Jimmy Bruen_Cobh_Mark Purcell & Alex Walsh_May 2014

By Niall O’Shea

Cobh and Kinsale played host to the Jimmy Bruen Shield area matches over the weekend as the AIG Cups and Shields got underway.  The wind blew hard on Saturday and the elevated nature of both courses tested all players.  The conditions were not ideal but it provided all teams with a requirement to think their way around the course.  Although conditions were a bit better on Sunday, the weather helped to set the scene for classic matchplay, whoever made the least errors would progress. Continue reading →

Cleary wins Munster Seniors

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Cleary wins Munster Seniors

By Niall O’Shea

Tom Cleary (Cork) gd

(Pic, Jim Finn, Thurles via GUIMB)

Cork’s Tom Cleary captured his second Munster Seniors Amateur Open in Thurles today, although it took a seven hole play-off to separate the top three.  Although he won the title in 2009, Cleary suffered a play-off defeat last year as Arthur Pierce won when the championship was held in Cleary’s home course of Cork GC.  Continue reading →

Munster Strokeplay Scores after Rd 2

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39 Golfers made the cut which fell at 155

143: Aaron Grant

144: James Fox, John Hickey

145: Jeff Hopkins, Eoghan Murphy

146: Daniel Holland, Richard Knightly, Barry Anderson

147: Pat Murray

148: Dave O Donovan, Mark Shanahan

149: Stephen Walsh, Gary O Flaherty, Brian Kelleher, Marc Nolan

150: Pat Lyons, Rowan Lester, Simon Bryan

151: James O Mahoney, Alan Thomas

152: Cathal Butler, Chris Carroll, Keith Crowley, Shane McGlynn

153: Ronan Twomey, Kieran Lynch, Stephen Healy

154: Niall Gorey, Ian O Flynn, Eanna Griffin, Darragh Coghlan, Emmet Leahy, Colum Kenny

155: Mark Collins, John Greene, Sean Barry, Shane Whooley, Evan Farrell, Ronan Mullarney

Timesheet for Sunday: Continue reading →

Thomas wins in Douglas Senior Scratch Cup

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Thomas wins in Douglas

Douglas Senior Scratch Cup 2014

(Pic coutresy Douglas Pro Shop @douglasProShop)

By Niall O’Shea

Dungarvan’s Alan Thomas put two very impressive rounds together to win the Douglas Senior Scratch Cup on Sunday.  Thomas finished at 11 under, a record score at the event.  The course was in great condition and the benign conditions on Sunday set the stage for some low scoring.  There was a full timesheet for the popular event and the competition was again sponsored by Kieran Canty Financial Services.  Continue reading →

Munster Country Clubs – 1st Round Results

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Munster Country Clubs – 1st Round Results (Cork Clubs)

At Skibbereen Golf Club 26 April
Dunmore bt Glengarriff 5.5/1.5
At East Cork Golf Club 26 April
Frankfield bt Lismore 4.5/2.5
Quarter Final (TBA)
Dunmore –v- Frankfield
At Blarney Golf Club 27 April
Doneraile bt Lisselan 4.5/2.5
At Doneraile Golf Club 13 April
Raffeen Creek bt Templemore 6/1
Quarter Final (TBA)
Doneraile –v- Raffeen Creek
Semi Finals & Final take place in Spanish Point on Sunday 10th August 

Irish Junior Foursomes – 2nd Round Results

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Round 2 Results of Irish Junior Foursomes (Cork venues)

 

At Mitchelstown GC (Fri 18 April)
Mallow bt Fermoy 6H
At Douglas GC (Sat 19 April)
Muskerry bt Bandon 5H
Mahon bt Fota 6H

 

Round 3 Fixtures:

Mahon v Muskerry, Thurs 8th May, 5:00pm – Douglas GC

Mallow v Castleisland, Sat 18th May, 1:30pm – Macroom GC

 

Sugrue romps home in Munster Youths

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Sugrue romps home in Munster Youths

James Sugrue Barton 2013

By Niall O’Shea

Mallow’s James Sugrue blew apart the field in the final round of Munster Youths in Dungarvan on Friday as he finally claimed the title he narrowly missed out on in 2012.  Sugrue had a one shot lead going into the final round and he added a four under par 68 to have a winning margin of seven shots.  Sugrue was one of only two players to break par on the final day, all of his main competitors finished over par to give the Mallow man the generous winning margin Continue reading →