Kinsale book place in Pierce Purcell Munster Finals

Kinsale celebrate their win on the 20th, pic courtesy Ted Curtin

Kinsale celebrate their win on the 20th, pic courtesy Ted Curtin

Kinsale Golf Club booked their place in the Pierce Purcell Munster finals last week with a dramatic play-off win over Cobh.  The area final took place at Lee Valley which was in great condition for the South Munster decider.   Kinsale had qualified from the qualifier that they hosted and Cobh came through in the Fermoy venue qualifier.  Kinsale’s Bernard O’Keeffe and Diarmuid O’Brien put an early point on the board when they won their match 7/5, beating Cobh’s Donal Feen and Adam Geaney who obviously had an off day.  The only other match of the day to finish in regulation was the final match.  Cobh were dormie four but didn’t close out the match until the 18th, and the match was level a one point each.  Continue reading

Munster U15/U17 Close Championship 2014

Munster U15/U17 Close Championship 2014

At Ennis Golf Club – Thurs 7th August 2014

Munster Boys U17 Amateur Close Championship 2014
WINNER:            Rory Hill (Tralee) 67
RUNNER UP:      Gary Ward (Kinsale) 70
THIRD:               John Murphy (Kinsale) 71

Munster Boys U15 Amateur Close Championship
WINNER:           Jack Hearn (Tramore) 75
RUNNER UP:     Charlie Dawson (Faithlegg) 75
THIRD:              Ian Halpin (Cahir Park) 76 Continue reading

Lisselan and East Cork through to Bruen Final

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