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Gallery: BoyleSports Lee Valley Scratch Cup 2023 Round 1
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Lee Valley set for 20th Scratch Cup
Gary O’Flaherty is a four time winner of the Lee Valley Scratch Cup. Picture: Niall O’Shea
The 20th staging of the Lee Valley Scratch Cup takes place in April and the Ovens club is planning for another bumper event. Already it looks like a top class field will be competing including the holder Gary O’Flaherty. The Cork Golf Club member has taken a shine to the event, last year was his fourth time winning the scratch cup since his first win in 2012.
Lee Valley Captain Liam Power is looking forward to the return of the two day competition. “As the 2023 Captain and like all other previous Captains you’re excited to put your calendar together for the year ahead with annual Lee Valley Senior Scratch being high on the list to lock in dates. As Captain, I’m really looking forward to seeing the best amateurs test their skills against Lee Valley course. I’ve played in a few of them and can testify the challenge that faces the lads.”
Power is hoping for a home win, the first since 2011. Given the success of the Lee Valley Senior Cup team last year there’s every chance that the home side will challenge. “We came close last year with local member Ian Bohane in the last group with a great chance of winning but unfortunately it wasn’t to be Ian’s day. Not being biased, it would be Continue reading
The work in Lee Valley Continues
Lee Valley Golf Club.
Picture: Niall O’Shea
Off the course, 2021 has been a nightmare for golf courses with no play in the first three months of the year. On the course, the closure given owners and managers a chance to get lots of work done, and that’s certainly been the case in Lee Valley where there have been plenty of changes. With the staff covering the normal tasks of cutting a lot quicker when there’s no golfers on the course, the team have been able to get at some of the jobs that a lower down the priority list, as well as those tricky jobs that mean closing holes for days or weeks. New bunkers, new tee boxes, drainage Continue reading
Gallery: AIG Jimmy Bruen Shield Area Final 2020, Fota Island v Clonakilty
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Work Continues in Lee Valley
Although the scratch cup weekend is now over, Lee Valley will continue to be a busy place for both golfers and staff. Lee Valley’s Director of golf David Keohane was delighted with the feedback from golfers over the weekend and he was quick to point out that they are continuing to develop the course which celebrates 25 years next year. “We have some great plans for the course in 2017” said Keohane. “Four new tee boxes are currently being constructed. The 1st, 6th, 12th and 16th will be completely redesigned with each of them being widened and lengthened. The pick of these tee boxes is our new par three sixteenth where we have raised the tee box by over five feet and created a surface 25 by 30 meters. The base for the new tee box was so large that many Continue reading
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