AIG Pierce Purcell Shield Quarter final line-up complete

Munster Golf LogoBlarney and Mahon hosted several first round matches on Sunday and the line up for Saturday morning’s eight matches is now complete.  Lee Valley and Muskerry won in Blarney and the matches on Saturday morning are as follows:

Lee Valley v Macroom
Skibbereen v Lisselan
Blarney v Bandon
Dunmore v Muskerry

There were three matches down for decision on Sunday afternoon in Mahon and Raffeen Creek, Douglas and Cobh all came through.  The four matches in Mahon on Saturday are:

Raffeen Creek v Fermoy
Mahon v Douglas
Cork v East Cork
Fota Island v Cobh

Full details of the draw are available here

Mahon face Lahinch in Fred Daly Plate Final

Munster Golf LogoMahon will head to Ballyneety Golf Club tomorrow to take on Lahinch in the final of the the Fred Daly Plate.  The Munster competition was launched last year and all first round losers from the Fred Daly Trophy are entered.

Mahon beat Bandon in the first round and went on to beat Monkstown in the second round.  After that the saw off Douglas before beating West Waterford in the semi-final.  Tomorrow’s final starts at 11.30am.

Mahon Fred Daly Plate Panel:
James Daly
Donagh Gribbon
Eoghan O’Shea
Sean Foley
Cathal Browne
Conor Twomey
Colm Kennedy
Team Manager: Ian Bermingham

Blarney and Mahon host Irish Mixed Foursomes

CGN IMF 24th June 2015-27Blarney and Mahon will be busy places tomorrow as they with both host qualifiers for the Irish Mixed Foursomes.  Mahon were area finalists last year and hopes will be high that they qualify from their home course.  They will play the winner of the morning match between Monkstown and Fernhill.

2015 Munster semi-finalists Skibbereen are in action tomorrow morning when they take on Macroom in Blarney.

Irish Mixed Foursomes South Munster Draw

Meanwhile, several Cork golfers will be in action in Limerick Golf Club tomorrow at the the Irish Mid Amateur Open.  Gary O’Flaherty, Keith Crowley, and Sean Continue reading

South East League Update

Mahon played host to the second last round of the South East League yesterday and there were good wins for East Cork and Cobh.  East Cork beat Fermoy 8-4 and Cobh had the same winning margin over Mitchelstown.

East Cork have now completed their four matches and they are in a strong position to qualify for the final.  Cobh and  Mahon will both need to win all six matches and win 12 points  to overtake East Cork.  In the event of a draw, a nominated Bruen pairing from each club will play off for a spot in the final.

East Cork:30 pts (played 4)
Cobh: 19 pts (played 3)
Mahon: 19pts (played 3)
Fermoy: 14pts (played 3)
Mitchelstown: 14 pts (played 3)

Section A was completed a few Continue reading

South East League Update: East Cork & West Waterford lead

The South East league is underway with 9 clubs taking part in the competition this year.  The competition uses a combination of Bruen and Purcell pairings and is an ideal warm-up for the Cups & Shields competitions later in the year.  West Waterford have topped their section after three rounds, with Youghal taking second place.  Only two rounds have taken place in Section B and East Cork are out in front on 16 points.  Mahon are second with 13 points and Mitchelstown are third on 10 points.  Cobh and Fermoy have played just one match each and will no doubt be hoping to catch the leaders as the competition continues.

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