Mairead Martin and Irish Olypmpic athlete Michelle Finn pictured at a celebration in Kanturk Golf Club

Top class amateur golfer Mairead Martin was honoured by he local club last week when she was awarded honorary life membership by Kanturk Golf Club.  The award was made during Liam Fitzgerald’s Captain’s Prize and a large crowd was present to help celebrate both the super golfing weekend and the achievements of Martin.  Mairead, fresh from an unlucky defeat in the semi-final of the Leinster Ladies Championship on Sunday was present with her family to accept the accolade from Lady Captain Kitty Hennessy.

Since concentrating on golf from the age of 12, Mairead’s progression has been rapid and now plays of plus 1.  She has represented Ireland at various levels and also had the honour of representing Great Britain and Ireland in the Junior Vagliano Trophy in 2015, where she formed a winning partnership with her good friend Annabel Wilson from Lurgan.  She has had some notable successes in national championships including winning the Continue reading →