Muskerry Golf Club
AIG Jimmy Bruen Shield, South Munster 2016
AIG Cups & Shields kick off in Macroom & Muskerry
Macroom and Muskerry will be busy places this weekend as the first major weekend of the 2016 Cups & Shields campaign starts. The AIG Jimmy Brien Shield will see 22 Cork clubs battle over four matchplay rounds with the hope of qualifying for the Munster finals in Douglas in July.
2015 South Munster winners Lee Valley were beaten last week in one of two preliminary matches in Macroom. Bandon got the better of the Munster semi-finalists and they now go on to face Raffeen Creek in the first match tomorrow morning. Skibbereen beat Bantry Bay in the other preliminary match and they’ll face Lisselan in the first round proper. Hosts Macroom play Fernhill and Dunmore face Kinsale in the other match.
AIG Jimmy Bruen Shield South Munster Draw 2016
Beaten South Munster finalists Mahon are in action in Muskerry, they are Continue reading
Fred Daly Trophy Round 1 – Rain Stops Play
Today’s four Fred Daly matches fell foul of the weather, and that won’t be too much of a surprise for anyone to hear. Muskerry, Douglas and Monkstown were all due to host matches today.
Cork GC hosted two games yesterday. Fota Island had an impressive 4-1 win over Muskerry in the first match. The second match proved to be a tighter event, it took two tie holes to decide the winner, with Bantry Bay winning Continue reading
Sugrue wins Muskerry Senior Scratch Cup
James Sugrue backed up his good form at the Munster Youths by winning the Muskerry Senior Scratch Cup today. The 70+ golfers faced very testing conditions with frost
Sugrue led going into the afternoon thanks to a three under par 66 this morning. He backed that up with a level par 69 in the afternoon for a winning total of 135 (-3). Cork’s Gary O’Flaherty shot the low round of the afternoon, his 67 saw him jump for tied 7th to second place on -1. Andrew McCormack from Newcastlewest also finished on -1 and took third place with 68,69.
Muskerry’s Conor Riordan took the best nett prize with 134 (-4), he also had the 4th best gross score. Nenagh’s David Reddan Jnr was 4th in the gross standings with 138.
The Mallow man continues the trend of youth winning in Muskerry, Conor Coyne (Youghal) won in 2015 and John Hickey (Cork) won in 2014. More details to follow.
Muskerry Senior Scratch Cup, sponsored by Shane Sadler, final standings: Continue reading
Muskerry Senior Scratch Cup – Round 1 Scores
TOP 10 after Round 1:
James Sugrue (Mallow) 66
John O’Brien (Castlemartyr) 67
John Corcoran (Muskerry) 68
Andrew McCormack (Newcastlewest) 69
Pat Murray (Limerick) 69
David Reddan Jnr (Nenagh) 69
Ronan Twomey (Muskerry) 69
Mark Ford (Cork) 70
John Hickey (Cork) 70
Gary O’Flaherty (Cork) 70
Fred Daly first round matches start today
Interest in junior golf is building up as this weekend the first round of the Fred Daly Trophy takes place. Cork, Monkstown, Douglas and Muskerry will all host the matches as Ireland’s premier junior golf competition gets underway. This year the competition format has changed.
The GUI Annual General Meeting voted to reduce the number of players from seven to five. Seven first round matches take place on Saturday and Sunday. Munster holders Mallow are in action in Monkstown on Sunday, where they will face Mahon. Kinsale were Munster finalists in 2015 and they will face Douglas on Sunday. That is without doubt the most interesting match of the first round. Both clubs were also paired early on in the competition last year and Kinsale won only after the match went to playoff holes. Kinsale went on to contest the Munster Final while Douglas won the Fred Daly Plate.
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Ford Junior Scratch Trophy 2016 Results
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Teenager Leonard claims Ford Junior Scratch Trophy
Sean Leonard discussing options with Clem Leonard. Pic: Niall O’Shea
Mitchelstown teenager Sean Leonard won the Ford Junior Scratch Trophy in Muskerry this afternoon, completing Cork’s toughest test in golf. Leonard won all six of his matchplay games over the past three days to win the famous trophy.
This morning he beat Muskerry’s Michael O’Callaghan and this afternoon he beat another Muskerry man, Bernard Twomey. Leonard had a good start, going three up after 8 holes, but Twomey cut the deficit to just one hole by the time they had reaches the 13th tee. Leonard hit back with some very impressive golf, and won the next three holes to close out the match on the 14th, winning on a scoreline of 4&3.
Gallery: Ford Junior Scratch Trophy Semi-Finals
Gallery: Ford Junior Scratch Trophy 2016, Muskerry Golf Club
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