O’Keeffe finally gets his Irish Cap

Douglas Golf Club Reception for Peter O'Keeffe, Irish Amateur Open Champion 2017.  Wednesday 17th May2017Peter O’Keeffe was today named on the Irish Mens team to play in the Home Internationals.  O’Keeffe narrowly missed out on selection 10 years ago when he was competing at elite amateur level, and now he’s finally ticked that box.  The Douglas golfer was added to the international mens panel after winning the Flogas Irish Amateur Open, and he followed that win with some solid performances through the months of June and July.  Last week he finished as a semi-finalist in the South of Ireland, and many felt that would be more than enough to get the call up for August.  For O’Keeffe its marks the achievement of a key long term goal, and it’s also a target he set himself.  “I decided at the end of last year that I was going to work my ass off to make the Irish team” said O’Keeffe after the announcement of the team.  “I’m delighted to achieve it now.  I’m looking forward to preparing for the home internationals so I can have a great performance.”  O’Keeffe put a huge amount of work into Continue reading