Michael Quirke (Doneraile)
Greg Barrett (Mallow)
Quirke Leads Leinster Seniors, Barrett 2nd in Leinster Boys
Tom Cleary
Bornemann 3rd in European Senior’s Championship
Karl Bornemann (Douglas Golf Club) finished in third place in the European Senior Men’s Championship in Spain. The Douglas member was in fourth place going into the final round, but a one under par 71 saw him jump one place to finish in third place. The Douglas member shot an opening round 73 and he was going well in the second round until he had four consecutive bogies. He still signed for a 75 to hold 4th place going into the final round. Today Bornemann bogied the second hole but birdied the fifth and ninth to get into the red. He went on par the back nine and claim third place in his first time playing in the event? Bornemann has been working on his game over the winter, and he’s also been working on his fitness with Peter O’Keeffe.
Portmarnock’s Adrian Morrow won the competition after leading overnight. He added a final round 77, despite this he retained the lead Continue reading
Tom Cleary wins Irish Seniors Amateur Open
Tom Cleary (Cork) with the 2016 Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship trophy after his victory at Ardee Golf Club today. Picture by Pat Cashman
Tom Cleary added another prestigious title to his collection today, the Irish Seniors Amateur Open. The three time Munster Seniors Champion won his first national seniors title at Ardee Golf club after a final round 72 left him three ahead of the field. Cleary was tied for the lead going into the final round, and there were nine other players within two shots of the lead. Just like the Munster Seniors in Waterville, Cleary played very steady golf while all around him dropped shots on another testing day in Ardee.
The Cork Golf Club member opened on Wednesday with a three over par 74 to lie two shots off the lead. He followed on Thursday with another 74 that saw him lead alongside England’s Andrew Carman. The English international carded a four over par 75 in his final round to fall out of contention. Cleary had a testing start, he bogied the 2nd & 3rd holes but he added two birdies at 6 and 8 to reach the turn on level par. Two more pars followed and at that stage Tom was three shots ahead of Carman. Cleary bogies the 15th but he was three shots ahead of the leader in the club house. Cleary reached the 18th tee Continue reading
Cleary in the lead at Irish Seniors
Cork’s Tom Cleary shots a second consecutive 74 to lead after two rounds at the Irish Seniors Open in Ardee today. Cleary was in 8th place after the first round, but he was only two shots off the three way tie for the lead. He followed up with another 74 today to tie with England’s Andrew Carman. Cleary was happy with his performance, this was his first competitive outing since representing GB&I in the Concession Cup in Florida: “It was very windy out there to be honest, very hard to keep the ball straight but I’m happy enough”.
The competition still has a very crowded leaderboard after 36 holes. There are three players just one shot behind and Tramore’s John Mitchell is in a group of six players who are two shots behind. Three more Cork golfers made the cut for the final round, Doneraile’s Michael Quirke is four shots off the lead and Peter Cowley and George Mellerick also made it through. The final round takes place tomorrow with Continue reading
Cleary & Ireland win today but Scotland retains Senior Home Internationals Title
Cork’s Tom Cleary recorded his second win in three days as Ireland beat Wales in the Senior Mens Home Internationals today. Cleary was a member of Sean O’Leary’s team, and was competing in his second competition in just over two weeks for the Irish Seniors team.
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The competition was held in Crowborough Beacon GC in East Sussex. Ireland lost to England on day one but followed that with impressive wins over Scotland and Wales. Although Ireland topped the three way tie with the greatest number of match wins, Scotland retain the title as holders.. The rain affected competition saw the foursomes cancelled on the first two days and Ireland’s triumphed today with 7-3 win when all ten matches were played.
O’Leary Leads Ireland to 3rd European Win
Sean O’Leary
Mahon and Munster representative Sean O’Leary masterminded a third successive win for Ireland in the European Senior Men’s Team Championship. The competition was held in Bulgaria in Pravets Golf Club. While Team Captain O’Leary planned the campaign, he was helped on the course by Cork’s Tom Cleary. The current Munster Senior’s champion went through the 36 hole strokeplay qualifier in -4, second in a field of over 120 golfers.
Ireland finished the strokeplay phase in first place, 24 strokes clear of second place. In the matchplay phase Cleary was partnered with Tramore’s John Mitchell as Ireland’s foursomes pair. They won their quarter-final and semi-final but lost out in their final match against Italy.
In a tense final against Italy that went down to the wire, all eyes were on Kelly when Garth McGimpsey squared the match at two points apiece. Italy had taken the foursomes point while Adrian Morrow was beaten 4&2 in the singles. However Arthur Pierse led the Irish revival, romping home with a 7&6 victory in the top singles match. His old sparring partner, McGimpsey, followed him in, taking the back match 3&2 and that left Kelly fighting for the championship on the 18th green against Vincenzo Sita. The Naas veteran held his nerve to deliver the decisive point.
Ireland Through to Semi-Final, Cleary & Mitchell Win
Cork’s Tom Cleary partnered John Mitchell (Tramore) in the quarter final of the European Senior Mens Team Championship an the pair racked up a 4&3 in their match against Switzerland. Maurice Kelly and Adrian Morrow clocked up two singles wins as Ireland advanced into the semi-final. Ireland finished the 36 hole qualifying phase 24 shots clear of the nearest challenger, taking the top seed spot by a considerable margin.
Sean O’Leary’s team now advance to a semi-final against France this morning. Live scoring from the course is available through Golfbox
Cleary Shoots 69 for Irish 1-2-3 :: European Senior Men’s Team Championship Day 2
Tom Cleary, Cork Golf Club, pictured with Munster Seniors Amateur Open Trophy at Waterville Links.
Picture: Niall O’Shea
Tom Cleary (Cork Golf Club) shot a second round 69 to jump up to second place in the European Seniors Team Championship in Bulgaria. Cleary was one of three Irish players in the 60’s as they claimed 1st, 2nd & 3rd places on
Cleary had five birdies and three bogies in his three under par round, and is second in a field of over 120 European golfers. Arthur Pierce matched Cleary’s score to lead the qualifying part of the competition on -6. Bangor’s Gareth McGimpsey is also on -4 after shooting a 71 and Adrian Morrow shot the low round of the day (68) in a 12 shot swing from the first round.
No details for tomorrow’s draw is available yet.
Tom Cleary 5th in European Seniors Team Championship
Tom Cleary pictured on his way to winning the Munster Seniors at Waterville earlier this year
A one under par round of saw Cork’s Tom Cleary finish in fifth place after the first round of the European Senior Men’s Team Championships. The competition is being held in Bulgaria at the Pravets Golf Club
Cleary got off to a great start with birdies on the 1st, 5th & 7th, although he did drop a shot on the 6th which saw him go out in -2. He added another birdie on the 13th but two late bogies pegged him back to -1 and he’s in a seven way tie for fifth place. Ireland performed very well overall, Arthur Pierce and Gareth McGimpsey both shot 69 to tie for second place and Maurice Kelly is one shot behind Cleary in 12th place. John Mitchell and Adrian Morrow both had poor rounds today but have every chance of recovering tomorrow in the second round.
Cork has dual interest in the action in Bulgaria as Mahon’s Sean O’Leary is the Irish Team Captain. After tomorrow’s round, all 20 teams will enter the matchplay phase which takes place over three days.
European Senior Men’s Team Championships
Maurice Kelly (Naas)
Bangor’s Gareth McGimpsey
Third win for Cork’s Cleary – Munster Seniors Amateur Open 2015
Tom Cleary, Cork Golf Club, pictured with Munstre Seniors Amateur Open Trophy at Waterville Links.
Picture: Niall O’Shea
Tom Cleary (Cork Golf Club) retained his Munster Seniors Amateur Open title. On a day when the wind played a significant part in the story, Cleary shot the low round of the day to overhaul a two shot deficit from overnight leader, Tramore’s John Mitchell.
Cleary’s three over par 75 was the low round of the day, which was affected by 30 mph gusts sweeping through the links course. Four bogies and a double on the opening nine threatened the holder’s chances but these were offset by two birdies for an outward total of 39. Cleary bogeyed the difficult 10th and 11th, both playing into the stiff wind. Birdies at 13, 14 and the par five 18th brought him back in a one under par 36 and a total of 75 strokes for the day. His winning total of 149 (+5) gave him a two stroke margin of victory.
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