Christopher Mc Vitty ( Bundoran ), Darren Mc Williams( Unattached ) and John Kelly ( St.Margaret's )tied for the 1st prize in the Fintona Irish PGA Pro-Am with 2 under par rounds of 70.
Local, Jason Gibson now an assistant Professional at Killymoon Golf Club, won the team prize with amateurs Brendan & Seamus Mc Cartan and Sean Daly with 97 points.
1 Christopher McVitty ( Bundoran ) 70 -2.
Darren McWilliams ( Unattached )70 -2.
John Kelly ( St.Margaret's )70 -2.
4Jerry Scullion ( Royal County Down )71 -1.
Derek McNamara ( Portmarnock )71 -1.
Ted Higgins ( foreireland.com ) 71 -1.
David Hughes ( Massereene )71 -1.
8 Jason Gibson ( Killymoon )72 Par.
Geoff Loughrey ( Roganstown )72 Par.
Paul Leonard ( Fintona )72 Par.
11 Richard Whitford ( Knock )73 +1.
12 David McIntyre ( Wicklow )74 +2.
Kealan O'Reilly ( Headfort )74 +2.
Seamus Clinton ( Portsalon )74 +2.
Peter Morgan ( Shandon Park )74 +2.
Kevin Dorrian ( Scrabo )74 +2
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Monday 30 August 2010
(27)DAMIEN MOONEY WINS CURRAGH PRO-AM.
Big hitting Damien Mooney romped home to win the Irish PGA Curragh Pro-Am with a 5 under par round of 67. Mooney has already won the 36 hole Nairn & Portnoo Pro-Am and the Balbriggan Pro-Am this year.
Damien has now moved up to 3rd in the Lexus Race to Mount Juliet order of merit table. The Mount Juliet event will be played on the 16th October.
Greenore Professional, Robert Giles was runner-up to Mooney with a 3 under par round of 69.
Brendan Mc Dermott( Castlecomer ) was 3rd with a round of 2 under par 70.
Eddie Doyle( Heritage )took home the winning team with 95 points, 2 clear of Eamon Logue's ( Hilton Templepatrick ) team who had 93 points.
1 Damian Mooney ( Unattached )67 -5.
2 Robert Giles ( Greenore )69 -3.
3 Brendan McDermott ( Castlecomer )70 -2.
4 Cian McNamara ( Limerick )71 -1.
Raymond Burns ( South County )71 -1.
Peter Jones ( Coollattin )71 -1.
7 Donal Gleeson ( Old Conna )72 Par.
Eddie Doyle ( Heritage ) 72 Par.
Kevin Morris ( Fota Island )72 Par.
Glen Robinson ( St Helen's Bay )72 Par.
Mark Staunton ( foreireland.com )72 Par.
Darren McWilliams ( Unattached ) 72 par.
Brian Cosgrove ( Athy Driving Range )72 par.
Leslie Walker ( Dundalk ) 72 Par.
Damien has now moved up to 3rd in the Lexus Race to Mount Juliet order of merit table. The Mount Juliet event will be played on the 16th October.
Greenore Professional, Robert Giles was runner-up to Mooney with a 3 under par round of 69.
Brendan Mc Dermott( Castlecomer ) was 3rd with a round of 2 under par 70.
Eddie Doyle( Heritage )took home the winning team with 95 points, 2 clear of Eamon Logue's ( Hilton Templepatrick ) team who had 93 points.
1 Damian Mooney ( Unattached )67 -5.
2 Robert Giles ( Greenore )69 -3.
3 Brendan McDermott ( Castlecomer )70 -2.
4 Cian McNamara ( Limerick )71 -1.
Raymond Burns ( South County )71 -1.
Peter Jones ( Coollattin )71 -1.
7 Donal Gleeson ( Old Conna )72 Par.
Eddie Doyle ( Heritage ) 72 Par.
Kevin Morris ( Fota Island )72 Par.
Glen Robinson ( St Helen's Bay )72 Par.
Mark Staunton ( foreireland.com )72 Par.
Darren McWilliams ( Unattached ) 72 par.
Brian Cosgrove ( Athy Driving Range )72 par.
Leslie Walker ( Dundalk ) 72 Par.
(26)EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN RYDER CUP TEAM.
After the Johnny Walker Championship at Gleneagles,Colin Montgomery had the job of announcing the European Ryder Cup team to face the Americans at Celtic Manor Golf Resort in Wales from October 1-3.
The top 4 from the World rankings were Lee Westwood,Rory McIlroy,Martin Kaymer and Graeme Mc Dowell.
The top 5 from the European Tour were Ian Poulter,Ross Fisher,Francesco Molinari,Miguel Angel Jimenez and Peter Hanson.
The 3 wild cards went to Padraig Harrington,Luke Donald and Edoardo Molinari.
There was disappointment for World No9 Paul Casey and double PGA Tour winner this year,Justin Rose.
Ireland will have a keen interest in the Ryder Cup this time around as they have Rory McIlroy,Graeme Mc Dowell and Padraig Harrington all in action on the golf course while Darren Clarke and Paul Mc Ginley will play their part behind the scene as vice-captains along with Sergio Garcia and Thomas Bjorn.
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Corey Pavin,Captain of the US team had the hard task of selecting 4 wild cards for his Ryder Cup team after the Duetsche Bank Championship,which was won by Charlie Hoffman with a fantastic score of 22 under par.
It wasn't enough to earn Hoffman a pick nor was there room for Anthony Kim who was 9th on the Ryder Cup order of merit.
Pavin selected the experienced Tiger Woods,Stewart Cink,Zach Johnston and rookie Rickie Fowler.The 8 automatic players from the order of merit are Phil Mickleson,Hunter Mahan,Bubba Watson,Jim Furyk,Steve Stricker,Dustin Johnston,Jeff Overton and Matt Kucher.
The vice captain's are Tom Lehman,Davis Love 111,Paul Goydos and Jeff Sluman.
The top 4 from the World rankings were Lee Westwood,Rory McIlroy,Martin Kaymer and Graeme Mc Dowell.
The top 5 from the European Tour were Ian Poulter,Ross Fisher,Francesco Molinari,Miguel Angel Jimenez and Peter Hanson.
The 3 wild cards went to Padraig Harrington,Luke Donald and Edoardo Molinari.
There was disappointment for World No9 Paul Casey and double PGA Tour winner this year,Justin Rose.
Ireland will have a keen interest in the Ryder Cup this time around as they have Rory McIlroy,Graeme Mc Dowell and Padraig Harrington all in action on the golf course while Darren Clarke and Paul Mc Ginley will play their part behind the scene as vice-captains along with Sergio Garcia and Thomas Bjorn.
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Corey Pavin,Captain of the US team had the hard task of selecting 4 wild cards for his Ryder Cup team after the Duetsche Bank Championship,which was won by Charlie Hoffman with a fantastic score of 22 under par.
It wasn't enough to earn Hoffman a pick nor was there room for Anthony Kim who was 9th on the Ryder Cup order of merit.
Pavin selected the experienced Tiger Woods,Stewart Cink,Zach Johnston and rookie Rickie Fowler.The 8 automatic players from the order of merit are Phil Mickleson,Hunter Mahan,Bubba Watson,Jim Furyk,Steve Stricker,Dustin Johnston,Jeff Overton and Matt Kucher.
The vice captain's are Tom Lehman,Davis Love 111,Paul Goydos and Jeff Sluman.
(25)EDOARDO MOLINARI BRILLIANT FINISH AT GLENEAGLES.
29 year old Edoardo Molinari birdied the last three holes to win the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles. Molinari was two behind Australian Brett Rumford with three holes to play.
With the pressure on, not only to win the Johnny Walker Championship but also needing a win to convince Monty he was good enough for a Ryder Cup wild card, Edoardo then two-putted the long 16th for a birdie 4, sank a monster 30 foot putt at the 194 yard 17th and then hit a chip to within 18 inches of the final hole.
It was a magnificent finish for Molinari who finished on 10 under par to beat Rumford by one shot. Edoardo was playing Challenge Tour golf last year and now with his 2nd victory in Scotland this year he will make his debut on the Ryder Cup side in Wales alongside his younger brother Francesco.
Damien McGrane was up with the leaders after 3 rounds. He was 7 under par starting the final round but dropped down into joint 7th with a disappointing 74. His 5 under par total gave him a nice cheque of €43,774.
Simon Thornton was also 7 under par heading into the last round. Unfortunately he took 78 shots in the last round to win €15,100 and finish down in 26th place.
Paul Mc Ginley opened brightly with a 68 and 70 but fell away after weekend scores of 74 and 76 to win €11,707 for a share of 35th place.
The cut came at 1 under par 143. Shane Lowry 72/74, Peter Lawrie 72/75 and Gary Murphy 73/77 all had the weekend off.
With the pressure on, not only to win the Johnny Walker Championship but also needing a win to convince Monty he was good enough for a Ryder Cup wild card, Edoardo then two-putted the long 16th for a birdie 4, sank a monster 30 foot putt at the 194 yard 17th and then hit a chip to within 18 inches of the final hole.
It was a magnificent finish for Molinari who finished on 10 under par to beat Rumford by one shot. Edoardo was playing Challenge Tour golf last year and now with his 2nd victory in Scotland this year he will make his debut on the Ryder Cup side in Wales alongside his younger brother Francesco.
Damien McGrane was up with the leaders after 3 rounds. He was 7 under par starting the final round but dropped down into joint 7th with a disappointing 74. His 5 under par total gave him a nice cheque of €43,774.
Simon Thornton was also 7 under par heading into the last round. Unfortunately he took 78 shots in the last round to win €15,100 and finish down in 26th place.
Paul Mc Ginley opened brightly with a 68 and 70 but fell away after weekend scores of 74 and 76 to win €11,707 for a share of 35th place.
The cut came at 1 under par 143. Shane Lowry 72/74, Peter Lawrie 72/75 and Gary Murphy 73/77 all had the weekend off.
Friday 27 August 2010
(24)AMATEUR ROBINSON WINS EUROPRO TOURNAMENT.
English International and Lytham Trophy winner, 21 year old James Robinson made history by becoming the first amateur to win an event on the PGA EuroPro Tour.
Robinson, 21, was competing at The VEKA and Network VEKA UK Open at De Vere Slaley Hall in Northumberland after being given a sponsors’ invite into the tournament.He rewarded the sponsors with scores of 66,65 and 73 for a 12 under par winning total.
“It’s a great honour to be the first amateur player to win on the EuroPro Tour. It was disappointing not to be able to collect the £10,000 but I don't want to rush into the Professional game," said Robinson.
Instead the money was shared between Jamie Abbott and James Hepworth who shared second spot on 11 under par.
The leading Irish player was Neil O Briain from Royal Dublin. He shot rounds of 68, 71, 69 to share 15th place on 8 under par and win £505.
Tim Rice from Limerick was 23rd on 6 under par after scores of 71, 71, 68 to win £331.
Barrie Trainor, Team Ireland scored 69, 72 and 71 to finish 39th on 4 under par and collect £252.
Noel Fox, with 73, 68 and 75 left him in a share of 51st place on level par for £197, while Thomas O Flynn had a disappointing final round of 80 to drop down into 56th place on 4 over par after opening with a 72 and 68. He won £175.
The 36 hole cut came at 2 under par. Brian Mc Elhinney was unlucky to miss out by one shot after scores of 69 and 74.
IRISH RESULTS.
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15th: Neil O Briain 68,71,69 -8.
23rd:Tim Rice 71,71,68 -6.
39th:Barrie Trainor 69,72,71 -4.
51st:Noel Fox 73,68,75 Par.
56th:Thomas O Flynn 72,68,80 +4.
MISSED CUT -2.
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Brian Mc Elhinney -1.
Paul O Hanlon +1.
Shane Franklin +3.
Ross Oliver +5.
David Rawluk +6.
Mark Campbell +8.
Brendan Mc Carroll +14.
Robinson, 21, was competing at The VEKA and Network VEKA UK Open at De Vere Slaley Hall in Northumberland after being given a sponsors’ invite into the tournament.He rewarded the sponsors with scores of 66,65 and 73 for a 12 under par winning total.
“It’s a great honour to be the first amateur player to win on the EuroPro Tour. It was disappointing not to be able to collect the £10,000 but I don't want to rush into the Professional game," said Robinson.
Instead the money was shared between Jamie Abbott and James Hepworth who shared second spot on 11 under par.
The leading Irish player was Neil O Briain from Royal Dublin. He shot rounds of 68, 71, 69 to share 15th place on 8 under par and win £505.
Tim Rice from Limerick was 23rd on 6 under par after scores of 71, 71, 68 to win £331.
Barrie Trainor, Team Ireland scored 69, 72 and 71 to finish 39th on 4 under par and collect £252.
Noel Fox, with 73, 68 and 75 left him in a share of 51st place on level par for £197, while Thomas O Flynn had a disappointing final round of 80 to drop down into 56th place on 4 over par after opening with a 72 and 68. He won £175.
The 36 hole cut came at 2 under par. Brian Mc Elhinney was unlucky to miss out by one shot after scores of 69 and 74.
IRISH RESULTS.
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15th: Neil O Briain 68,71,69 -8.
23rd:Tim Rice 71,71,68 -6.
39th:Barrie Trainor 69,72,71 -4.
51st:Noel Fox 73,68,75 Par.
56th:Thomas O Flynn 72,68,80 +4.
MISSED CUT -2.
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Brian Mc Elhinney -1.
Paul O Hanlon +1.
Shane Franklin +3.
Ross Oliver +5.
David Rawluk +6.
Mark Campbell +8.
Brendan Mc Carroll +14.
Monday 23 August 2010
(23)LURGAN WIN ULSTER SENIOR CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Lurgan Golf Club were crowned Ulster Champions of the Senior Cup at Belvior Park for the first time when they beat Ardglass in a tense final by a margin of 3 - 2.
In the semi-final against Strabane,Lurgan were 2 games each with win's from Gary Clarke and Steven Kelly.David Sutton was the hero for Lurgan with a tie hole victory that set up a final game against Ardglass who beat Moyola park by 3.5-1.5
In the final,Paul Mc Cabrey and James Horan both lost to give Ardglass the perfect start.David Sutton and Steven Kelly levelled matters for Lurgan with two fine wins.This time it was the turn of Gary Clarke to turn hero and he didn't disappoint.He produced a final hole win to give Lurgan their first Ulster Senior Cup pennant.
Team Captain Ian Mc Murray was all smiles as he recieved the Ulster pennant.He was full of praise for his fantastic squad of players who had put so much effort into bringing the Ulster title back to Lurgan for the first time.
Lurgan will now represent Ulster in the All Ireland finals at Castlebar Golf Club from the 15th to the 18th September.
SENIOR CUP ULSTER 2010.
QUALIFING@BANGOR: KNOCK,ARDGLASS,BELVOIR PARK,DONAGHADEE.
@HILTON:DUNMURRY,GALGORM CASTLE,MOYOLA PARK,FORTWILLIAM.
@LURGAN;LURGAN,TANDRAGEE,BANBRIDGE,WARRENPOINT.
@STRABANE:STRABANE,FOYLE,PORTSTEWART,CITY OF DERRY.
MATCHPLAY AT BANGOR: KNOCK BEAT DONAGHADEE 3.5-1.5.
ARDGLASS BEAT BELVOIR PARK 3-2.
AFTERNOON:ARDGLASS BEAT KNOCK 3-2.
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HILTON: DUNMURRY BEAT FORTWILLIAM 4-1.
MOYOLA PARK BEAT GALGORM CASTLE 3.5-1.5.
AFTERNOON: MOYOLA PARK BEAT DUNMURRY 3-2.
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LURGAN: LURGAN BEAT WARRENPOINT 3-2.
TANDRAGEE BEAT BANBRIDGE 3.5-1.5.
AFTERNOON:LURGAN BEAT TANDRAGEE 3-2.
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STRABANE: STRABANE BEAT CITY OF DERRY 3-2.
PORTSTEWART BEAT FOYLE 3-2.
AFTERNOON:STRABANE BEAT PORTSTEWART 3-2.
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SEMI-FINAL@BELVIOR PARK: ARDGLASS BEAT MOYOLA PARK 3.5-1.5
: LURGAN BEAT STRABANE 3-2.
ULSTER FINAL: LURGAN BEAT ARDGLASS 3-2.
In the semi-final against Strabane,Lurgan were 2 games each with win's from Gary Clarke and Steven Kelly.David Sutton was the hero for Lurgan with a tie hole victory that set up a final game against Ardglass who beat Moyola park by 3.5-1.5
In the final,Paul Mc Cabrey and James Horan both lost to give Ardglass the perfect start.David Sutton and Steven Kelly levelled matters for Lurgan with two fine wins.This time it was the turn of Gary Clarke to turn hero and he didn't disappoint.He produced a final hole win to give Lurgan their first Ulster Senior Cup pennant.
Team Captain Ian Mc Murray was all smiles as he recieved the Ulster pennant.He was full of praise for his fantastic squad of players who had put so much effort into bringing the Ulster title back to Lurgan for the first time.
Lurgan will now represent Ulster in the All Ireland finals at Castlebar Golf Club from the 15th to the 18th September.
SENIOR CUP ULSTER 2010.
QUALIFING@BANGOR: KNOCK,ARDGLASS,BELVOIR PARK,DONAGHADEE.
@HILTON:DUNMURRY,GALGORM CASTLE,MOYOLA PARK,FORTWILLIAM.
@LURGAN;LURGAN,TANDRAGEE,BANBRIDGE,WARRENPOINT.
@STRABANE:STRABANE,FOYLE,PORTSTEWART,CITY OF DERRY.
MATCHPLAY AT BANGOR: KNOCK BEAT DONAGHADEE 3.5-1.5.
ARDGLASS BEAT BELVOIR PARK 3-2.
AFTERNOON:ARDGLASS BEAT KNOCK 3-2.
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HILTON: DUNMURRY BEAT FORTWILLIAM 4-1.
MOYOLA PARK BEAT GALGORM CASTLE 3.5-1.5.
AFTERNOON: MOYOLA PARK BEAT DUNMURRY 3-2.
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LURGAN: LURGAN BEAT WARRENPOINT 3-2.
TANDRAGEE BEAT BANBRIDGE 3.5-1.5.
AFTERNOON:LURGAN BEAT TANDRAGEE 3-2.
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STRABANE: STRABANE BEAT CITY OF DERRY 3-2.
PORTSTEWART BEAT FOYLE 3-2.
AFTERNOON:STRABANE BEAT PORTSTEWART 3-2.
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SEMI-FINAL@BELVIOR PARK: ARDGLASS BEAT MOYOLA PARK 3.5-1.5
: LURGAN BEAT STRABANE 3-2.
ULSTER FINAL: LURGAN BEAT ARDGLASS 3-2.
DUNMURRY WIN ULSTER BARTON SHIELD.
Dunmurry were crowned Ulster Champions of the Barton Shield for the first time at Moyola Park with a tie hole victory over Warrenpoint.In the morning semi-finals Stephen Crowe & Glenn Mc Auley had a 3 hole victory while Darren Crowe & Graham Dickson finished all square against Malone to set up a final against Warrenpoint who had a comfortable 9 hole win over Rathmore.
In the final Darren Crowe & Graham Dickson had a 2 hole win over Warrenpoint's Colm Campbell Jun & Ryan Gribben.It didn't look to be enough as Stephen Crowe & Glenn Dickson were 4 down with 2 holes to go against the experienced Warrenpoint pair of Jim Carvill & Stephen Coulter.A par was good enough to win the 17th to keep the dream alive.Stephen Crowe produced the shot of the day when he wedged to 2 feet at the par 5,18th.Glenn holed the birdie putt which sent the game into extra time.
After halving the first tie hole in par,Dunmurry sealed the game and the Ulster title with a winning par after the Warrenpoint pair missed from 5 feet.
Team Captain Tony Cassidy was delighted that Dunmurry won the Ulster title at last,after coming so close over the last 10 years.He thanked his team of Darren,Stephen,Graham,Glenn, and Noel Murray and Chris Bradley who played at different stages during the Ulster Championship,for all the hard work that brought the Ulster title to Dunmurry for the first time.
Dunmurry will now go to Castlebar Golf Club on the 15th to the 18th September where they will represent Ulster in the All Ireland final's.
BARTON SHIELD ( ULSTER )
AT CLANDEBOYE:MALONE BEAT HOLYWOOD 3 HOLES.
BELVIOR PARK BEAT MAHEE ISLAND 7 HOLES.
AFTERNOON: MALONE BEAT BELVOIR PARK 3 HOLES.
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AT DUNMURRY: ARDGLASS BEAT ANTRIM 6 HOLES.
DUNMURRY BEAT LISBURN 10 HOLES.
AFTERNOON: DUNMURRY BEAT ARDGLASS 7 HOLES.
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AT NORTHWEST:ROSAPENNA BEAT ROYAL PORTRUSH 3 HOLES.
RATHMORE BEAT FOYLE 2 HOLES.
AFTERNOON: RATHMORE BEAT ROSAPENNA 2 HOLES.
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AT ROSSMORE:WARRENPOINT BEAT DUNGANNON 8 HOLES.
EDENMORE BEAT OMAGH 6 HOLES.
AFTERNOON: WARRENPOINT BEAT EDENMORE 6 HOLES.
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ULSTER SEMI FINAL & FINAL MOYOLA PARK.
DUNMURRY BEAT MALONE @ 3 HOLES.
WARRENPOINT BEAT RATHMORE 9 HOLES.
FINAL: DUNMURRY BEAT WARRENPOINT 2ND TIE HOLES.
In the final Darren Crowe & Graham Dickson had a 2 hole win over Warrenpoint's Colm Campbell Jun & Ryan Gribben.It didn't look to be enough as Stephen Crowe & Glenn Dickson were 4 down with 2 holes to go against the experienced Warrenpoint pair of Jim Carvill & Stephen Coulter.A par was good enough to win the 17th to keep the dream alive.Stephen Crowe produced the shot of the day when he wedged to 2 feet at the par 5,18th.Glenn holed the birdie putt which sent the game into extra time.
After halving the first tie hole in par,Dunmurry sealed the game and the Ulster title with a winning par after the Warrenpoint pair missed from 5 feet.
Team Captain Tony Cassidy was delighted that Dunmurry won the Ulster title at last,after coming so close over the last 10 years.He thanked his team of Darren,Stephen,Graham,Glenn, and Noel Murray and Chris Bradley who played at different stages during the Ulster Championship,for all the hard work that brought the Ulster title to Dunmurry for the first time.
Dunmurry will now go to Castlebar Golf Club on the 15th to the 18th September where they will represent Ulster in the All Ireland final's.
BARTON SHIELD ( ULSTER )
AT CLANDEBOYE:MALONE BEAT HOLYWOOD 3 HOLES.
BELVIOR PARK BEAT MAHEE ISLAND 7 HOLES.
AFTERNOON: MALONE BEAT BELVOIR PARK 3 HOLES.
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AT DUNMURRY: ARDGLASS BEAT ANTRIM 6 HOLES.
DUNMURRY BEAT LISBURN 10 HOLES.
AFTERNOON: DUNMURRY BEAT ARDGLASS 7 HOLES.
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AT NORTHWEST:ROSAPENNA BEAT ROYAL PORTRUSH 3 HOLES.
RATHMORE BEAT FOYLE 2 HOLES.
AFTERNOON: RATHMORE BEAT ROSAPENNA 2 HOLES.
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AT ROSSMORE:WARRENPOINT BEAT DUNGANNON 8 HOLES.
EDENMORE BEAT OMAGH 6 HOLES.
AFTERNOON: WARRENPOINT BEAT EDENMORE 6 HOLES.
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ULSTER SEMI FINAL & FINAL MOYOLA PARK.
DUNMURRY BEAT MALONE @ 3 HOLES.
WARRENPOINT BEAT RATHMORE 9 HOLES.
FINAL: DUNMURRY BEAT WARRENPOINT 2ND TIE HOLES.
(22) PETER LAWRIE LOSES CZECH OPEN AFTER A PLAY OFF.
Dubliner Peter Lawrie set off in the last round of the Czech Open on 4 under par and 8 shots behind the leader Peter Hanson. "All I was looking for was a top 10 finish," said a surprised Lawrie, when he found himself in a play off after a final round of 66.
Lawrie was still 4 under par after 7 holes. He then went on a run making birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie from the 8th to the 12th and followed up with 6 pars for a closing round of 66 that left him with the clubhouse lead on -10. Lawrie was joined an hour later by rookie Gary Boyd who birdied the 18th for a 68.
Peter Hanson started the last round on -12. He got a disastrous start with 3 dropped shots in the first 4 holes to lose the lead to Boyd. He rallied well by covering the next 14 holes in 1 under par to join Lawrie and Boyd in a sudden death play off.
The trio all parred the first play off hole but it was Hanson who holed an 18 foot putt for a birdie on the second play off hole to claim the €333,330 cheque.
Peter Lawrie and Gary Boyd took home €173,710 each.
It was another steady week for Damien Mc Grane. He finished in 25th place and won €19,900 after rounds of 74,72,71 and 70.
Shane Lowry had the low score of the week. He produced a brilliant second round of 64 after opening with a 75. He took 77 in round three and closed with a 72 for a share of 29th place on level par and won €16,900.
Michael Hoey shot 70,72,73 and 75 to win €11,000 for a share of 43rd on 2 over par 290.
Gary Murphy made the cut on the +2 mark after rounds of 73,73. He was going nicely until the par 3,12th hole. After hitting 4 shots into the water surrounding the green, he walked off with an 11 and signed for a round of 85. He closed with a final round of 77 for a +20 total and down in 79th and last place.
Simon Thornton was unlucky to miss the +2 cut mark by one shot.
Lawrie was still 4 under par after 7 holes. He then went on a run making birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie from the 8th to the 12th and followed up with 6 pars for a closing round of 66 that left him with the clubhouse lead on -10. Lawrie was joined an hour later by rookie Gary Boyd who birdied the 18th for a 68.
Peter Hanson started the last round on -12. He got a disastrous start with 3 dropped shots in the first 4 holes to lose the lead to Boyd. He rallied well by covering the next 14 holes in 1 under par to join Lawrie and Boyd in a sudden death play off.
The trio all parred the first play off hole but it was Hanson who holed an 18 foot putt for a birdie on the second play off hole to claim the €333,330 cheque.
Peter Lawrie and Gary Boyd took home €173,710 each.
It was another steady week for Damien Mc Grane. He finished in 25th place and won €19,900 after rounds of 74,72,71 and 70.
Shane Lowry had the low score of the week. He produced a brilliant second round of 64 after opening with a 75. He took 77 in round three and closed with a 72 for a share of 29th place on level par and won €16,900.
Michael Hoey shot 70,72,73 and 75 to win €11,000 for a share of 43rd on 2 over par 290.
Gary Murphy made the cut on the +2 mark after rounds of 73,73. He was going nicely until the par 3,12th hole. After hitting 4 shots into the water surrounding the green, he walked off with an 11 and signed for a round of 85. He closed with a final round of 77 for a +20 total and down in 79th and last place.
Simon Thornton was unlucky to miss the +2 cut mark by one shot.
Saturday 21 August 2010
(21)MCELROY CROWNED IRISH BOYS' CHAMPION.
Ballymena’s Dermot McElroy shot a closing 73 to win the Irish Boys' Amateur Close Championship at Dungarvan Golf Club.
The Irish Boys' International, who reached the semi-finals of the North of Ireland Championship in July and the last eight in the British Boys' Championship, held a four stroke lead at the halfway stage. A 75 on the final morning was good enough for McElroy to maintain the lead entering the final round. A solid final round of 73 in difficult conditions was good enough for a 7 shot winning margin from Conor Glynn ( Carton House ) and Stuart Grehan ( Tullamore ).
Conor Glynn was awarded the under 17 trophy and Jack Leacy from the home club Dungarvan won the under 16 title.
287: D McElroy ( Ballymena ) 69 70 75 73
294: C Glynn ( Carton House ) 76 69 76 73 ( Winner Under 17 Trophy )
S Grehan ( Tullamore ) 75 68 74 77
295: J Leacy ( Dungarvan ) 73 76 72 74 ( Winner Under 16 Trophy )
297: G Hurley ( West Waterford ) 78 71 75 73
K Cummings ( Elm Park ) 69 77 79 72
299: J Yates ( Naas ) 74 72 74 79
T Jordan ( Dungannon ) 70 73 78 78
300: J Roche ( Bray ) 73 73 76 78
J Webster ( Castle ) 72 76 77 75
301: C Coyne ( Youghal ) 80 71 77 73
P Dunne ( Greystones ) 79 71 77 74
G Dunne ( Greystones ) 77 73 78 73
C O'Sullivan ( Fota Island ) 75 73 79 74
302: J Connolly ( Massereene ) 77 75 77 73
303: C Sharvin ( Ardglass ) 73 77 75 78
R McKinstry ( Cairndhu ) 71 78 81 73
H Bradshaw ( Donabate ) 70 81 74 78
The Irish Boys' International, who reached the semi-finals of the North of Ireland Championship in July and the last eight in the British Boys' Championship, held a four stroke lead at the halfway stage. A 75 on the final morning was good enough for McElroy to maintain the lead entering the final round. A solid final round of 73 in difficult conditions was good enough for a 7 shot winning margin from Conor Glynn ( Carton House ) and Stuart Grehan ( Tullamore ).
Conor Glynn was awarded the under 17 trophy and Jack Leacy from the home club Dungarvan won the under 16 title.
287: D McElroy ( Ballymena ) 69 70 75 73
294: C Glynn ( Carton House ) 76 69 76 73 ( Winner Under 17 Trophy )
S Grehan ( Tullamore ) 75 68 74 77
295: J Leacy ( Dungarvan ) 73 76 72 74 ( Winner Under 16 Trophy )
297: G Hurley ( West Waterford ) 78 71 75 73
K Cummings ( Elm Park ) 69 77 79 72
299: J Yates ( Naas ) 74 72 74 79
T Jordan ( Dungannon ) 70 73 78 78
300: J Roche ( Bray ) 73 73 76 78
J Webster ( Castle ) 72 76 77 75
301: C Coyne ( Youghal ) 80 71 77 73
P Dunne ( Greystones ) 79 71 77 74
G Dunne ( Greystones ) 77 73 78 73
C O'Sullivan ( Fota Island ) 75 73 79 74
302: J Connolly ( Massereene ) 77 75 77 73
303: C Sharvin ( Ardglass ) 73 77 75 78
R McKinstry ( Cairndhu ) 71 78 81 73
H Bradshaw ( Donabate ) 70 81 74 78
(20)TWO WINS IN A WEEK FOR MICHAEL COLLINS.
Michael Collins made it two wins in a week when he won the Irish PGA Greenore Challenge with two rounds of 69 for a 4 under par total of 138. He had already won the Adare Manor Pro-Am five days earlier with a 65.
Damien Mooney was leading by a shot with two holes to go, but unfortunately dropped shots at the 17th & 18th, while Collins made a birdie at the 17th for a fine 2 shot victory.
Overnight leaders, Ted Higgins took 75 to finish on 1 under par for 3rd place, while Michael Mulryan lost control in the strong wind and took 79 shots to finish down in 7th on +3.
The Pro-Am team prize was won by David Mc Quillan( Castlebar ) and his amateur partners, Noel Mc Grane, Michael Chambers and Jim Liston when they returned 92 points. Local professional Robert Giles won the Professional prize with a 6 under par 65.
1 Michael Collins ( foreireland.com ) 69 69 138 -4.
2 Damian Mooney ( Unattached ) 69 71 140 -2.
3 Ted Higgins ( foreireland.com ) 66 75 141 -1.
4 Brendan McDermott ( Castlecomer ) 70 72 142 Par.
Donal Gleeson ( Old Conna ) Golf 68 74 142 par.
6 Cian McNamara ( Limerick ) 71 73 144 +2.
7 Mark O'Mahony ( McGuirks Golf ) 72 73 145 +3.
Greg Massey ( Carr Golf Services ) 71 74 145 +3.
John McDermott ( Dun Laoghaire ) 70 75 145 +3.
Mark Staunton ( foreireland.com ) 68 77 145 +3.
David Higgins ( Waterville ) 66 79 145 +3.
13Philip Walton ( foreireland.com ) 74 72 146 +4.
Damien Mooney was leading by a shot with two holes to go, but unfortunately dropped shots at the 17th & 18th, while Collins made a birdie at the 17th for a fine 2 shot victory.
Overnight leaders, Ted Higgins took 75 to finish on 1 under par for 3rd place, while Michael Mulryan lost control in the strong wind and took 79 shots to finish down in 7th on +3.
The Pro-Am team prize was won by David Mc Quillan( Castlebar ) and his amateur partners, Noel Mc Grane, Michael Chambers and Jim Liston when they returned 92 points. Local professional Robert Giles won the Professional prize with a 6 under par 65.
1 Michael Collins ( foreireland.com ) 69 69 138 -4.
2 Damian Mooney ( Unattached ) 69 71 140 -2.
3 Ted Higgins ( foreireland.com ) 66 75 141 -1.
4 Brendan McDermott ( Castlecomer ) 70 72 142 Par.
Donal Gleeson ( Old Conna ) Golf 68 74 142 par.
6 Cian McNamara ( Limerick ) 71 73 144 +2.
7 Mark O'Mahony ( McGuirks Golf ) 72 73 145 +3.
Greg Massey ( Carr Golf Services ) 71 74 145 +3.
John McDermott ( Dun Laoghaire ) 70 75 145 +3.
Mark Staunton ( foreireland.com ) 68 77 145 +3.
David Higgins ( Waterville ) 66 79 145 +3.
13Philip Walton ( foreireland.com ) 74 72 146 +4.
Friday 20 August 2010
(19) GOLF NEWS IN BRIEF.
The Ulster Girls' team easily won their 6th Inter-Provincial title in a row at Roscommon Golf Club. They beat Munster 6-2, demolished Connacht 8-0 and in the final beat Leinster 6.5 - 1.5 and they did all that without the Maguire twins.
Paule & Laura Grant, Kelsey Coey, Olivia Mahaffey and Hannah Henderson were unbeaten in all 3 matches. There were also fine performances from Megan Thompson, Jessica Carty and Victoria Craig to bring the trophy North once again.
Ulster 3 points, Leinster 2 points, Munster 1 point, Connacht 0 points.
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The team to represent Ireland in the World Amateur Team Championship ( Eisenhower Trophy ) in Argentina from 29 – 31 October 2010 is:
Paul Cutler ( Portstewart )
Alan Dunbar ( Rathmore )
Kevin Phelan ( University of North Florida )
Non-travelling reserve Dara Lernihan ( Castle )
Irish Team Captain Dr. Kevin Flanagan.
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Defending Champion, Danielle Mc Veigh finished down in 19th place at Tenby Golf Club in Pembrokeshire in the weather - reduced British Ladies' Stroke Play Championship.
The tournament was reduced to 54 holes because of thunder & lightning. Pamela Pretswell was the winner. Cork girl Gillian O leary was the best of the Irish finishing in 15th place.
The other 8 Irish failed to make it through the 36 hole cut. They included Maura Diamond( Portstewart ), Victoria Bradshaw ( Bangor ) and Lucy Simpson ( Massereene ).
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Former Walker Cup player and Captain Gareth Mc Gimpsey from Bangor was the easy winner of the Ulster Seniors' Open Championship at windswept Donegal Golf Club. He followed up with a hard earned 77 in the strong wind to go with his brilliant opening round of 71 for a 5 shot victory.
1st:G McGimpsey ( Bangor ) 71 77 148.
2nd:R Berry ( Rossmore ) 78 75 153.
3rd:M Eager ( Lucan ) 77 79, M Kelly ( Killeen ) 75 81 156.
5th:B Donlon ( Birr ) 74 85 159.
6th:M Coote ( Tralee ) 78 83, P Walshe ( Royal Dublin ) 77 84, B Mc Donnell ( K Club ) 77 84, L MacNamara ( Woodbrook ) 74 87, B McCarroll ( Ballyliffin ) 73 88 161.
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22 year old Danish amateur Andreas Harto upstaged all the Professionals when he won the Ecco Tour Championship in Hamburg on the Challenge Tour with an 8 under par total.
Ireland's Colm Moriarty finished in 25th place on level par despite taking an 81 in the 3rd round.
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Barry Lane won his first European Senior Tour title at the Scottish Senior Open at Fairmont, St Andrews, in only his fourth appearance as a senior.
A final round of 72 left 50 year old Lane the only person to finish under par in the difficult conditions. He had a 4 under par total of 212.
Des Smyth was the top Irishman in joint 6th position on 4 over par. Eamon Darcy and Denis O Sullivan were joint 10th on 5 over par. Jimmy Heggarty was 30th on 10 over par and Eddie Polland was 54th on 15 over par.
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37 year old Arjun Atwal became the first Indian born player to win a PGA Tour event and the first player to win, having come through the Monday qualifing, for 24 years.
Atwal, who practises with Tiger Woods at Isleworth on a regular basis, fired rounds of 61,67,65 and 67 for a 20 under par total of 260 to win the Wyndham Championship by one shot from David Toms.
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Oscar Floren from Sweden won the rain delayed Wales Open on the Challenge Tour with an 8 under par total 280 to win the €24,000 first prize.
Michael McGeady was in good shape at the halfway stage. He was on 2 under par with scores of 70 & 72 but unfortunately fell back to 30th after scoring 77 and 73 over the weekend. McGeady's 4 over par finish earned him €1,110.
Colm Moriarty, Johnny Caldwell and Gareth Shaw all failed to make the weekend.
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Bernhard Langer won his 5th PGA tournament this year when he won the Boeing Classic in Seattle. He closed with a 69 for an 18 under par total to beat Nick Price by 3 shots. Local favorite Fred Couples was 9 shots behind Langer in 3rd place.
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Michelle Wie won her second LPGA tournament at the Canadian Women's Open with a 12 under par score of 276. Wie was tied with South Korean Jiyai Shin playing the last round but pulled away with a closing 70 for a 3 shot victory. She also had a hole in one during the 1st round at the 181 yard 11th hole, with a 5 iron on her way to an opening round of 65. Wie followed up with 69,72 and her closing 70 gave Michelle a welcome victory, her first since last November.
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Left hander Canadian, Mike Weir, will be out of action for the rest of the season with an elbow injury. An MRI scan revealed a partially torn ligament which he hopes will recover with rest, instead of surgery.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Peter Uihlein celebrated his 21st birthday in style with victory in the US Amateur Championship. Uihlein beat World No1 amateur golfer David Chung by 4/2 in the 36 hole final around the Chambers Bay Golf Club in Washington. Uihlein can look forward to invites from the Masters, Open Championship, the US Open and the USPGA next year.
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Defending Champion, Connor Doran ( Banbridge )put up a great defence of his title when he finished 3rd in the 72 hole Mullingar Scratch Cup after rounds of 71,76,74 and 71 ( 292 ). Connor finished behind Kelan Mc Donagh ( Athlone ) ( 285 ) and Dara Lernihan ( Castle ) ( 287 ).
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The ILGU selectors have chosen a very strong team to represent them at the Espirito Santo Trophy ( World Cup ), in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from the 20th-23rd October.
15 year old, Leona Maguire ( Slieve Russell )and her twin sister Lisa will be joined by their fellow Curtis Cup team mate Danielle Mc Veigh ( Royal Co.Down ). With such a strong team the Captain, Claire Robinson ( Knock ) will be hoping to bring home the Espirito Trophy for the first time.
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The Irish boys' & girls' teams put up a good display at the Total International Junior Championship in Belguim. Ireland finished second to Spain only 2 shots behind.
Luke Lennox scored 69,70,80 and 71 for a 290( +2 ) total and Richard O Donnavan's 72,77,74,72 gave him a total of 295(+7).
In the girls' section, Italy were the winners by one shot from Denmark. Ireland were 8th with a closing 76 from Tara Gribben and a 79 from Lucy Simpson.
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Teenager Romain Wattel who is the World No4 amateur became the second amateur to win on the European Challenge Tour this season when he scored 67,69,68,67 for a 17 under par total in the ALLIANZ Europen de Strasbourg in his homeland.
This past month Danish amateur Andreas Harto won the ECCO Tour Championship on the Challenge Tour and James Robinson beat all the Professionals to win the VEKA UK Open at Slaley Hall on the Europro Tour.
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Vijay Singh gave himself another memory when he holed his second shot at the par 5, 2nd hole at the TPC Boston during the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Singh who has won the Deutsche Bank Championship twice, holed a 5 iron shot from 230 yards to record his first ever albatross throughout his long career.
Singh’s albatross( double eagle )was the fifth recorded on the PGA TOUR this year. Carl Petterson ( Bob Hope Classic ), Steve Wheatcroft ( St.Jude Classic ), Shaun Micheel ( US Open ) and Shiv Kapur ( Reno-Tahoe Open ) were the other four.
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The Irish Seniors' amateur team made it to the final of the European Senior Men's Championship at Fairhavan. Ireland led the qualifiers into the top flight by 10 shots from England. They beat Switzerland 5-0, and followed up with a 3.5-1.5 win over Scotland to reach the final against England.
Ireland had to settle for the silver medals after England beat them 4.5 - 0.5. It was a closer affair than the score would suggest. Most matches went to the final green with Gareth Mc Gimpsey the only one to rescue a half point.
Ireland were represented by Maurice Kelly, Tom Cleary, Michael Quirke, Arthur Pierce, Gareth Mc Gimpsey and Adrian Morrow.
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46 year old Laura Davies became the oldest winner on the Ladies European Tour when she won the Ladies' Golf Open in Austria for the 3rd time. She had previously won the same tournament in 2007 & 2008.
Davies who is only one month short of her 47th birthday won for the 75th time in her career with a closing round of 70 that gave her an 11 under par total of 205.
Ireland's Rebecca Coakley finished 6th on 6 under par ( 210 ), Martina Gillian was 28th on -1 ( 215 ). Hasel Kavanagh and Tara Delaney tied on +4 ( 220 ).
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A golfer in Irvine, California literally burned up his local golf course when he set off a fire, while hitting a shot from rough at Shady Canyon Golf Club.
While the unnamed golfer was making contact with the ball his club clipped a rock under the ball, which sparked a fire that burned through the rough and into vegetation and bushy ground which spread over 25 acres. It took 150 Orange County firefighters to bring the fire under control.
No charges were filed against the golfer, whose name was withheld.
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Dustin Johnson made the break-through he deserved when he won the BMW Champonship at Cog Hill golf & country club in Illinois, by a single shot from Paul Casey.
Johnson blew the US Open with a final round of 82 and then missed the play-off for the USPGA when he was penalised for grounding his club in a waste bunker on the 18th. The big hitter finally made the break-through with a birdie at the 17th to edge out Casey by 1 shot on 9 under par.
Rory McIlroy finished down in 37th on 3 over par after rounds of 76,74,68 and 69. McIlroy's poor start cost him a place in the season ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. With only the top 30 to qualify, Rory finished in 36th place. He was in good company as the defending champion Tiger Woods finished well away in 42nd spot.
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Former European Tour player, Alvaro Velasco will be back on the main tour for 2011 when he won the Kazakhstan Open on the Challenge Tour. He won €64,000 to jump into No1 position on the order of merit, guaranteeing himself his place back on tour next year.
The only Irish in action was Johnny Caldwell. He failed to make the cut with rounds of 75,76 +7.
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50 year old Gary Wolstenholme has taken the European Seniors' Tour by storm, winning the Casa Serena Open in only his second outing as a Senior. In his first tournament a week after his 50th birthday he finished 3rd behind Des Smyth at Woburn in the Travis Perkins Masters. Wolstenholme returned scores of 66,67,66 for a 3 shot win on 13 under par from Gordon Brand Junior.
The Casa Serena win earned Wolstenholme, €90,000 and moves him to 13th on the order of merit with earnings of €109,181. He is guaranteed a full card for the 2011 season.
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Irish Boys' champion, Dermot McElroy finished 2nd in the Duke of York Young Champions' tournament at windswept Royal St.George. Gudmundar Krisjansson from Iceland hit rounds of 75,71,72 to win by 1 shot from McElroy, who scored 71,77,71.
Leona Maguire was 3rd after rounds of 73,75,74 and only 4 shots behind the winner. Paul Dunne was 10th and Lisa Maguire was 13th.
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Two weeks after becoming the oldest winner on the Ladies' European Tour with a win in Austria, Laura Davies won again to record her 76th win with victory in the Open de Espana Femenino on the Costa del Sol, despite a quadruple bogey at the 13th.
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23 year old John Parry, a Challenge tour graduate from last year, won the Vivendi Cup in France by 2 shots from Johan Edfors to secure his card for next year. Parry was a team mate of Rory McIlroy and Jonathan Caldwell in the Walker Cup at Royal County Down in 2007. He finished on 17 under par.
Padraig Harrington returned the low score of the day with a 64 to finish in joint 8th place on -13.
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Jim Furyk bought a second hand YES putter for $39 in a golf store at the Deutsche Bank Championship and it helped him to win a $10 Million bonus as winner of the season long FedEx Cup.
He also won $1.35 Million for winning the Tour Championship when he made a brilliant up and down from a wet bunker to finish on -8 and pip Luke Donald by 1 shot.
Rory McIlroy, who just missed out on a place in the top 30, still pocketed $140,000 and Padraig Harrington took home $80,000 out of a total FedEx purse of $65 Million.
Paule & Laura Grant, Kelsey Coey, Olivia Mahaffey and Hannah Henderson were unbeaten in all 3 matches. There were also fine performances from Megan Thompson, Jessica Carty and Victoria Craig to bring the trophy North once again.
Ulster 3 points, Leinster 2 points, Munster 1 point, Connacht 0 points.
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The team to represent Ireland in the World Amateur Team Championship ( Eisenhower Trophy ) in Argentina from 29 – 31 October 2010 is:
Paul Cutler ( Portstewart )
Alan Dunbar ( Rathmore )
Kevin Phelan ( University of North Florida )
Non-travelling reserve Dara Lernihan ( Castle )
Irish Team Captain Dr. Kevin Flanagan.
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Defending Champion, Danielle Mc Veigh finished down in 19th place at Tenby Golf Club in Pembrokeshire in the weather - reduced British Ladies' Stroke Play Championship.
The tournament was reduced to 54 holes because of thunder & lightning. Pamela Pretswell was the winner. Cork girl Gillian O leary was the best of the Irish finishing in 15th place.
The other 8 Irish failed to make it through the 36 hole cut. They included Maura Diamond( Portstewart ), Victoria Bradshaw ( Bangor ) and Lucy Simpson ( Massereene ).
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Former Walker Cup player and Captain Gareth Mc Gimpsey from Bangor was the easy winner of the Ulster Seniors' Open Championship at windswept Donegal Golf Club. He followed up with a hard earned 77 in the strong wind to go with his brilliant opening round of 71 for a 5 shot victory.
1st:G McGimpsey ( Bangor ) 71 77 148.
2nd:R Berry ( Rossmore ) 78 75 153.
3rd:M Eager ( Lucan ) 77 79, M Kelly ( Killeen ) 75 81 156.
5th:B Donlon ( Birr ) 74 85 159.
6th:M Coote ( Tralee ) 78 83, P Walshe ( Royal Dublin ) 77 84, B Mc Donnell ( K Club ) 77 84, L MacNamara ( Woodbrook ) 74 87, B McCarroll ( Ballyliffin ) 73 88 161.
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22 year old Danish amateur Andreas Harto upstaged all the Professionals when he won the Ecco Tour Championship in Hamburg on the Challenge Tour with an 8 under par total.
Ireland's Colm Moriarty finished in 25th place on level par despite taking an 81 in the 3rd round.
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Barry Lane won his first European Senior Tour title at the Scottish Senior Open at Fairmont, St Andrews, in only his fourth appearance as a senior.
A final round of 72 left 50 year old Lane the only person to finish under par in the difficult conditions. He had a 4 under par total of 212.
Des Smyth was the top Irishman in joint 6th position on 4 over par. Eamon Darcy and Denis O Sullivan were joint 10th on 5 over par. Jimmy Heggarty was 30th on 10 over par and Eddie Polland was 54th on 15 over par.
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37 year old Arjun Atwal became the first Indian born player to win a PGA Tour event and the first player to win, having come through the Monday qualifing, for 24 years.
Atwal, who practises with Tiger Woods at Isleworth on a regular basis, fired rounds of 61,67,65 and 67 for a 20 under par total of 260 to win the Wyndham Championship by one shot from David Toms.
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Oscar Floren from Sweden won the rain delayed Wales Open on the Challenge Tour with an 8 under par total 280 to win the €24,000 first prize.
Michael McGeady was in good shape at the halfway stage. He was on 2 under par with scores of 70 & 72 but unfortunately fell back to 30th after scoring 77 and 73 over the weekend. McGeady's 4 over par finish earned him €1,110.
Colm Moriarty, Johnny Caldwell and Gareth Shaw all failed to make the weekend.
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Bernhard Langer won his 5th PGA tournament this year when he won the Boeing Classic in Seattle. He closed with a 69 for an 18 under par total to beat Nick Price by 3 shots. Local favorite Fred Couples was 9 shots behind Langer in 3rd place.
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Michelle Wie won her second LPGA tournament at the Canadian Women's Open with a 12 under par score of 276. Wie was tied with South Korean Jiyai Shin playing the last round but pulled away with a closing 70 for a 3 shot victory. She also had a hole in one during the 1st round at the 181 yard 11th hole, with a 5 iron on her way to an opening round of 65. Wie followed up with 69,72 and her closing 70 gave Michelle a welcome victory, her first since last November.
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Left hander Canadian, Mike Weir, will be out of action for the rest of the season with an elbow injury. An MRI scan revealed a partially torn ligament which he hopes will recover with rest, instead of surgery.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Peter Uihlein celebrated his 21st birthday in style with victory in the US Amateur Championship. Uihlein beat World No1 amateur golfer David Chung by 4/2 in the 36 hole final around the Chambers Bay Golf Club in Washington. Uihlein can look forward to invites from the Masters, Open Championship, the US Open and the USPGA next year.
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Defending Champion, Connor Doran ( Banbridge )put up a great defence of his title when he finished 3rd in the 72 hole Mullingar Scratch Cup after rounds of 71,76,74 and 71 ( 292 ). Connor finished behind Kelan Mc Donagh ( Athlone ) ( 285 ) and Dara Lernihan ( Castle ) ( 287 ).
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The ILGU selectors have chosen a very strong team to represent them at the Espirito Santo Trophy ( World Cup ), in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from the 20th-23rd October.
15 year old, Leona Maguire ( Slieve Russell )and her twin sister Lisa will be joined by their fellow Curtis Cup team mate Danielle Mc Veigh ( Royal Co.Down ). With such a strong team the Captain, Claire Robinson ( Knock ) will be hoping to bring home the Espirito Trophy for the first time.
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The Irish boys' & girls' teams put up a good display at the Total International Junior Championship in Belguim. Ireland finished second to Spain only 2 shots behind.
Luke Lennox scored 69,70,80 and 71 for a 290( +2 ) total and Richard O Donnavan's 72,77,74,72 gave him a total of 295(+7).
In the girls' section, Italy were the winners by one shot from Denmark. Ireland were 8th with a closing 76 from Tara Gribben and a 79 from Lucy Simpson.
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Teenager Romain Wattel who is the World No4 amateur became the second amateur to win on the European Challenge Tour this season when he scored 67,69,68,67 for a 17 under par total in the ALLIANZ Europen de Strasbourg in his homeland.
This past month Danish amateur Andreas Harto won the ECCO Tour Championship on the Challenge Tour and James Robinson beat all the Professionals to win the VEKA UK Open at Slaley Hall on the Europro Tour.
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Vijay Singh gave himself another memory when he holed his second shot at the par 5, 2nd hole at the TPC Boston during the Deutsche Bank Championship.
Singh who has won the Deutsche Bank Championship twice, holed a 5 iron shot from 230 yards to record his first ever albatross throughout his long career.
Singh’s albatross( double eagle )was the fifth recorded on the PGA TOUR this year. Carl Petterson ( Bob Hope Classic ), Steve Wheatcroft ( St.Jude Classic ), Shaun Micheel ( US Open ) and Shiv Kapur ( Reno-Tahoe Open ) were the other four.
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The Irish Seniors' amateur team made it to the final of the European Senior Men's Championship at Fairhavan. Ireland led the qualifiers into the top flight by 10 shots from England. They beat Switzerland 5-0, and followed up with a 3.5-1.5 win over Scotland to reach the final against England.
Ireland had to settle for the silver medals after England beat them 4.5 - 0.5. It was a closer affair than the score would suggest. Most matches went to the final green with Gareth Mc Gimpsey the only one to rescue a half point.
Ireland were represented by Maurice Kelly, Tom Cleary, Michael Quirke, Arthur Pierce, Gareth Mc Gimpsey and Adrian Morrow.
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46 year old Laura Davies became the oldest winner on the Ladies European Tour when she won the Ladies' Golf Open in Austria for the 3rd time. She had previously won the same tournament in 2007 & 2008.
Davies who is only one month short of her 47th birthday won for the 75th time in her career with a closing round of 70 that gave her an 11 under par total of 205.
Ireland's Rebecca Coakley finished 6th on 6 under par ( 210 ), Martina Gillian was 28th on -1 ( 215 ). Hasel Kavanagh and Tara Delaney tied on +4 ( 220 ).
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A golfer in Irvine, California literally burned up his local golf course when he set off a fire, while hitting a shot from rough at Shady Canyon Golf Club.
While the unnamed golfer was making contact with the ball his club clipped a rock under the ball, which sparked a fire that burned through the rough and into vegetation and bushy ground which spread over 25 acres. It took 150 Orange County firefighters to bring the fire under control.
No charges were filed against the golfer, whose name was withheld.
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Dustin Johnson made the break-through he deserved when he won the BMW Champonship at Cog Hill golf & country club in Illinois, by a single shot from Paul Casey.
Johnson blew the US Open with a final round of 82 and then missed the play-off for the USPGA when he was penalised for grounding his club in a waste bunker on the 18th. The big hitter finally made the break-through with a birdie at the 17th to edge out Casey by 1 shot on 9 under par.
Rory McIlroy finished down in 37th on 3 over par after rounds of 76,74,68 and 69. McIlroy's poor start cost him a place in the season ending Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. With only the top 30 to qualify, Rory finished in 36th place. He was in good company as the defending champion Tiger Woods finished well away in 42nd spot.
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Former European Tour player, Alvaro Velasco will be back on the main tour for 2011 when he won the Kazakhstan Open on the Challenge Tour. He won €64,000 to jump into No1 position on the order of merit, guaranteeing himself his place back on tour next year.
The only Irish in action was Johnny Caldwell. He failed to make the cut with rounds of 75,76 +7.
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50 year old Gary Wolstenholme has taken the European Seniors' Tour by storm, winning the Casa Serena Open in only his second outing as a Senior. In his first tournament a week after his 50th birthday he finished 3rd behind Des Smyth at Woburn in the Travis Perkins Masters. Wolstenholme returned scores of 66,67,66 for a 3 shot win on 13 under par from Gordon Brand Junior.
The Casa Serena win earned Wolstenholme, €90,000 and moves him to 13th on the order of merit with earnings of €109,181. He is guaranteed a full card for the 2011 season.
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Irish Boys' champion, Dermot McElroy finished 2nd in the Duke of York Young Champions' tournament at windswept Royal St.George. Gudmundar Krisjansson from Iceland hit rounds of 75,71,72 to win by 1 shot from McElroy, who scored 71,77,71.
Leona Maguire was 3rd after rounds of 73,75,74 and only 4 shots behind the winner. Paul Dunne was 10th and Lisa Maguire was 13th.
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Two weeks after becoming the oldest winner on the Ladies' European Tour with a win in Austria, Laura Davies won again to record her 76th win with victory in the Open de Espana Femenino on the Costa del Sol, despite a quadruple bogey at the 13th.
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23 year old John Parry, a Challenge tour graduate from last year, won the Vivendi Cup in France by 2 shots from Johan Edfors to secure his card for next year. Parry was a team mate of Rory McIlroy and Jonathan Caldwell in the Walker Cup at Royal County Down in 2007. He finished on 17 under par.
Padraig Harrington returned the low score of the day with a 64 to finish in joint 8th place on -13.
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Jim Furyk bought a second hand YES putter for $39 in a golf store at the Deutsche Bank Championship and it helped him to win a $10 Million bonus as winner of the season long FedEx Cup.
He also won $1.35 Million for winning the Tour Championship when he made a brilliant up and down from a wet bunker to finish on -8 and pip Luke Donald by 1 shot.
Rory McIlroy, who just missed out on a place in the top 30, still pocketed $140,000 and Padraig Harrington took home $80,000 out of a total FedEx purse of $65 Million.
(18)Matthew Evans secures Challenge Tour card for 2011.
Matthew Evans (Rotherham ) won the Skycaddie European Championship at Hever Castle Golf Club in Kent and has guaranteed himself a Challenge Tour card for next season. His first prize of £10,000 lifted him into 2nd place on the order of merit and only £1,000 behind the leader Daniel Guant. This was Matthew's 2nd win this year as he earlier won at the Players Club in Bristol.
Matthew started with a level par 72 then hit a 67 to sit 2 shots behind the leader Justin Evans ( No relation )going into the final round. Matthew won the title with a final round of 67 ( -10 ) to pip Justin 70 ( -9 ) by a single shot. Last week's winner Zane Scotland was 3rd, another shot further back on -8.
Brendan Mc Carroll got himself into contention during the last round when he was 5 under par after 10 holes and 7 under par in total. He lost shots at the 13th & 15th for a final round of 69. With his earlier scores of 72 and 70 he claimed a share of 7th on 5 under par and won £916. Mc Carroll is up to 20th on the order of merit.
Challenge Tour player Gareth Shaw from Lurgan had a terrible start taking 78 in the first round. He bounced back with a 68 that included 8 birdies to make the cut on +2. He then followed up with a 69 to finish in a share of 21st on 1 under par 215. He was joined on that score by Brian Mc Elhinney 71,72,72. They both took home £360.
David Rawluk from The Island was the only other Irish qualifier. He made the cut on the +2 mark but took 75 to finish well down in 51st place to win £182.
Irish Results.
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7th: Brendan Mc Carroll 72,70,69 -5
21st:Gareth Shaw 79,68,69 -1.
21st:Brian Mc Elhinney 71,72,72 -1.
51st:David Rawluk 75,71,75 +5.
Missed +2 cut.
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Ruaidhri Mc Gee 74,74 +4.
Thomas O Flynn 74,74 +4.
Shane Franklin 72,76 +4.
Ross Oliver 75,75 +6.
Ger Hall 75,77 +8.
Tim Rice 76,77 +9.
Michael Kelly 82,88 +26.
Matthew started with a level par 72 then hit a 67 to sit 2 shots behind the leader Justin Evans ( No relation )going into the final round. Matthew won the title with a final round of 67 ( -10 ) to pip Justin 70 ( -9 ) by a single shot. Last week's winner Zane Scotland was 3rd, another shot further back on -8.
Brendan Mc Carroll got himself into contention during the last round when he was 5 under par after 10 holes and 7 under par in total. He lost shots at the 13th & 15th for a final round of 69. With his earlier scores of 72 and 70 he claimed a share of 7th on 5 under par and won £916. Mc Carroll is up to 20th on the order of merit.
Challenge Tour player Gareth Shaw from Lurgan had a terrible start taking 78 in the first round. He bounced back with a 68 that included 8 birdies to make the cut on +2. He then followed up with a 69 to finish in a share of 21st on 1 under par 215. He was joined on that score by Brian Mc Elhinney 71,72,72. They both took home £360.
David Rawluk from The Island was the only other Irish qualifier. He made the cut on the +2 mark but took 75 to finish well down in 51st place to win £182.
Irish Results.
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7th: Brendan Mc Carroll 72,70,69 -5
21st:Gareth Shaw 79,68,69 -1.
21st:Brian Mc Elhinney 71,72,72 -1.
51st:David Rawluk 75,71,75 +5.
Missed +2 cut.
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Ruaidhri Mc Gee 74,74 +4.
Thomas O Flynn 74,74 +4.
Shane Franklin 72,76 +4.
Ross Oliver 75,75 +6.
Ger Hall 75,77 +8.
Tim Rice 76,77 +9.
Michael Kelly 82,88 +26.
Wednesday 18 August 2010
(17)ULSTER JUNIOR CUP WIN FOR BANBRIDGE.
Banbridge Golf Club defeated Portstewart by 3.5-1.5 at Shandon Park in Belfast to win the Ulster section of the Junior Cup.Banbridge were All Ireland Champions in the Junior Cup in 2006.They can look forward to bringing the honour back again this year from Castlebar Golf Club.
ROUND 1 MATCHPLAY.
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BALLYBOFEY BEAT FOYLE 3.5-1.5
BALLYCLARE BEAT CARRICKFERGUS 3-2.
BALLYMENA BEAT GRACEHILL 3-2.
BANBRIDGE BEAT MOURNE 3-2.
BELVIOR PARK BEAT KIRKISTOWN 3.5-1.5
CAIRNDHU BEAT MOYOLA PARK 3.5-1.5
CARNALEA BEAT ROYAL BELFAST 3-2.
CO.CAVAN BEAT ENNISKILLEN 3'5-1.5
DONEGAL BEAT CASTLEHUME 3.5-1.5
SHANDON PARK BEAT CLANDEBOYE 4-1.
DUNMURRY BEAT TANDRAGEE 3-2.
DUNFANAGHY BEAT GREENCASTLE 3-2.
KILKEEL BEAT WARRENPOINT 3.5-1.5
LURGAN BEAT MALONE(HOLDERS) 3.5-1.5
PORTSTEWART BEAT BALLYCASTLE 3-2.
SCRABO BEAT FORTWILLIAM 3-2.
ROUND TWO.
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KILKEEL BEAT CO CAVAN 3/2 @ MANNON CASTLE.
CAIRNDHU BEAT BELVIOR PARK 4/1 @ BALLYCLARE.
BALLYMENA BEAT DUNFANAGHY 3.5/1.5 @ CITY OF DERRY.
BANBRIDGE BEAT DONEGAL 4/1 @ OMAGH.
LURGAN BEAT SHANDON PARK 3.5/1.5 @ LISBURN.
DUNMURRY BEAT SCRABO 3/2 @ KNOCK.
CARNALEA BEAT BALLYCLARE 3/2 @ DUNMURRY.
PORTSTEWART BEAT BALLYBOFEY 4.5/0.5 @ FOYLE.
QUARTER FINAL.
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CAIRNDHU BEAT KILKEEL 4/1 @ BALMORAL.
BANBRIDGE BEAT BALLYMENA 3.5/1.5@ LISBURN.
DUNMURRY BEAT LURGAN 3/2@ SPA.
PORTSTEWART BEAT CARNALEA 3/2 @HILTON TEMPLEPATRICK.
SEMI FINAL.
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BANBRIDGE BEAT CAIRNDHU 4/1 @BELVIOR PARK.
PORTSTEWART BEAT DUNMURRY 3/2 @GALGORM CASTLE.
FINAL
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BANBRIDGE BEAT PORTSTEWART 3.5/1.5 @SHANDON PARK.
ROUND 1 MATCHPLAY.
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BALLYBOFEY BEAT FOYLE 3.5-1.5
BALLYCLARE BEAT CARRICKFERGUS 3-2.
BALLYMENA BEAT GRACEHILL 3-2.
BANBRIDGE BEAT MOURNE 3-2.
BELVIOR PARK BEAT KIRKISTOWN 3.5-1.5
CAIRNDHU BEAT MOYOLA PARK 3.5-1.5
CARNALEA BEAT ROYAL BELFAST 3-2.
CO.CAVAN BEAT ENNISKILLEN 3'5-1.5
DONEGAL BEAT CASTLEHUME 3.5-1.5
SHANDON PARK BEAT CLANDEBOYE 4-1.
DUNMURRY BEAT TANDRAGEE 3-2.
DUNFANAGHY BEAT GREENCASTLE 3-2.
KILKEEL BEAT WARRENPOINT 3.5-1.5
LURGAN BEAT MALONE(HOLDERS) 3.5-1.5
PORTSTEWART BEAT BALLYCASTLE 3-2.
SCRABO BEAT FORTWILLIAM 3-2.
ROUND TWO.
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KILKEEL BEAT CO CAVAN 3/2 @ MANNON CASTLE.
CAIRNDHU BEAT BELVIOR PARK 4/1 @ BALLYCLARE.
BALLYMENA BEAT DUNFANAGHY 3.5/1.5 @ CITY OF DERRY.
BANBRIDGE BEAT DONEGAL 4/1 @ OMAGH.
LURGAN BEAT SHANDON PARK 3.5/1.5 @ LISBURN.
DUNMURRY BEAT SCRABO 3/2 @ KNOCK.
CARNALEA BEAT BALLYCLARE 3/2 @ DUNMURRY.
PORTSTEWART BEAT BALLYBOFEY 4.5/0.5 @ FOYLE.
QUARTER FINAL.
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CAIRNDHU BEAT KILKEEL 4/1 @ BALMORAL.
BANBRIDGE BEAT BALLYMENA 3.5/1.5@ LISBURN.
DUNMURRY BEAT LURGAN 3/2@ SPA.
PORTSTEWART BEAT CARNALEA 3/2 @HILTON TEMPLEPATRICK.
SEMI FINAL.
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BANBRIDGE BEAT CAIRNDHU 4/1 @BELVIOR PARK.
PORTSTEWART BEAT DUNMURRY 3/2 @GALGORM CASTLE.
FINAL
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BANBRIDGE BEAT PORTSTEWART 3.5/1.5 @SHANDON PARK.
(16)TANDRAGEE ARE CROWNED ULSTER CHAMPIONS OF THE JIMMY BRUEN SHIELD.
Tandragee were crowned Jimmy Bruen, Ulster Champions for the first time when they defeated Cushendall by 5 games to nil. The new champions had great wins over Knock,Lisburn and Portstewart to reach the final.They can now look forward to representing Ulster in the All Ireland finals at Castlebar from the 15th-18th September.
1ST ROUND MATCHPLAY.
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CUSHENDALL BEAT MALONE 3-2 @ MASSERENNE.
BANBRIDGE BEAT SCRABO 3-2 @ LISBURN.
CO.CAVAN BEAT WARRENPOINT 3-2 @ CASTLEBLANEY.
GALGORM CASTLE BEAT ROYAL PORTRUSH 4-1 @ GRACEHILL.
CLOVERHILL BEAT DUNFANAGHY 3-2 @ OMAGH.
PORTSTEWART BEAT CITY OF DERRY 3.5 - 1.5.
LISBURN BEAT STRABANE 3-2 @ DUNGANNON.
TANDRAGEE BEAT KNOCK 3.5 - 1.5 @ EDENMORE.
QUARTER FINALS.
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CUSHENDALL BEAT BANBRIDGE @ DUNMURRY.3.5-1.5
CO.CAVAN BEAT GALGORM CASTLE @ LURGAN.4-1
PORTSTEWART BEAT CLOVERHILL @ MASSEREENE.4-1
TANDRAGEE BEAT LISBURN @ BANBRIDGE.3.5-1.5
SEMI FINALS.
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CUSHENDALL BEAT CO.CAVAN @EDENMORE 3-2.
TANDRAGEE BEAT PORTSTEWART @DUNMURRY 3-2.
FINAL.
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TANDRAGEE BEAT CUSHENDALL 5-0.
1ST ROUND MATCHPLAY.
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CUSHENDALL BEAT MALONE 3-2 @ MASSERENNE.
BANBRIDGE BEAT SCRABO 3-2 @ LISBURN.
CO.CAVAN BEAT WARRENPOINT 3-2 @ CASTLEBLANEY.
GALGORM CASTLE BEAT ROYAL PORTRUSH 4-1 @ GRACEHILL.
CLOVERHILL BEAT DUNFANAGHY 3-2 @ OMAGH.
PORTSTEWART BEAT CITY OF DERRY 3.5 - 1.5.
LISBURN BEAT STRABANE 3-2 @ DUNGANNON.
TANDRAGEE BEAT KNOCK 3.5 - 1.5 @ EDENMORE.
QUARTER FINALS.
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CUSHENDALL BEAT BANBRIDGE @ DUNMURRY.3.5-1.5
CO.CAVAN BEAT GALGORM CASTLE @ LURGAN.4-1
PORTSTEWART BEAT CLOVERHILL @ MASSEREENE.4-1
TANDRAGEE BEAT LISBURN @ BANBRIDGE.3.5-1.5
SEMI FINALS.
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CUSHENDALL BEAT CO.CAVAN @EDENMORE 3-2.
TANDRAGEE BEAT PORTSTEWART @DUNMURRY 3-2.
FINAL.
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TANDRAGEE BEAT CUSHENDALL 5-0.
(15)OUGHTERARD WIN MIXED TITLE AT CASTLEROCK.
There was guaranteed to be a new name on the All Ireland Mixed Foursomes shield before the All Ireland semi-finals started at the beautiful Castlerock Golf Club. City of Derry were representing Ulster for the first time, when they beat past winners Ardglass by 3.5 - 1.5 in the Ulster final. They were up against Connaght champions, Oughterard from Galway. The other semi-final was against Leinster champions Clontarf and Munster champions Lisselan.
City of Derry put up a great fight against Oughterard only losing on a tie hole in the final game to go down by 3/2. Lisselan had a comfortable win over Clontarf 4/1 to reach the final.
In the final Oughterard lost two of the first three games before hitting back to beat Lisselan on the final green in the final match by 3/2 to be crowned All Ireland Mixed Foursomes Champions for the first time.
City of Derry were represented by Leslie Moore & Easther Milligan , Kevin Quigg & Gerda Laird, Brian Long & Rosemary Campbell, Peter Villa & Ciara Quigg and Ernie Heyward & Rosemary Shortt.
ULSTER RESULTS.
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ARDGLASS BEAT SCRABO 3-2.
BALLYCASTLE BEAT KILREA 3-2.
BELVIOR PARK V DONAGHADEE 4-1.
CARRICKFERGUS V GREENISLAND 3-2.
CITY OF DERRY V FOYLE 3.5-1.5
CO.CAVAN V CO.ARMAGH 3.5-1.5
DOWNPATRICK BEAT MAHEE ISLAND 4-1.
DUNFANAGHY BEAT ROE PARK 4-1.
DUNMURRY BEAT HILTON 3.5-1.5
KNOCK BEAT CARNALEA 3.5-1.5
LETTERKENNY BEAT BUNDORAN 3-2.
LURGAN BEAT EDENMORE 3.5-1.5
NEWTOWNSTEWART BEAT STRABANE 3-2.
TANDRAGEE BEAT KILLYMOON 4-1.
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SECOND ROUND.
LURGAN BEAT LETTERKENNY 3-2.
DUNFANAGHY BEAT BELVIOR PARK 3-2.
ARDGLASS BEAT TANDRAGEE 3-2.
ROYAL PORTRUSH BEAT BALLYCASTLE 3.5-1.5.
CO.CAVAN BEAT NEWTOWNSTEWART 3.5-1.5.
KNOCK BEAT DUNMURRY 4-1.
CITY OF DERRY BEAT CARRICKFERGUS 3-2.
DOWNPATRICK BEAT ROSSMORE 3-2.
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QUARTER- FINALS.
LURGAN BEAT DUNFANAGHY 3.5-1.5.
ARDGLASS BEAT ROYAL PORTRUSH 3.5-1.5.
CO.CAVAN BEAT KNOCK 3.5-1.5.
CITY OF DERRY BEAT DOWNPATRICK 3-2.
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SEMI-FINALS.
ARDGLASS BEAT LURGAN 3-2.
CITY OF DERRY BEAT CO.CAVAN 3-2.
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FINAL.
CITY OF DERRY BEAT ARDGLASS 3.5-1.5
City of Derry put up a great fight against Oughterard only losing on a tie hole in the final game to go down by 3/2. Lisselan had a comfortable win over Clontarf 4/1 to reach the final.
In the final Oughterard lost two of the first three games before hitting back to beat Lisselan on the final green in the final match by 3/2 to be crowned All Ireland Mixed Foursomes Champions for the first time.
City of Derry were represented by Leslie Moore & Easther Milligan , Kevin Quigg & Gerda Laird, Brian Long & Rosemary Campbell, Peter Villa & Ciara Quigg and Ernie Heyward & Rosemary Shortt.
ULSTER RESULTS.
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ARDGLASS BEAT SCRABO 3-2.
BALLYCASTLE BEAT KILREA 3-2.
BELVIOR PARK V DONAGHADEE 4-1.
CARRICKFERGUS V GREENISLAND 3-2.
CITY OF DERRY V FOYLE 3.5-1.5
CO.CAVAN V CO.ARMAGH 3.5-1.5
DOWNPATRICK BEAT MAHEE ISLAND 4-1.
DUNFANAGHY BEAT ROE PARK 4-1.
DUNMURRY BEAT HILTON 3.5-1.5
KNOCK BEAT CARNALEA 3.5-1.5
LETTERKENNY BEAT BUNDORAN 3-2.
LURGAN BEAT EDENMORE 3.5-1.5
NEWTOWNSTEWART BEAT STRABANE 3-2.
TANDRAGEE BEAT KILLYMOON 4-1.
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SECOND ROUND.
LURGAN BEAT LETTERKENNY 3-2.
DUNFANAGHY BEAT BELVIOR PARK 3-2.
ARDGLASS BEAT TANDRAGEE 3-2.
ROYAL PORTRUSH BEAT BALLYCASTLE 3.5-1.5.
CO.CAVAN BEAT NEWTOWNSTEWART 3.5-1.5.
KNOCK BEAT DUNMURRY 4-1.
CITY OF DERRY BEAT CARRICKFERGUS 3-2.
DOWNPATRICK BEAT ROSSMORE 3-2.
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QUARTER- FINALS.
LURGAN BEAT DUNFANAGHY 3.5-1.5.
ARDGLASS BEAT ROYAL PORTRUSH 3.5-1.5.
CO.CAVAN BEAT KNOCK 3.5-1.5.
CITY OF DERRY BEAT DOWNPATRICK 3-2.
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SEMI-FINALS.
ARDGLASS BEAT LURGAN 3-2.
CITY OF DERRY BEAT CO.CAVAN 3-2.
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FINAL.
CITY OF DERRY BEAT ARDGLASS 3.5-1.5
(14)LISBURN WIN ULSTER SECTION OF THE PIERCE PURCELL.
Lisburn Golf Club won the Ulster section of the Pierce Purcell when they had to go to extra time to beat last years All Ireland winners Letterkenny.The only other time Lisburn were Ulster Champions in the Pierce Purcell was away back in 1984.
They beat Cliftonville 3-2,Carrickfergus 3-2 and Castleblaney 3-2 on the way to the final. Letterkenny looked like they could be champions again when they beat Cloverhill 3-2,Warrenpoint 4-1 and Donaghadee 4-1 to reach the final, but it was Lisburn who held their nerve to collect the Ulster pennant at the first tie-hole to book their place in the All Ireland Finals at Castlebar Golf Club from 15th-18th September.
They beat Cliftonville 3-2,Carrickfergus 3-2 and Castleblaney 3-2 on the way to the final. Letterkenny looked like they could be champions again when they beat Cloverhill 3-2,Warrenpoint 4-1 and Donaghadee 4-1 to reach the final, but it was Lisburn who held their nerve to collect the Ulster pennant at the first tie-hole to book their place in the All Ireland Finals at Castlebar Golf Club from 15th-18th September.
(13)GARETH MC GIMPSEY FINISHES 3RD IN SENIORS' CHAMPIONSHIP.
Former Irish International and Walker Cup player, Gareth Mc Gimpsey from Bangor finished 3rd in the British Seniors' Open Championship at Walton Heath.
There was a runaway winner when Paul Simson from America hit scores of 70,69,69 to finish on 8 under par and win by 5 shots from fellow American Chip Lutz who scored 72,71,70 to finish on 3 under par.
Mc Gimpsey was the top home player and was one of only 3 players to break par. He scored 70,72 and 73 to finish on 1 under par 215.
Tom Cleary from Cork was joint 5th on 4 over par, while Hugh Smyth from Mourne was well back in 51st place on +15 along with Arthur Pierce.
There was a runaway winner when Paul Simson from America hit scores of 70,69,69 to finish on 8 under par and win by 5 shots from fellow American Chip Lutz who scored 72,71,70 to finish on 3 under par.
Mc Gimpsey was the top home player and was one of only 3 players to break par. He scored 70,72 and 73 to finish on 1 under par 215.
Tom Cleary from Cork was joint 5th on 4 over par, while Hugh Smyth from Mourne was well back in 51st place on +15 along with Arthur Pierce.
(12)TANDRAGEE WIN ULSTER FRED DALY TROPHY.
Tandragee Golf Club won the Ulster section of the Fred Daly trophy for the first time when they beat Royal Portrush in the final by 4 games to 3. The Tandragee team had great wins over Dungannon, Kilkeel, Balmoral and Donaghadee in the semi-final.
Tandragee made the long journey to Dungarvan Golf Club in Cork to face Athenry in the All Ireland semi-finals. Jamie Stothers lost the first game for Tandragee on the final green. Adam Brown levelled matters with a tie hole win over David Byrne. James Hewitt gave Tandragee the lead with a 5/4 win but the only other win came from Stefan Greenburg on the 17th. Defeats from Ross Dutton 4/3,Jack McClean 2/1 and Jordan Laverty 3/2 left Athenry winners by 4 games to 3.
Adare Manor were easy 5-2 winners over Forrest Little in the other semi-final.
Athenry proved how strong a team they had with a 5.5 to 1.5 win over Forest Little in a one sided final.
ADARE MANOR 5 FORREST LITTLE 2
Athenry Golf Club won the Fred Daly Trophy when they beat Adare Manor Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final at Dungarvan Golf Club by 5.5 - 1.5.
In the semi-finals Athenry defeated Tandragee 4-3 while Adare Manor beat Forrest Little 5-2.
Tandragee made the long journey to Dungarvan Golf Club in Cork to face Athenry in the All Ireland semi-finals. Jamie Stothers lost the first game for Tandragee on the final green. Adam Brown levelled matters with a tie hole win over David Byrne. James Hewitt gave Tandragee the lead with a 5/4 win but the only other win came from Stefan Greenburg on the 17th. Defeats from Ross Dutton 4/3,Jack McClean 2/1 and Jordan Laverty 3/2 left Athenry winners by 4 games to 3.
Adare Manor were easy 5-2 winners over Forrest Little in the other semi-final.
Athenry proved how strong a team they had with a 5.5 to 1.5 win over Forest Little in a one sided final.
ADARE MANOR 5 FORREST LITTLE 2
Athenry Golf Club won the Fred Daly Trophy when they beat Adare Manor Golf Club in the All-Ireland Final at Dungarvan Golf Club by 5.5 - 1.5.
In the semi-finals Athenry defeated Tandragee 4-3 while Adare Manor beat Forrest Little 5-2.
Tuesday 17 August 2010
(11) PORTRUSH LADIES WIN SENIOR CUP AT CORK GOLF CLUB.
Royal Portrush claimed their 24th Irish Senior Cup title after a convincing win over a strong Douglas team by 4.5-0.5 in the All Ireland final at Cork Golf Club. Earlier that day they had a 4-1 win over Lahinch in the semi-finals and the previous day in the quarter finals they had to work hard to overcome Wexford Golf Club 3.5 - 1.5.
In the final, Lucy Simpson playing down at number 4 gave Portrush the perfect start when she shook hands with Aoife Lane on the 12th green. Gemma McClenaghan played Karen O’Neill in the top game. She claimed Portrush's second point with a 4/2 win. Charlene Reid edged out Eavan Higgins with a birdie at the 18th to leave the team needing a half point to secure victory.
Helen Jones, who was undefeated all weekend, brought the trophy north for the fifth time in eight years with a 4/3 win over Ailish Thompson. Maura Diamond earned a half point when she and Kate MacCann were called-in after 17 holes.
FINAL:ROYAL PORTRUSH BEAT DOUGLAS 4.5-0.5.
Gemma McClenaghan beat Karen O'Neill 4/2
Charlene Reid beat Eavan Higgings 1up
Maura Diamond half Kate MacCann
Lucy Simpson beat Aoife Lane 8/6
Helen Jones beat Ailish Thompson 4/3
Semi-finals. Royal Portrush beat Lahinch 4-1.
Douglas beat Laytown&Bettystown 3-2.
Quarter finals. Royal Portrush beat Wexford 3.5 - 1.5
Lahinch beat Claremorris 3 - 2
Laytown&Bettystown beat Slieve Russell 4 - 1
Douglas beat Carlow 4.5 - 0.5
In the final, Lucy Simpson playing down at number 4 gave Portrush the perfect start when she shook hands with Aoife Lane on the 12th green. Gemma McClenaghan played Karen O’Neill in the top game. She claimed Portrush's second point with a 4/2 win. Charlene Reid edged out Eavan Higgins with a birdie at the 18th to leave the team needing a half point to secure victory.
Helen Jones, who was undefeated all weekend, brought the trophy north for the fifth time in eight years with a 4/3 win over Ailish Thompson. Maura Diamond earned a half point when she and Kate MacCann were called-in after 17 holes.
FINAL:ROYAL PORTRUSH BEAT DOUGLAS 4.5-0.5.
Gemma McClenaghan beat Karen O'Neill 4/2
Charlene Reid beat Eavan Higgings 1up
Maura Diamond half Kate MacCann
Lucy Simpson beat Aoife Lane 8/6
Helen Jones beat Ailish Thompson 4/3
Semi-finals. Royal Portrush beat Lahinch 4-1.
Douglas beat Laytown&Bettystown 3-2.
Quarter finals. Royal Portrush beat Wexford 3.5 - 1.5
Lahinch beat Claremorris 3 - 2
Laytown&Bettystown beat Slieve Russell 4 - 1
Douglas beat Carlow 4.5 - 0.5
Monday 16 August 2010
(11) THE RISE OF A US CHAMPION FROM GERMANY.
Only four years ago USPGA Champion, Martin Kaymer was playing on mini tours between Germany and Spain. He joined the EPD Tour in Germany and the Hi5 Pro Tour based in Spain to learn his trade.
At first there was little to show that Kaymer was going to be a champion. "He was a big hitter but his short game was below average. The one thing in his favour was he wasn't afraid to work hard and he wasn't afraid to learn," said Nigel German from the Hi5 Pro Tour.
Towards the middle of the 2006 season the hard work started to pay off. He shot a 59 in one of the EPD events which led to an invite into a Challenge Tour event in his homeland of Germany. Kaymer made the sponsors proud when he lifted the trophy. That gave him full playing rights on the Challenge Tour and over the remaining seven tournaments he won again and was in the top 10 nearly every week.
At the end of the season he had moved into 4th on the Order of Merit table which earned him a place on the main European Tour for 2007.
Kaymer continued his amazing rise through 2007 by recording five top ten finishes in his first full year on the European Tour, becoming the first German to be named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.
Kaymer's first victory came in his first outing of 2008 in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. It was followed by a win in Germany at the BMW International Open that moved him into the World's top 50.
Kaymer continued in 2009 with sensational wins at the Open de France and The Scottish Open, to rise to 11th in the world. Now some four years later, Kaymer is a Major Champion, leads the Race To Dubai with €2,254,400 and is number 5 in the World and rising.
At first there was little to show that Kaymer was going to be a champion. "He was a big hitter but his short game was below average. The one thing in his favour was he wasn't afraid to work hard and he wasn't afraid to learn," said Nigel German from the Hi5 Pro Tour.
Towards the middle of the 2006 season the hard work started to pay off. He shot a 59 in one of the EPD events which led to an invite into a Challenge Tour event in his homeland of Germany. Kaymer made the sponsors proud when he lifted the trophy. That gave him full playing rights on the Challenge Tour and over the remaining seven tournaments he won again and was in the top 10 nearly every week.
At the end of the season he had moved into 4th on the Order of Merit table which earned him a place on the main European Tour for 2007.
Kaymer continued his amazing rise through 2007 by recording five top ten finishes in his first full year on the European Tour, becoming the first German to be named the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.
Kaymer's first victory came in his first outing of 2008 in the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. It was followed by a win in Germany at the BMW International Open that moved him into the World's top 50.
Kaymer continued in 2009 with sensational wins at the Open de France and The Scottish Open, to rise to 11th in the world. Now some four years later, Kaymer is a Major Champion, leads the Race To Dubai with €2,254,400 and is number 5 in the World and rising.
(10)LISA MAGUIRE REACHES SEMI-FINAL OF THE BRITISH GIRLS.
The British Girls' Amateur Championship was played at Royal Belfast. The top 64 scores made it through to matchplay after 36 holes of stroke play.
Winner of the English Women's Open Stroke play title the previous week, South Korean Julie Yang took the leading qualifing prize with rounds of 69/74 ( 141 ). French ladies' Champion, 18 year old Alexandra Bonetti was 2nd best with rounds of 68/74 ( 142 ). Home player Leona Maguire from Slieve Russell was 3rd best on 145 after rounds of 72/73 ( 145 ). Lisa Maguire was the only other Irish qualifier when she made it in 54th place after scores of 79/76 ( 155 ).
In the first two rounds Leona Maguire beat Emily Penttila from Finland and 15 year old Lauren Taylor from Woburn on the final green, while Lisa beat Spain's Noemi Jimenez and Sweden's Emelie Lundstrom 3/2 to reach the last 16.
The twins needed to win their morning games to meet each other in the quarter finals, but it wasn't to be. Leona lost to Germany's Antonia Scherer on the last green while Lisa won her game by 3/2 over another Swedish girl, Camilla Hedberg. In the afternoon she got revenge for Leona when she beat Antonia Scherer by 3/1 to reach the semi-finals.
Lisa came up against great golf from French Ladies' Champion Alexandre Bonetti in the semi's and was knocked out on the 16th green. Bonetti went on to a very easy win in the final against Laura Sedda by 7/6 in a one sided contest. Sedda had earlier beaten Julie Yang the leading qualifier.
Winner of the English Women's Open Stroke play title the previous week, South Korean Julie Yang took the leading qualifing prize with rounds of 69/74 ( 141 ). French ladies' Champion, 18 year old Alexandra Bonetti was 2nd best with rounds of 68/74 ( 142 ). Home player Leona Maguire from Slieve Russell was 3rd best on 145 after rounds of 72/73 ( 145 ). Lisa Maguire was the only other Irish qualifier when she made it in 54th place after scores of 79/76 ( 155 ).
In the first two rounds Leona Maguire beat Emily Penttila from Finland and 15 year old Lauren Taylor from Woburn on the final green, while Lisa beat Spain's Noemi Jimenez and Sweden's Emelie Lundstrom 3/2 to reach the last 16.
The twins needed to win their morning games to meet each other in the quarter finals, but it wasn't to be. Leona lost to Germany's Antonia Scherer on the last green while Lisa won her game by 3/2 over another Swedish girl, Camilla Hedberg. In the afternoon she got revenge for Leona when she beat Antonia Scherer by 3/1 to reach the semi-finals.
Lisa came up against great golf from French Ladies' Champion Alexandre Bonetti in the semi's and was knocked out on the 16th green. Bonetti went on to a very easy win in the final against Laura Sedda by 7/6 in a one sided contest. Sedda had earlier beaten Julie Yang the leading qualifier.
(9) DOUBLE WIN FOR MICHAEL COLLINS AT ADARE MANOR.
Cork man, Michael Collins plays most of his golf on the Europro Tour but took time out to play the beautiful Adare Manor in an Irish PGA Pro-Am. It was worth his while as he walked away with the winning Professional prize and the top team prize for the Pro-Am.
There was a shot-gun start, as play was held back because of fog. Collins started on the 11th and had made 3 birdies by the time he reached the 18th. He followed up with 3 more but unfortunately took a double bogey at the 8th for a four under par round of 65. Collins made it a double win when he brought home the winning team score of 99 points playing with three local amateurs.
1 Michael Collins ( foreireland.com )65 -4.
2 Eoin O'Connor ( Kilkenny ) 66 -3.
Brendan McDermott ( Castlecomer )66 -3.
David Mortimer ( foreireland.com )66 -3.
5 Damian Mooney ( Unattached ) 67 -2.
6 Darren McWilliams ( Unattached ) 68 -1.
Wayne O'Callaghan ( Wayne O'Callaghan Golf.com )68 -1.
Peter Jones ( Coollattin ) 68 -1.
Tim Rice ( Unattached )68 -1.
10Barrie Trainor ( Team Ireland Golf )69 Par.
Cian McNamara ( Limerick ) 69 Par.
Eamonn Brady ( Clontarf ) 69 Par.
Eddie Doyle ( The Heritage )69 Par.
There was a shot-gun start, as play was held back because of fog. Collins started on the 11th and had made 3 birdies by the time he reached the 18th. He followed up with 3 more but unfortunately took a double bogey at the 8th for a four under par round of 65. Collins made it a double win when he brought home the winning team score of 99 points playing with three local amateurs.
1 Michael Collins ( foreireland.com )65 -4.
2 Eoin O'Connor ( Kilkenny ) 66 -3.
Brendan McDermott ( Castlecomer )66 -3.
David Mortimer ( foreireland.com )66 -3.
5 Damian Mooney ( Unattached ) 67 -2.
6 Darren McWilliams ( Unattached ) 68 -1.
Wayne O'Callaghan ( Wayne O'Callaghan Golf.com )68 -1.
Peter Jones ( Coollattin ) 68 -1.
Tim Rice ( Unattached )68 -1.
10Barrie Trainor ( Team Ireland Golf )69 Par.
Cian McNamara ( Limerick ) 69 Par.
Eamonn Brady ( Clontarf ) 69 Par.
Eddie Doyle ( The Heritage )69 Par.
(8)MARK O MAHONY WINS KILKEA CASTLE PRO-AM
There was another first time winner on the Irish PGA Pro-Am circuit when Mark O' Mahony from McGuirk's Golf romped home with a 3 under par 67 at Kilkea Castle Golf Club. He was followed home by seasoned campaigners Damien Mooney,Wayne O Callaghan and David Ryan all on 68.
Peter Jones( Coollatin ) took home the winning team of three amateurs with 92 Points, beating David Hughes'( Massereene ) team by a single point.
1 Mark O'Mahony ( McGuirks Golf ) 67 -3.
2 Damian Mooney ( Unattached ) 68-2.
Wayne O'Callaghan ( Wayne O'Callaghan Golf.com ) 68 -2.
David Ryan ( Cahir Park ) 68 -2.
5 Michael O'Shea ( Callan ) 69 -1.
Ted Higgins ( foreireland.com )69 -1.
Mark Staunton ( foreireland.com )69 -1.
Jimmy Bolger ( Kilkenny )69 -1.
9 Eddie Doyle ( The Heritage )70 Par.
Darren McWilliams ( Unattached )70 par.
Peter Jones ( Coollattin )70 Par.
Simon Thornton ( Team Ireland Golf )70 Par.
Gerry Burke ( Curragh ) 70 Par.
Peter Jones( Coollatin ) took home the winning team of three amateurs with 92 Points, beating David Hughes'( Massereene ) team by a single point.
1 Mark O'Mahony ( McGuirks Golf ) 67 -3.
2 Damian Mooney ( Unattached ) 68-2.
Wayne O'Callaghan ( Wayne O'Callaghan Golf.com ) 68 -2.
David Ryan ( Cahir Park ) 68 -2.
5 Michael O'Shea ( Callan ) 69 -1.
Ted Higgins ( foreireland.com )69 -1.
Mark Staunton ( foreireland.com )69 -1.
Jimmy Bolger ( Kilkenny )69 -1.
9 Eddie Doyle ( The Heritage )70 Par.
Darren McWilliams ( Unattached )70 par.
Peter Jones ( Coollattin )70 Par.
Simon Thornton ( Team Ireland Golf )70 Par.
Gerry Burke ( Curragh ) 70 Par.
(7)KAYMER CROWNED USPGA CHAMPION.
25 year old German, Martin Kaymer was crowned the USPGA Champion at Whistling Straits after a three hole play off against left hander Bubba Watson and with the first prize of $1,350,000 has now moved into 5th position in the World Rankings. He also leads the Race To Dubai table with €2,254,400.
It was one of the most exciting Majors of recent time and with our own Rory McIlroy in the shake up until the very end, it was complusive viewing until 2am on the Monday morning.
Overnight leader, Nick Watney, quickly ruled himself out of the picture when he started with a double bogey. It was one of those days for Watney as he finished up with an 81 and into a share of 18th on 4 under par.
The lead changed hands between Dustin Johnston, Martin Kaymer, Bubba Watson and Rory McIlroy. McIlroy joined the leaders at the 14th with a birdie to go to 11 under par. Unfortunately he gave the shot back at the next and with Kaymer in the clubhouse on -11, Rory needed a 15 foot birdie putt at the 18th to join him. He made a great effort but it slid by the corner of the cup, and left him in a share of 3rd alongside Zach Johnston on 10 under par.
Left hander, Bubba Watson joined Kaymer in the clubhouse on 11 under after a 68 and they had to wait for the new leader, Dustin Johnston, to finish in the final group. Johnston needed only a par to win. He took a 5 but more drama was to unfold, as Johnston played his second shot from waste sand and 'grounded' his club. This unfortunate ruling cost him a 2 shot penalty and knocked him out of the play off.
The 3 hole play-off took place on the 10th,17th and 18th. Bubba got the upper hand with a birdie after chipping to 2 feet at the 10th. Kaymer hit back with a 15 foot putt for a birdie at the 17th. Level playing the 18th, Watson hit water with his 2nd shot leaving the way clear for Kaymer to claim his first Major title with a bogey 5.
It was also a great tournament for 21 year old McIlroy. He was 3 over par after the first 4 holes of the first round and fought back with 6 birdies for a 71. He then hit 68/69 and a closing 72 to finish only one shot away from a play off. His 3rd place finish earned him $331,527.
Darren Clarke was steady hitting rounds of 74,70,72 and 73 to finish in 48th place on 1 over par and collect $12,934.
It was not a good tournament for Padraig Harrington. He opened with a 75 but fought back bravely making 4 birdies in the first 6 holes of his second round. Despite being level par playing the 18th he found water with his second shot and took a double bogey to miss the cut on 2 over par.
US Open Champion Graeme Mc Dowell left himself too much to do after an opening 76. He played a lot better with a second round of 71 but missed the cut by 2 shots.
Shane Lowry opened with a 71 but fell away in round two with a 79 to miss the cut by 5 shots.
It was one of the most exciting Majors of recent time and with our own Rory McIlroy in the shake up until the very end, it was complusive viewing until 2am on the Monday morning.
Overnight leader, Nick Watney, quickly ruled himself out of the picture when he started with a double bogey. It was one of those days for Watney as he finished up with an 81 and into a share of 18th on 4 under par.
The lead changed hands between Dustin Johnston, Martin Kaymer, Bubba Watson and Rory McIlroy. McIlroy joined the leaders at the 14th with a birdie to go to 11 under par. Unfortunately he gave the shot back at the next and with Kaymer in the clubhouse on -11, Rory needed a 15 foot birdie putt at the 18th to join him. He made a great effort but it slid by the corner of the cup, and left him in a share of 3rd alongside Zach Johnston on 10 under par.
Left hander, Bubba Watson joined Kaymer in the clubhouse on 11 under after a 68 and they had to wait for the new leader, Dustin Johnston, to finish in the final group. Johnston needed only a par to win. He took a 5 but more drama was to unfold, as Johnston played his second shot from waste sand and 'grounded' his club. This unfortunate ruling cost him a 2 shot penalty and knocked him out of the play off.
The 3 hole play-off took place on the 10th,17th and 18th. Bubba got the upper hand with a birdie after chipping to 2 feet at the 10th. Kaymer hit back with a 15 foot putt for a birdie at the 17th. Level playing the 18th, Watson hit water with his 2nd shot leaving the way clear for Kaymer to claim his first Major title with a bogey 5.
It was also a great tournament for 21 year old McIlroy. He was 3 over par after the first 4 holes of the first round and fought back with 6 birdies for a 71. He then hit 68/69 and a closing 72 to finish only one shot away from a play off. His 3rd place finish earned him $331,527.
Darren Clarke was steady hitting rounds of 74,70,72 and 73 to finish in 48th place on 1 over par and collect $12,934.
It was not a good tournament for Padraig Harrington. He opened with a 75 but fought back bravely making 4 birdies in the first 6 holes of his second round. Despite being level par playing the 18th he found water with his second shot and took a double bogey to miss the cut on 2 over par.
US Open Champion Graeme Mc Dowell left himself too much to do after an opening 76. He played a lot better with a second round of 71 but missed the cut by 2 shots.
Shane Lowry opened with a 71 but fell away in round two with a 79 to miss the cut by 5 shots.
Sunday 15 August 2010
(6) D.Patt junior golf/Kirkistown photos.
1 Don Patterson junior Golf Competition with photo's.
Kirkistown Captains Day with photo's.
Carnalea Lady Presidents day photo's.
Fortwilliam Captains day.
Gweedore Junior Lady Captains with photo.
N.I Open Galgorm Castle with photo.
Kilkeel Junior Scratch Cup with photo.
Kirkistown Captains Day with photo's.
Carnalea Lady Presidents day photo's.
Fortwilliam Captains day.
Gweedore Junior Lady Captains with photo.
N.I Open Galgorm Castle with photo.
Kilkeel Junior Scratch Cup with photo.
(5)TULLO SURPRISES MANASSERO IN SWITZERLAND.
32 year old Chile’s Mark Tullo carded a stunning seven under par 65 in the final round of the Rolex Trophy to deny 17 year old Italian teenager Matteo Manassero his first professional victory.
Manassero was leading by one with three holes to play but he bogeyed the 16th and 17th to slip back to 21 under for the tournament. He had a long birdie putt at the last which would have forced a play-off with Tullo, but it slid past the hole and he had to settle for a two under par 70 at Golf Club de Genève in Switzerland.
Manassero led by three shots from Alex Kaleka heading into the final day following rounds of 66, 67 and 64, and while the Frenchman was unable to mount a strong enough challenge, finishing with a 69, Tullo, four strokes back at the start of the round, applied sufficient pressure with some wonderful putting.
Tullo bogeyed the first but bounced back with eight birdies – four on each nine – to better his previous three rounds of 69, 66 and 66. His progress gradually turned up the heat on Manassero, who stayed in front with five birdies between the fourth and 14th, but as the course came under heavy rain,it was the Chilean who edged ahead as his rival slipped up.
Tullo,won a €24,400 that has helped him to move into the all important top 20 on the order of merit table.He has jumped from 30th into 11th place which should get him into the European Tour next year.
The only Irishman in action was Colm Moriarty.He played very well to return scores of 68,73,72,68 -7 for a share of 23rd and a cheque for €2,470.
Manassero was leading by one with three holes to play but he bogeyed the 16th and 17th to slip back to 21 under for the tournament. He had a long birdie putt at the last which would have forced a play-off with Tullo, but it slid past the hole and he had to settle for a two under par 70 at Golf Club de Genève in Switzerland.
Manassero led by three shots from Alex Kaleka heading into the final day following rounds of 66, 67 and 64, and while the Frenchman was unable to mount a strong enough challenge, finishing with a 69, Tullo, four strokes back at the start of the round, applied sufficient pressure with some wonderful putting.
Tullo bogeyed the first but bounced back with eight birdies – four on each nine – to better his previous three rounds of 69, 66 and 66. His progress gradually turned up the heat on Manassero, who stayed in front with five birdies between the fourth and 14th, but as the course came under heavy rain,it was the Chilean who edged ahead as his rival slipped up.
Tullo,won a €24,400 that has helped him to move into the all important top 20 on the order of merit table.He has jumped from 30th into 11th place which should get him into the European Tour next year.
The only Irishman in action was Colm Moriarty.He played very well to return scores of 68,73,72,68 -7 for a share of 23rd and a cheque for €2,470.
(4)BRITISH BOYS' TITLE GOES TO SPAIN.
225 boys from all over Europe took part in the British Boys Amateur Championship at Kilmarnock( Barassie )Golf Club in Scotland. The winner was Spanish boy Adrian Otaegui who defeated German Max Rottluff on the 15th green in the final.
Five Irish came through the 36 hole qualifing rounds to reach the matchplay. Jamie Richardson ( Royal Portrush ) was unlucky to meet the winner in the first round and lost out by 3/2.
Chris Selfridge( Moyola Park ) beat Oscar Sharpe( England ) by 6/4; Dermot McElroy( Ballymena ) beat Sebastian Van Der Hoff( Germany ) by 2/1; Alex Gleeson( Castle ) beat Oliver Baker( Cardiff ) on the final green and Jeff Hopkins( Skerries ) beat Frederik Hammer( Denmark )2/1.
In the last 32 Dermot McElroy came up against his Irish team mate Alex Gleeson and beat him 2/1. Jeff Hopkins beat Jamie Rutherford( Knebworth ) on the final green but unfortunately Chris Selfridge lost out to Scott Gibson( Southenness ) by 3/2.
Dermot McElroy beat Ewan Scott( St.Andrews ) on the last green to book a quarter final spot and he was joined by Jeff Hopkins who also had to go to the final green before seeing off David Blick( East Devon ).
In the quarter final Dermot McElroy bowed out with a final hole defeat to German lad Aaron Leitmannstetter. Jeff Hopkins kept the Irish flag flying when he reached the semi-final with a 2/1 victory over Stanislas Gautier( France ).
It was all over for Hopkins and Ireland when Germany's Max Rottluff finished off the semi-final game on the 17th to book a final place against Adrian Otaegui from Spain.
Otaegui got in front early in the final and won the British Boys' Championship on the 15th green.
Five Irish came through the 36 hole qualifing rounds to reach the matchplay. Jamie Richardson ( Royal Portrush ) was unlucky to meet the winner in the first round and lost out by 3/2.
Chris Selfridge( Moyola Park ) beat Oscar Sharpe( England ) by 6/4; Dermot McElroy( Ballymena ) beat Sebastian Van Der Hoff( Germany ) by 2/1; Alex Gleeson( Castle ) beat Oliver Baker( Cardiff ) on the final green and Jeff Hopkins( Skerries ) beat Frederik Hammer( Denmark )2/1.
In the last 32 Dermot McElroy came up against his Irish team mate Alex Gleeson and beat him 2/1. Jeff Hopkins beat Jamie Rutherford( Knebworth ) on the final green but unfortunately Chris Selfridge lost out to Scott Gibson( Southenness ) by 3/2.
Dermot McElroy beat Ewan Scott( St.Andrews ) on the last green to book a quarter final spot and he was joined by Jeff Hopkins who also had to go to the final green before seeing off David Blick( East Devon ).
In the quarter final Dermot McElroy bowed out with a final hole defeat to German lad Aaron Leitmannstetter. Jeff Hopkins kept the Irish flag flying when he reached the semi-final with a 2/1 victory over Stanislas Gautier( France ).
It was all over for Hopkins and Ireland when Germany's Max Rottluff finished off the semi-final game on the 17th to book a final place against Adrian Otaegui from Spain.
Otaegui got in front early in the final and won the British Boys' Championship on the 15th green.
(3)ENGLAND RETAIN THE HOME INTERNATIONALS.
England retained the Home Internationals at Ashburnham Golf Club in Wales when they won all three matches against Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
England got off to a great start with an 11-4 win over Ireland. Dara Lernihan and Pat Murray were Ireland's only foursomes winners leaving them 4-1 down going into the singles. England proceeded to win the first 5 singles, before wins from Kevin Phelan, Connor Doran and Luke Lennox made the score more respectable. Scotland came out winners in a tight game with the hosts Wales beating them 8-7.
Day two saw Ireland at their best beating Wales by 8.5-6.5, while England looked to be heading for another easy victory against Scotland. Scotland gave them a fright when they won 4 1/2 of the remaining 5 games leaving England winners by a single point 8-7.
The final was another bad day for Ireland as they were easily beaten by Scotland 10 - 5. The only singles winners were Paul Cutler, Eddie Mc Cormack and Pat Murray while Paul Dunne got a 1/2 match.
England were taking no chances as they romped home 11- 4 winners over Wales to retain the Raymond Trophy with the full 3 points. Ireland, Wales and Scotland all finished with 1 point.
IRELAND
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Dara Lernihan ( Castle ) 3 1/2 points.
Eddie McCormack ( Galway ) 3 1/2 points.
Pat Murray ( Limerick ) 3 1/2 points.
Paul Cutler ( Portstewart )3 points.
Connor Doran ( Banbridge ) 3 points.
Luke Lennox ( Moyola Park ) 2 points.
Kevin Phelan ( University of North Florida ) 2 points.
Rory Leonard ( Banbridge ) 1 1/2 points.
Barry Anderson ( Co. Sligo )1 point.
Paul Dunne ( Greystones ) 1/2 point.
Alan Dunbar ( Rathmore ) 0 points.
Team Captain: Dr Kevin Flanagan
England got off to a great start with an 11-4 win over Ireland. Dara Lernihan and Pat Murray were Ireland's only foursomes winners leaving them 4-1 down going into the singles. England proceeded to win the first 5 singles, before wins from Kevin Phelan, Connor Doran and Luke Lennox made the score more respectable. Scotland came out winners in a tight game with the hosts Wales beating them 8-7.
Day two saw Ireland at their best beating Wales by 8.5-6.5, while England looked to be heading for another easy victory against Scotland. Scotland gave them a fright when they won 4 1/2 of the remaining 5 games leaving England winners by a single point 8-7.
The final was another bad day for Ireland as they were easily beaten by Scotland 10 - 5. The only singles winners were Paul Cutler, Eddie Mc Cormack and Pat Murray while Paul Dunne got a 1/2 match.
England were taking no chances as they romped home 11- 4 winners over Wales to retain the Raymond Trophy with the full 3 points. Ireland, Wales and Scotland all finished with 1 point.
IRELAND
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Dara Lernihan ( Castle ) 3 1/2 points.
Eddie McCormack ( Galway ) 3 1/2 points.
Pat Murray ( Limerick ) 3 1/2 points.
Paul Cutler ( Portstewart )3 points.
Connor Doran ( Banbridge ) 3 points.
Luke Lennox ( Moyola Park ) 2 points.
Kevin Phelan ( University of North Florida ) 2 points.
Rory Leonard ( Banbridge ) 1 1/2 points.
Barry Anderson ( Co. Sligo )1 point.
Paul Dunne ( Greystones ) 1/2 point.
Alan Dunbar ( Rathmore ) 0 points.
Team Captain: Dr Kevin Flanagan
Saturday 14 August 2010
(2)ZANE SCOTLAND WINS ABC SOLUTIONS CHAMPIONSHIP.
ZANE Scotland clinched a victory on the PGA EuroPro Tour after a last-hole double bogey 7 from leader James Busby handed him the title.
Scotland had already finished and Busby held a one-shot lead going into the par-five 18th but fired a double bogey seven as Scotland won by one shot.
It completed a remarkable three days at the ABC Solutions UK Championship at De Vere Wychwood Park in Crewe as the lead repeatedly changed hands before Scotland clinched the £10,000 first prize.
This was Scotland's first Europro event since 2007 as he plays mostly on the Challenge Tour and qualified for the Open Championship at St.Andrews.Going into the back nine Zane was only one under par and well behind the leaders.He showed his ability with a 4 under back nine for a best of the day 68 to set the clubhouse target of 5 under par.
Busby was in pole position when he stood on the par 5,18th with a one shot advantage.It turned into a nightmare for him as first he drove into the water on the right.After a penalty drop he proceded to hook his 3rd shot into an unplayable lie.He then made the green with his 5th shot and took two putts for a 7 to lose the title by one shot to Scotland.
It was an expensive hole for Busby as he had to settle for the runner up prize of £5,000.With a win Busby would have moved into 2nd on the order of merit and a guaranteed Challenge Tour card for next year but as things sit he is in 7th place and one place away from an automatic promotion next year.
14 Irish made the journey to Crewe for the Championship but only 5 made the 36 hole cut mark of 2 over par.
Noel Fox started on the 10th in the first round and was packing his bags after it took him 42 shots(+6)to cover the back nine.He recovered with a front nine of 32(-4)for a round of 74.A second round of level par 72 got him into the final round on the cut mark of +2.His 3rd round of 15 pars and 3 birdies for a 69,lifted him from 47th into a share of 15th on -1,215 and won him £455.
Brian McElhinney got himself into contention with opening rounds of 72 and 69 to sit on 3 under par.He was only one shot behind the winning score with 5 holes to go,but made 3 bogies to drop down to 15th alongside Noel Fox after a closing 74.
Recent winner of the Ulster PGA Championship,Barrie Trainor finished in 22nd place with rounds of 71,72 and 74 for a +1 total of 217 and won £365.Trainor got a bad start to his final round with 3 bogies in the first 4 holes.
Michael Mc Geady and Brendan Mc Carroll tied in 47th place on +6 222 for a prize of £210.Mc Geady closed with a 78 while Mc Carroll had a 76.
IRISH RESULTS.
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15TH: NOEL FOX 74,72,69 -1 (215) £455.
15TH: BRIAN MC ELHINNEY 72,69,74 -1 (215) £455.
22ND: BARRIE TRAINOR 71,72,74 +1 (217) £365.
47TH: MICHAEL MC GEADY 74,70,78 +6 (222) £210.
47TH: BRENDAN MC CARROLL 73,73,76 +6 (222) £210.
MISSED +2 CUT
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PAUL O HANLON +4
MICHAEL COLLINS +4
MARK STAUNTON +9
DAVID RAWLUCK +10
MICHAEL KELLY +10
ROSS OLIVER +11
RUAIDHRI MC GEE +12
GER HALL +12
TIM RICE +15
Scotland had already finished and Busby held a one-shot lead going into the par-five 18th but fired a double bogey seven as Scotland won by one shot.
It completed a remarkable three days at the ABC Solutions UK Championship at De Vere Wychwood Park in Crewe as the lead repeatedly changed hands before Scotland clinched the £10,000 first prize.
This was Scotland's first Europro event since 2007 as he plays mostly on the Challenge Tour and qualified for the Open Championship at St.Andrews.Going into the back nine Zane was only one under par and well behind the leaders.He showed his ability with a 4 under back nine for a best of the day 68 to set the clubhouse target of 5 under par.
Busby was in pole position when he stood on the par 5,18th with a one shot advantage.It turned into a nightmare for him as first he drove into the water on the right.After a penalty drop he proceded to hook his 3rd shot into an unplayable lie.He then made the green with his 5th shot and took two putts for a 7 to lose the title by one shot to Scotland.
It was an expensive hole for Busby as he had to settle for the runner up prize of £5,000.With a win Busby would have moved into 2nd on the order of merit and a guaranteed Challenge Tour card for next year but as things sit he is in 7th place and one place away from an automatic promotion next year.
14 Irish made the journey to Crewe for the Championship but only 5 made the 36 hole cut mark of 2 over par.
Noel Fox started on the 10th in the first round and was packing his bags after it took him 42 shots(+6)to cover the back nine.He recovered with a front nine of 32(-4)for a round of 74.A second round of level par 72 got him into the final round on the cut mark of +2.His 3rd round of 15 pars and 3 birdies for a 69,lifted him from 47th into a share of 15th on -1,215 and won him £455.
Brian McElhinney got himself into contention with opening rounds of 72 and 69 to sit on 3 under par.He was only one shot behind the winning score with 5 holes to go,but made 3 bogies to drop down to 15th alongside Noel Fox after a closing 74.
Recent winner of the Ulster PGA Championship,Barrie Trainor finished in 22nd place with rounds of 71,72 and 74 for a +1 total of 217 and won £365.Trainor got a bad start to his final round with 3 bogies in the first 4 holes.
Michael Mc Geady and Brendan Mc Carroll tied in 47th place on +6 222 for a prize of £210.Mc Geady closed with a 78 while Mc Carroll had a 76.
IRISH RESULTS.
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15TH: NOEL FOX 74,72,69 -1 (215) £455.
15TH: BRIAN MC ELHINNEY 72,69,74 -1 (215) £455.
22ND: BARRIE TRAINOR 71,72,74 +1 (217) £365.
47TH: MICHAEL MC GEADY 74,70,78 +6 (222) £210.
47TH: BRENDAN MC CARROLL 73,73,76 +6 (222) £210.
MISSED +2 CUT
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PAUL O HANLON +4
MICHAEL COLLINS +4
MARK STAUNTON +9
DAVID RAWLUCK +10
MICHAEL KELLY +10
ROSS OLIVER +11
RUAIDHRI MC GEE +12
GER HALL +12
TIM RICE +15
Wednesday 11 August 2010
(1ST)IRELAND WIN BOYS' HOME INTERNATIONALS.
The Irish Boys won the Home Internationals at Southerness Golf Club in Dumfries with wins over the Scottish team on day one with a 12-3 winning margin. They could only manage a draw on 7.5 points each against England on day two, but they made no mistakes on the final day against Wales. They beat them by 10.5 - 4.5 to win the series with 2.5 points. Scotland recovered after their big defeat to Ireland on the opening day to win their final two games and finish second with 2 points.England were 3rd and Wales collected the wooden spoon in last place.
Dermot Mc Elroy and Gary Hurley were Ireland's top performers with 5.5 pts. They were undefeated with 5 wins and a drawn game each. Paul Dunne only lost one game from six ( 5 pts.). Colm O Sullivan had (4.5 pts)and Chris Selfridge,Jack Hume & Alex Gleeson all had 4pts. Jeff Hopkins ( 3.5pts ), Stephen Barry ( 3pts ), Matthew Mc Knight( 2pts ) and Liam Harnett( 1pt ) made up the victorious team.
Ireland were pleased to win the trophy back. Their last win was at Royal County Down in 2008.
Dermot Mc Elroy and Gary Hurley were Ireland's top performers with 5.5 pts. They were undefeated with 5 wins and a drawn game each. Paul Dunne only lost one game from six ( 5 pts.). Colm O Sullivan had (4.5 pts)and Chris Selfridge,Jack Hume & Alex Gleeson all had 4pts. Jeff Hopkins ( 3.5pts ), Stephen Barry ( 3pts ), Matthew Mc Knight( 2pts ) and Liam Harnett( 1pt ) made up the victorious team.
Ireland were pleased to win the trophy back. Their last win was at Royal County Down in 2008.
Sunday 8 August 2010
SWEDE SOPHIE GUSTAFSON WINS IRISH OPEN.
Sophie Gustafson won the AIB Ladies Irish Open at Killeen Castle to continue her winning streak in Ireland by claiming her fourth AIB Ladies Irish Open title at Killeen Castle,which will host the 2011 Solheim Cup.
“I love Ireland. This is my sixth win in Ireland." said a delighted Gustafson.Sophie had won the AIB Ladies Open at Ballyliffin in 1998,Faithlegg in 2000 and Mahonys Point in 2003.She also won the World Cup and the Northern Ireland Open at Warrenpoint in 2003.
Sophie saved her best golf until the last round.She opened with a 2 under par 70,and followed up with a 4 under par 68 in round two.She started her third round with a dropped shot and despite further bogies at the 6th & 8th she managed to make 7 birdies and an eagle three at the 454 yard 12th hole for a 6 under par round of 66.
Sophie's total of 12 under par was good enough to beat the overnight leader,In Kyung Kim from South Korea and Marianne Skarpnord from Norway.
When asked about her Irish love affair, she replied: “I don’t know. I think maybe it’s the people. They are all very friendly and easy going and they have always been very supportive of me.”
Rebecca Coakley(Team Ireland) was the top home performer.She hit rounds of 71,72 and a closing 69 to share 17th place and take home a cheque for €6,900.
The 15 year old amateur Maguire twins had a great tournament.Lisa was 40th after rounds of 72,74,72 to finish on +2 alongside Scotland's,Catriona Matthew and claimed the leading Amateur prize.Leona was on level par after two rounds of 72 but fell back into a share of 49th after a closing 76.Her finish of 4 over par left her tied with Carin Koch from Sweden.
The twins' Curtis Cup partner,Danielle Mc Veigh from Kilkeel also had a good tournament.She scored 74,73,72 to finish in 43rd place on 3 over par.
1 204 -12 Sophie Gustafson (SWE)70 68 66 €75,000.00
2 205 -11 Marianne Skarpnord (NOR)70 66 69 €42,875.00
In Kyung Kim (KOR) 69 66 70 €42,875
4 206 -10 Melissa Reid (ENG) 68 72 66 €27,000
5 207 -9 Katherine Hull (AUS) 73 70 64 €21,200
6 208 -8 Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 69 67 72 €17,500.00
7 209 -7 Brittany Lang (USA) USA 73 68 68 €15,000
8= 210 -6 Helen Alfredsson (SWE)75 68 67 €10,725
Brittany Lincicome (USA) 71 71 68 €10,725
Azahara Munoz Guijarro (ESP)73 67 70 €10,725
Linda Wessberg (SWE) 70 66 74 €10,725
12= 211 -5 Veronica Zorzi (ITA)78 69 64 €7,800
Gwladys Nocera (FRA)74 71 66 €7,800
Christina Kim (USA)72 70 69 €7,800
Maria Hjorth (SWE)67 71 73 €7,800
Pernilla Lindberg (SWE) 71 66 74 €7,800
17= 212 -4 REBECCA COAKLEY (IRE)71 72 69 €6,900
Giulia Sergas (ITA)69 72 71 €6,900
19= 213 -3 Amy Yang (KOR) 74 71 68 €6,375.00
Angela Stanford (USA) 71 72 70 €6,375
Nikki Garrett (AUS) 73 69 71 €6,375
Georgina Simpson (ENG) 70 70 73 €6,375
IRISH RESULTS
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40 218 +2 LISA MAGUIRE 72,74,72.
43 219 +3 DANIELLE MC VEIGH 74,73,72.
49 220 +4 LEONA MAGUIRE 72,72,76.
MISSED CUT.+4.
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224 +8 MARTINA GILLEN.
229 +13 HAZEL KAVANAGH.
231 +15 TARA DELANEY.
238 +22 CLARE COUGHLAN RYAN.
“I love Ireland. This is my sixth win in Ireland." said a delighted Gustafson.Sophie had won the AIB Ladies Open at Ballyliffin in 1998,Faithlegg in 2000 and Mahonys Point in 2003.She also won the World Cup and the Northern Ireland Open at Warrenpoint in 2003.
Sophie saved her best golf until the last round.She opened with a 2 under par 70,and followed up with a 4 under par 68 in round two.She started her third round with a dropped shot and despite further bogies at the 6th & 8th she managed to make 7 birdies and an eagle three at the 454 yard 12th hole for a 6 under par round of 66.
Sophie's total of 12 under par was good enough to beat the overnight leader,In Kyung Kim from South Korea and Marianne Skarpnord from Norway.
When asked about her Irish love affair, she replied: “I don’t know. I think maybe it’s the people. They are all very friendly and easy going and they have always been very supportive of me.”
Rebecca Coakley(Team Ireland) was the top home performer.She hit rounds of 71,72 and a closing 69 to share 17th place and take home a cheque for €6,900.
The 15 year old amateur Maguire twins had a great tournament.Lisa was 40th after rounds of 72,74,72 to finish on +2 alongside Scotland's,Catriona Matthew and claimed the leading Amateur prize.Leona was on level par after two rounds of 72 but fell back into a share of 49th after a closing 76.Her finish of 4 over par left her tied with Carin Koch from Sweden.
The twins' Curtis Cup partner,Danielle Mc Veigh from Kilkeel also had a good tournament.She scored 74,73,72 to finish in 43rd place on 3 over par.
1 204 -12 Sophie Gustafson (SWE)70 68 66 €75,000.00
2 205 -11 Marianne Skarpnord (NOR)70 66 69 €42,875.00
In Kyung Kim (KOR) 69 66 70 €42,875
4 206 -10 Melissa Reid (ENG) 68 72 66 €27,000
5 207 -9 Katherine Hull (AUS) 73 70 64 €21,200
6 208 -8 Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 69 67 72 €17,500.00
7 209 -7 Brittany Lang (USA) USA 73 68 68 €15,000
8= 210 -6 Helen Alfredsson (SWE)75 68 67 €10,725
Brittany Lincicome (USA) 71 71 68 €10,725
Azahara Munoz Guijarro (ESP)73 67 70 €10,725
Linda Wessberg (SWE) 70 66 74 €10,725
12= 211 -5 Veronica Zorzi (ITA)78 69 64 €7,800
Gwladys Nocera (FRA)74 71 66 €7,800
Christina Kim (USA)72 70 69 €7,800
Maria Hjorth (SWE)67 71 73 €7,800
Pernilla Lindberg (SWE) 71 66 74 €7,800
17= 212 -4 REBECCA COAKLEY (IRE)71 72 69 €6,900
Giulia Sergas (ITA)69 72 71 €6,900
19= 213 -3 Amy Yang (KOR) 74 71 68 €6,375.00
Angela Stanford (USA) 71 72 70 €6,375
Nikki Garrett (AUS) 73 69 71 €6,375
Georgina Simpson (ENG) 70 70 73 €6,375
IRISH RESULTS
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40 218 +2 LISA MAGUIRE 72,74,72.
43 219 +3 DANIELLE MC VEIGH 74,73,72.
49 220 +4 LEONA MAGUIRE 72,72,76.
MISSED CUT.+4.
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224 +8 MARTINA GILLEN.
229 +13 HAZEL KAVANAGH.
231 +15 TARA DELANEY.
238 +22 CLARE COUGHLAN RYAN.
NICK MC CARTHY WINS AT FORMBY HALL ON THE EUROPRO TOUR.
NICK McCarthy (Moortown)has claimed his first victory on the PGA EuroPro Tour after edging out Scott Henry(Loch Lomand) on the second extra hole of a play-off.
McCarthy and Henry had both finished on ten-under after three rounds at the Formby Hall Classic in Merseyside,but McCarthy triumphed to collect the £10,000 winner’s prize and move up to 5th in the order of merit and a step closer to advancing to the Challenge Tour.
Henry's cheque for £5,000 lifted him to 13th in the order of merit and in position to move up over the next few tournaments.
Order of merit leader Daniel Guant was 3rd,one shot behind the leaders on 9 under par.He has increased his lead to over £9,000 on top of the table.
The best of the Irish was Brian Mc Elhinney.He got off to a slow start with a 2 over par 74.He improved to hit a 70 and 69 to share 13th place on 3 under par.
Brendan Mc Carroll started brightly with a 69,but he faded over the next two rounds with a 73 and 74 for a share of 25th on level par. Michael Mc Geady had a 68 in the second round,but opened with a 75 and closed with a 77 for a share of 45th on +4.
The 36 hole cut came at +1 145.Unlucky were Paul O Hanlon and Ger Hall; both had rounds of 74/73 +3.
IRISH SCORES.
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13th:Brian Mc Elhinney -3 £529.
25th:Brendan Mc Carroll Par £320.
45th:Michael Mc Geady +4 £222.
MISSED CUT
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Paul O Hanlon , Ger Hall +3.
Michael lavelle , David Rawluk +4.
Tim Rice +5.
Neil O Briain +6.
Mark Campbell +10
Shane Franklin +16.
McCarthy and Henry had both finished on ten-under after three rounds at the Formby Hall Classic in Merseyside,but McCarthy triumphed to collect the £10,000 winner’s prize and move up to 5th in the order of merit and a step closer to advancing to the Challenge Tour.
Henry's cheque for £5,000 lifted him to 13th in the order of merit and in position to move up over the next few tournaments.
Order of merit leader Daniel Guant was 3rd,one shot behind the leaders on 9 under par.He has increased his lead to over £9,000 on top of the table.
The best of the Irish was Brian Mc Elhinney.He got off to a slow start with a 2 over par 74.He improved to hit a 70 and 69 to share 13th place on 3 under par.
Brendan Mc Carroll started brightly with a 69,but he faded over the next two rounds with a 73 and 74 for a share of 25th on level par. Michael Mc Geady had a 68 in the second round,but opened with a 75 and closed with a 77 for a share of 45th on +4.
The 36 hole cut came at +1 145.Unlucky were Paul O Hanlon and Ger Hall; both had rounds of 74/73 +3.
IRISH SCORES.
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13th:Brian Mc Elhinney -3 £529.
25th:Brendan Mc Carroll Par £320.
45th:Michael Mc Geady +4 £222.
MISSED CUT
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Paul O Hanlon , Ger Hall +3.
Michael lavelle , David Rawluk +4.
Tim Rice +5.
Neil O Briain +6.
Mark Campbell +10
Shane Franklin +16.
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