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Archive for: April, 2013

  Photo: 1st Hole Ardglass Golf Course NORTHERN IRELAND boasts a long and illustrious golfing heritage with dozens of courses which are well regarded and held in high esteem across the world of international golf and following the success of home grown, Open-winning golfers Rory McIlroy, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke, is fast becoming known as the major golf capital of the world.   Visitors to Northern Ireland’s golf courses can indulge in their dreams and try their hand ...

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St. Mary’s High School Lurgan and Belfast Royal Academy won the Irish Schools Senior and Junior Cup Finals at the 2013 Irish Schools Championships at Milltown Golf Club, Monday 29th April. St. Mary’s High School’s Annabel Wilson returned a sparkling 32 gross points, 41 nett points, and schoolmate Niamh McSherry signed for 31 gross points to win the Senior Cup from Loreto College Clonmel represented by Gemma McCarthy (27 gross pts) and Abbie Kiely (24 gross ...

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  Jessica Carty Holywood G.C.beat Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) in the final of the Hughes Insurance Ulster Women’s Championship final at Belvoir Park Golf Club. Twenty three competitors braved the rain, gale force winds and weak sunshine over the three day competition at one of Ulster’s best inland courses.     [Jessica Carty Holywood with Violet Mc Bride Belvior Park]       QUALIFYING NEWS Louise Coffey (Malone) led the qualifiers at the Ulster Women’s Championship at Belvoir Park Golf Club, 15-17 April, kindly sponsored by Hughes Insurance. Tough ...

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Olivia Mehaffey R.C.D. Ladies won the sixth Faldo Series Ireland Championship by two shots with consecutive rounds of 72 over the Faldo Course at Lough Erne Resort in Northern Ireland.  The Ireland girls’ squad member beat 134 competitors to the title, the largest ever field for the event. “I can’t wait to play in another final, it was a great experience last year and I had so much fun,” said a delighted Mehaffey who finished fifth ...

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  The Irish Seniors nearly succumbed to a “Ryder Cup slip up” on the second day of their annual match against the Scottish Veterans for the Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy at West Kilbride, Monday 15 April. After Sunday’s fourballs, Ireland led 3½-½ but on day two faced a serious Scottish comeback winning just 3 of the 8 singles to narrowly win the match by one point. After losing the opening 4 matches, Ireland successfully defended the trophy ...

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Set in the beautiful unspoilt hills of the Eastern Algarve is the luxurious Monte Rei Golf & Country Club. This magnificent golf course is the masterpiece of legendry golfer Jack Nicklaus and is the only Nicklaus Signature course in Portugal. From the moment you arrive at Monte Rei you are assured of a five star service on and off the course. Before heading to the first tee golfers are invited to hit some balls at the fantastic range at ...

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Its All Happening At The Lough! Ariana Coyles from Elm Park leads by two strokes after day one of the sixth Faldo Series Ireland Championship.17-year-old Coyles carded a superb round of 70 in extremely tough conditions to lead the overall championship and the Girls Under-21 division going into todays round. Two shots behind Coyles is former finalist Olivia Mehaffey (R.C.D. Ladies) who leads the Girls Under-16 age category. Karl McCormack (Boys Under-18) of Portarlington, Ross McKeever (Castle) and ...

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From left: Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem, Ariya Jutanugarn, winner of the Lalla Meryem Cup and His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, President of the Hassan II Golf Trophy Association   Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn secured her first professional title at the Lalla Meryem Cup after a battle of the teenagers in Agadir. The 17-year-old rookie from Bangkok, who won the LET’s Lalla Aicha Tour School in Marrakech in December, again displayed her remarkable talent when she came ...

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    Irish Schools Championship – Charleville Golf Club The Munster qualifiers for the Irish Schools Senior & Junior Cups were played at Charleville on Monday 8 April. Results: SENIOR CUP 49 gross pts Loreto Clonmel: Gemma Mc Carthy [5] & Abbie Kiely [13] 43 gross pts Mount Mercy Cork:Jean O Driscoll [1] Hillary O Driscoll [18] & Jennifer Kilcoyne [28] 74 nett pts St Marys Charleville: Helena Walsh [27] Katherina White [33] & Sarah Hawe [35] Individual 32 gross pts. Presentation Milltown: ...

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  RESULTS; 18 holes  Scotch Foursomes 1st:    Georgia Carr (Milltown) & Kate Dwyer (Rossmore) 2nd:   Laura Cody  (Balbriggan) & Nicole Mc Gavisk (Donabate) 3rd:    Leah Temple Lang (Seapoint) & Laure Walsh (Castlewarden) Longest drive:   Clodagh Walsh  Castlewarden 9 Hole Scramble 1st: Caitlin Sherin  (Killiney), Aimee Kielty  (Laytown & Bettystown) & Eimear Curtin      (Dundalk) 2nd: Caoimhe Byrne   Aine Grennan  & Jane Connolly (Dundalk) 3rd: Fiona Mc Partlin (St Anne’s), Kate Flood (St Anne’s) & Laura Fleming (Glencullen) 5 Hole Scramble 1st: Emma Jane Power (Donabate),  Maeve ...

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