A Co. Longford Golf Club member since 1970, Vonnie Noonan is the 35th President of the Irish Ladies Golf Union. She is the epitome of a club golfer who gives willingly of her free time, all dedicated towards the progression of golf. Vonnie was elected as 35th President of the ILGU at the 9th National AGM of the ILGU Ltd on Saturday 28th January 2017 and she expressed her excitement about her tenure, “It is with ...
The 2017 Ladies European Tour Season will see three new tournaments, increased prizemoney and the return of the Turkish Ladies Open. And there is added incentive for tour members as the Solheim Cup is due to be played in Iowa in August. The 2017 season will start with the Oates Vic Open, to be held at 13th Golf Links on the stunning Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria from February 9-12. The tournament, which will feature on the ...
Chloe Ryan is eight shots off the pace at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship taking place at the Montado Hotel and Golf Resort. The Castletroy golfer is +4 for the event after rounds of 72, 76 and 72 and she is currently in 13th place overall. The leader is Leitzia Bagnoli of Italy who is one of only two players under par on 4 under. She leads Julia Engstrom of Sweden by 2 with Agathe Laisne of France and ...
2016 Curtis Cup team member Maria Dunne (Skerries) will be leading the Irish charge when the 87th Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Open gets underway at the Montado Hotel and Golf Resort in Palmela.
Following a wave of criticism over the ridiculous penalties imposed on players during high profile events – remember Dustin Johnson in last year’s US Open – The R&A and the USGA have announced the introduction of a new Local Rule to the Rules of Golf that eliminates the penalty when a ball is accidentally moved on the putting green. The Local Rule will be available for any committee in charge of a golf competition to use starting 1 January 2017. ...
Target setting is an integral part of the sportsperson’s arsenal. Speak to many of the world’s top athletes and while they might not always share them with you, will always confirm that they have set themselves targets in the short term, medium term and long term. For 18 year old Olivia Mehaffey, one target which she readily identifies is to be world number one…….amateur that is! And she is not too far away from achieving her aim ...
The sun glistened over the Med. as our car pulled up outside the magnificent Hotel Barrière, Majestic. The car door opened and we were immediately greeted by the the hotel’s extremely professional valets who relieved us of our bags and ushered us through the opulently furnished lobby to check in. As we waited my eyes wandered around trying to absorb the sheer grandeur that surrounded me. An amazing display of fresh flowers, artistically arranged stood high ...
2017 ILGU Performance Panels Announced HIGH PERFORMANCE PANEL Aim To produce World Class players who consistently achieve Podium finishes at International events. HIGH PERFORMANCE PANEL Ciara Casey Valerie Clancy Maria Dunne Paula Grant Leona Maguire* Mairead Martin Julie McCarthy Niamh McSherry Olivia Mehaffey* Jessica Ross Annabel Wilson (*Denotes US based players) FUNDED PERFORMANCE Aim To encourage players to compete on the international stage and represent Ireland at international team events, while also pursuing personal goals. FUNDED PERFORMANCE PANEL Georgia Carr Louise Coffey Elisa Corcoran Mary Doyle Meadhbh Doyle Kate Dwyer Emma Forbes Alice Hutchinson Lisa Maguire Chloe Ryan Sinead Sexton Rachel Thompson Lauren Walsh HORIZON PERFORMANCE Aim To offer a holistic ...
The 9th Annual General Meeting of the ILGU Ltd will be held at the Red Cow Moran Hotel on Saturday 28th January commencing at 12.30pm. As well as receiving the Annual Report for 2016, the meeting will confirm the appointments of Gemma Byrne (Birr) as Junior Director and Clodagh Hopkins (Woodbrook) as High-Performance Director. Claire Dowling(Woodbrook) will be elected an Honorary Member of the ILGU and the ILGU awards will be presented. There is also expected to be ...
As we close out the year, it's time to look back on what has been a momentous year for Irish golf. There were so many highs that mean 2017 promises to be even better. Let's take a chance to look back and remember some major highlights.
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