GUI / ILGU News

Lurgan's Niamh McSherry saved her best for last for Kansas State as she claimed a personal top-10 and helped her team into 4th place at the Cowgirl Classic

An individual win may have proved elusive in the four counting events in this year’s Bridgestone but Order of Merits reward consistency and nobody has matched Alan Fahy’s heights this term

Lurgan's Niamh McSherry climbed the leaderboard with a 2-over 74 in round two to push her into a tie for 12th place ahead of the final day of the Cowgirl Classic

'We have consistently highlighted the health and mental health benefits of golf and the strong compliance with the safety protocols which has ensured that our sport has been a safe outlet for people of all ages'

Automatic selection criteria sees Alan Fahy, Marc Boucher, Hugh Foley, James Sugrue, Caolan Rafferty, Mark Power and Tom McKibbin added to the Men’s panel, with six others selected to join them

Where is the voice of the game's governing bodies, the evidence from Sport Ireland that golf is a danger to society, or the Minister for Sport explaining why a game of golf in a field is a risk to public health?

Elm Park's Anna Foster, playing in her first collegiate tournament, was third on the team with nine birdies for the week

'Anyone blaming the GUI or the ILGU for this news needs to ask themselves a very simple question: why would the game’s governing bodies for golf in Ireland want their courses closed?'

Following intensive engagement over the past 48 hours, the GUI and ILGU have been informed by Sport Ireland that, very regrettably, golf clubs must close under the new level 5 restrictions

The news many of us have been dreading sounds imminent with widespread reports suggesting that the GUI and ILGU have lost the battle to keep golf courses open amid Level 5 Restrictions