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Higgins all set for Irish PGA Championship at Moyvalley

In-form David Higgins will launch his bid for a second Irish PGA Championship title at Moyvalley Hotel and Golf Resort this week (June 22-25). A winner of the Championship in 2012, the Waterville pro has already racked up five wins this season on the PGA in Ireland circuit but won’t be resting on his laurels. ... Read more

25 years. 5 Majors. 48 Tour wins. It’s all over for Phil & Bones

Tour News

There was Samson and Delilah, Romeo and Juliet, Bonnie and Clyde, Laurel and Hardy while the golf world had Mickelson and Bones. But that is no more as after 25-years the longest golfer and caddy relationship is over. In a joint statement the announcement came that Jim “Bones” Mackay will no longer caddy for the ... Read more

Stunning 62 for Rafferty who leads qualifiers at British Amateur

Golf Ireland News

Caolan Rafferty led the way after the second stroke play qualifying round in The 122nd Amateur Championship at Royal St George’s and Prince’s today. The 25-year-old Irishman carded a ten-under-par 62 to match Kevin McAlpine’s Amateur Championship qualifying score on the Old Course at St Andrews in 2004. Richard Finch posted the lowest qualifying score ... Read more

Paul Dunne’s scoring record tumbles at British Amateur

Golf Ireland News

Iceland’s Gisli Sveinbergsson set a new scoring record in the British Amateur at Royal St. George’s and Prince’s yesterday as his 64 (-8) broke Paul Dunne’s record 65 which he set in Kent in 2013 and left him with a one shot lead over Alberto Castagnara of Italy. Sveinbergsson, a 19-year-old student at Kent State ... Read more

Portrush man Ricky Elliott is a happy caddie after US Open win

Tour News

Portrush caddie Ricky Elliott’s first reaction was to buy a 12-pack of Heineken in grabbing a $US 1/4m victory windfall in helping steer Brooks Koepka to victory in the U.S. Open at Erin Hills. Koepka, 27 produced a back-nine birdie blitz shooting a closing round 67 to storm his way to a four-shot victory and in ... Read more

Classy Higgins cruises to Shell Pro-Am success

Irish PGA News

David Higgins (Waterville Links) noticed up another victory and produced an imperious display of links golf to win the Shell Pro-Am at Carne Golf Links over the weekend. The 44-year-old carded rounds of 69/68 (-7) at the Belmullet, Co Mayo venue to collect his fifth win of the season and his second in succession. Weather ... Read more

Lowry left with bitter US Open taste

Tour News

For a second year running Shane Lowry was left with a bitter taste in his mouth following a U.S. Open. On this occasion, Lowry looked gutted to have walked off with a final hole bogey, signing for a second straight score of 73 to be sharing 43rd place just minutes before the final two groups were due to ... Read more

McCormack cruises to 14 shot win at Leinster mid-am

Golf Ireland News

Eddie McCormack continued his fine form of late as he cruised to a stunning 14 shot victory at the Leinster Mid Amateur championships at Charlesland GC. McCormack (Galway Bay) who set a new course record on Friday afternoon with his score of 69, carded a 1 under par third round 71 to claim the title ... Read more

Justin Thomas makes his move at Erin Hills

Tour News

American Justin Thomas made a bold enough statement in his shocking pink pants well before becoming only the fifth golfer in U.S. Open history to shoot a round of 63 on day three at Erin Hills. Thomas, 24, brought the crowd to their feet and roaring with delight when he holed an eight-foot eagle putt at ... Read more

Leona Maguire is Ladies British Amateur Champion

Golf Ireland News

Congratulations to Ireland’s world #1 ranked amateur, Leona Maguire, who won the 114th Ladies’ British Open Amateur Championship at Pyle & Kenfig yesterday, defeating Spain’s Ainhoa Olarra 3&2 in the 18-hole final on the South Wales coast to seal the biggest amateur win of her career. Following her victory Maguire now gets a place in US Women’s ... Read more

GUI name squads for British Amateur and European’s

Golf Ireland News

The Golfing Union of Ireland have named six-man squads for The Amateur Championship (Royal St George’s and Prince’s, 19-24 June) and the European Individual Amateur Championship (Walton Heath, 28 June-1 July) Ireland’s six Walker Cup panelists have been selected to represent the GUI at The Amateur Championship, which begins at Royal St George’s and Prince’s ... Read more

Hoey and O’Briain head Irish challenge in France

Tour News

Michael Hoey improved on his round one 76 by firing in a sensational 66 in the second round of the Hauts de France Golf Open on the European Challenge Tour. His ten shot improvement moved Hoey up 83 spots on the leaderboard at Aa Saint Omer Golf Club in a round that contained six birdies ... Read more

Paul Dunne can be proud of his US Open showing

Tour News

It was a tough question to address especially after having missed the cut with scores of 75 and 73 in your very first U.S. Open. But then Paul Dunne, even in his short pro career, has quickly become very obliging as evident after his Erin Hills disappointment. Dunne went into the second day knowing he needed ... Read more

McIlroy upbeat despite missing 2nd straight US Open cut

Tour News

Rory Mcllroy’s Erin Hills fondness was short-lived with the World No. 2 being left red-faced in missing a second straight U.S. Open halfway cut. McIlroy, and clearly lacking any competitive edge, stumbled his way to a horror score of 78 on day one but returned a better 71 on Friday for a five over tally and missed the cut. ... Read more