Q-School: Murphy and Mooney close
Five of Ireland's seven Q-School hopefuls made the 54-hole cut in the First Stage Section A qualifier at The Roxburghe. But with Mark Murphy just inside the Top 17 and ties to progress to the Second Stage and Damian Mooney one adrift, it promises to be a hear-stopping final round at the Scottish venue.
Tour round-up: Harrington on the ball; Thornton too
Pádraig Harrington — pictured doing his bit to raise awareness for the campaign against testicular cancer — bounced back from two early bogeys and some disconcerting putting to open with a solid two under 68 in the weather-interrupted FedEx St jude Classic in Memphis.
Aces high: two amateurs win Peugeots in Greystones Pro-Am
Thanks god for Hole-in-One insurance. At least, that's what we've been assured was in place for Newcastle Garage Ltd who could have been left out of pocket to the tune of €33,000 after not one but two amateur aced the 16th in the Greystones Pro-Am on Friday.
Higgins suffers 15th club Open agony
David Higgins paid the ultimate price for having an extra club in his bag in a play-off at Local Final Qualifying for The Open. Picture: Thos Caffrey / www.golffile.ieIan Woonam is likely to go down in Open Championship history as the greatest extra club vicim of all time. But whatever about the Welshman’s demise at the hands of an Irish caddie in the final round of the 2001 Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes, David Higgins joined him as a footnote yesterday when he lost out on a potential spot in The Open at Muirfield when he discovered a 15th club in his bag during a three-man play-off for two spots at Local Final Qualifying.Thirteen Irish chase 12 spots at Muirfield
Kevin Phelan lines up his putt on the 18th green during the first round of the 113th US Open at Merion Golf Club, Ardmore, Pennsylvania. 13th June 2013 (Picture: Eoin Clarke www.golffile.ie)
Thirteen Irish players are amongst the 288 players chasing just 12 places in The Open Championship at Local Final Qualifying in Scotland today.
Caldwell heads strong Irish challenge at Dundonald
Gary Murphy in action at the Irish Open this year. Photo Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ieGary Murphy started well but former Walker Cup player Jonny Caldwell is just one stroke off the pace after a marathon day at Stage One of the European Tour Qualifying School at Dundonald Links.Late double denies O'Briain outright lead at Fota Island
Royal Dublin’s Neil O’Briain racked up a double bogey seven at the last to fall into a five-way share of the lead after the first round of the Audi Cork Irish Masters at the Fota Island Resort.
