Deirdre Smith
Amateur golfBrian KeoghBeth Coulter, R&A Girls' Amateur, Boys Amateur Championship, Irish Senior Women’s Open, Deirdre Smith

Coulter into quarters at Girls Amateur; COVID isolation for Boys; Smith leads by five

Kirkistown Castle’s Beth Coulter beat leading qualifier Rachel Gourley to reach the quarter-finals of the R&A Girls Amateur Championship at Fulford.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghBeth Coulter, R&A Girls' Amateur, Boys Amateur Championship, Irish Senior Women’s Open, Deirdre Smith
Coulter into quarters at Girls Amateur; COVID isolation for Boys; Smith leads by five
Amateur golfBrian KeoghOlivia Costello, Anna Foster, Beth Coulter, Shannon Burke, Ballybunion Golf Club, Sara Byrne, Valerie Clancy, Deirdre Smith, Katie Poots

Teenagers Costello and Coulter advance to AIG Irish Women's Close semis

Teenagers Olivia Costello and Beth Coulter lit up the AIG Irish Women’s Close as they progressed to Sunday morning’s semifinals in impressive fashion at Ballybunion.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghOlivia Costello, Anna Foster, Beth Coulter, Shannon Burke, Ballybunion Golf Club, Sara Byrne, Valerie Clancy, Deirdre Smith, Katie Poots
Teenagers Costello and Coulter advance to AIG Irish Women's Close semis
Amateur golfBrian KeoghAIG Irish Women's Close, Ballybunion Golf Club, Emma O'Driscoll, Beth Coulter, Sara Byrne, Emma Fleming, Rachel Thompson, Valerie Clancy, Clodagh Walsh, Caitlin Shippam, Shannon Burke, Aine Donegan, Deirdre Smith, Mairead Martin, Olivia Costello, Katie Poots, Kate Lanigan, Anna Foster

Favourites advance in AIG Irish Women's Close

Munster golfers dominated the opening day of matchplay combat in the AIG Irish Women’s Close with seven golfers from the province through to the last 16 at Ballybunion.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghAIG Irish Women's Close, Ballybunion Golf Club, Emma O'Driscoll, Beth Coulter, Sara Byrne, Emma Fleming, Rachel Thompson, Valerie Clancy, Clodagh Walsh, Caitlin Shippam, Shannon Burke, Aine Donegan, Deirdre Smith, Mairead Martin, Olivia Costello, Katie Poots, Kate Lanigan, Anna Foster
Favourites advance in AIG Irish Women's Close
Amateur newsISPS Handa Ulster Men’s and Women’s Stroke Play, Aideen Walsh, Jessica Ross, Deirdre Smith, Robert Moran, Rowan Lester, Luke O'Neill, Royal County Down, ISPS Handa World Invitational

Moran and Walsh claim spoils at Royal County Down

Castle’s Robert Moran and Lahinch’s Aideen Walsh won the ISPS Handa Ulster Men’s and Women’s Stroke Play Championships at Royal County Down Golf Club.

Amateur newsISPS Handa Ulster Men’s and Women’s Stroke Play, Aideen Walsh, Jessica Ross, Deirdre Smith, Robert Moran, Rowan Lester, Luke O'Neill, Royal County Down, ISPS Handa World Invitational
Moran and Walsh claim spoils at Royal County Down
Amateur golfBrian KeoghAideen Walsh, Shannon Burke, Deirdre Smith, Jessica Ross, ISPS Handa Ulster Men’s and Women’s Stroke Play, Royal County Down, Rowan Lester, Joshua Hill, Alex Maguire, Marc Boucher, Colm Campbell

Lester and Walsh set the pace at ISPS Handa Ulster Stroke Play

Lahinch’s Aideen Walsh and Hermitage’s Rowan Lester took control in their respective events heading into Tuesday’s final round of the ISPS Handa Ulster Men’s and Women’s Stroke Play at Royal County Down.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghAideen Walsh, Shannon Burke, Deirdre Smith, Jessica Ross, ISPS Handa Ulster Men’s and Women’s Stroke Play, Royal County Down, Rowan Lester, Joshua Hill, Alex Maguire, Marc Boucher, Colm Campbell
Lester and Walsh set the pace at ISPS Handa Ulster Stroke Play
PGA Irish Region, PGABrian KeoghLaytown and Bettystown, Bobby Browne, John O'Leary, Vernon Hayden, Jim Reynolds, Tom Wilde, Paddy McGuirk, Declan Branigan, Philip Walton, Michael Hoey, Philomena Wickham, Carol Wickham, Oonagh Purfield, Sheena O'Brien-Kenney, Deirdre Smith, Suzanne Fanagan, Jody Fanagan, Damien McGrane, Des Smyth, Robbie Cannon4 Comments

Bobby Browne retires after 48 years at Laytown and Bettystown

Born in 1942, Bobby Browne grew up in the foothills of the Dublin mountains at Edmondstown and by the time he was ten years old, he was caddying regularly at the local club where characters such as Sydney Jackson, Maurice Cohen, Jackie Bloom and the pantomime baddie Vernon Hayden gave him regular employment.

PGA Irish Region, PGABrian KeoghLaytown and Bettystown, Bobby Browne, John O'Leary, Vernon Hayden, Jim Reynolds, Tom Wilde, Paddy McGuirk, Declan Branigan, Philip Walton, Michael Hoey, Philomena Wickham, Carol Wickham, Oonagh Purfield, Sheena O'Brien-Kenney, Deirdre Smith, Suzanne Fanagan, Jody Fanagan, Damien McGrane, Des Smyth, Robbie Cannon4 Comments
Bobby Browne retires after 48 years at Laytown and Bettystown
Amateur golfBrian KeoghMaria Dunne, Niamh Giblin, Mary Dowling, Louise Coffey, Sinead Sexton, Woodbrook Ladies Senior Scratch Cup, Emma O'Driscoll, Jessica Ross, Maeve Cummins, Woodbrook Golf Club, Deirdre Smith, Nicola Coffey, Maeve KellyComment

Dowling triumphs at Woodbrook

Amateur golfBrian KeoghMaria Dunne, Niamh Giblin, Mary Dowling, Louise Coffey, Sinead Sexton, Woodbrook Ladies Senior Scratch Cup, Emma O'Driscoll, Jessica Ross, Maeve Cummins, Woodbrook Golf Club, Deirdre Smith, Nicola Coffey, Maeve KellyComment
Dowling triumphs at Woodbrook
Amateur golfBrian KeoghWomen's Interprovincials, Maria Dunne, Ariana Coyle Diez, Amy Farrell, Mary Doyle, Deirdre Smith, Karen Delaney, Aedin MurphyComment

Leinster defeat champions Ulster to claim Women's Interpros

Leinster won both the foursomes and the singles sessions to defeat holders Ulster 5½ - 3½ and capture the ILGU Women's Interprovincial title at Tramore.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghWomen's Interprovincials, Maria Dunne, Ariana Coyle Diez, Amy Farrell, Mary Doyle, Deirdre Smith, Karen Delaney, Aedin MurphyComment
Leinster defeat champions Ulster to claim Women's Interpros
Amateur golf, ILGUBrian KeoghDeirdre Smith, Emily Taylor, Gillian O'Leary, Irish Women’s Open StrokeplayComment

O'Leary leads at The Island

Gillian O’Leary leads the Irish Women’s Open Strokeplay at the IslandCork’s Gillian O’Leary added a 77 to her opening 79 to lead the Irish Women’s Open Amateur Strokeplay by one stroke going into Sunday’s final round at The Island Golf Club, writes the ILGU.
Amateur golf, ILGUBrian KeoghDeirdre Smith, Emily Taylor, Gillian O'Leary, Irish Women’s Open StrokeplayComment