Seán Keeling wants to play on the PGA Tour, he wants to win Majors and he wants to become one of the greatest players in the world.

Wales’ Tomi Bowen will take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship after carding a record-breaking 10-under 62 at The Island Golf Club on a day which saw the amateur course record broken on three occasions.

He’ll likely have to win more than one championship but former Walker Cup player Caolan Rafferty will be looking to give the R&A selectors some food for thought in his limited starts this summer after snatching the halfway lead in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open at The Island.

Dundalk’s Caolan Rafferty leads the home challenge after the opening round of the Flogas Irish Amateur Open at The Island.

SÉAMUS Power can’t wait for a crack at this week’s US PGA Championship after making an eagle and 21 birdies to clinch a top 20 finish in the AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas.

Warrenpoint’s Colm Campbell proved there really is life after 30 in the amateur game when he holed two clutch par putts on the 17th and 18th to force a playoff with Malone’s Matthew McClean before capturing his second Flogas Irish Amateur Open title at the first extra hole.

Castle’s Robert Moran emerged from a 105-minute fog delay to lead the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open into the final day but a host of potential champions also showed their faces on moving day at The Island.

The Island proved the big winner for the second day running as winds gusting to 35 kmph left the elite field struggling in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open.

Scotland’s Matthew Wilson took advantage of the best of the early conditions to open with a three-under 69 for a one-shot lead in the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open at The Island.

Flogas has increased its commitment to golf in Ireland by becoming the title sponsor of the Irish Women’s and Girls’ Amateur Open and the Irish Mixed Foursomes.

Peter O’Keeffe won three events - the AIG Irish Close, the Munster Strokeplay and the Flogas Irish Amateur Open — and claimed the Bridgestone Order of Merit after a tremendous 2021. But who topped the stroke averages in Irish amateur golf?

Golf is a never-ending journey, but the road looks to be paved with success for Douglas’ Peter O’Keeffe after he claimed an epic victory in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open at The European Club.

Peter O’Keefe produced another display of control and patience to keep alive his hopes of claiming the Flogas Irish Amateur Open for the second time on a day of high winds and higher scores at The European Club.

The European Club is a relentless test of golfing excellence, but while Peter O'Keeffe dropped three shots in his last two holes to find himself four shots off the lead he's looking forward to seeing the wind blow over the weekend as he chases a rare double in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open Championship.

The links at The European Club will test the cream of Irish and international golf when it hosts the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open from October 15-17.

Golf Ireland will soon begin searching for a new venue for this year’s Irish Amateur Open Championship after Galway Golf Club voted on Monday to turn down its chance to host the event from August 12-15.