As he prepares to retire at the end of the year following 50 years at Castle, David Kinsella celebrated with his son Ross, who was on the winning Catle team in the final of the FBD Barton Cup against Clontarf.

Ireland Senior men are on track for their third European Senior Men's Team Championship in a row in Bulgaria but the Ladies suffered semi-final agony at The National Golf Resort in Lithuania.

Ireland's senior men's and women's teams will face French opposition in Friday's semi-finals of their respective European Senior Team Championships.

Tramore's John Mitchell and Naas' Maurice Kelly will take a one stroke lead into the final round of the Irish Seniors Close at Grange.

Tramore's John Mitchell has a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Connacht Seniors Open at Oughterard Golf Club.

Englishman Mark Stones made seven birdies in  70 to take a two-shot lead after an opening round of the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship at Roscommon.

Cork's Tom Cleary birdied three of his last six holes to retain his Munster Seniors Amateur Open title in style at Waterville Golf Links.

Tramore's John Mitchell shot a level par 72 to lead the Munster Seniors Open by a shot after the opening round at Waterville Golf Links.

UPDATED: Bangor's Garth McGimpsey continues to be as competitive as ever, even in far away South Africa. But this time it took an albatross two on his penultimate hole to claim victory.

Three Irishmen have lifted the Eisenhower Trophy with GB&I while no Irish women have yet managed to win the Espirito Santo Trophy. In 2018 six top Irish players will have the chance to make history when Ireland hosts the World Amateur Team Championships for the first time.