Champions gather in last 16 of South of Ireland at Lahinch
Douglas star Peter O’Keeffe is hoping it will be a case of fifth time lucky after he played superbly on the first day of matchplay combat to ease his way into the last 16 in the Pierse Motors sponsored South of Ireland Championship for the fifth year running.
Knightly and Hood best in northwest wind at Lahinch
Royal Dublin’s Richard Knightly is taking nothing for granted after opening with a five-under 67 to share the first-round lead with Galgorm Castle’s Jordan Hood in qualifying for the Pierse Motors-sponsored South of Ireland Amateur Open at Lahinch.
Knightly rides on with gripping one hole win over leading qualifier Kennedy
Richard Knightly claimed the scalp of another Royal Dublin man for the second match running when he finished birdie-birdie to clinch a dramatic one-hole win over leading qualifier Max Kennedy to reach the quarter-finals of the Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland Amateur Open at Lahinch.
Knightly facing another battle Royal at Lahinch
The open draw threw up its share of juicy encounters but it was bittersweet for Royal Dublin’s Richard Knightly as he ousted one clubmate only to face another in today’s third round of the weather-delayed South of Ireland Amateur Championship at Lahinch.
O'Connor burns it up in Lahinch with sizzling 63
Amateur golf is a young man’s game these days but Athlone’s Thomas O’Connor was pleased to “buck the trend” and open with a nine-under 63 that matched the scorching weather to lead after the first qualifying round for the 119th South of Ireland Amateur Open at Lahinch.