O'Sullivan and Murray tops at Killeen Castle
Mark O’Sullivan during last year’s Irish Open at Royal Portrush. Photo Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieFormer Irish Close champion Mark O’Sullivan and Massereene’s Noel Murray got the 2013 PGA Irish Region season off to a winning start at a wintry Killeen Castle.
37 Irish heading to Q-School
Walker Cup player Niall Kearney is one of 37 Irishmen who have entered the first stage of the European Tour Qualifying School later this month.
The 21-year old Royal Dublin amateur will tee it up in a 115-man field at Fleesensee Golf and Country Club near Berlin from September 22-25 alongside Justin Brink and fellow South of Ireland champions Mark Campbell and Mervyn Owens.
Kearney is one of six Irish amateurs amongst the 749 hopefuls who will begin their bids of European Tour cards at stage one. The others are Ulstermen Byron Campbell and Ruairi McGee, Newlands’ Irish international Cian Curley, Royal Dublin’s Neil O Briain and Portmarnock’s James Fox.
Portstewart’s Paul Cutler, who was disappointed not to make the Walker Cup side this year, has not entered.
Shaw and O'Sullivan start well at Q-School
Six of Ireland’s 22 aspirants are on course to progress through the First Stage (Section A) of the European Tour Qualifying School.
Lurgan’s Gareth Shaw hit a level par 72 to share second place at windlashed Dundonald as Galway’s Mark O'Sullivan cracked a six-under par 66 at Chart Hills to grab a share of third.
Huge Irish contingent for Q-School
Amateur stars Shane Lowry, Paul O'Hanlon and Jonathan Caldwell have entered the first stage of this month's European Tour Qualifying School.
The trio form part of a 34 strong Irish army bidding to make it all the way to the third and Final Stage at PGA Golf de Catalunya in Spain from November 13-18.