Warrenpoint’s Colm Campbell overcame a two-hole deficit with three to play and “horrendous” conditions of wind and rain to claim the 121st South of Ireland Amateur Championship at Lahinch.

FLASH — Warrenpoint’s Colm Campbell came back from two down with three to play when he took advantage of a later collapse by Douglas’ Peter O’Keeffe to win one up in horrendous weather at Lahinch.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing but having a good caddie could be worth its weight in gold on the final day of the South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship when wind and rain is set to test the title candidates to the limit at Lahinch.

Colm Campbell hit one of the shots of the championship to beat Carton House’s Marc Boucher 1 up and move into the quarter-finals of the 121st South of Ireland Amateur Championship at Lahinch.

Just four Munster men were left standing as a southwest wind gusting over 35mph proved the difference maker on the opening day of matchplay combat in the 121st South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch.

Peter O'Keeffe is gunning for victory in Lahinch after being told he likely needs to win the 121st South of Ireland Amateur Championship to claim his place in the Irish team for the Home Internationals next month.

England won the men’s event and Spain the women’s as Ireland endured a difficult week at the European Nations Cup at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in Spain.

Malone’s Matthew McClean was the best of the bunch with a one-under 71 as Ireland struggled on the opening day of the European Nations Cup at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande.

Naas’ Robert Brazill won the first three holes en route to a 2&1 win over Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley as the other four Irish qualifiers all made it safely through to the last 32 of the South African Amateur Championship at Mount Edgecombe.

Royal Dublin's Hugh Foley will face Irish team mate Robert Brazill from Naas in the first round of the South African Amateur Championship at Mount Edgecombe.

Galgorm Castle’s Joshua Hill closed with a four-under-par 68 to finish solo second behind 54-hole leader Martin Couvra of France in the South African Stroke Play Championship at Mount Edgecombe Country Club.

Galgorm Castle’s Joshua Hill and Malone’s Matthew McClean have their work cut out to catch French world number 92 Martin Couvra in the final round of the South African Stroke Play Championship.

Galform Castle’s Joshua Hill carded a three-under 69 to take a one-shot lead over Malone’s Matthew McClean into the last two rounds of the South African Stroke Play Championship.

Ireland fell 6.5-2.5 to hosts and defending champions Spain and will battle England for third place on the final day of the Octagonal Matches in Cadiz.

Ireland has six players in the 19-man Great Britain and Ireland squad hoping to make the 10-man team for next year’s Walker Cup clash with the USA at St Andrews.

Golf Ireland has today confirmed that 21 players will form the 2023 Men’s and Women’s High Performance squads. Twelve men and nine women have been selected, and they will form the backbone of Ireland’s international squads for next year.

Douglas’ James Walsh fired a two-under-par 69 to win the first Munster Senior Cup Alliance outing of the season at a wet and windy Muskerry.

Team selection is a thankless task but Royal Dublin's Hugh Foley looks determined to make a mockery of his non-selection for the Eisenhower Trophy after he produced a barrage of back-nine birdies to beat clubmate Richard Knightly and move into the semi-finals of the AIG Irish Amateur Close at Headfort.

History beckons at Headfort, but who will be the man (or boy) to make it?

Alex Maguire is gunning for his second big win of the year after carding a course-record, seven-under 65 to lead the qualifiers in the AIG Irish Men's Amateur Close at Headfort's New Course.

Peter O’Keeffe would dearly have loved to win the 120th South of Ireland Championship but the Douglas man had few complaints as he went down 3&1 to Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley in a stiff southwesterly breeze at Lahinch.