Connemara’s Luke O’Neill is looking make a push in the PGA TOUR U rankings next season after entering the history books with a four-stroke win in the Mullingar Scratch Trophy.

Leading qualifier Joshua Hill and defending champion TJ Ford fell at the first hurdle in the Pierse Motors sponsored South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch.

Galgorm Castle’s Joshua Hill emerged as the big favourite for the Pierse Motors-sponsored South of Ireland Championship when he carded an incredible 10-under 62 to top the qualifiers at a flat calm Lahinch.

Dundalk's Caolan Rafferty proved the old adage that form is fleeting but class is permanent when he took advantage of excellent first-round conditions to open with a six-under 65 in the Connolly's Audi sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Championship at County Sligo's Rosses Point Links.

Athenry’s David Kitt looks set for a big season and after opening with a brace of two-under 70s, he head the Irish challenge in the 92nd Portuguese International Amateur Championship at Montado Golf Resort.

Carton House’s Keith Egan made five birdies in a three-under 69 to lead the Irish challenge in the 92nd Portuguese International Amateur Championship at Montado Golf Resort.

Ireland came back from losing the foursomes session to tie 4.5-4.5 with France on the opening day of the Octagonal Matches at Costa Ballena in Cádiz.

Golf Ireland has selected a six-man team for next week’s Octagonal Matches in Spain.

Twelve men and seven women have been selected to form the backbone of Ireland’s international squads for next year.

Peter O’Keeffe moved to the top of the Bridgestone Order of Merit with just one event remaining when he closed with rounds of 66 and 73 to retain the Munster Strokeplay Championship at Cork Golf Club.

Ireland produced an incredible singles comeback to tie 7.5-7.5 with England and claim the men’s Home Internationals for the fifth time in seven editions at Hankley Common in Surrey.

Irish skipper John Carroll vowed that Ireland will not “lie down” as they seek victory over England and their 19th Home Internationals triumph at Hankley Common.

International debutants Alex Maguire, Jack McDonnell, TJ Ford and Liam Nolan picked up points as Ireland opened the Men's Home Internationals with an 8.5-6.5 win over Scotland at Hankley Common in Surrey.

Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley put on a ball-striking clinic to open up a seven-shot lead before two closing bogeys for a five-under 66 left him five clear of Castleknock’s Paul Coughlan heading into the final round of the West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo.

Enniscorthy’s Paul Conroy improved course management could be the key that helps him open the door and capture the AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close at Tullamore.

Jake Whelan is no longer the quiet man of Irish golf after he birdied the last two holes to claim a one-shot win in the Mullingar Scratch Trophy and loudly announce his candidacy for a place on the Irish team.

Brand new shoes worked wonders for recently-crowned South of Ireland Amateur champion TJ Ford as he followed an opening 68 with a six-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead into the final two rounds of the Sherry Fitzgerald Davitt & Davitt and Pinergy sponsored Mullingar Scratch Trophy.

Newly-crowned South of Ireland champion TJ Ford heads a stellar field for the 59th Mullingar Scratch Trophy this weekend.

TJ FORD got in the zone and made history by becoming the first player from County Sligo Golf Club to win the prestigious South of Ireland Championship at sun-drenched Lahinch.

TJ Ford will be bidding to become the first County Sligo winner of the Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland title when he faces Dun Laoghaire’s Alan Fahy in this afternoon’s final at Lahinch.

Dun Laoghaire's Alan Fahy survived a marathon 42-hole day to battle his way into Sunday's semi-finals of the Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch.

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.