Schoolboy Dylan Holmes overcame apocalyptic weather conditions to become the youngest winner of the West of Ireland Championship since Rory McIlroy in 2006.

Stuart Grehan powered his way into the semi-finals of the Connolly Motor Group-sponsored West of Ireland Championship and confessed he has one eye on making next year's Walker Cup at Lahinch.

Competitors will face an improved County Sligo in the West of Ireland Amateur Open from April 18-22.

County Sligo Golf Club has announced that Connolly Motor Group will continue to sponsor the West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship for the next three years.

The Island is among the front runners to host the Amgen Irish Open in 2026.

Galway’s Liam Nolan is looking forward to battling close friend and fellow Walker Cup star Matt McClean this weekend after they snatched the halfway lead in the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship at Co Sligo.

Schoolboy Gavin Tiernan ditched his schoolbooks for his clubs for a few hours and fired a sensational six-under 65 to grab the first-round lead in the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship at County Sligo.

Seán Keeling wants to play on the PGA Tour, he wants to win Majors and he wants to become one of the greatest players in the world.

Five years after he lost the South of Ireland final, Kildare man Keith Egan buried his demons to deny local hero David Brady and claim the Connolly Motor Group-sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Rosses Point.

County Sligo’s David Brady birdied the sixth tie hole to beat Castleknock's Paul Coughlan and set up a clash with Carton House’s Keith Egan in this afternoon’s final of the West of Ireland Championship.

The starter talked the rookies through it all on the first tee, then sent them off with the happy rejoinder — “This is tropical, lads!”

County Sligo will host the 101st Connolly Motor Group-sponsored West of Ireland Championship this week, but players returning over the next five years will find the course gradually transformed after the club unanimously approved a massive course development plan this week.

Castle Captain Archie McEvoy said the experience of having Rob Moran and Alex Gleeson helped but it was a massive team effort as they claimed the AIG Men’s Senior Cup at Dun Laoghaire.

Promising English golfer James Claridge claimed the first prize on offer this week as he took home the Pat Ruddy Perpetual Trophy for the leading amateur at the Connolly’s Audi West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship.

County Sligo Golf Club is expecting a bumper entry for the 100th-anniversary staging of the Connolly Motor Group-sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open Centenary Championship from April 7-11.

April is the cruellest month, the poet said, but it proved joyful for Bray's Alan Fahy as his hard work and patience paid off with victory in the Connolly's Audi West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo's stunning Rosses Point links.

Galway’s Liam Nolan will face Bray’s Alan Fahy in this afternoon’s final of the Connolly’s Audi West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo.

Rosses Point bared its fangs as a southerly wind gusting over 30 mph at times sent scores soaring in the second qualifying round for the Connolly's Audi West of Ireland Amateur Open at County Sligo.

Hugh Foley might have etched his name alongside the Irish greats by adding last year's West of Ireland title to his win in the 2020 Irish Close, but he's determined to tick a few more boxes over the next 18 months before he even dreams of turning professional.

Charleville's Jordan Boles took advantage of perfect scoring conditions to top the qualifiers for the Connolly's Audi sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Championship at County Sligo.

County Sligo's famous Rosses Point Links will host the 99th West of Ireland Amateur Championship in two weeks, and the club has achieved a major coup by attracting a new sponsor in Connolly's Audi for the April 15-19 classic.

Irish golf lost one of its greatest servants with the death on July 8 of former Curtis Cup captain and Irish selector Maire O'Donnell at the age of 94.