David Kitt secured his first championship win in the Murray Timber Group Connacht Men’s Stroke Play Championship.

Joe Lyons is hoping home advantage pays off as he takes on a stacked field at the Murray Timber Group Connacht Men’s Open Stroke Play Championship at Galway.

Leona Maguire blasted a seven-under 65 to take the early lead in the LPGA Mediheal Championship in San Francisco.

A Emergency General Meeting could be on the cards at Galway Golf Club after a leading member said he was “mortified” by the recent decision by Council to inform Golf Ireland that the club did not wish to host this summer’s Irish Amateur Open.

Golf Ireland will soon begin searching for a new venue for this year’s Irish Amateur Open Championship after Galway Golf Club voted on Monday to turn down its chance to host the event from August 12-15.