Keeling denies Foley Amgen Irish Open spot by 0.2 WAGR points
Teenager Sean Keeling was gutted not to win the AIG Irish Amateur Close on Sunday but he looks set to receive a boost this week in the shape of an invitation to join superstars Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry in September’s Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down.

Abom leads Irish Close into final round as Keeling falls four behind after quintuple bogey
Edmondstown’s Thomas Abom eagled his 16th hole en route to a one-under 71 and a one-shot lead over local hero Richard Sykes heading into this afternoon’s final round of the AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close at. Dun Laoghaire.
Keeling and Abom set the pace with 66s in Irish Close at Dun Laoghaire
“Pretty solid” was how Seán Keeling described his opening six-under 66 on day one of the AIG Irish Men's Amateur Close Championship, an understated estimation of an impressive bogey-free round which has the young Roganstown golfer sharing top spot with fellow Irish underage international Thomas Abom from Edmondstown.
Carew claims fairytale AIG Irish Close win after epic comeback
So the last shall be first.
Castleknock’s Quentin Carew, a solid player who never threatened to win big before, hit the shot his life and eagled the 20th to come from four down at the turn to deny Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley the AIG Irish Amateur Close and a famous hat-trick at Headfort.
Foley has Major hat-trick in his sights after two more Close encounters
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.

Stroke averages - how Ireland's top amateurs fared at home in 2021
Peter O’Keeffe won three events - the AIG Irish Close, the Munster Strokeplay and the Flogas Irish Amateur Open — and claimed the Bridgestone Order of Merit after a tremendous 2021. But who topped the stroke averages in Irish amateur golf?

O'Keeffe joins exclusive club with AIG Irish Close win at Tullamore
Big Peter O’Keeffe became the first Douglas golfer to win the AIG Irish Amateur Close since John McHenry 35 years ago when he birdied two of the last three holes for a closing 65, then outlasted Castle’s Robert Moran in a three-hole aggregate playoff at Tullamore.