Welshman Bowen four clear at The Island thanks to course record 62
Wales’ Tomi Bowen will take a four-shot lead into the final round of the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship after carding a record-breaking 10-under 62 at The Island Golf Club on a day which saw the amateur course record broken on three occasions.
O'Driscoll and Knightly take Carlow and Kerry scratch cups
Muskerry's Jean O'Driscoll captured the Carlow Ladies Senior Scratch Cup on Saturday, edging out Lucan's Molly Dowling and Ballinrobe's Shannon Burke by a stroke on 152 with international Lisa Maguire, back in action again after her Leaving Certificate, taking fifth spot on 155.

Munster Strokeplay looks wide open
Three-time winner Niall Gorey might be the bookies' favourite but any one of a dozen played could win this weekend's Munster Stroke Play Championship at magnificent Cork Golf Club.

Baltray prepares some rough justice

Selfridge defeats Grant in play-off for East crown

Fox in command in the East

Fantastic Mr Fox leads at Baltray

Selfridge comes of age at Portrush
Chris Selfridge in full flow at Royal Portrush. Picture: Pat CashmanWhile some took the “never hurry” part of Walter Hagen’s famous phrase far too literally, Moyola Park’s Chris Selfridge was faithful to the rest as he cruised to a seemingly effortless six under 66 to claim the first round lead in the Golfsure sponsored Irish Amateur Close Championship at a sun-kissed Royal Portrush.
Q-School cull continues
And then there were four.
Stephen Grant, Barrie Trainor, Brian McElhinney,Michael Lavelle were the only Irishmen to survive the 54-hole cut as the axe fell at the First Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School (Section A).
Dreams of winning a European Tour are over for another year for Noel Fox and his brother James, Alan Murray, Ulstermen Byron Campbell and Adam Savage, Neil O Briain, Ger Hall and Danny Sugrue.
Irish behind 8-ball at Q-School
Talk about a bad day at the office.
Stephen GrantAs PQ1 (Section A) reached the halfway stage at four venues in England, Scotland, Portugal and Denmark, all 12 Irish hopefuls are outside the qualifying places.
Barrie Trainor is the best of the bunch but a second round 78 at Dundonald Links relegated the Warrenpoint man from fifth to tied 23rd, one stroke outside the top 20 who will progress to stage two from that venue after four rounds.