County Louth’s Stuart Grehan beat England’s Lewy Hayward after a three hole playoff to claim the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship at Seapoint.

Co Louth's Gerard Dunne, defending champion Matt McClean and England's Lewy Hayward share the 36 holes lead in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open

Malone’s Matthew McClean made a magnificent start to his defence of the Flogas Irish Amateur Open at Seapoint.

John Doyle made eight birdies in a six-under 66 to win the CO2 Group Munster Stroke Play Championship by a shot.

Malone golfer Matt McClean battled back from four shots down to claim his first Irish title with the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open Championship on a thrilling final day.

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.

R&A Amateur Series winner Alex Maguire will look to end his phenomenal season on a high at the Eisenhower Trophy as Ireland sends a strong team to the World Amateur Team Championships in Abu Dhabi later this month. 

Malone’s Matthew McClean was the best of the bunch with a one-under 71 as Ireland struggled on the opening day of the European Nations Cup at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande.

Amateur Matt McClean closed with a miraculous par four and insisted he was happy with his Masters performance despite carding a 74 to miss the cut on seven-over par.

Global technology company Kainos has announced its sponsorship of Northern Ireland amateur golfer Matthew McClean ahead of next week’s Masters at Augusta and the US Open at the Los Angeles Country Club in June.

Masters-bound Matt McClean fired eight birdies in a four-under-par 67 to move into the top 10 at halfway in the Azalea Invitational in South Carolina.

Naas’ Robert Brazill won the first three holes en route to a 2&1 win over Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley as the other four Irish qualifiers all made it safely through to the last 32 of the South African Amateur Championship at Mount Edgecombe.

Royal Dublin's Hugh Foley will face Irish team mate Robert Brazill from Naas in the first round of the South African Amateur Championship at Mount Edgecombe.

Galgorm Castle’s Joshua Hill closed with a four-under-par 68 to finish solo second behind 54-hole leader Martin Couvra of France in the South African Stroke Play Championship at Mount Edgecombe Country Club.

Matt Fitzpatrick is licking his lips at the thought of another firm and fast U.S. Open when he defends his title at Los Angeles Country Club in June.

Galform Castle’s Joshua Hill carded a three-under 69 to take a one-shot lead over Malone’s Matthew McClean into the last two rounds of the South African Stroke Play Championship.

Ireland has six players in the 19-man Great Britain and Ireland squad hoping to make the 10-man team for next year’s Walker Cup clash with the USA at St Andrews.

Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley is just a shot off the lead after finishing with four birdies in his last five holes with a four-under 66i in the US Mid-Amateur Championship in Wisconsin.

Ireland saved the best for last and produced a five-under-par final day to clinch a top 20 finish in the World Amateur Team Championship as Italy claimed its first Eisenhower Trophy in Paris.

Leona Maguire holed little but found herself just four shots behind American Lucy Li at halfway after carding a one-under 70 in the Dana Open in Ohio.

Alex Maguire is gunning for his second big win of the year after carding a course-record, seven-under 65 to lead the qualifiers in the AIG Irish Men's Amateur Close at Headfort's New Course.