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Two Spanish events added to DP World Tour schedule in April

The DP World Tour has added two new tournaments in Spain to its 2022 schedule to make up for previous cancellations.

DP World TourDP World TourISPS Handa Championship in Spain, Infinitum, PGA Catalunya Resort, PGA Catalunya Golf and Wellness, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, ISPS HANDA – CHAMPIONSHIP
Two Spanish events added to DP World Tour schedule in April
Amateur golfAmateur newsEuropean Amateur Team Championship, European Women’s Amateur Team Championship, Marc Boucher, Hugh Foley, Matt McClean, Robert Moran, Mark Power, Caolan Rafferty, Sara Byrne, Beth Coulter, Aine Donegan, Anna Foster, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson, PGA Catalunya Resort, Royal County Down

Ireland teams named for European Men's and Women's Team Championships

Golf Ireland has announced two six-strong teams to represent Ireland at the European Amateur Team Championships next month.

Amateur golfAmateur newsEuropean Amateur Team Championship, European Women’s Amateur Team Championship, Marc Boucher, Hugh Foley, Matt McClean, Robert Moran, Mark Power, Caolan Rafferty, Sara Byrne, Beth Coulter, Aine Donegan, Anna Foster, Lauren Walsh, Annabel Wilson, PGA Catalunya Resort, Royal County Down
Ireland teams named for European Men's and Women's Team Championships
EPD Tour, ECCO Tour, Nordic LeagueBrian KeoghPGA Catalunya Resort, Reeve Whitson, Mike Kelly, Stephen Grant, Mediter Real Estate Masters - PGA Catalunya, Open Casa Green Golf, Rory McNamaraComment

Career best finish for Reeve Whitson; Grant and Kelly take on PGA Catalunya

EPD Tour — Royal County Down's Reeve Whitson clinched the best finish of his fledgling professional career when he tied for 12th in the Open Casa Green Golf in Morocco.

EPD Tour, ECCO Tour, Nordic LeagueBrian KeoghPGA Catalunya Resort, Reeve Whitson, Mike Kelly, Stephen Grant, Mediter Real Estate Masters - PGA Catalunya, Open Casa Green Golf, Rory McNamaraComment
Career best finish for Reeve Whitson; Grant and Kelly take on PGA Catalunya
European Tour, Alps Tour, Challenge Tour, ECCO Tour, EPD Tour, Europro TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, Peter Lawrie, Damien McGrane, Kevin Phelan, Paul Dunne, Simon Thornton, Ruaidhri McGee, Brian Casey, Marcus Kinhult, Lukas Nemecz, PGA Catalunya ResortComment

Lawrie ends Q-School agony with auto-DQ but vows: "I won’t give up, I have never been a giver-upper"

European Tour, Alps Tour, Challenge Tour, ECCO Tour, EPD Tour, Europro TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, Peter Lawrie, Damien McGrane, Kevin Phelan, Paul Dunne, Simon Thornton, Ruaidhri McGee, Brian Casey, Marcus Kinhult, Lukas Nemecz, PGA Catalunya ResortComment
Lawrie ends Q-School agony with auto-DQ but vows: "I won’t give up, I have never been a giver-upper"
Challenge Tour, European TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, PGA Catalunya Resort, Paul Dunne, Damien McGrane, Peter Lawrie, Ruaidhri McGee, Kevin Phelan, Brian Casey, Simon Thornton, Neil Manchip5 Comments

The unseen and lonely life at golf’s Euro Tour Qualifying School

Challenge Tour, European TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, PGA Catalunya Resort, Paul Dunne, Damien McGrane, Peter Lawrie, Ruaidhri McGee, Kevin Phelan, Brian Casey, Simon Thornton, Neil Manchip5 Comments
The unseen and lonely life at golf’s Euro Tour Qualifying School
Challenge Tour, European TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, Paul Dunne, Mick McGeady, Gavin Moynihan, Chris Selfridge, Richard Kilpatrick, Rory McNamara, Jonny Caldwell, Colm Campbell, Brian Casey, Jack Hume, Alan Dunbar, Gary Hurley, PGA Catalunya Resort, Lumine Golf & Beach Club, Panoramic Golf & Sport Resort, Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, Campo de Golf El SalerComment

Walker Cup quartet continues Q-School bid in Spain

Four of Ireland’s Walker Cup winners face an all-or-nothing week at the Second Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School in Spain from Friday.

Challenge Tour, European TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, Paul Dunne, Mick McGeady, Gavin Moynihan, Chris Selfridge, Richard Kilpatrick, Rory McNamara, Jonny Caldwell, Colm Campbell, Brian Casey, Jack Hume, Alan Dunbar, Gary Hurley, PGA Catalunya Resort, Lumine Golf & Beach Club, Panoramic Golf & Sport Resort, Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, Campo de Golf El SalerComment
Walker Cup quartet continues Q-School bid in Spain
European Tour, Challenge TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, Renato Paratore, Peter Lawrie, Gareth Maybin, Simon Thornton, Kevin Phelan, PGA Catalunya ResortComment

Irish face uphill task as Paratore leads into final Q-School round

Peter Lawrie is just one tantalising shot outside the Top 25 who will win their 2015 European Tour cards on Thursday with Italian Renato Paratore on course to become the youngest winner in European Tour Qualifying School history.

European Tour, Challenge TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, Renato Paratore, Peter Lawrie, Gareth Maybin, Simon Thornton, Kevin Phelan, PGA Catalunya ResortComment
Irish face uphill task as Paratore leads into final Q-School round
European Tour, Europro Tour, Challenge TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, PGA Catalunya Resort, Kevin Phelan, Peter Lawrie, Simon Thornton, Gareth Maybin, Mick McGeadyComment

Phelan leads Irish quintet at Q-School

Kevin Phelan made a fine start in his bid to win back his tour card when he opened with a three under par 69 on the tough Stadium Course in the Final Stage of the European Tour Qualifying School at PGA Catalunya Resort.

European Tour, Europro Tour, Challenge TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, PGA Catalunya Resort, Kevin Phelan, Peter Lawrie, Simon Thornton, Gareth Maybin, Mick McGeadyComment
Phelan leads Irish quintet at Q-School
European TourBrian KeoghMiguel Angel Jimenez, Spanish Open, PGA Catalunya Resort, Gareth Maybin, Shane Lowry, Paul McGinley, David Higgins, Simon ThorntonComment

Big Mig wins again as Maybin revives season with ace

A hole-in-one helped Gareth Maybin secure a joint-seventh finish at the Spanish Open and a boost to his hopes of keeping his card as Miguel Angel Jimenez smashed his own record to win on tour at the age of 50.

European TourBrian KeoghMiguel Angel Jimenez, Spanish Open, PGA Catalunya Resort, Gareth Maybin, Shane Lowry, Paul McGinley, David Higgins, Simon ThorntonComment
Big Mig wins again as Maybin revives season with ace
European TourBrian KeoghShane Lowry, Spanish Open, PGA Catalunya Resort, Paul McGinley, Damien McGrane, Gareth Maybin, Simon Thornton, Michael Hoey, David Higgins, Kevin PhelanComment

Big picture looking clearer for Lowry and Maybin

Shane Lowry was happy and Gareth Maybin, presumably, was equally pleased as he produced an awesome display of ironplay to give himself a chance of getting his Race to Dubai season back on the strait and narrow in the Open de España.

European TourBrian KeoghShane Lowry, Spanish Open, PGA Catalunya Resort, Paul McGinley, Damien McGrane, Gareth Maybin, Simon Thornton, Michael Hoey, David Higgins, Kevin PhelanComment
Big picture looking clearer for Lowry and Maybin
European TourBrian KeoghSpanish Open, PGA Catalunya Resort, Shane Lowry, Damien McGrane, Paul McGinley, Simon Thornton, Gareth Maybin, Kevin Phelan, Eddie PepperellComment

Irish tested at demanding PGA Catalunya

Shane Lowry, Paul McGinley and Simon Thornton remained in touch with the leaders as they battled to level par 72s in the first round of the Open de España at a testing PGA Catalunya Resort.

European TourBrian KeoghSpanish Open, PGA Catalunya Resort, Shane Lowry, Damien McGrane, Paul McGinley, Simon Thornton, Gareth Maybin, Kevin Phelan, Eddie PepperellComment
Irish tested at demanding PGA Catalunya
Alps Tour, Challenge Tour, EPD Tour, European Tour, Europro TourBrian KeoghColm Moriarty, PGA Catalunya Resort

"I guess everyone is chasing the dream”

Numbers game. The Q-School shows no mercy. Irish golf has never produced so many players willing to chase the ultimate dream of a place on the game’s major tours. Whether they can afford to follow their dreams is another matter altogether.
Alps Tour, Challenge Tour, EPD Tour, European Tour, Europro TourBrian KeoghColm Moriarty, PGA Catalunya Resort
Challenge Tour, European TourBrian KeoghChris Devlin, David Higgins, European Tour Qualifying School, Niall Kearney, PGA Catalunya Resort, Peter O'Keeffe, Simon Thornton, Team Ireland Golf TrustComment

Six of the best - Ireland's hopefuls braced for Q-School exams

The wailing wall. The scoreboard at the European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage tells the harsh truth.Philip Walton compared it to a prison sentence and there’s no time off for good behaviour. If it goes well, you have six rounds - 108 holes of golf - to finish in the top 25 and ties and earn a ticket to the 2013 Race to Dubai.
Challenge Tour, European TourBrian KeoghChris Devlin, David Higgins, European Tour Qualifying School, Niall Kearney, PGA Catalunya Resort, Peter O'Keeffe, Simon Thornton, Team Ireland Golf TrustComment
European TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, PGA Catalunya ResortComment

Enhanced PGA Catalunya ready for Q-School test

The par-four 13th at PGA Catalunya Resort’s newly upgraded Stadium Course.Tour winner Nick Dougherty and former Ryder Cup stars Paul Broadhurst and Jarmo Sandelin will be among the first to play the enhanced PGA Catalunya Resort this weekend when it hosts the European Tour Qualifying School Final Stage for the fifth year in a row.
European TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, PGA Catalunya ResortComment
European TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, PGA Catalunya ResortComment

Q-School exam made tougher

PGA Catalunya Resort’s Stadium Course is being upgraded and lengthened. The par four 13th.PGA Catalunya Resort is to significantly upgrade  its award-winning Stadium Course as part of a three-year partnership with The European Tour that will see the Qualifying School Final Stage held at the famed 36-hole resort until at least 2014.
European TourBrian KeoghEuropean Tour Qualifying School, PGA Catalunya ResortComment