The GUI's Willie Gill Order of Merit says Cormac Sharvin was Ireland's top amateur in 2015 and it's hard to argue with that given the Ardglass man's stellar play, culminating in that record-breaking Walker Cup win over the USA at Royal Lytham and St Annes.

Scotland retained the Senior Men’s Home International title after the tournament ended in a three-way tie at Crowborough Beacon in Sussex, writes England Golf.

As he prepares to retire at the end of the year following 50 years at Castle, David Kinsella celebrated with his son Ross, who was on the winning Catle team in the final of the FBD Barton Cup against Clontarf.

Ireland Senior men are on track for their third European Senior Men's Team Championship in a row in Bulgaria but the Ladies suffered semi-final agony at The National Golf Resort in Lithuania.

Ireland's senior men's and women's teams will face French opposition in Friday's semi-finals of their respective European Senior Team Championships.

Tramore's John Mitchell and Naas' Maurice Kelly will take a one stroke lead into the final round of the Irish Seniors Close at Grange.

Cork's Tom Cleary added the Connacht Seniors Open to the Munster Seniors crown he claimed in last month with victory on a count back at Oughterard.

Englishman Mark Stones made seven birdies in  70 to take a two-shot lead after an opening round of the Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship at Roscommon.

Cork's Tom Cleary birdied three of his last six holes to retain his Munster Seniors Amateur Open title in style at Waterville Golf Links.

Tramore's John Mitchell shot a level par 72 to lead the Munster Seniors Open by a shot after the opening round at Waterville Golf Links.

Amateur golf is big in Ireland but senior golf is even bigger and Ireland excels with the men retaining the European Senior Men's Team Championship title in Poland on Saturday as the women took bronze in the European Ladies' Team Championship in Austria.

Ireland's senior men face England as the senior ladies take on France in today's semi-finals of their respective European Senior Amateur Team Championships.