What a way to finish the 2022 season. A final round 6⃣5⃣ gets
@john_murphy5
to -17 and into a share of 24th place. Top 25 get
@DPWorldTour
cards, fingers crossed as the rest of the field finishes off.
Nice pairing for John Murphy at the AT&T, he’s partnered with Gerry McManus. They’ll tee it up alongside Seamus Power and Dermot Desmond.
They’ll start on Spyglass tomorrow.
Mallow have conceded their Senior Cup match against Castlemartyr tomorrow. A great decision by the club and surely supported by all the other clubs taking part.
Absolutely delighted for 2 of the hardest working and talented guys out there.
It's been a long year, 30 tournaments, 94 rounds.
Plenty of birdies, eagles and everything else, but they got there in the end.
Go well in 2023
@john_murphy5
&
@shaneoconnell18
@DPWorldTour
here we go
Pretty cool to see
@JamesSugrue2
at No 5 on the world rankings.
Unclear if he’ll get to play in any more amateur events, but it’s a great achievement to bank before he enters the pro ranks.
Congratulations to Peter O'Keeffe, winner of the Munster Strokeplay Championship - and the latest name to be added to the famous Cork Scratch Cup.
#MunsterSP
@CorkGolfClub
@GUIGolf
Whatever happens in the next hour, this was huge from Murphy.
26 birdies, only 2 of 12 "nines" over par over the six days and 5 rounds in the 60's.
He kept the big numbers off the card, and he came out with his very best on the final nine today.
That's clutch
@john_murphy5
👏👏👏
Another round in the red for
@john_murphy5
today, he's on -10 for 72 holes at
@DPWorldTour
final qualifying - and safely inside the top 60.
He'll have another two days of golf - and real chance of winning a full tour card for next year 👊👊👊
Nice win for Paul Buckley at the Emirates Amateur today. Won the 36 hole event by 1 stroke. Karl Bornemann claimed a top ten finish.
First winner of 2021 👏👏👏
Another solid week for
@john_murphy5
, four rounds in the 60’s and a top 30 finish.
Back to the
@Challenge_Tour
now for two weeks. Great chance to improve on his CT card for next year - and maybe even earn a trip to Mallorca
🥊🥊Another win for Peter O'Keeffe, and he's through to the last 8 in
#TheAmateur
. Another close match that went all the way to the 18th where he won 1 up.
It's onto the quarter-finals in the morning. 👊👊👊
For the day that's in it..... remembering back to this week nine years ago at the official opening of Cobh's new course in Marino.
Two distinguished gentlemen of the game
Outside of everything else going on, it's really special to see
@JamesSugrue2
wearing
@GUIGolf
colours today. There's much said about amateurs clothing choices/affiliations when they play in tour events. Sugrue setting a great example for amateur golf today.
Three birdies, an eagle, and 14 pars saw John Hickey finish with a five under par 68 at the
@PGAEuroProTour
today. He finished T55 but gets a Cat 10 tour card which should give him plenty of starts when the season gets going
Douglas Mens Scratch Cup
🥇Morgan Cain (Cork) -2
🥈Peter O'Keeffe (Douglas) -1
🥉James Walsh (Douglas) +2
4 Joe Lyons (Galway) +2
5 Jack Egan (Muskerry) +5
6 Chris Taylor (Kanturk) +5
7 Darren Hourihan (Lee Valley) +7
8 Ian Bermingham (Douglas) +8
Fair play to Conor Dowling who's been on the bag for James Sugrue since Monday. A steady hand when it was needed today!
#TheAmateur
@PGC1894
@JamesSugrue2
Super 65 from John Murphy in Germany. 6 under, top twenty, and leader in the clubhouse (ok, that’s stretching it a bit).
Still though, he jumped 26 spots on the leaderboard for some Sunday💵💵💵
Great round from Peter O’Keeffe at
#TheAmateur
today. He’s shot -3 on St Anne’s to book his place in the matchplay.
He faces Germany’s Anton Albers in the first round tomorrow morning 💪💪💪
I know Carton House isn't the most accessible for Cork folk, but if you can get up there over the next three days - do it. Great to see day one of the biggest amateur events in the world, also great to see so many familiar faces supporting John Murphy
#WATC2018
Big shout out to
@PGA_Ireland
's Ian Stafford along with Ger Broderick, Paul Kiely plus Aaron O'Callaghan, also Ger Cullinane and the junior officers in Kinsale (and of course Gary Ward).
Murph made his own luck today but he travelled a long road to get to this stage.
Gary O'Flaherty retains the Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup title with a level par 72 to finish on -5, a third win for Gary and a second win with Adam Power on the bag
#leevalleyscratch2018
Huge congrats to Karl Bornemann, winner of the Irish Seniors Close at Waterford Golf Club. Wire to wire winner, even threw in an eagle today on the way home. 👏👏👏
As hoped, Mark Power partners John Murphy in the
@WalkerCup
foursomes today, they're out second and take on Quade Cummins & Austin Eckroat
Best of luck lads 💪💪💪
As hoped, Mark Power partners John Murphy in the
@WalkerCup
foursomes today, they're out second and take on Quade Cummins & Austin Eckroat
Best of luck lads 💪💪💪
It's kinda funny when two Cork girls head to the US, one to Kentucky and one to Miami, and they both end up playing together in North Carolina.
Best of luck to
@martin_mairead
and
@sarabyrne01
who tee it up in the ACC Championship today
Every time I see this man on the course he has a smile on his face. He’s improved year on year, and now he’s into the final 8 at one of the amateur majors. Tough challenge today against another top quality golfer who happens to be a buddy. Play well and keep smiling John!
While it wasn’t on his original schedule, James Sugrue had been looking forward to defending his title at Birkdale this year. He will however be able to play in the Mallow Scratch Cup on Sunday...
#SilverLining
A sad day for many golfers in Cork, Sean O'Leary passed away. A great man to do a job, and an even better man for a chat.
Generations of Cork golfers will know him from starting, refereeing, and having a chat at GUI championship and Cups and Shields matches.
1/2...
Congrats to
@Douglasgolfclub
on win on the their first
@GolfIreland_
pennant. A win over Tipperary tonight in the AIG Senior Cup gives them the regional title plus a ticket to the All Ireland quarter finals
There's not too much this man and his wedge hasn't seen on the course over the past twenty years. From managing Senior Cup, Barton and senior & underage interprovincials, to refereeing, chatting and being fierce handy at tracking a shot and helping to find a ball.
Tiernan McLarnon wins the
@boylesportsgolf
Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup with a 208 total (-8) for three rounds. He's under-par in four of his last six rounds in Lee Valley.
James Sugrue is having a much better day today. I know he's not making the live TV feed, so it's amazing to get to see every shot via the
@TheMasters
website
?
Best of wishes to Matt Sands as he starts his retirement today after his successful 32 years as General Manager in Cork GC.
We wish Matt great health and happiness in his retirement and hope he gets to play lots of golf.
Well that was interesting, just ran four holes with two of the nicest guys in golf. After a 4.30am start, CianMcNamara and Brian Hurley are through almost two rounds of their ten round challenge in Monkstown. Get up and support them if you can
@MonkstownGC
@PGA_Ireland
He might have left the
@AIGIreland
Close a bit earlier than he wanted to, but
@john_murphy5
bounced back today with a 63 today in Kinsale. It’s impressive to finish 5 better then your handicap - especially when that’s +4!
Sugrue birdies the 18th to sign for a 64 (-8) in
@TheOpen
regional qualifying in
@CountyLouthGC
. Closest challenger in on -4, 7 spots available for final qualifying.
Congratulations to John Murphy of the University of Louisville on being named the recipient of the Byron Nelson Award presented by
@SrixonGolf
@ClevelandGolf
! ⛳️
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Good day for Cork's two tour pros...
John Murphy is in the top 10 in Spain on the
@Challenge_Tour
while James Sugrue is three off the lead on the
@alpstourgolf
in France.
Time to drive on for the weekend 🤌🤌🤌
To quote this guy: “golf is hard”
But every now and then everything clicks. You don’t get to that point without resilience and persistence, and Murphy showed that this summer. A lesson we all need to remember.
Congratulations to all the greenkeepers and course staff all over the county, courses are looking amazing.
👏👏👏
Everyone playing this week is in for a treat...