The €170,000 Northern Ireland Open Challenge will have two title sponsors and up to 13 minor backers when the action gets underway at Galgorm Castle from August 29 to September 1. Clannah Natural Energy and XJET are the main backers as top class golf returns to Northern Ireland hoping to ride the wave of enthusiasm created by last year’s hugely successful Irish Open staging at Royal Portrush. Tourism Minister Arlene Foster said: “Following the tremendous success of ...
The first scratch event of the 2013 ladies amateur golf season tees off at Royal Co. Down with their annual Scratch Salver 36 hole event on Sunday 24th March. Defending champion Paula Grant (Lisburn) will set out to claim back-to-back titles while the Maguire twins Leona and Lisa are sure to grace the winner’s enclosure as Ireland’s top female players return to the fairways after the winter break. Hot on their heels will be the in ...
Irish Intervarsities Championship University of Ulster student Paula Grant took that Ladies Intervarsity title after signing for a final round of 79 at the cold and breezy Co. Laois venue. This added to her opening 68 saw Grant win the event by eight shots from DCU’s Amy Farrell with Chloe Ryan of UCD a shot further back. Ryan Gribben rounded off a memorable week for the Northern University by winning the men’s event with a sensational three under ...
Intervarsities Match Play Tuesday 19th March University of Ulster claimed the Intervarsities Match Play title in a close encounter with pre tournament favourites NUI Maynooth. The northern side built a commanding lead at the halfway stage, being 3up in the first, third and fourth matches through 9 holes, with the other two matches all square. Matt McClean scored an early win for Ulster and the tie looked all but over when Paula Grant secured ...
The Irish Intervarsity Championship will take place at The Heritage Golf Club on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd March 2013. A full field will see 18 players compete over 36 holes for the ladies title which is sure to be fiercely contested as the high quality field boasts a number of current and past internationals, such as Lucy Simpson (QUB), Chloe Ryan (UCD), Emma O’Driscoll (UCD) & Aedin Murphy (NUIM Alumni) to name but a ...
The Team Ireland Golf Trust announced grants totaling €140,000 to fourteen aspiring golfers who are pursuing their careers on professional golf tours. More than €3 million has been provided to golf professionals since the scheme was introduced in 1999. The Team Ireland Golf Trust aims to contribute to an increase in the presence of Irish golf professionals on the various international tours. Peter Lawrie, Damian McGrane, Michael Hoey and Shane Lowry are some of the graduates of ...
Irish Schools Championship – Ulster District Portstewart (Riverside Course) Golf Club – Friday 8th March 2013 Gale force winds, driving rain and freezing conditions made life very tough for the players though there were many excellent scores at the Ulster Finals of the Schools Championship on Friday 8th March. One of the highlights was from Hannah King (Strathearn) taking a 5 iron had a magnificent hole-in-one at the 147 yard 4th hole. St Mary’s High School and Belfast ...
A selection of Ireland’s top amateurs drew 4½-4½ with top players from Pennsylvania State University over the challenging links at The Island, Dublin, 8th March 2013. The course was in superb condition and all players were delighted to play such true greens particularly so early in the season. The pin placements provided a tough challenge but the spectators were treated to some wonderful ball striking and spectacular golf from both teams with many birdies on show. With all ...
Haikou, China – Sunday, 10th March 2013 – World No.8 Suzann Pettersen of Norway came from two shots behind Korea’s Inbee Park to claim a one stroke victory at the Mission Hills World Ladies Championship in China. Pettersen fired a bogey-free six under 66 on the Sandbelt Trails Course on a hot and sunny final day at Mission Hills Haikou in tropical Hainan. The 31-year-old from Oslo finished a shot clear of Park with a 72-hole total ...
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