Headfort’s Brian Casey held off a late charge from home hope Dessie Morgan to win the Mullingar Grant Thornton Scratch Trophy by a stroke and boost his confidence heading to next month’s European Tour Qualifying School.

GOLF is one of the most individualistic if not the most selfish of sporting activities.

PORTSTEWART’S Paul Cutler became the first player since Rory McIlroy to complete the double when he added the Golfsure sponsored Irish Amateur Close title to his West of Ireland triumph with a classy victory at windswept Shannon.

THEY say the weather alters one’s mood but the momentous change in the conditions at Baltray over the weekend didn’t seem to bother Newlands’ Cian Curley as he opened a commanding four-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship.

IRELAND’S top golfers have overwhelmingly come out in favour of the ‘3’ Irish Open moving next year to Killarney.

WEST WATERFORD’S chances of a first Bulmers Irish Senior Cup pennant at Tullamore over the weekend have taken a big blow because of the absence of key man Seamus Power.

TULLAMORE, a splendid midlands course originally designed by James Braid and subsequently upgraded by Patrick Merrigan, is the venue for the finals of the Bulmers Irish Cups and Shields from September 16-19.

The cream of Irish ladies’ golfing talent from across the Northern and Eastern districts will this week battle it out in the last regional finals of the inaugural AA Insurance Ladies Championships.

TWENTY ONE-year-old Connor Doran performed the necessary heroics over the closing holes to play the lead part in yesterday’s Bulmer’s Barton Shield victory for Banbridge over Stackstown at Lisburn.

MALLOW Golf Club go in search of their second Bulmers Irish Senior Cup title in three years when they travel to Lisburn for this week’s annual festival of club golf.