Person: Tiarnan McLarnon

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Mullarney four shots clear after course-record 62

Galway’s Ronan Mullarney will take a healthy four-shot lead into today’s second round at the Flogas Irish Amateur Open Championship after setting the pace with a course-record and career-low 62 in Sligo.

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McLarnon triumphs at Lee Valley

Tiarnan McLarnon won the Lee Valley Scratch Cup in style yesterday.

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Ireland duo runners-up at Copa Juan Carlos Tailhade

Mallow’s James Sugrue and Tiarnan McLarnon of Massereene finished runners-up behind Argentina in the 47th Copa Juan Carlos Tailhade at Los Lagartos Country Club in Buenos Aires.

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Alex Gleeson and Rowan Lester lead Irish hopefuls in hunt for European Amateur Championship title

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Kinsale teenager John Murphy leads Irish charge in Aberdeen

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Impressive Lester in hunt at Amateur Championship

East crown heading for South Africa after Christo Lamprecht's success

South Africa’s Christo Lamprecht became the youngest winner in the 76-year history of the East of Ireland Amateur Open — and the first from overseas — at a sun-baked County Louth.

Tue, 05 Jun, 2018

Mark Power looks to match Rory McIlroy

Kilkenny teenager Mark Power is gunning to become the youngest winner of the West of Ireland since Rory McIlroy in 2006 after he completed two impressive wins on the opening day of matchplay combat at Rosses Point.

Mon, 02 Apr, 2018

Dawson keen to add amateur ‘major’ to trophy cabinet

Robin Dawson might be the world No 98 and a recent star performer in the Bonallack Trophy but he admits he’d love to add an amateur “major” to his trophy cabinet should he eventually make the move into the professional ranks.

Fri, 30 Mar, 2018

Conor O’Rourke hits sensational 66 in Sligo at West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship

Conor O’Rourke, Naas, put a stuttering start to the season behind him by scorching to a stunning five under par 66 to grab a two-stroke lead after the first qualifying round of the Radisson Blu sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Co Sligo.

Sat, 15 Apr, 2017

Alex Gleeson digs deep for AIG Irish Amateur Close

Castle’s Alex Gleeson shrugged off some late resistance from Whitehead’s John-Ross Galbraith to win the AIG Irish Amateur Close title 3 and 1 on the majestic Glashedy Links at Ballyliffin.

Mon, 22 Aug, 2016

Alex Gleeson dreams of landing major

Castle’s Alex Gleeson is dreaming of landing his maiden “major” after breaking the heart of Tramore’s Robin Dawson for the second year running in the AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship.

Sat, 20 Aug, 2016

Arthur Pierse belies his years at Lahinch

In an era when amateur golf is dominated almost entirely by young men with their sights set on a lucrative career in the professional game, it should be next to impossible for a 65 year-old to set his sights on winning a major championship.

Sat, 23 Jul, 2016

Colm Campbell shows the way to lead Flogas Irish Amateur Open

Warrenpoint’s Colm Campbell fired a second successive 68 to lead the Flogas Irish Amateur Open by two shots at halfway and immediately took his hat off to course record setter Marco Penge.

Sat, 07 May, 2016

Assured Jack Hume sets pace at Royal Dublin

Waterford’s Eanna Griffin is hoping to get the bit between his teeth and break into a gallop after a four under 68 left him just a shot behind pace-setter Jack Hume in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open at Royal Dublin.

Fri, 06 May, 2016

Irish trio named on Curtis Cup team

Maria Dunne has been named in the Great Britain and Ireland Curtis Cup team alongside fellow Irish stars Leona Maguire and Olivia Mehaffey.

Fri, 29 Apr, 2016

Tiarnan McLarnon triumphs at AIG Irish Close Championship

Tiarnan McLarnon (23) from the Massereeene club in Antrim became the fifth Northern Ireland golfer in a row to capture the AIG Irish Close Championship, beating Alex Gleeson (Castle) 2&1 in Saturday’s final at Tramore.

Mon, 24 Aug, 2015

Caolan Rafferty cool at Rosses Point Golf Championship

Dundalk’s Caolan Rafferty claimed the bragging rights after the first round of strokeplay at the Radisson West of Ireland Golf Championship at a windswept Rosses Point yesterday.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2015

Putting key to McElroy’s bid for glory in the West

Dermot McElroy hopes to celebrate his call-up to the St Andrews Trophy squad by challenging for his first amateur major when the Radisson Blu-sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open gets under way at Rosses Point today.

Fri, 18 Apr, 2014

Ireland poised to bid for Euro glory

Ireland swept into the quarter-finals of the European Amateur Team Championships at Silkeborg in Denmark yesterday and will play seventh placed qualifiers, the Netherlands, in the first matchplay contest today.

Thu, 11 Jul, 2013

McDonagh keeps brave face as battling 72 keeps him in touch

Kelan McDonagh confessed that golf has been put firmly in perspective by his girlfriend’s brave battle with cancer after he opened with a battling 72 to keep the leaders in his sights in the Irish Amateur Open at Royal Dublin.

Sat, 12 May, 2012

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