Gary O’Flaherty is hoping to crown a successful individual season by helping Cork Golf Club to an All-Ireland title.

Stuart Grehan fired in a flawless three-under-par opening round of 69 in tough conditions to lead the Irish assault on the European Amateur Championship in Estonia.

Participation numbers continue to drop, but the Munster Branch of the GUI celebrated another good year in 2015, with Gary Hurley, John Murphy, and clubs Tramore and Dooks presented with awards during the annual delegates’ meeting at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow, last week.

One of the best known pubs in the country, the Temple Bar last year continued to deliver handsome profits for its owners.

The Dermot Weld-trained Kaleefa earned a valuable winning bracket when justifying 5/6 favouritism in the Irish Stallion Farms Fillies Maiden in Roscommon last night.

Vocaliser, trained by Jim Bolger, proved an emphatic winner of the Irish Stallion farms 2-Y-0 Maiden in Roscommon last night, producing a performance which suggested he could develop into a smart staying colt.

The John Oxx-trained Rayna and in-form apprentice Gary Halpin continued on their winning ways when landing the €25,000 Connacht Oaks in Sligo last night.

Maurice Kelly will be aiming to complete a magnificent quick-fire double when he competes at the British Seniors Amateur Championship, which gets underway at Ganton, Yorkshire, this morning.

Hoylake is a course with a fond record for Irish golf but only those who stay out of the deep rough at a lush, green Royal Liverpool will have any chance of winning The Open next week.

The Joe Murphy-trained Daredevil Day defied a huge hike of 13lbs for winning at Sligo when arriving late and fast to land the Live The Dream With Tote Handicap at Killarney last night.

In-form trainer Dermot Weld described Tested as "a group-class filly" after the daughter of Selkirk justified 4/11 favouritism in the Ladies Day June 21st Fillies Race in Gowran Park yesterday.

Peter Fahey’s Owega Star produced a fine exhibition of jumping to land the Kevin McManus Beginners Chase at Listowel yesterday.

Ireland made golfing history at the weekend by becoming the first country to win both the senior men’s and women’s Team Championships in the same year.

Pádraig Harrington sent his penultimate shot a dozen rows deep into a final hole grandstand but then chipped-in for birdie to be just three strokes from the lead after two rounds of the Omega European Masters.

Ireland were celebrating last night after clinching the Boys’ Home Internationals title &for the first time since 2010 after a gripping final day at Forest Pines in North Lincolnshire.

The rain is back and that has led to a lot of plans being binned at the last minute.

REIGNING champion Pat Smullen completed a double on Flic Flac and She’s My Dandy to reduce Johnny Murtagh’s lead in the title-race to just three with only four meetings remaining before the season ends two weeks from tomorrow.

JOSEPH O’Brien, who will partner favourite Await The Dawn in tomorrow’s Juddmonte International in York, partnered 20/1 shot Long Wait to a narrow victory over stable-companion and joint-favourite Second Glance in the Hillstreet Quarries Jog For Jockeys Flat v National Hunt Riders Challenge at rainswept Roscommon last night.

TIPPERARY’S Arthur Pierse came agonisingly close yesterday to claiming his second British Seniors Open title. The former Walker Cup player was pipped by a stroke at Royal Portrush as he attempted to add to his triumph of 2007.

IRELAND made a winning start to the defence of their R&A Trophy in the Boys Home Internationals over the Royal and St David’s links at Harlech yesterday — but they were made to fight hard for victory over hosts Wales.

Stand To Attention gave Paul Deegan his biggest pay day when scooping the pool in the Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Stand To Attention gave Paul Deegan his biggest pay day when scooping the pool in the Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sale Stakes at Fairyhouse.

Whip Mark made it third time lucky when getting off the mark in the Ratoath Maiden at Fairyhouse today.

ALTHOUGH he probably knows the great Kerry links better than every other player in the field, Denis O’Sullivan makes his first competitive appearance at Ballybunion since 1991 when he takes part in the AIB Irish Seniors Open which begins this morning.

Rookie rider Paul Townend was the toast of Ballybrit as Indian Pace gave him the biggest victory of his fledgling career in the Guinness Galway Hurdle.

Rookie rider Paul Townend was the toast of Ballybrit as Indian Pace gave him the biggest victory of his fledgling career in the Guinness Galway Hurdle.

The G.P.T. Cork Handicap was a real family affair as Miranda's Girl won for the Cleary family.

Walker Cup hopeful Jonathan Caldwell staked a strong claim for selection in yesterday's Irish Amatuer Close Championship at Cork, where he shot a five under par 67 to lead the field after day one.

Walker Cup hopefuls Simon Ward and Jonathan Caldwell will lead the chase for the East of Ireland Amateur Open at Co Louth on Saturday.

CORK’S hopes of achieving an historic golfing double were dashed yesterday when they lost to Knock in the most dramatic of circumstances in the semi-final of the Bulmers Irish Senior Cup.

TOM CLEARY was once synonymous with all that was good about Limerick, Munster and Irish rugby.

TWO great old warriors waged a titanic struggle in yesterday's Munster final of the Bulmers Irish Senior Cup at Muskerry before Dermot Morris carried the day for Limerick Golf Club by getting home at the third extra hole against Tom Cleary of Cork Golf Club.

LIMERICK teenager Cian McNamara faces strong opposition in his bid to retain his South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch over the next five days.

IT'S a family affair for Tramore GC as they go in search of a rare treble at this weekend's Bulmers Munster finals of the Irish Senior and Junior Cups and Barton Shield at Dungarvan GC.

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.

THE Mens Irish Senior Cup was reduced to the last four in Munster with Castletroy, Douglas, Tramore and Mallow advancing to the provincial semi-finals.

TOM CLEARY birdied the first tie hole at Doneraile last evening to win a hat-trick of senior scratch cup successes at the County Cork club.