McKenna thrilled by new honour

When you have achieved as much as Mary McKenna has in the game and in the name of Irish golf, you could get used to plaudits.

Yet even two-time Curtis Cup captains and 12-time national champions can get their heads turned every now and again and that was certainly the case over the weekend when McKenna was honoured with a new all-Ireland tournament named in her honour.

Woodenbridge Golf Club officially announced the Mary McKenna Diamond Trophy Tournament, which will begin next year as an all-Ireland senior club championship for woman aged over 60 years and will be run similarly to it’s now well-established and successful JB Carr Tournament for men.