A short history of the Examiner golf Amm Amm tournament

THE Examiner Amm Amm inter club golf tournament, inaugurated by George Crosbie and his brother, the late Donal, proved a hit from the start and the competition quickly became a regular fixture in the golfing calendar.

Catering as it does for amateur players in different handicap ranges - scratch to 7; 8 to 13 and 14 to 18 - the scramble for places on club teams guaranteed its future and, on final day, the winning combination can feel justly proud as they lift the Thomas and George Crosbie Memorial Cup.

Cork Golf Club played host to the tournament for the first six years and to Kenmare went the honour of winning the initial event in 1973. The Kerry club, represented by Jim Brosnan, Isadore O'Neill and Dermot Kerins, finished level with Charleville, scoring 48 stableford points in the threeman betterball competition, but gained first place as their low handicapper Brosnan had a better return than his Charleville counterpart.