Cork hope to crown celebrations at Royal Tara

Party time never seems to end for Cork Golf Club these days. Just as calm returns to Little Island after their successful 125th year celebrations, they are now turning their attentions to next week’s Irish Cups and Shields finals at Royal Tara for which they have qualified in the Barton Shield and Irish Senior Cup.

There were countless highlights to the recent celebrations. Roddy Carr made a very welcome return visit to recall his role as manager of Seve Ballesteros when the famous Spaniard made his memorable visit to the club in 1983 and in recalling stories of the matches between his father Joe and Little Island’s own legend Jimmy Bruen.

Having officially opened the club’s historical exhibition, Roddy regaled his audience with tales of the exploits of the elder Carr and Bruen, the occasion all the more nostalgic because of the presence of Nell Bruen and several members of the family.