Irish Women’s Open tees off in Dromoland
*Photograph: Brian Arthur DROMOLAND CASTLE AND COUNTRY CLUB could be hosting The KPMG Women’s Irish Open for the next two years if the 2022 event proves to be a success.
*Photograph: Brian Arthur DROMOLAND CASTLE AND COUNTRY CLUB could be hosting The KPMG Women’s Irish Open for the next two years if the 2022 event proves to be a success.
SHANNON AIRPORT has become an official partner of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open which takes place in Newmarket-on-Fergus next month.
Pictured at the Captain’s drive in at Shannon Golf Club were lady captain Connie Corry and men’s captain Derek Sweeney. Photograph: Joe Buckley Captain’s drive-ins were held in Shannon Golf Club and Dromoland Castle Golf Club over the weekend.
This week at Shannon, there will be a singles competition over fifteen holes while there will also be a team of four competitions at Shannon where one score will count at each of the first five holes, two scores at each of the next five holes and three scores at each of the last five …
John K. Ryan (10) was the winner of the weekly singles at Kilrush Golf Club with 30 points from Sean Lyons (11) who returned a similar score.
*Colm Liddy in Newmarket-on-Fergus. Photograph: John Mangan DROMOLAND CASTLE’s rich history has been brought back to life in a new book.
Dromoland Castle golf club hosted their annual club week last week and it proved to be a tremendous success with great scoring in a variety of competitions.
Thirty three members of the Cratloe golf society played in captain’s Mike Sweeney prize outing at Tipperary golf club last Saturday when Jimmy McManus emerged as the winner.
President Con Woods’ prize was played for at Dromoland Castle golf club at the weekend when the winner was Stephen Bergin with 63 and he had two to spare over Nicki Duggan with Cian Connellan a further shot back in third spot.
*FILE PIC: Shane Lowry playing The Irish Open in Lahinch in 2019. Photograph: Brian Arthur Last week Lahinch welcomed the Open Champion, Offaly man Shane Lowry, to Lahinch where he got some links practice ahead of the defence of his title next week at Royal St. George’s. On behalf of the members, Captains Margaret Cooney …