Holmes writes himself into the history books with stunning West of Ireland win

18-year-old Greystones sensation Dylan Holmes may have entered the week as a 150/1 outsider, but he leaves County Sligo with the West of Ireland Championship trophy and a place in the record books alongside the likes of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry and Pádraig Harrington. Making not only his West of Ireland debut, but his maiden appearance in any Men’s Championship, the teenager played front-foot golf from the off in his final match against Warrenpoint’s Colm Campbell and won the first hole with a fantastic up-and-down for par, and doubled his advantage on the par-3 fourth thanks to a fantastic two-putt

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64 becomes 16 as big names circle in Rosses Point

Defending Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland champion Keith Egan, former professional Stuart Grehan, Colm Campbell, Luke O’Neill and 2017 champion Barry Anderson are the headline acts remaining heading into the last-16 at County Sligo Golf Club. It was Easter Sunday at Rosses Point. So naturally, there were a few comebacks in the last-64 and last-32 matches as the knockout stages got underway. A dramatic morning saw matches go the distance and even beyond while the afternoon saw a peppering of one sided ties before the evening played out to another crescendo of drama as two matches went to extra

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Walker the only man in the black after punishing opening day at Co. Sligo

After a mostly calm and temperate practice day, the Harry Colt Championship Links at County Sligo showed its teeth and more in the opening round of the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship. Strong winds accompanied the 138-man field from the off, but it was the afternoon wave that bore the brunt as the gusts grew stronger and constant rain was thrown into the equation. Playing in the third group of the day, Roscommon’s Simon Walker made light of the conditions to shoot a level-par 71 that, in the opinion of the Rosses Point faithful who remained huddled in

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Start list confirmed for 102nd West of Ireland

The start list for next month’s Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Men’s Amateur Open Championship has been confirmed after the handicap index cut fell at +1.8 for 132 players. The total field size will be 138 with six players set to claim the additional spots following the West of Ireland qualifier. The handicap cut for the qualifier was +0.2. The 102nd West of Ireland will take place from April 18th – 22nd at The County Sligo Golf Club where Keith Egan defends his title. County Sligo Men’s Captain Robbie Fitzpatrick, whose wife Niamh is also the club Lady Captain,

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