The line-up included Zurich Classic winners Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin, Full Swing star Joel Dahmen, PGA Tour sensation Luke Clanton, and Greystones golfer Dylan Holmes. The 18-year-old West of Ireland winner has had the week of a lifetime, and less than two hours after representing St Andrew’s College in the All-Ireland Schools Finals at Milltown, he was doing a live interview with Dan Rapaport. A video of his success in treacherous conditions at County Sligo went viral, and the subsequent media storm put his name in the headlines, but the teenager is determined to stay grounded. The Sunday after
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
A field of 138 has been whittled down to two at the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo Golf Club, and either Dylan Holmes or Colm Campbell will add their name to the illustrious roll of honour. 18-year-old Holmes, playing not just in his first West of Ireland Championship, but his first Men’s Championship ever, turned up with his ‘A game’ to face Rosses Point native and current Cork Golf Club member Barry Anderson, and the Greystones teenager never trailed the 2017 champion. He showed maturity that belied his age as he repeatedly holed putts from
Hopes of a Sligo winner at the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship are alive, but only just, after Barry Anderson edged Keith Egan in dramatic circumstances to reach the semi finals in Rosses Point. The clash between the 2017 champion and the defending champion drew a huge crowd in glorious sunshine this afternoon as Anderson came from one down with one to play to win on the 19th. “It was a really tight match, Keith is such a tough player to play against, he makes very few mistakes and thankfully I came out the right side of it,”