Horne makes hay in Mount Juliet heat with Murphy in close attention
Gary Murphy is best of the Irish after day one at the OFX Irish Legends at Mount Juliet and he trails leader Keith Horne by just three shots after a scorching day in Kilkenny. Murphy included four birdes and an eagle in his opening round on ‘home turf’ as the Kilkenny native returned a four-under par score that sees him in T6 position on a course he knows well and he has everything to play for on Friday and Saturday. Ireland’s other representative, Waterville’s David Higgins, didn’t have the same level of success and a string of bogeys on his
Could Tiger tactics be the key to victory at OFX Irish Legends at Mount Juliet
The OFX Irish Legends gets underway at Mount Juliet on Thursday with visions of Tiger Woods’ majestic WGC win in 2002 fresh in the minds of some of the players who teed it up alongside the former world No.1 in Kilkenny that September 23 years ago. Now a Legends Tour player, Gary Evans was in the form of his life having posted the clubhouse lead at the Open at Muirfield just a month or so previously, and missed the resulting play-off by just a single shot. He recalls arriving at Mount Juliet and immediately sensing a good week was in
Davy Fitzgerald wins £10,000 for Temple St. Children’s Hospital
Former hurler and current manager of Antrim, Davy Fitzgerald, won £10,000 for the Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin by winning the individual celebrity event in the Luxe Scot Celebrity Pro-Am, taking place at Mount Juliet ahead of the Legends Tour’s OFX Irish Legends tournament that gets underway on Thursday. Fitzgerald carded an impressive round of 80 (nett 67) for 41 points and the individual title, finishing two points clear of Gaelic Football manager Jim Gavin and a further point ahead of former Republic of Ireland manager Steve Staunton. Fitzgerald, who played alongside Legends Tour professional Robert Coles, was delighted
Liam Brady – My Life in Golf
Long before the Irish soccer team had announced themselves on the big stage at European Championships and World Cups, Liam Brady had put the Boys in Green on the map and had finished in the top 10 in the Ballon D’Or voting for three consecutive years between 1979 and 1981. He may never have gotten to play in a major tournament with the Republic of Ireland, but when it comes to golf, he’s got no shortage of major-winning companions. We sat down with the former Arsenal, Juventus, Inter Milan and West Ham midfielder to find out where his love for
Against All Odds – How a kid from Santa Cruz became an Olympian, a Legend and an inspiration
When Adilson da Silva stood on the eighth tee at Seapoint in the final round of the 2024 OFX Irish Legends, he was six shots back and couldn’t buy a putt for love nor money. 14 holes later – including three playoff holes – he was sinking a birdie putt for victory. You could say the odds weren’t in his favour when he’d seven played, but then again, the odds have been stacked against him his entire career. Hailing from Santa Cruz, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, a sprawling metropolis on Brazil’s southeastern coast where the gap between
Baker relishing defence of Barbados Legends title
Things are hotting up nicely on the Legends Tour with only three weeks to go until the OFX Irish Legends at Mount Juliet (May 15th – 17th) and this week the Barbados Legends hosted by Ian Woosnam returns to the stunning Apes Hill, with a stellar field looking to claim the title won in a dramatic play-off by Peter Baker 12 months ago. Host Woosnam – a long-time resident of Barbados – will be joined by fellow Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley, along with no fewer than nine other players to have represented Team Europe in the famous biennial competition
Novellus Finance announced as Official Lending Partner of OFX Irish Legends
Novellus Finance is proud to announce its partnership as the official lending partner of the 2025 OFX Irish Legends. This year’s event will take place at Mount Juliet Estate in County Kilkenny from 15 – 17 May. Novellus has been a prominent force in sports sponsorship having come on board as a co-sponsor of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open in 2024 as well as recently partnering with the Rose Ladies Series and sponsoring multiple athletes across the golf and tennis tours. Novellus’ sponsorship of the OFX Irish Legends demonstrates their commitment to growing the game of golf. This partnership plays
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