The Dunluce Links at Royal Portrush, venue for the 2014 British Amateur Open Championship from June 16-21. Picture © Royal Portrush GCThe Munster Branch has come through with some updates to the Irish Men’s Amateur fixture list we published recently.

The venue for Munster Youths from 23-25 April will be  Dungarvan, the Munster Boys will played from 30 July - 1 Aug and the Munster U15/U17 Boys Close will take place on 7 Aug.

The current clash of dates between the Ulster and Munster Mid Amateur Championships will be resolved. The date for Munster Mid-Am had been established long before the Ulster date.

There is a national Venues & Fixtures meeting this week which will lead to the publication of a finalised list shortly.

February

12-15 Feb Portuguese Amateur Open, Montado
26 Feb-2 Mar Spanish Men’s Amateur Open Championship, La Reserva

March

5-8 Mar European Nations Championship, Sotogrande
20-21 Mar Intervarsity Championship, The Heritage
26-28 Mar Bonallack Trophy (Asia/Pacific v Europe), India

April

16-17 Apr Peter McEvoy Trophy, Copt Heath
16-22 Apr West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Co. Sligo
22-Apr Irish Schools Senior Championship Semi-Final and Final, Nenagh
23 Apr Irish Schools Junior Championship Final, Nenagh
23-25 Apr Munster Youths’ Amateur Open Championship, Dungarvan 

May

2-4 May Lytham Trophy, Royal Lytham & St Annes
3-4 May Munster Stroke Play Championship, Cork
4 May Ulster Scratch Foursomes Open Championship, Malone
9-11 May Irish Amateur Open Championship, Royal Dublin
13-14 May Munster Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Thurles
23-25 May Welsh Amateur Open Championship, Conwy
28-30 May Irish Seniors’ Amateur Open Championship, Waterville
30 May-1 Jun Scottish Amateur Open Championship, Downfield
31 May-2 Jun East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Co. Louth

June

5-7 Jun European Mid-Amateur Championship, Bulgaria
6-9 Jun St. Andrews Links Trophy, St Andrews
7-11 Jun Irish Amateur Close Championship, Seapoint
10-11 Jun Connacht Seniors’ Amateur Open Championship, Co. Sligo
12-14 Jun European Seniors Individual Championship, Spain
16-18 Jun Leinster Youths’ Amateur Open Championship, Esker Hills
16-21 Jun British Amateur Championship, Royal Portrush/Portstewart
19-22 Jun The Irish Open*, TBA
21-22 Jun Irish Mid-Amateur Open Championship, Roscommon
23 Jun Connacht Boys Under 15 Open Championship, Athenry
24-25 Jun Leinster Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Forrest Little
25-27 Jun Irish Boys’ Amateur Open Championships, Thurles
25-28 Jun Brabazon Trophy, Seaton Carew
26 Jun Munster Under 15 Boys Open Championship, Bantry Bay
26-28 Jun Palmer Cup, Walton Heath
30 Jun Leinster Under 15 Boys Open Championship, Beaverstown

July

1-3 Jul Leinster Boys’ Amateur Open Championship, Skerries
7 Jul Leinster Under 15 Close Championship, Ashbourne
8-12 Jul European Boys’ Team Championship, Norway
8-12 Jul European Team Championship, Finland
9-11 Jul Irish Seniors Close Championship, Tullamore
13-15 Jul Junior Open Championship, West Lancashire
14-18 Jul North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Royal Portrush
15-17 Jul Connacht Boys’ Amateur Open Championship, Portumna
17-20 Jul The Open Championship, Royal Liverpool
22-24 Jul Boys & Senior Interprovincial Championships, The Island
24-26 Jul European Young Masters, Germany
26-30 Jul South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Lahinch
28 Jul Ulster Under 13 Boys Open Championship, Dunmurry
30 Jul - 1 Aug Munster Boys’ Amateur Open Championship, Ballybunion 

August

5-7 Aug Boys’ Home Internationals, Western Gailes
5-7 Aug Ulster Youths’ Amateur Open Championship, Balmoral
6-8 Aug British Seniors’ Amateur Open Championship, Ganton
6-9 Aug European Men’s Individual Championship, St Andrews (Dukes)
7 Aug Munster U 15/U 17 Boys Close Championship, Ennis 
8-9 Aug Leinster Mid Amateur Championship, Grange
11 Aug Irish Boys Under 13 Open Championship, Malahide Golf Club
11-13 Aug British Boys’ Amateur Championship, Prestwick / Dundonald
11-17 Aug US Amateur Open Championship, Atlanta Athletic Club
13-14 Aug Ulster Under 15 Boys Open Championship, Dungannon
13-15 Aug Home Internationals, Southerndown

18 Aug Junior Foursomes (National Final), Castlewarden
19-20 Aug Irish Boys Under 15 Open Championship Castlewarden
21 Aug Munster U 13 Boys Amateur Open Champioship, Rathbane
21-22 Aug Ulster Seniors’ Amateur Open Championship, Bundoran
21-22 Aug Boys Under 15 Interprovincial Championship, Castlewarden
26-Aug Fred Daly (National Final), Massereene
27-29 Aug Irish Youths’ Amateur Close Championship, Massereene
29-30 Aug St. Andrews Trophy, Sweden
29-30 Aug Jacques Leglise Trophy, Sweden

September

2-3 Sep Leinster Veterans Open Championship, Athy
3-6 Sep European Seniors Team Championship, TBA
4-5 Sep Irish Mixed Foursomes (National Final), Warrenpoint
5-6 Sep Ulster Mid-Amateur Open Championship, Farnham Estate **
6-7 Sep Munster Mid Amateur Championship, Limerick **
11-14 Sep World Amateur Team Championship, Karuizawa, Japan
16-18 Sep Seniors Home Internationals, North Berwick
17-18 Sep Munster Veterans Amateur Open Championship, Lahinch
17-20 Sep Cups & Shields (National Finals), Carton House
22-23 Sep Ryder Cup Junior Match, Blairgowrie
23-28 Sep Ryder Cup, Gleneagles

October

2-3 Oct Irish Colleges Invitational Tournament, Co Louth
4-5 Oct Connacht Mid Amateur Championship, Galway
23-25 Oct European Club Cup Trophy, Slovakia

*Dates to be confirmed:  

Mar Wales Boys v Ireland Boys TBA
June The Irish Open
July Ulster Boys’ Amateur Open Championship, Clandeboye
Sep American Junior Championship Sawgrass, Florida
Sep Connacht Veterans (Over 65) Championship, Ballina

** Clash to be resolved: 5-6 Sep Ulster Mid-Amateur Open Championship, Farnham Estate: 6-7 Sep Munster Mid Amateur Championship, Limerick **