PGA TOUR Latinoamérica
European Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghWorld Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Greg Norman, Padraig Harrington, Seamus Power, Graeme McDowell, Portugal Masters, Michael Hoey, Challenge Tour Grand Final, Paul Murphy

Koepka and Thomas focussed on PGA Tour not Saudi league; Murphy struggles

US Ryder Cup stars Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas insist they're fully focussed on the PGA Tour and not the proposed Saudi-backed circuit fronted by Greg Norman.

European Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghWorld Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba, Shane Lowry, Justin Thomas, Greg Norman, Padraig Harrington, Seamus Power, Graeme McDowell, Portugal Masters, Michael Hoey, Challenge Tour Grand Final, Paul Murphy
Koepka and Thomas focussed on PGA Tour not Saudi league; Murphy struggles
European Tour, Europro Tour, Alps Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Sponsorship, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghTeam Ireland Golf Trust, Kevin Phelan, Ruaidhri McGee, Gareth Shaw, Alan Dunbar, Niall Kearney, Seamus Power, Brian Casey, Paul Cutler, Brendan McCarrollComment

Team Ireland Golf grants €101,000 to nine pros

The Confederation of Golf in Ireland (CGI) has announced grants totalling €101,000 to nine aspiring golfers who are pursuing their careers on professional golf tours. 

European Tour, Europro Tour, Alps Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Sponsorship, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghTeam Ireland Golf Trust, Kevin Phelan, Ruaidhri McGee, Gareth Shaw, Alan Dunbar, Niall Kearney, Seamus Power, Brian Casey, Paul Cutler, Brendan McCarrollComment
Team Ireland Golf grants €101,000 to nine pros
PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghArturo Calle Colombian Open, Charles-Edouard Russo, Gareth Shaw, Mark Murphy, Montecchia Golf Open, Simon Thornton

Shaw gets hot in Italy

Gareth Shaw made a great start in Italy with a 65. Galgorm Castle professional Gareth Shaw was delighted to finish with six birdies in his last 10 holes to lie just a shot off the lead in the weather-delayed Montecchia Golf Open in Italy.
PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, HotelPlanner TourBrian KeoghArturo Calle Colombian Open, Charles-Edouard Russo, Gareth Shaw, Mark Murphy, Montecchia Golf Open, Simon Thornton
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghAbierto del Centro, Angel Cabrera, Mark MurphyComment

Murphy just three behind in Córdoba

Historic Córdoba Golf Club in Argentina, where Angel Cabrera and Eduardo Romero learnt the game. Mark Murphy produced one of the rounds of the day to leave Angel Cabrera chasing and set up a chance of victory in the Abierto OSDE del Centro on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica.
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghAbierto del Centro, Angel Cabrera, Mark MurphyComment
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghAbierto del Centro, Angel Cabrera, Mark MurphyComment

Murphy hits the birdie trail

Mark Murphy was a happy man after his second round in Córdoba. Pic via http://instagram.com/markjmurphMark Murphy overcame a tough start, high winds and difficult pin positions to move into the top 30 in the Abierto OSDE del Centro on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica in Argentina.
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghAbierto del Centro, Angel Cabrera, Mark MurphyComment
PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA TourBrian KeoghAbierto del Centro, Graeme McDowell, Mark Murphy, RBC HeritageComment

Putting challenge for McDowell and Murphy

Angel Cabrera had problems adjusting to the greens in Cordoba just a week after the Masters. Pic via www.pgatourla.comA hot putter is a match for anyone but Graeme McDowell and Mark Murphy have their work cut out on the greens as they compete 4,000 miles apart today.
PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, PGA TourBrian KeoghAbierto del Centro, Graeme McDowell, Mark Murphy, RBC HeritageComment
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghAbierto del Centro, Angel Cabrera, Eduardo Romero, Mark MurphyComment

Murf, the Duck and a Renault Megane

Waterville pro Mark Murphy enjoys a cramped ride on his arrival in Argentina. “Holy shit this country is amazing!!!! We are in a Renault Megane, 3 travel bags 3 golf bags & 3 clothes bags & 3 Gypsies heading to hotel” Via http://instagram.com/markjmurph/Angel “Pato” Cabrera might not have won his third major title at Augusta National on Sunday but he still got a hero’s welcome on his return to his native Córdoba for the PGA Tour Latinoamérica’s Abierto OSDE del Centro.
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghAbierto del Centro, Angel Cabrera, Eduardo Romero, Mark MurphyComment
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghMark Murphy, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Q-SchoolComment

Murphy is a Latin lover

Mark MurphyMark Murphy during the second round of the Lyoness Open in Austia last July. Picture: golfsupport.nl / www.newsfile.ieWaterville’s Mark Murphy will be brushing up on his Spanish this year after winning his card for the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica circuit at the Q-School in Sebring, Florida.
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghMark Murphy, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Q-SchoolComment
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghMark Murphy, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Q-SchoolComment

"El Murf" recovers well at Latinoamérica Q-School

Mark Murphy could be playing as far away as Peru and Colombia this season. Picture via golfchannel.comMark Murphy wasn’t all that impressed with his game but he was still inside the crucial top 20 after an opening 72 in the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Q-School in Florida.
PGA TOUR LatinoaméricaBrian KeoghMark Murphy, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica Q-SchoolComment