County Sligo Golf Club is expecting a bumper entry for the 100th-anniversary staging of the Connolly Motor Group-sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open Centenary Championship from April 7-11.

Galgorm Castle’s Joshua Hill will have a chance to exact some revenge for his South of Ireland exit to Harry Gillivan after grabbing a share of the lead with the Westport talent heading into the final 36 holes of the Mullingar Scratch Trophy.

Castle’s Robert Moran emerged from a 105-minute fog delay to lead the Flogas Irish Men’s Amateur Open into the final day but a host of potential champions also showed their faces on moving day at The Island.

The Island proved the big winner for the second day running as winds gusting to 35 kmph left the elite field struggling in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open.

April is the cruellest month, the poet said, but it proved joyful for Bray's Alan Fahy as his hard work and patience paid off with victory in the Connolly's Audi West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo's stunning Rosses Point links.

Galway’s Liam Nolan will face Bray’s Alan Fahy in this afternoon’s final of the Connolly’s Audi West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo.

Connacht won the men's interprovincials last year and the depth in talent west of the Shannon was very much in evidence at Rosses Point yesterday as three men from the west battled their way into the semi-finals of the Connolly's Audi West of Ireland Championship.

Dundalk's Caolan Rafferty proved the old adage that form is fleeting but class is permanent when he took advantage of excellent first-round conditions to open with a six-under 65 in the Connolly's Audi sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Championship at County Sligo's Rosses Point Links.

Sherry Golf Jerez took its share of victims in the second qualifying round for the Copa del Rey and Peter O’Keeffe certainly won’t forget it in a hurry.

Castle’s Robert Moran made nine birdies in a six-under 66 to move up to tied fifth heading into the final round of the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Leopard Creek.

Twelve men and seven women have been selected to form the backbone of Ireland’s international squads for next year.

Ireland produced an incredible singles comeback to tie 7.5-7.5 with England and claim the men’s Home Internationals for the fifth time in seven editions at Hankley Common in Surrey.

Irish skipper John Carroll vowed that Ireland will not “lie down” as they seek victory over England and their 19th Home Internationals triumph at Hankley Common.

International debutants Alex Maguire, Jack McDonnell, TJ Ford and Liam Nolan picked up points as Ireland opened the Men's Home Internationals with an 8.5-6.5 win over Scotland at Hankley Common in Surrey.

TJ FORD got in the zone and made history by becoming the first player from County Sligo Golf Club to win the prestigious South of Ireland Championship at sun-drenched Lahinch.

TJ Ford will be bidding to become the first County Sligo winner of the Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland title when he faces Dun Laoghaire’s Alan Fahy in this afternoon’s final at Lahinch.

Dun Laoghaire's Alan Fahy survived a marathon 42-hole day to battle his way into Sunday's semi-finals of the Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch.

Richard Knightly claimed the scalp of another Royal Dublin man for the second match running when he finished birdie-birdie to clinch a dramatic one-hole win over leading qualifier Max Kennedy to reach the quarter-finals of the Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland Amateur Open at Lahinch.

The R&A will digitally broadcast the finals of its men’s and women’s amateur championships live to fans for the very first time in the history of the prestigious events.

Hugh Foley became the first Royal Dublin player to win the title for 99 years when he romped to a ten-stroke win in the AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship at Rosapenna.

Hermitage’s Rowan Lester held off a late challenge by Kilkenny’s Mark Power to claim a two-shot win in the Connacht Stroke Play Championship at Portumna.

Hermitage’s Rowan Lester birdied five of the eight par fives to card rounds of 68 and 70 and take a three-stroke lead into the final 36 holes of the Connacht Stroke Play Championship at Portumna.