Amateur golfAmateur newsAugust 31, 2024Barton Shield, AIG Women's Senior Foursomes, Chris Selfridge

Final four emerge in AIG deciders

Tour caddie and former professional Chris Selfridge helped Moyola Park seal a famous comeback victory and their place in the Final of the AIG Barton Shield.

Amateur golfAmateur newsAugust 31, 2024Barton Shield, AIG Women's Senior Foursomes, Chris Selfridge

Amateur golfBrian KeoghAugust 03, 2014Barton Shield, Royal Dublin, The Island, Laytown and Bettystown, Ian O'Rourke, Richard Knightly, Gavin Moynihan, Paul McBrideComment

Royal Dublin win Leinster final in AIG Barton Shield

Amateur golfBrian KeoghAugust 03, 2014Barton Shield, Royal Dublin, The Island, Laytown and Bettystown, Ian O'Rourke, Richard Knightly, Gavin Moynihan, Paul McBrideComment

Amateur golfBrian KeoghJune 03, 2014Barton Shield, Irish Mixed FoursomesComment

Club golf in full swing in Leinster

Qualifying for the AIG Barton Shield and the Irish Mixed Foursomes is in full swing in Leinster with a host of matches completed in May. Here's a quick run down of the latest results.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghJune 03, 2014Barton Shield, Irish Mixed FoursomesComment

Amateur golfRonan O'ReillyMay 24, 2014Headfort Golf Club, Barton ShieldComment

Barton Shield miracle — Headfort qualify with three sets of clubs

Headfort had to rely on a super sub to qualify for Sunday's match play rounds of the AIG Barton Shield — with just three sets of clubs between their four players at Rathcore.

Amateur golfRonan O'ReillyMay 24, 2014Headfort Golf Club, Barton ShieldComment

Barton Shield miracle — Headfort qualify with three sets of clubs

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 19, 2013All Ireland Cups and Shields, Ballybunion Golf Club, Barton Shield, Clandeboye GC, County Sligo GC, Junior Cup1 Comment

Cups and Shields joy for Ballybunion and Clandeboye

Richard Hanley (Ballybunion) chips in on the 16th to win his match and the Junior Cup at the GUI All Ireland AIG sponsored Cups & Shield National Finals at Royal Golf Club. Picture by Pat CashmanClandeboye lifted the Barton Shield in style as Colm Murphy and William Russell put in star performances for the Ulster provincial champions in the AIG Cups and Shields Finals at Royal Tara, writes the GUI.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 19, 2013All Ireland Cups and Shields, Ballybunion Golf Club, Barton Shield, Clandeboye GC, County Sligo GC, Junior Cup1 Comment

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 17, 2013All Ireland Cups and Shields, Barton Shield, Jimmy Bruen Shield, Junior Cup, Pierce Purcell Shield, Senior Cup

Royal Tara ready for annual festival of golf

Magnificent Royal Tara will host the AIG All Ireland Cups and Shields finals this week. It’s arguably the greatest club competition on the planet - a chance for the sweet swinging elite, the improving middle classes and the struggling weekend hackers to rub shoulders, don the club sweater and put their necks on the line for one of those precious green pennants in the AIG sponsored All Ireland Cups and Shields national finals.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 17, 2013All Ireland Cups and Shields, Barton Shield, Jimmy Bruen Shield, Junior Cup, Pierce Purcell Shield, Senior Cup

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 20, 2012All Ireland Cups and Shields, Barton Shield, Donaghadee, Jimmy Bruen Shield, Junior Cup, Kinsale Golf Club, NUI Maynooth, Senior Cup1 Comment

Joy for Maynooth and Donaghadee

Donaghadee celebrate their historic Junior Cup win at Kinsale. Pciture by Pat CashmanInspiration comes in many forms, but for the Donaghadee Junior Cup team it was in the form of two of Ulster’s brightest golfing talents as the north Down club triumphed at the Chartis Europe sponsored Cups and Shields in Kinsale, writes the Golfing Union of Ireland.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 20, 2012All Ireland Cups and Shields, Barton Shield, Donaghadee, Jimmy Bruen Shield, Junior Cup, Kinsale Golf Club, NUI Maynooth, Senior Cup1 Comment

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 20, 2012All Ireland Cups and Shields, Barton Shield, Junior Cup, Kinsale Golf ClubComment

NUI Maynooth face Banbridge for Barton Shield

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 20, 2012All Ireland Cups and Shields, Barton Shield, Junior Cup, Kinsale Golf ClubComment

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 19, 2012Barton Shield, Junior Cup, Kinsale Golf ClubComment

All Ireland Cups and Shields - today's draws

KInsale Golf Club. Check out the GUI website for a live blog and live scoring from the All-Ireland Cups & Shields National Finals (Sponsored by Chartis) from Kinsale over the next three days.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 19, 2012Barton Shield, Junior Cup, Kinsale Golf ClubComment

Brian KeoghSeptember 17, 2009Barton Shield, Eddie PowerComment

Kilkenny win first green pennant

Veteran Eddie Power helped Kilkenny clinch their first senior pennant with a nail-biting one hole win over Banbridge in the Bulmers Barton Shield final at Tullamore.

Brian KeoghSeptember 17, 2009Barton Shield, Eddie PowerComment

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 17, 2009All Ireland Cups and Shields, Barton Shield, Junior CupComment

Kilkenny power into Barton Shield final

Eddie Power is hoping to keep the bragging rights at home after helping Kilkenny make the Bulmers All Ireland Barton Shield final at Tullamore.

The three-time Irish Close champion was one of the heroes of the day as Kilkenny beat Youghal by three holes to set up a showdown with Banbridge in the final.

Amateur golfBrian KeoghSeptember 17, 2009All Ireland Cups and Shields, Barton Shield, Junior CupComment