Carew claims fairytale AIG Irish Close win after epic comeback
So the last shall be first.
Castleknock’s Quentin Carew, a solid player who never threatened to win big before, hit the shot his life and eagled the 20th to come from four down at the turn to deny Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley the AIG Irish Amateur Close and a famous hat-trick at Headfort.
Foley has Major hat-trick in his sights after two more Close encounters
Team selection is a thankless task but Royal Dublin's Hugh Foley looks determined to make a mockery of his non-selection for the Eisenhower Trophy after he produced a barrage of back-nine birdies to beat clubmate Richard Knightly and move into the semi-finals of the AIG Irish Amateur Close at Headfort.
"They want to be the F1 driver, squirting champagne ... they don’t want the work, the graft"
The Irish golfing universe is full of ambitious youngsters who’d give their right arms to play on tour but have zero interest in joining the P.G.A. But in one of the great ironies of golf, Damien McGrane, the European Tour veteran with close to €5 million in career earnings to his name, never wanted to be anything other than a P.G.A. professional.
McNamara and Casey headline inaugural Headfort Scratch Cup
West of Ireland champion Rory McNamara will be supporting the inaguural Headfort Senior Scratch Cup. Photo: Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieRecently crowned West of Ireland champion Rory McNamara and Mullingar Scratch Trophy winner Brian Casey believe this month’s inaugural Headfort Senior Scratch Cup is the perfect prepatation for a big summer.