Hill snatches triumph from jaws of disaster with birdie-birdie finish to win Mullingar Scratch Trophy
Galgorm Castle’s Joshua Hill shot what he admitted was probably the best 78 of his life when he produced a stunning birdie-birdie finish to snatch the 60th Mullingar Scratch Trophy by a shot in teeming rain at the classic midlands track.
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Gillivan and Hill three clear in Mullingar Scratch Trophy
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.
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Stroke averages - how Ireland's top amateurs fared at home in 2021
Peter O’Keeffe won three events - the AIG Irish Close, the Munster Strokeplay and the Flogas Irish Amateur Open — and claimed the Bridgestone Order of Merit after a tremendous 2021. But who topped the stroke averages in Irish amateur golf?
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Southern comfort as Ford strides into three-shot lead in Mullingar
Brand new shoes worked wonders for recently-crowned South of Ireland Amateur champion TJ Ford as he followed an opening 68 with a six-under 66 to take a three-stroke lead into the final two rounds of the Sherry Fitzgerald Davitt & Davitt and Pinergy sponsored Mullingar Scratch Trophy.
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