Enniscorthy's Paul Conroy made a hole-in-one, an eagle three and six birdies as he closed with a 10-under par 62 to clinch his maiden U.S. collegiate win for the Chattanooga Mocs in the Wolfpack Intercollegiate in North Carolina.

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.

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.

History beckons at Headfort, but who will be the man (or boy) to make it?

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.

Ireland lie 14th after the opening round of the 2021 Spirit International Golf Championship at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Texas.

Five strokes cover the top 31 on the leaderboard and seven the entire field heading into Sunday’s final 36 holes of what looks like a wide-open AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close at Tullamore Golf Club.

Enniscorthy’s Paul Conroy improved course management could be the key that helps him open the door and capture the AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close at Tullamore.

Jake Whelan is no longer the quiet man of Irish golf after he birdied the last two holes to claim a one-shot win in the Mullingar Scratch Trophy and loudly announce his candidacy for a place on the Irish team.

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.