Competing alongside 33 other amateur golfers at the BMW UK & Ireland Golf Cup Regional Final held recently at Gleneagles, Irishman Kealan Murray has played his way to the World Final in South Africa.
The BMW Golf Cup is the largest international tournament series for amateur golfers, with over 100,000 participants who tee off globally. National competitions are held in nearly 40 countries worldwide, before the national winners’ head to the World Final – a once-in-a-lifetime experience which will be held at Fancourt, South Africa. A true golfers paradise, Fancourt boasts three championship courses and is nestled in the heart of South Africa’s Garden Route.
224 amateur golfers from across Ireland and the UK were invited to take part in four regional rounds, taking place across June to September, with the tournament divided into three categories: Men’s A (handicaps up to 12.4), Men’s B (handicaps 12.5 – 28.4) and Women’s (handicaps up to 28.4). The regional rounds took place at The Belfry in Sutton Coldfield, The Duke’s at St Andrews in Fife, Carton House in Maynooth, Co. Kildare and Hankley Common in Farnham.
The 36 winners from these regional tournaments went through to the National Final, held this week at Gleneagles, including winners Kealan Murray, Shaun Smith and Katrina Vickery who triumphed in their categories and will now compete together as Team GB&I at the World Final in March 2026.
Starting in 1982 the BMW Golf Cup first took place in the UK, with the final hosted at the famous Belfry golf course. 30 years later, the final has been hosted at a selection of the best courses in the world, including Cabo del Sol, Mexico, the Sentosa Gold Club, Singapore and the Jockey Club, Argentina.
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