Robert Moran recorded his third runner-up finish in four 2026 Alps Tour starts as the tour returned following a six-week break with the Villa Paradiso Alps Open in Italy. Rounds of 71 and 68 had the Castle man in good…
Each month, Irish Golfer Magazine will feature a Player Blog. These will be personal accounts from professionals or elite amateur golfers about life on tour, covering everything from performances, facilities and golf courses to travel, off-course life, and all the…
Sam Murphy might be Galway through and through but he plays a lot of golf at Trump International Doonbeg and admits it would be a dream to play in the Amgen Irish Open there in September if he can keep…
Sam Murphy recorded his first professional victory in his first professional start when he took the 36-hole lead and closed out to win the Elin Bay Open, and, 10 days later, he’s back at the top of the Alps leaderboard.…
Sam Murphy pulled off one of the up and downs of his life to hold off Robert Moran and clinch his maiden Alps Tour title on his professional debut at the Ein Bay Open in Egypt. Murphy teed off with…
Sam Murphy holds a two shot lead at the halfway point of his second round at the Alps Tour season opening Ein Bay Open as Hugh Foley and Robert Moran also started brightly. Murphy, making his debut as a professional,…
Sam Murphy admits his body feels the best it’s ever been and he is chomping at the bit to get his maiden professional season underway next week. Murphy turned pro after securing full Category 6 status for the 2026 Alps Tour…
Five Irish players will tee it up at the Final Stage of Alps Tour Q-School on Wednesday at Golf Nazionale and Terre dei Consoli as they look to get a foot on professional golf’s ladder. Marc Boucher and Tom Dowdall…
Sam Murphy, Stephen Grant and Cathal MacCanna have all progressed to next week’s Alps Tour Qualifying Final. Ex Shamrock Rovers, Burnley and Sunderland footballer Grant has been trying to chase his golfing dream since retiring from professional football in 2004…
Ronan Mullarney admitted that relief was the overriding emotion after a T7 finish at the Regione Lazio Alps Tour Grand Final saw him secure the fifth and final HotelPlanner Tour card on offer for 2026. The Galway man shot a…