One word that sums up Rory McIlroy’s grand slam winning career. Resilience. A trait shaped here in County Sligo Golf Club at the West of Ireland. Twenty years ago, a wiry 15-year-old with bushy hair rocked up to the West…

While the golfing world might still be coming to terms with Rory McIlroy’s dramatic, Career Grand Slam-completing victory at the Masters, the first major of the Irish amateur season is upon us as County Sligo Golf Club gets set for…

18-year-old Greystones sensation Dylan Holmes may have entered the week as a 150/1 outsider, but he leaves County Sligo with the West of Ireland Championship trophy and a place in the record books alongside the likes of Rory McIlroy, Shane…

A field of 138 has been whittled down to two at the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo Golf Club, and either Dylan Holmes or Colm Campbell will add their name to the illustrious roll of…

Hopes of a Sligo winner at the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship are alive, but only just, after Barry Anderson edged Keith Egan in dramatic circumstances to reach the semi finals in Rosses Point. The clash between the…

Defending Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland champion Keith Egan, former professional Stuart Grehan, Colm Campbell, Luke O’Neill and 2017 champion Barry Anderson are the headline acts remaining heading into the last-16 at County Sligo Golf Club. It was Easter…

After the biblical-tough conditions on day one of the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo Golf Club, the weather gods didn’t so much smile on the field as offer a slight reprieve, but scoring was much…

After a mostly calm and temperate practice day, the Harry Colt Championship Links at County Sligo showed its teeth and more in the opening round of the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship. Strong winds accompanied the 138-man field…

In many ways, 2024 was a dream year for Ryan Griffin. He arrived in St. Andrews to take on the Old Course in the final event of the R&A Student Series season, knowing that a strong finish would help secure…

On a windy and testing day at County Sligo Golf Club, it was one of Rosses Point’s own that carded the best score as former North of Ireland champion Sean Flanagan’s level-par round was enough to take the honours. Despite…