*Eoin Magill.  FIVE players from the host club, Lahinch, are, this week, competing for the oldest of the amateur golf championships, the South of Ireland. Launched in 1895 by Alexander Shaw, the ‘South’ is played for annually at the famed…

The men’s competition at Ennis last weekend was for the Dr Rodgers shield, a team of four event. It was won by Cian O’Nolan (15), James Broderick (7), Michael Clancy (31) and Mark O’Brien (14) with 88 points. They won…

East Clare Golf Club in Bodyke, Co. Clare is different, and you sense that difference as soon as you step into the clubhouse. It’s a club that has weathered many storms over the years to keep its doors open, but…