Mark McGowan

County Dublin

Golf and Travel Writer at Irish Golfer Magazine

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Articles

Six share the spoils at Bunclody Pro-Am

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

A fast and firm golf course at Bunclody Golf and Fishing Club produced a packed leaderboard at the Bunclody Pro-Am, and when all was said and done, six names were locked together at the top. Keith Shannon of Cloverhill Golf Club, Tipperary’s Colin O’Gorman, Sean O’Donoghue of Mount Wolseley, Damian Mooney from Lough Erne, Ballina’s Eddie Tracey and Niall Kearney representing the Eddie Doyle Academy were inseparable at two-under, and each of the six get a shared victory on their resumes.
McIlroy proud of battling spirit in testing conditions at Travelers

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

Rory McIlroy felt that the second round was in danger of getting away from him at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut, but despite a 17th hole bogey, he’s just four off the lead. The world number two was back in his groove on day one and held a share of third place after 18 holes, but as one of the later starters on day two, whipping winds and a firm golf course meant that remaining in touch rather than pulling away would be the likely goal.
Walsh and Byrne in red figures in Czech Republic

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

Lauren Walsh leads the way for the four Irish women in attendance on day one of the Tipsport Czech Ladies Open, with Sara Byrne one shot behind, but they are both well off the early pace. A fortnight ahead of a return to home shores for the KPMG Women’s Irish Open, Walsh went bogey-free around Royal Beroun Golf Course, carding two birdies on the front side before adding a third on the closing hole to end the day tied for 27th.
Kennedy struggles on day two but shares third going into the weekend

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

Max Kennedy couldn’t reproduce the magic of his course-record breaking opening round at the Blot Play9 at Golf Bluegreen de Pléneuf Val André, but he goes into the weekend in a share of third. A horror start saw the Royal Dublin man go bogey-triple-bogey to cover the first three holes in +5, and though he regrouped to cover the next 13 holes in one-under, trading three birdies with two bogeys, but a double bogey on the 17th saw him slip back further.
Tiernan chasing career-changing victory after superb Amateur Championship semi-final

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

County Louth’s Gavin Tiernan and the United States’ Ethan Fang will battle it for glory in the 130th Amateur Championship at Royal St George’s after semi-final victories over Riccardo Fantinelli of Italy and Finland’s Veikka Viskari respectively.
Maguire finishes best of the Irish at Clutch Pro's Q Hotels Open

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

Alex Maguire’s final-round level-par 73 saw him move to the front of an Irish pack on a rather disappointing final round at the Clutch Pro Tour’s Q Hotels Collection Open at Forest Pines in England. Back-to-back rounds of 72 saw the Laytown & Bettystown man enter the final round on -2 but only six back, and three bogeys in his first four holes ended any outside hopes he was harbouring of slicing through the pack to contend for a first professional victory.
McBride tied for 10th going into final round at Clutch Pro's Q Hotels Open

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

Paul McBride is just four shots off the lead with 18 holes to go in the Q Hotels Collection Open at Forest Pines Golf Club in Lincolnshire after a bogey-free three-under round of 70 on day two. Birdies on 10 – his opening hole – 15 and five and the blemish-free card helped him make good upward progress on a day where just five players shot rounds in the 60s on the par-73 layout, and at -4, he’s tied for 10th and well within striking distance.
McIlroy enjoying the "tonic" of TPC River Highlands after brutish Oakmont

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

Rory McIlroy was back to something approaching his best in the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut, and the world number two finds himself in a share of third place.
Annabel Wilson’s whirlwind rookie journey on the LET

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

Annabel Wilson, along with Anna Foster, Sara Byrne and Canice Screene – the last of whom secured lower Category status than the other three – secured her LET card at the first time of asking at Lalla Aicha Q-School last December. Q-School, as any professional that’s ever tried to navigate one will tell you, is among the most stressful weeks in a player’s career, but as Wilson was trying out for the first time, she kept the expectations to a minimum.
Scheffler embracing a return to birdie-fest golf at TPC River Highlands

1 week ago | irishgolfer.ie | Mark McGowan

World number one, Scottie Scheffler, is the defending champion at this week’s Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut, and is looking forward to a different sort of challenge than the one he and the rest of the PGA Tour’s stars faced at Oakmont last week. “It’s good to be back,” Scheffler said in his pre-tournament press conference. “This is always a nice relaxing week after the U.S. Open. We just get treated great at this event. The food’s always really good.

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