The Rio 2016 Olympic Golf Course in Barra da Tijuca is looking greener every day. With 59% of construction now completed, grass has been sown on five of the eighteen holes, with irrigation reaching more than two-thirds of the course. “After this stage comes the ‘bedding-in’ period, during which we monitor the growth of this […]
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Golfer Olivia Mehaffey has been chosen as Team Ireland Flag Bearer for this evenings Nanjing 2014 Closing Ceremony (1pm Irish Time – http://www.olympic.org/) . Chef de Mission Martin Burke said that “Mehaffey has been a great asset to the overall team during the Games as an individual performer and within the team context” Mehaffey said
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Kevin Le Blanc and Olivia Mehaffey are in 27th position on +5 over par after two rounds of the Youth Olympic Games mixed golf competition. The current leaders are Emily Pederson and Alex Pultz on -7 under par. Teams are made up of one male and one female player. Players are primarily from the same NOC,
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Team Ireland golfers Kevin Le Blanc and Olivia Mehaffey will play in the Mixed Team Event. We are awaiting the draw sheet. The entry list can be accessed here http://result.nanjing2014.org/IRS/resYO2014/pdf/YO2014/GO/YO2014_GO_C32C_GOX400000.pdf The competition schedule can be accessed here http://result.nanjing2014.org/IRS/resYO2014/pdf/YO2014/GO/YO2014_GO_C08_GO0000000.pdf Mixed Team event format Teams are made up of one male and
Congratulations to Team Ireland’s Kevin Le Blanc who finished 16th in the men’s Nanjing 2014 Golf Tournament. He shot a three round total of 217 , finishing +1 for the tournament (73,71,73). The Gold medal went to Renato Paratore (Italy) on-11 , Silver to Sweden’s Marcus Kinult (-9) and Bronze to Danthai Booma (Thailand) on
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Congratulations to Olivia Mehaffey who finished in 20th position in the 2014 Nanjing YOG Golf Tournament. She finished with a third round 79 for a +11 total. The Gold Medal was awarded to Korea’s Lee Soyoung who finished on -14. Silver medal awared to Taipei’s Ssu-Chia Cheng -11 Bronze Medal to Thailand’s Supamas Sangchan -7. Only six golfers
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Ireland’s Olivia Mehaffey shot a +3 over par round today in the Nanjing Women’s Golf Competition and is currently in joint 13th place on +4 over par. Mehaffey was out in 38 (+2) and back in 37 (+1) shooting 4 bogeys and 1 birdie and 13 pars within her 2nd round. The current leader is Lee Soyoung
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Ireland’s Kevin Le Blanc had another excellent round at the Nanjing 2014 Boys singles golf competition. Le Blanc carded 4 birdies and 3 bogeys for a one under par round of 71, leaving him on Level Par for the tournament. He has moved up to 13th place overall with one round remaining. The tournament leader is
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Congratulations to Rory McIlroy on winning the US PGA Championship. McIlroy is the first player since Padraig Harrington in 2008 to win back-to-back majors, his victories in the Open Championship and US PGA also sandwiched by a first World Golf Championship win in the Bridgestone Invitational last week. Lifting the Wanamaker Trophy for the second
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The Olympic Council of Ireland were pleased to support a very productive day at Carton House which will act as a good lead in to the youth and senior European team Championships and Nanjing Youth Olympic Games. International expert Dr. Joseph Parent, who has worked closely with the world’s top golfers such as VJ Singh, spent
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Statement: Pat Hickey, President, Olympic Council of Ireland ” On behalf of Team Ireland, I am thrilled at the news that Rory will declare for Ireland for the Rio Games. His amazing sporting talent, brilliant personality and endless energy will give all our athletes a huge boost. He is an iconic figure in world sport
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At the 1904 Summer Olympics, two golf events were contested – men's individual and team tournaments. The competitions were held from September 17, 1904 to September 24, 1904.
It was the second and final appearance of the sport at the Olympics. The men's team event was new, replacing the women's individual. The men's individual event was switched to a match play tournament rather than the stroke play used 4 years earlier. Golf returns to the Olympic schedule at Rio in 2016. For contact details of Golfing Union of Ireland and Irish Ladies Golf Union please click on Full story
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