Castletroy Golf Club gears up to host famed Senior Scratch Cup

CASTLETROY Golf Club will host their 2023 Senior Scratch Cup, kindly sponsored by Trade Electric Group on Saturday, September 2.

First competed for in 1948, the Castletroy Senior Scratch Cup (the Major HK Murray trophy) is one of the oldest and most prestigious scratch cups in the country and attracts many of Ireland's best amateur golfers.

The course, currently ranked in the top 100 in Ireland and measuring almost 7,000 yards off the back tees, offering a stiff challenge to any player .

The 2022 winner was, Connaught Interprovincial golfer, Simon Walker (Roscommon GC).

Recent winners include Irish international, Rob Moran (2021), and James Sugrue (2019), who went on to win the South of Ireland Championship and the British Amateur Championship that year.

Other former winners include Gary O’Flaherty, Pat Murray, and Eddie McCormack as well as the likes of JB Carr, Liam Higgins, Eddie Power, and Des Smyth. Over the years, local golfers such as Eamon Haugh, Michael O’Kelly, John Kavanagh, Peter Sheehan, and Jason Tobin have also lifted this prestigious trophy.

Along with Simon, among those who have signed up to compete this year are former Irish Close Champion, Quentin Carew, and in-form players from the 2023 Bridgestone Order of Merit - Paul Coughlan (Castleknock), Jack McDonnell (Forest Little) and Shane McDermott (Slieve Russell).

Three members of this month’s victorious Irish Boys Home Internationals team will tee it up, Mark Gazi (Tralee), Gavin Tiernan (Co Louth) and Donncha Cleary (Tipperary).

Other notable entrants include Andrew McCormack and Dean McMahon from Castletroy GC. Entries are invited to Castletroy GC at (061) 335 753 (ext. 2) or [email protected].

Closing date for entries is 5pm sharp on Thursday, August 31.

Thursday, August 31.