John Whelan

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Why have @KildareGAA coiste na nóg decided to fix U16 football matches on Saturdays for February & March when they know kids play soccer on a Saturday in the KDUL & have been doing so since September. Now they are making kids choose between the sports.

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@TaylorMadeGolf @McIlroyRory @TommyFleetwood1 I like the spider, because in Ryder, the euro players didn’t mind using it either!!

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@ptgorst Paul, have people forgotten what this group of players have gone through this summer. This is just pure crazy the way supporters are reacting. These players are human and they need time to get over this. And it won’t be this season.

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@IanDoyleSport It is embarrassing. Very narrow minded.

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@IanDoyleSport You gotta love pre-season games.

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@practicalgolf Don’t know what it’s like stateside but to be sitting in front of a tv @ 7pm gmt and still no full coverage being shown is ridiculous. Who do these people in Augusta think they are?

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@amateur_info @CastletroyGC 👍

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@LouStagner Goodstuff Lou. Best of luck with it.

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@IrishGolfDesk +4, surely though a pro playing in amateur club events and winning gross prizes where handicaps don’t apply can’t be right. Or is there something in the rules that allows this?

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@IrishGolfDesk have you ever come across a professional golfer that has a handicap index being allowed to compete and win prizes in weekly amateur club competitions?

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@IrishGolfDesk Yes a member of the club with a handicap index. Winning gross prizes on a consistent basis.

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@RandA is there a rule or what is your position on professional golfers that have a handicap index playing in club members competitions and winning the gross prize. (An amateur cannot enter a pro event & win the prize)

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@MercedesAMGF1 @SilverstoneUK Absolutely.

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@amateur_info @ColmCampbell87 @PINGTourEurope Well deserved. About time @GolfIreland_ got behind you aswell.

[Irish Amateur golf info @amateur_info]

Who & what is Irish amateur golf info

For those of you new here I’m Garry Murphy a man with a passion for amateur golf I run this in my spare time with the hopes of giving others an insight into the world of amateur.

Over the past 2 years / almost 3 seasons of golf I have traveled the length & breadth of the country covering elite amateur golf.

But why?

Golf has been a passion of my for long time and this was the starting point going to watch some events I was taken back by the standard of the golf at local level while keeping an eye on how some players were doing on the national/ international level these tournaments peaked my interest. Then the world amateur team championship came to Ireland in 2018 once I attended this the bug to follow amateur tournaments grew.

Over the next year and a bit I was keen to track golfers but this at times was hard to do with limited information as my frustration grow with this the idea of doing something became stronger
( don’t complain about others not doing what you’re not willing too)

So as the long days of covid came and I had time on my hands I looked into this idea some more and the page was born.

So it started as a site to post links on Twitter this was the only plan at the time. Roll on Munster stroke play of 21 as it was close to me I popped down for a look posted some swing videos walked the fairways watched some incredible golf and the thought I came away with was I need to do some small part to help promote this.

Since then this is what I’ve set out to do promoting amateur golf as time has gone on the event count grows with over 20 tournaments covered in 2022.

It’s crazy to of imagined this is how it would have went yet here we are my weekends are now spent watching other play the game I love at the highest level ( Yes my golf has taken a back seat) but hey that’s not important I will break 80 at some point in my life again 😂

The more I do this the passion for it grows which is great but has led me down some paths I’d never had imagined tracking players all over the globe while keeping others informed about the game let’s keep it rolling

If you’ve gotten this far could you share this post 🤝

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@revolut I’ve a 13yr old out of the country relying on his teacher to give him money because revolut won’t provide assistance in getting his card working again. Chip & pin is not working for him either. What are you going to do about it @revolut

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@RevolutApp 13yr old out of the country on school trip. Money on his revolut. Revolut contactless stopped working for him. Contacted @revolut & your assistance is shocking.

[Irish Amateur golf info @amateur_info]

55 days till I hit the road once again tracking amateur golf, Let’s try and break the 10k followers before that point.

Please retweet this & spread the word some busy days with great golf on the way

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@Irish_PokerOpen 1980 @holemoreputts