A lot of the world’s main excursions are all in motion this week nevertheless it’s our up-and-coming professionals who might be trying to get 2025 off to a quick begin in Egypt.
Six Irish gamers made their seasonal bow on the Alps Tour within the Ein Bay Open at Sokhna Golf Membership on Wednesday, and it was a usually constructive day.
Alps Tour
Scores
T17 Hugh Foley, Ronan Mullarney, Robert Moran 68 (-4)
T89 John Murphy 74 (+2)
T102 Marc Boucher 75 (+2)
Former Alps Tour primary Ronan Mullarrney from Galway, Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley and Fortress’s Robert Moran carded four-under 68s to share seventeenth place after spherical one,
They have been simply 4 strokes behind Giovanni Manzoni (ITA) and Rocco Repetto (ESP), who shot eight-under 64s to move the sector by a shot.
After topping the Alps Tour rankings in 2023, former AIG Irish Shut champion Mullarney (29) made seven cuts from 19 begins on the HotelPlanner Tour final 12 months however didn’t advance from the Second Stage of the Qualifying College.
Moran (25), one other former Irish Shut winner, missed out on the First Stage of the 2024 DP World Tour Q-College after a stable season on the Alps Tour, the place he was twelfth within the Order of Benefit.
Foley (27) received the North, West and South of Eire titles in addition to the Irish Shut in a robust novice profession earlier than turning skilled on the finish of final season.
Foley made six birdies in his 68 as Mullarney and Moran went bogey-free
The aim for all gamers on the Alps Tour is to win one in every of 5 HotelPlanner Tour playing cards awarded to the highest 5 non-exempt gamers within the Order of Benefit.
Kinsale’s John Murphy (26), a former Walker Cup participant who received his DP World Tour card on the finish of 2022, opened with a two-over 74 whereas Marc Boucher, a former Irish worldwide, shot 75.
DP World Tour
Rookie Conor Purcell (27) makes his sixth begin of the DP World Tour season within the Magical Kenya Open introduced by absa
Purcell graduated to DP World Tour this season after successful twice on the HotelPlanner Tour to received one in every of 20 playing cards by ending sixth within the ultimate Street to Mallorca standings.
he missed the minimize in his first three begins after getting his card however has completed within the cash in his final two and lies 158th within the Race to Dubai.
He’s joined in Nairobi by Ballymena’s Dermot McElroy (31).
PGA Tour
Pádraig Harrington (53) will bid to grow to be the oldest winner on the PGA Tour within the $7m Mexico Open at Vidanta Vallarta, the place Aaron Rai (twenty ninth), Akshay Bhatia (thirtieth), Rasmus Hojgaard (forty third) and Stephan Jaeger are the one members of the world’s high 50 participating.
Harrington completed 52nd within the occasion final 12 months, carding rounds of 72-66-72-70 to complete on 4 beneath, 15 strokes behind Jake Knapp.
LPGA Tour
Leona Maguire returns to motion in a single day within the Honda LPGA Thailand, trying to push on after ending ninth and joint nineteenth in her first two begins this season.
The Co Cavan girl has completed T12 (2022), T6 (2023) and T31 (2024) in her final three begins at Siam CC.
Will probably be her 121st begin on the LPGA Tour.
Report (through GolfStats): Begins: 120, Cuts Made: 93 (78%), High Tens: 22 (18%) , Rounds: 406, Scoring Avg: 70.97, Profession Earnings: $4,801,506 – Finest End: 1st (2 occasions).
Sunshine Women Tour
Olivia Mehaffey (27) might be taking part in with conditional standing on the Women European Tour this 12 months after ending 151st within the 2024 Order of Benefit.
She began the season positively by ending 57th within the Lalla Meyrem Cup in Morocco and because the LET takes a break earlier than heading to Australia, she performs on the Sunshine Women Tour this week within the Customary Financial institution Women Open at Durbanville Golf Membership.
Australian WPGA
Northern Eire’s Victoria Craig is in Australia for the Webex Gamers Collection Sydney at Fortress Hill Nation Membership.
