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Flogas Ireland renews sponsorship of Irish Scratch Series for 2022

Powerscourt Golf Club

Flogas Ireland has renewed its sponsorship of the Irish Scratch Series 2022. 

The series was set up at the start of the pandemic to give professionals and elite amateurs an opportunity to play competitively at a high level. The Elite Golf Series is now in its third year and continues to attract talented field male and female Irish golfers including LPGA winner Leona Maguire, professional Olivia Mehaffey, Wake Forest’s Lauren Walsh, Irish Girls Close winner Beth Coulter, Irish Women’s  Close winner Anna Foste and Indiana’s Aine Donegan.

Top male professionals include players such as Jonathan Caldwell, Ronan Mullarney, JR Galbraith, Stuart Grehan, Brendan Lawlor, Conor Purcell, Robin Dawson, Conor O’Rourke, Paul McBride and Jonathan Yates.

The event has also been attended by a very strong cohort of male amateurs including Peter O’Keeffe, Paul Buckley, Marc Boucher, Louisville’s Max Kennedy, Florida Atlantic’s Alex Maguire and Grand Canyon’s Sam Murphy to name but a few

Winners of previous Flogas Irish Scratch Series events include Maguire, Walsh, EDGA Tour winner Lawlor, the University of Illinois’s Dylan Keating and top Irish professionals including O’Rourke, Grehan Mullarney, Galbraith and John Hickey.

Events have been held at Seapoint Golf Club, Luttrelstown Castle, The K Club North and South, Carton House and Powerscourt Golf Club.

Such is the interest and success of the series Flogas Ireland, one of the biggest supporters of Irish golf, has agreed to renew its title sponsorship of the Flogas Irish Scratch Series in 2022 with the first event taking place this Friday the 11 March at Powerscourt Golf Club.

The plan is to expand to include courses all around the country giving players the opportunity to experience different courses but at the same time playing at a very high competitive level.

“Flogas are fully committed to supporting Irish Golfers and Irish Golf Clubs in Ireland in any way we possibly can,” said Managing Director of Flogas, John Rooney. “The Irish Scratch Series is a way of supporting a tournament that gives professionals and elite Irish Amateurs an opportunity to compete throughout the year at a very high level.

“The success of the tournament is evident in the numbers playing and the quality of the field so we are delighted to extend our title sponsorship for 2022”

Organisers Gary and Valerie Keating said: “We are looking forward to our first Irish Scratch Series of 2022 this Friday at Powerscourt Golf Club.”

Booking for this event is through the BRS System and links can be found on the Irish Scratch Series Instagram account. 

For any enquiries, please call Valerie Keating, GK Events on 087 2464406 or email vkeating@gkevents.com.