National bronze pitch and putt medals for Offaly teams
Offaly ladies and mens teams play well
The Offaly Ladies secured a superb bronze medal at the 2026 National Inter-County Championship in Navan, adding to the bronze they won at the Leinster Inter-County Championship in RGSC last month.
Offaly were represented by Amy Galvin, Lauren Pyke, Denise Pyke and Margaret Hogan, with Linda Flanagan as substitute.
The team finished Saturday’s Scotch Foursomes in fifth place on three under par. Amy and Lauren recorded rounds of 55 and 51, while Denise and Margaret returned scores of 56 and 51.
Amy led the challenge in Sunday’s Singles with an excellent 48, six under par and the second-lowest Ladies score of the day. Lauren added a level-par 54, with Margaret scoring 55 and Denise 56.
Offaly’s three counting Singles scores moved them to eight under overall and into third place behind champions Dublin and runners-up Cork.
It completed an excellent Inter-County campaign for the Offaly Ladies, who also finished third in Leinster after tying with Dublin 2 for second before losing out on a back-nine countback.
The Offaly Gents also earned bronze medals in the Eamonn Birchall Cup. After narrowly missing the top-ten cut for the Anchor Cup, Offaly led the B competition following Saturday’s play and remained in front after Sunday’s Foursomes.
Anthony Galvin produced the standout Singles score with an excellent 46, eight under par. However, strong finishes from Carlow and Galway moved both counties ahead, with Offaly finishing third on 26 under.
The Gents team was Anthony Galvin, Michael Connolly, Jamie Hogan, Martin Ward, Mark Hogan and Darren O’Connell.