Killarney honours former Ryder Cup Captain

KILLARNEY Golf & Fishing Club honoured Mr. Paul McGinley at a special reception on Thursday October 26 in a wonderful occasion cementing the famous golfer’s links with the famous parklands brand.

Paul was awarded the club’s highest honour, that of Honorary Life Membership, in recognition of his outstanding achievements and enormous contribution to the world of golf over recent decades.

Paul McGinley won four European Tour events, was the winning Captain of the 2014 Ryder Cup, which took place at Gleneagles in Scotland, and was the first Irish man to Captain the European side.

Furthermore, he famously holed a 10 foot putt to win the 2002 Ryder Cup for Europe.

Paul McGinley has had a long association with Killarney having played his first Irish Open as a Professional here in 1992.

The first time he represented Ireland on the Irish Youths Team was also at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, incidentally.

“I’m really honoured,” Paul. said

“I’m very proud to say that I’m a member of a club with the esteem of Killarney Golf & Fishing Club,” he told fellow members in an address that impressed everyone hugely.

Club President Breda Duggan, Club Captain Derry McCarthy, Lady Captain Sheila Crowley along with former Club President Denis Cronin were on hand to present the award of membership to Paul McGinley. He was welcomed to the club by many of the Club’s former Presidents, Captains as well as existing Honorary Life Members. Paul gave an address to those present and this was followed by a Q&A session.

The occasion coincided with the launch of the Club’s 125th Anniversary which will take place in 2018.

Photo by Michelle Cooper Galvin ABOVE: Paul McGinley with Sheila Crowley Lady Captain, Breda Duggan President and Derry McCarthy Captain at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club. TOP: Paul McGinley with Amy Arthur, Declan McCarthy, Breda Duggan President , Phyllis O’Sullivan, Dermot Ivo...