Irish PGA Championship returns to Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort
22/02/2017
Moyvalley Hotel and Golf Resort director, Vichai Tripipatkul (left) with 2016 Irish PGA Champion, Damien McGrane.
The Irish PGA Championship will make a welcome return to the Twin Oaks Championship Course at Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort in Co Kildare.
As befits the historic tournament which has been won by Fred Daly, Harry Bradshaw, Paul McGinley and Padraig Harrington and carries a prize fund of €30,000, it has moved to a prime date in the golfing calendar.
It will be contested from Thursday 22 June until Sunday 25th and preceded by a fundraising pro-am for the Shabra Charity Foundation on June 21.
Commenting on the tournament, Ms Rita Shah, director Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort, said: “On behalf of the directors at Moyvalley we are delighted to confirm our support and sponsorship of the 2017 Irish PGA Championship.
“We recognise the role that The PGA in Ireland plays in the administration of professional golf in Ireland with their championship being a flagship event.
“The official charity of the 2017 Irish PGA Championship will be the Shabra Charity Foundation which has raised over €600,000 to date. This has been donated to the Mater Hospital, St Luke’s and Tallaght Hospitals for much needed equipment in heart, cancer and eye care.
“The charity has also supported cardiac and cancer research, as well as building schools for children in Nigeria and Kenya.
“The main fundraiser this year will go towards fulfilling Oliver Brady's promise to provide world class gene DNA sequencing equipment for the Mater Hospital in Dublin.
“We are now planning for this year’s event and look forward to welcoming both professionals and amateurs to Moyvalley in June.”
Last year's event was won by Damien McGrane who edged out Simon Thornton by a shot after a tense back nine battle at the County Kildare venue.
The Kells man, who went on to top the PGA in Ireland Order of Merit, had long coveted the historic title and described himself as 'overwhelmed' when he finally collected the trophy.
Michael McCumiskey, PGA in Ireland secretary, added: “The Twin Oaks Championship course provided a wonderful test for our professionals last year and we are delighted that the 2017 Irish PGA Championship has returned to the Moyvalley Hotel and Golf Resort.
“I want to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to the directors of Moyvalley for continuing with their support of the championship and we look forward to staging another successful event in June.”
For further information on booking a team at the “107th PGA Championship Pro Am” Tournament and please contact Darren Byrne 046 9548000.
For further information on the Twin Oaks Championship Course and Moyvalley Hotel & Golf Resort please visit www.moyvalley.com
