• Team Manager: TBC
• Round 1 Sutton GC
• Played before 04-05-2026

The AIG Junior Cup is an Irish inter-club golf competition that began in 1900, with the first title won by Portmarnock Golf Club. It is one of the oldest inter-club events, involving teams of five scratch players competing in single matches. The competition is sponsored by AIG (American International Group), and it involves teams from across Ireland vying for the national title.

Eligibility

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026.
• Individual – no lower than 2.5 in 2025
• Singles matches played off scratch.
• Team of 5 players
• Matchplay, 3 at home and 2 away until Area Final.

• Team Manager: Conor Mahon / Jason Corscadden
• Round 1 Beech Park GC
• Played before 26-04-2026

The Barton Cup is a Leinster-based, provincial amateur golf competition for medium-handicap players, originally presented by Sir Dunbar Plunket Barton around the early 1900s to foster fellowship among golf clubs and offer more players a chance to compete. The competition has been in existence since at least 1906.

Eligibility

• Lowest Handicap Index in 2025.
• Combined Handicap index of pair must not be lower than 14.0 in 2025.
• Foursomes Matches are played off scratch.
• Matchplay, 3 matches at home and 2 away.
• Final over 2 legs
• Team of 10 players

• Team Manager: Conor Mahon / Jason Corscadden
• Round 1 County Louth GC
• Played before 19-04-2026

Ireland’s amateur golf legend is commemorated by the Jimmy Bruen Shield, inaugurated in 1978 when Stackstown won the first competition. Clubs are represented by five pairs, the minimum individual handicap index being 6 and the minimum combined index 17. It is a National Foursomes Competition aimed at Category 2 handicap indexes (6-12) golfers

Eligibility

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026..
• Individual – no lower than 3.5 in 2025.
• Team of 8 players.
• Pair combined – no lower than 14.0 in 2025.
• Foursomes Matches are played off scratch.
• Matchplay, 2 matches are played at each club until Area Final.

• Team Manager: John Hill / Martin Maguire
• Round 1 TBC
• Played before 24-05-2026

Named after Professor Purcell, one of Ireland’s outstanding golf administrators, from the 1920s to 1960s, it was won first by Masserene, in 1970. The Pierce Purcell Shield is a national foursome competition aimed at category 3 handicap index golfers (11-17).

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026.
• Individual – no lower than 10.5
• Combined – no lower than 25.0
• Based on Lowest Handicap Index in 2025
• Matches are played off scratch
• Age Limit – over 18 on 1st January 2026.
• Team of 8 players.
• Matchplay, 2 matches in each club until Area Final.

• Team Manager: Pat Fitzmaurice / Sean Murray
• Round 1 Black Bush GC
• Played before 10-05-2026

Introduced in 2024, replacing the Fred Perry Trophy.

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026.
• Lowest Handicap Index in 2025.
• Individual must be no higher than 24.0
• Pair combined must not be higher than 36.0
• There must be no more than 10.0 between players in a pair.
• Age Limit – Over 50 on 1st January 2026.
• Shots apply as per full regs
• Team of 8 players.
• Matchplay, 2 matches at each club. Final at pre-selected venue.

• Team Manager: TBC
• Round 1 -v-
• Final –

Reintroduced in 2024 to replace the All Ireland Four-ball.

Eligibility

• Individual – no lower than 15.0 in 2025.
• Pair combined – no lower than 34.0 in 2025.
• Age Limit – Over 18 on 1st January 2026.
• Matches are played off scratch.
• Team of 8 players.
• Matchplay, 2 matches are each club until Area Final.

• Team Manager: Hugo Cafferty / Bill Marks
• Round 1 Royal Tara GC
• Played before 17-05-2026

Introduced in 2024 and replaces the Provincial Towns Cup.

Eligibility

• Lowest Handicap Index in 2025.
• Players must not be lower than 8.5 in 2025.
• Matches are played off scratch.
• Team of 8 players.
• Matchplay, 2 matches are each club until Area Final.

• Team Manager: Kevin O’Connor / Seamus Fennessy

The JB Carr Trophy is run by Woodenbridge Golf Club, and was inaugrated in 1996 celebrating the great Irish amateur golfer, Joe Carr.
The competiton runs nationally, but is based on county boundaries in the early rounds. It is a tournament for the over 60’s.

RULES

• 5 pairs playing Scotch Foursomes Match Play. Maximum allowable handicap index is 30 per pairing
• Draw will determine home advantage with the exception of regional finalists who will have a home and away series
• Age 60+ on or before 31st December the preceding year
• Early rounds will be played within county boundaries
• All county winners will then play off within their own region to produce regional champions
• The four regional champions will then play an All Ireland semi-finals and Final in Woodenbridge Golf Club in September.

• Team Manager: Joe Scales / Ossie Brady
• Type of Play: Fourball match-play.
• Team Size: 5 pairings (10 players)

Eligible players must be male, 40 years or older by April 1st, with a handicap index between 18 and 28. Matches are played to a finish, and the team leading the draw typically plays three matches at home and two away.

Match Structure:

• All 5 matches are played on the same day.
• Matches are played to a finish.
• Handicaps are adjusted to the player’s handicap on the day of the match.
• Players with higher handicaps receive 90% of the difference between their handicap and the lower handicap in their pairing

Team Manager: Eamon Rheinisch / Edel Hutchinson
Round 2 Luttrellstown GC
Played before 17-05-2026

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026.
• Lowest Handicap Index in 2025.
• Combined not lower than 19.0 and if higher than 27.0, play off 27.0 with the higher player dropping down.
• Age Limit – Over 18 on 1st January 2026.
• Team of 8 players.

Team Manager: TBC
Round 1 Clontarf GC
Played before 01-06-2026
Final -Introduced in 2024.

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026.
• Lowest Handicap Index in 2025.
• Individual no lower than 10.0
• Combined no lower than 27.0 or higher than 40.0
• Shots apply as per WHS
• Age Limit – Over 18 on 1st January 2026.
• Team of 8 players.

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026.
• Lowest Handicap Index in 2025.
• Combined not lower than 19.0 and if higher than 27.0, play off 27.0 with the higher player dropping down.
• Age Limit – Over 18 on 1st January 2026.

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026.
• Lowest Handicap Index in 2025.
• Individual no lower than 10.0
• Combined no lower than 27.0 or higher than 40.0
• Shots apply as per WHS
• Age Limit – Over 18 on 1st January 2026.
• Team of 8 players.

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026.
• Pair when added together must not be lower than 19.0 or higher than 46.0 based on lowest Handicap Index in 2025.
• Shots apply as per WHS
• Team of 8 players.
• Matchplay, 2 matches at each club.
• Final at a pre-selected venue.
• The Club with the ‘Home’ draw will determine in which club a playoff will be played in the event the match is tied.
• Matches that are all-square after 18 will result in a half point for either side.
• Note: Match times and results will be available on social media.

• To be eligible, a player must have 20 scores on their handicap record by 01 January 2026.
• Individual criteria – 3 players no lower than 10.0 or higher than 22.0 & 3 players no lower than 22.1 or higher than 36.0 based on lowest handicap index in 2024 (no dropdown permitted)
• Age Limit – Over 18 on 1st January 2026
• Singles Matchplay
• Team of 6 players.
• 3 matches at each club until area final.
• Final at a pre-selected venue.

The Irish Junior Foursomes began in 1983 and since then has proved to play an important part in the development of boys golf and inter-club match play.
Under 18 as specified in Section A of the General Regulations.
Team of 4 players

Regulations:

• A player must compete for his Home Club (the club which controls and administers his handicap) should that club require him to do so. If his Home Club does not require him to compete, a player may only compete for another club under one of the following scenarios: a) His Home Club has not entered the tournament; b) The player receives written permission bearing his Home Club’s letterhead and signed by a Club Official confirming that such written permission is authorised by the Club. If required, a copy of the written permission from his Home Club must be forwarded to the opposing Team Captain and relevant Regional Office within four days of any request.
• Foursomes Stroke Play / Match Play.
• Each match shall be played over 18 holes, the aggregate of holes up to decide the winning team. The full round must be played unless an overall result on holes up has already decided the event, when the defeated team may concede the match before completion of 18 holes. Except where the draw specifies that one game should be played in each club contesting the match, in the case of a tie, the second match as selected, shall immediately continue one hole at a time until there is a winner. Where one game is played in each club contesting the match, the pairs playing in the club drawn on top will continue one hole at a time until there is a winner. The pairs contesting tie holes must maintain their respective orders of play in which they played from the start of the match.
• See Regulation 18 for full details on the application of the rules in the event of an aggregate tie, and with regard to the order of play. The full round must be played unless an overall result on holes up has already decided the event, when the defeated team may concede the match before completion.

Handicapping:

• Players must have a Handicap Index at the time of playing that is not higher than 12.0 (i.e., if a player’s Handicap Index is higher than 12.0, they must use an index of 12.0 to calculate their Course Handicap).
• To determine Strokes: Each player uses their current Handicap Index to calculate their Course Handicaps. (Any player with an index higher than 12.0 must use 12.0.) The pair then add their rounded Course Handicaps together and the pair’s Playing Handicap is 50% of their combined Course Handicap. In Match Play, the difference between the two pairs’ Playing Handicaps determines strokes given or received.