The 2026 staging of the Rosapenna Senior & Junior Scratch Cups took place on Saturday March 28th. Both events were played over 36 holes with one round on the Sandy Hills Links and one round on the Old Tom Morris Links. Many thanks to McGinley Motors of Letterkenny, our valued sponsor of both events for the last 20 years. On a very difficult day the scoring was extremely impressive with Padraig O Dochartaigh of Gweedore Golf Club returning a 36 hole total of level par to claim the Senior Scratch Cup for the first time.
The full results are as follows –
2026 Senior Scratch Cup sponsored by McGinley Motors, Letterkenny.
1st Padraig O Dochartaigh (Gweedore) with 143 – level par
2nd Ruairi O’Connor (Co Sligo) with 144 – one over par
3rd David Redden Jnr (Castleknock) with 145 – two over par
4th Matthew McClean (Malone) with 147 – four over par
5th David Lyttle (Castlerock) with 148 – 5 over par
Second 18 Adam Christie (Castlerock) with 73 – two over par
2026 Junior Scratch Cup sponsored by McGinley Motors, Letterkenny
1st Mark Butler (Athlone) with 158 – 15 over par
2nd Sean Coughlan (Fermoy) with 159 – 16 over par
3rd Darran Rafferty (Donegal) with 161 bot – 18 over par
4th Sebastian Ewing (Holywood) with 161 – 18 over par
5th Mark McDonald (Lambeg) with 164 – 21 over par
Second 18 Evan Maher (Mountrath) with 78 – six over par