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Sean Minogue Patron of Pitch and Putt Ireland
By John Manning
Riverdale’s Sean Minogue is the 26th person to be confirmed patron of Pitch and Putt Ireland and joins current Patrons – Peg Smith (Dublin), Padraig O'Shea (Cork), Tom McGough (Galway), Christy Broe (Dublin) and Billy Lynch (Meath).
Honorary Auditor of Pitch and Putt Ireland in recent years, Sean also acted in a number of capacities on Tipperary County Board.
Left hander Minogue has been a high achiever on the course for upwards of four decades.
2018 National Over 55 Intermediate grade Strokeplay champion at McDonagh (with 96 to 97 for Tullamore’s John Fleming), Sean Minogue has also finished second in the Over 55 Senior grade Strokeplay championship (at Fermoy in 2016) and in the intermediate grade (in 2017 at Cloghogue).
There’s a remarkable longevity and class about Sean Minogue’s provincial and national Inter-County record. Two Munster Inter-County wins (in 1996 and 2000) and five runners-up medals (2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2015) in the famed blue and gold augment 1993 and 1995 All Ireland Inter-County successes and three runners-up gongs (1991, 2005 and 2013) with Tipperary.
That 1993 success was at Lakewood and the 1995 victory was claimed at Tralee (when he shot an incredible and vital 89).
1991 Munster Matchplay champion at Tralee, Minogue has also finished provincial Matchplay runner-up on two occasions (in 1990 at Waterford Crystal and at Bruff in 2003). He was also 1991 Munster Strokeplay runner-up at Bruff, firing 97 to finish three shy of John O’Leay (Dunlops).
National Matchplay semi-finalist at Lakeside in 1989, Sean was a National Nett Inter-Club winner with Riverdale in 2019 at Lakeside and twice runner-up in the same event (in 2017 and 2018).
A multiple Tipperary county champion, Minogue represented International on the famous 1996 tour of Australia and won three points from a possible four in Ireland’s win over the hosts at Queanbeyan.
He has travelled extensively at home and abroad to pursue his undoubted passion for Pitch and Putt
Third in the 2016 British Senior Open, Minogue made no mistake in the 2018 renewal of the same event, shooting 156 to triumph by five. He was third in the 2016 Irish Senior Open at Rocklodge and in the 2016 Catalan Senior Open at Roc 3.
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