DunDalk scratch cup​

The Dundalk Senior Scratch Cup is one of Ireland’s leading tournaments for elite amateur golfers and previous winners include three times Major champion Pádraig Harrington.
The current champion is Dundalk's Caolan Rafferty who won the 2022 tournament to record his fourth win in seven years.
Notable Events:

• Harrington took the title in 1995, in his last year as an amateur, while Michael Hoey, a five time winner on the European Tour, was the champion in 2000.
•  The 36 hole event commenced in 1963 and the inaugural competition on Sunday, May 12, 1963, set the tone for the following 50 years with an entry that included Walker Cup players Joe Carr, David Madeley and our first champion Dr. David Sheahan.  
• The first Dundalk player to win the Carroll Cup was Peter Rogers in 1988 and he was followed by Daniel Coyle (1991), Aaron Grant (2013) and Caolan Rafferty (2016, 2018, 2019, 2022)
  

​The event is currently sponsored by One Finance and the 2023 Scratch Cup will take place on Sunday, September 10. 

1963-1994

1963 – David Sheahan (Grange)
1964 – G.N. Fogarty (Royal Dublin)
1965 – J.B. Carr (Sutton)
1966 – J.B. Carr (Sutton)
1967 – B.P. Malone (Tullamore)
1968 – Pat Mulcaire (Woodbrook)
1969 – J Clynch (Laytown & Bettystown)
1970 – G.N. Fogarty (Royal Dublin)
1971 – M.J Malone (Belvoir Park)
1972 – Declan Brannigan (Laytown & Bettystown)
1973 – Declan Brannigan (Laytown & Bettystown)
1974 – Rory McCormack (Warrenpoint)
1975 – Adrian Morrow (Hermitage)
1976 – Mick Morris (Portmarnock)
1977 – John Dickson (Hollywood)
1978 – Val Smyth (Laytown & Bettystown)
1979 – Ray Moore (Laytown & Bettystown)
1980 – John Carr (Sutton)
1981 – Frank Flynn (Laytown & Bettystown)
1982 – Frank Gannon (Co Louth)
1983 – Eddie Condren (Greystones)
1984 – Paul Rayfus (Trim)
1985 – Frank Flynn (Laytown & Bettystown)
1986 – Barry Reddan (Co Louth)
1987 – Pádraig Hogan (Elm Park)
1988 – Peter Rogers (Dundalk)
1989 – Paul Bray (Hermitage)
1990 – Pat Killeen (Claremorris)
1991 – Dan Coyle (Dundalk)
1992 – David Gibson (Downpatrick)
1993 – Ray Moore (Laytown & Bettystown)
1994 – Colm Murphy (Clandeboye)

1995-2022

1995 – Pádraig Harrington (Stackstown)
1996 – Graeme Kennedy (Skerries)
1997 – David Doggett (Co Louth)
1998 – John Foster (Ballyclare)
1999 – Gary Cullen (Beaverstown)
2000 – Michael Hoey (Shandon Park)
2001 – Michael McGeady (City of Derry)
2002 – John McGinn (Greenore)
2003 – Noel Fox (Portmarnock)
2004 – Des Morgan (Mullingar)
2005 – Michael McGeady (North West)
2006 – Simon Ward (Co Louth)
2007 – Stephen Grant (Birr)
2008 – Derek Downie (Sutton)
2009 – James Fox (Portmarnock)
2010 – Rory Leonard (Banbridge)
2011 – Ciaran Molloy (Ardee)
2012 – Stephen Healy (Claremorris)
2013 – Aaron Grant (Dundalk)
2014 – Rory McNamara (Headfort)
2015 – Thomas Mulligan (Co Louth)
2016 – Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk)
2017 – Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint)
2018 – Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk)
2019 – Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk)
​2020 - Jake Whelan (Newlands)
2021 - Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little)
​2022 - Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk)