Flogas has announced its sponsorship of the CBS Roscommon senior golf team, which is representing Connacht at the upcoming GUI 2020 Irish Schools Senior Championship Finals on 18 August.
It is the School’s third year in a row to represent Connacht at the Championship Finals, which they won in 2018 and were semi-finalists in 2019.
The talented teens and their manager, teacher Mark Hodgins, are aiming for a second win in 2020 as for three of them, it will be their last time to compete for their school.
The team are brothers Alan Connaughton (18) and Kevin Connaughton (17) from Roscommon town, 6th year and TY students respectively, 6th year student Michael Corcoran (18) from Kilteevan, TY student Thomas Higgins (17) from Ballybride, TY student Fionn Hoare (17) from Golf Links Road, TY student Cian O’Connor (17), Knockcroghery and 6th year student Simon Walker (19) from Roscommon town.
Outside school, the team members also play at Roscommon Golf Club and claimed the Fred Daly trophy for 2019, the boys’ blue riband event in the club golfing calendar, in an epic finale last September.
On Tuesday 18th August at Macroom Golf Club in Cork, the CBS Roscommon team will tee off against the winners of the other three provinces: Blackrock College Dublin for Leinster, Colaiste Choilm Ballincollig for Munster and RBAI Belfast for Ulster.
“I am very proud of our team and the passion and dedication they have shown in reaching the final of this very high-profile Championship” said Fiona Gallagher, principal CBS Roscommon.
“I especially want to thank my fellow teacher Mark Hodgins for all the hard work that he has put into managing the team. The entire school will be wishing them the very best!”
“We’re delighted to be sponsoring the CBS Roscommon team, which has worked very hard to get to the Finals and we know they will do their province proud. We wish them the very best of luck” said Donal Moran, the local company representative at the Edmund Rice Autism Centre.
