JP McManus Invitational PRO AM
It’s like a who’s who of the international golfing and celebrity circuit, and tomorrow marks the start of the JP McManus Invitational Pro Am at Adare, Co. Limerick. It was last held in 2005 and since its inception in 1990 has raised around €55m for charitable causes.(Monday’s Draw can be seen below)
Recently crownded US Open Champion Grame McDowell will welcome Tiger Woods back to Ireland. Legends like Jose Marie Olazabal and Ernie Els will be there as will Holywood legend Michael Douglas. Home brews like Padraig Harrington and Darren Clarke will also add flavour to one of the most fantastic sporting charitable events in the world.
Indeed there has always been something unique about this event, for example, to gain entry you buy a baseball cap that lets you into Adare – all for €50. And if you can get down down all the better for a feast of golf has not been seen since the Ryder Cup of 2006.
The draw for tomorrow begins at the 8am shotgun start followed by the 1.30pm shotgun start with the following teeing off:
| Tee | Professional | Team | Amateur1 (H’Cap) | Amateur2 (H’Cap) | Amateur3 (H’Cap) |
| 01 | Graeme McDowell | ROSELAWN | Jerry Chang | Kieran McManus | Guy Senan |
| 01a | Luke Donald | CELTIC | Kyle MacLachlan | Liam Brady | M.V. Magnier |
| 02 | David Howell | JP McMANUS | Paschal Taggart | Gerry Boland | Todd Servick |
| 03 | David Higgins | SANDY LANE | Aidan Quinn | Sue Magnier | Charles O’Brien |
| 03a | Steve Webster | CALLISTO | Jim Brewer | AP McCoy | Mick Fitzgerald |
| 04 | Peter Lawrie | ALBANY | Noel Nash | Dennis O’Brien | Maeve Danaher |
| 05 | Gonzalo Fdez Castano | BETDAQ | Fergus Foley | Walter Shanahan | Justin Carty |
| 05a | Michael Campbell | WESTLIFE | Nicky Byrne | Shane Filan | Mick Walsh |
| 06 | Matteo Manassero | LOURDES INVALID TRUST 1 | Bernard Hackett | Padraig Hackett | Ray Hackett |
| 07 | Jean Van De Velde | ADARE MANOR | Tim Finchem | Tim Smith | Todd Woodbridge |
| 07a | Alex Noren | ASHFORD STUD | Peter Ledbetter | Keith Brown | Philip Lynch |
| 08 | Paul McGinley | DUNHILL | Charlie McCreevy | Michael Douglas | Johann Rupert |
| 09 | Alvaro Quiros | MARTYN ARBIB | Andrew White | Ben Arbib | Jamie Arbib |
| 09a | Ian Poulter | I.I.U. | Hugh Grant | Brett Desmond | Michael Flatley |
| 10 | Rory McIlroy | LEICOSA | Tom Taaffe | Frank Berry | Des Scahill |
| 10a | Camilo Villegas | LOURDES INVALID TRUST 2 | Gary Neville | Neal Whelan | Cian Foley |
| 11 | Jose Maria Olazabal | MICHAEL SMURFIT | Sharon Smurfit | Tony Smurfit | Michael Smurfit Jnr |
| 12 | Soren Hansen | SPORTING EMPORIUM | Bryon Bell | Ross Desmond | John Mahony |
| 12a | Richard Finch | MICHAEL TABOR | Michael Tabor | Rodger Shine | Harry Redknapp |
| 13 | Shane Lowry | JANES HARBOUR | Arthur Moore | Eamon Grimes | Martin O’Neill |
| 14 | Gary Murphy | DERMOT DESMOND | Dermot Desmond | John Carr | Charlie Brooks |
| 15 | Thomas Bjorn | ST. JOSEPH’S FOUNDATION | Evan Talty | Eric Murrihy | Michael Talty |
| 15a | Damien McGrane | BROTHERS OF CHARITY | Michael Hanley | Bernard Duggan | Dan Duggan |
| 16 | Martin Kaymer | KENNY JOHNSON | Mark Power | Kenny Johnston | Pat Whelan |
| 17 | Johan Edfors | MOOREHAVEN | Joe O’Dwyer | Nicky Cummins | Joe Franklin |
| 18 | Robert Rock | LUTTRELLSTOWN GOLF CLUB | Mick Kinnane | Eric Browne | Ian Murphy |
| 18a | Peter Hanson | INTUITION | John Power | Simon Sleeman | Sean Barrett |
The second series gets on at 1.30pm in the afternoon
| Tee | Professional | Team | Amateur1 (H’Cap) | Amateur2 (H’Cap) | Amateur3 (H’Cap) |
| 01 | Tiger Woods | LIBERTIES STRATEGIC SERVICES | Brendan Mullin | JP Magnier | Bernard Droux |
| 01a | Mark O’Meara | MICHAEL O’LEARY 2 | Ged O’Leary | Mouse Morris | Conor O’Dwyer |
| 02 | JB Holmes | EDDIE HEALY | Mark Rozenbroek | James Healy | Mark Healy |
| 03 | Lucas Glover | BET CHRONICLE | Ken Doherty | Herb Kohler | Manuel deLos Santos |
| 03a | John Daly | DENIS O’BRIEN | Denis O’Brien | Christy Roche | Nicky English |
| 04 | Nick Watney | MICHAEL O’LEARY 1 | Eddie O’Leary | Shane Donohoe | Charlie Swan |
| 05 | Ben Curtis | TAVISTOCK | Keith Wood | John Drumm | Craig Johnson |
| 05a | Heath Slocum | LIMERICK GOLF CLUB | Dan O’Connell | Marie Crawford | Kevin Donohue |
| 06 | Henrik Stenson | ADARE COMMUNITY COMPLEX | Barry Leddin | Donal Byrnes | James Quinn |
| 07 | Robert Allenby | DERRICK SMITH | Johnny Murtagh | Samuel L Jackson | Derrick Smith |
| 07a | Adam Scott | TANGLEWOOD | Jamie Redknapp | Peter Jones | Mike Challis |
| 08 | Tom Lehman | DAON | Peter Gallagher | Pat Desmond | Greg McLaughlin |
| 09 | Paul Casey | LEOPARD CREEK | Gaynor Rupert | John Hegarty | Niall Quinn |
| 09a | Fred Funk | GERRY MCMANUS | Gerry McManus | Mark McManus | Cormac McManus |
| 10 | Padraig Harrington | PIETA HOUSE | Liam O’Sullivan | Brendan Broderick | Shane Gallagher |
| 10a | Darren Clarke | JOE LEWIS | John Francome | Nick Beucher | Paul Richards |
| 11 | Steve Marino | ROADBRIDGE 1 | Jim Mulcair | Jaime Mulcair | Conor Gilligan |
| 12 | Lee Westwood | JOHN MAGNIER | John Magnier | David Nagle | Tom Magnier |
| 12a | John Cook | LENZ & STAEHLIN | Ted Forstmann | Dominique Rochat | Bill Cullen |
| 13 | Rory Sabbatini | LAKE NONA | Owen McManus | Robert Butler | Eamon McElroy |
| 14 | Sandy Lyle | CASTLEHYDE | Jose Alvarez | David Magnier | Derry Desmond |
| 15 | Ernie Els | ST GABRIELS | Kevin O’Hora | Mike Casey | Tim Crowe |
| 15a | Dustin Johnson | ROADBRIDGE 2 | Dave Keane | John O’Donnell | Dr Pat Lee |
| 16 | Justin Rose | NOREEN McMANUS | Nancy McKenna | Con Kirby | James Kirby |
| 17 | Gareth Maybin | BARCLAYS | Bob Diamond | Jim Reinhart | Fred Ridley |
| 18 | Jim Furyk | GORDON HOLMES | Nick Diaco | Phil Hogan | Eddie Irwin |
| 18a | Trevor Immelman | EUROPEAN TOUR | George O’Grady | Richard Hills | Robert Finnegan |
What a line up!
JP Mc Manus is THE man
What a feast – Oh what a feast !!!!!