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JANUARY 19-22: South American Amateur Championship, Martindale GUI CALENDAR 2017 FEBRUARY 7-10: South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Kingswood 8-11: Portuguese Amateur Open Championship, Montado 14-16: Cape Province Open, Obaay MARCH 1-4: Spanish Amateur Open Championship, El Saler 20-22: Munster Students Amateur Open Championship, Cork 29 Mar-1 Apr: European Nations Cup, Sotogrande APRIL 10-11: Munster Boys Under 16 Amateur Open Championship, Blarney 12-13: Peter McEvoy Trophy, Copt Heath 12-14: Ulster U16 Close Championship, Castlerock 12-18: West of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Co Sligo 19-21: Leinster Boys Amateur Open Championship, Headfort 20: Connacht Boys Under 14 Amateur Open Championship, Strandhill 25-26: Irish Schools Junior & Senior Championship Finals, Lucan 29-30: Munster Stroke Play Championship, Cork JUNE 2-4: Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Western Gailes 3-5: East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Co Louth 7-8: Connacht Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Claremorris 9-11: Palmer Cup, Atlanta Athletic Club 9-11: St Andrews Links Trophy, St Andrews 10-11: Connacht Stroke Play Championship, Athlone 12-14: Leinster Students Amateur Open Championship, Newlands 16-17: Leinster Mid-Amateur Open Championship, TBC 19-24: The Amateur Championship, Royal St Georges & Prince s 22-23: Ulster Boys Under 16 Amateur Open Championship, Donaghadee 26-27: Leinster Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Dun Laoighaire 27-30: Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship, Castletroy 28-1 July: International European Amateur Championship, Walton Heath 29: Leinster Boys Under 14 Amateur Open Championship, Corballis Links 26-30: South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Lahinch 27-29: European Young Masters, Norway MAY 5-7: Lytham Trophy, Royal Lytham & St Annes 11-14: Flogas Irish Amateur Open Championship, Royal Co Down 16: Brabazon Trophy Qualifiers, Sanday/Littlestone 17-18: Governor Hugh L Carey Challenge Trophy, Galway Bay 17-19: Irish Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Co Tipperary 19-21: Welsh Amateur Open Championship, Vale National 25-28: Brabazon Trophy, Chart Hills 27-28: Connacht Mid-Amateur Open Championship, Athenry 31-1 June: Ulster Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Donegal 55
56 JULY 3-5: Interprovincial Championship, Carlow 3-5: Ulster Under 14 Close Championship, Newtownstewart 4-6: Scottish Boys Under 16 Amateur Open Championship, Fairmont (Kittocks) 5-7: Irish Seniors Amateur Close Championship, Malone 5-7: Munster Boys Amateur Open Championship, Faithlegg 6-9: Irish Open, Portstewart 7-9: English Mid-Amateur Open Championship, Beau Dessert 10-14: North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Royal Portrush 11: Munster Boys Under 14 Amateur Open Championship, Kanturk 11-13: Ulster Boys Amateur Open Championship, Knock 11-15: European Men s Team Championship, Diamond, Austria 11-15: European Boys Team Championship, La Manga, Spain 17-18: Connacht Boys Under 16 Amateur Open Championship, Tuam 18-20: McGregor Trophy, Burnham & Berrow 25-26: Under 14 Interprovincial Championship, Blarney 25-27: Under 18 Interprovincial Championship, Blarney 26-27: Under 16 Interprovincial Championship, Blarney 26-30: South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship, Lahinch 27-29: European Young Masters, Norway AUGUST 1-3: Ulster Students Amateur Open Championship, Kirkistown Castle 3-4: Irish Boys Under 14 Amateur Open Championship, Ballina 8-10: Reid Trophy (U14), The Manchester 8-10: Boys Home Internationals, St Anne s Old Links 10-11: Leinster Boys Under 16 Amateur Open Championship, Beaverstown 13: Ulster Scratch Foursomes, Malone 13-14: Scottish Under 14 Boys Amateur Open Championship, Crail 14-20: US Amateur Championship, Riviera 15-20: Boys Amateur Championship, Nairn & Nairn Dunbar 16-18: Home Internationals, Moortown 19-20: Munster Mid-Amateur Open Championship, Newcastle West 22: Junior Foursomes All-Ireland Finals, Rockmount 22-23: Munster Seniors Amateur Open Championship, Lee Valley 22-26: AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship, Galway 23-25: Irish Boys Under 16 Amateur Open Championship, Rockmount 29: Fred Daly Trophy All-Ireland Final, Bray 30-1 Sep: Irish Students Amateur Open Championship, Bray SEPTEMBER 1-2: Jacques Leglise (U18) Trophy, Ballybunion (Old) 5-9: European Seniors Team Championship, Sweden 8-9: Mixed Foursomes All-Ireland Finals, Castlebar 9-10: Ulster Mid-Amateur Open Championship, Rosapenna 9-10: Walker Cup, Los Angeles Country Club 16-17: GUI All-Ireland Four-Ball Inter-Club Championship Finals, TBC 20-23: AIG Cups and Shields All-Ireland Finals, Carton House 26-28: Seniors Home Internationals, Rosslare 30-1 Oct: Irish Mid-Amateur Open Championship, Clandeboye OCTOBER 25-27: Connacht Boys Amateur Open Championship, Athenry 26-28: European Men s Club Trophy, TBC NOVEMBER 2: Ulster Boys Under 14 Amateur Open Championship, Hilton Templepatrick
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