Club Pro
Tony Coveney, Head Professional Academy Director &
Golf Shop Manager
- Head professional and Director of The Golf Shop and the Golf Academy
, Tony is one of Irelands leading golf Professionals.
- A former Assistant to the legendary Henry Cotton (3 times Open Champion),
Tony has coached many famous players both National and International.
- He played on the European Tour 1965-1966 and was also a member of
the Seniors Tour 1991-1998. During his time on the Seniors Tour he distinguished
himself as a ball striker of quality.
- His main achievements on Tour were 3rd Tunisian Open (1992), 12th
PGA Championship (1992), 8th Spanish Open (1993) and top 30 British
Open (1994) and many other top 20 finishes on the Seniors Tour.
- Tony joined Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in May 1967 and during
his time has shot 66 on a number of occasions; one of these occasions
in a match with the famous Bing Crosby in 1969 and Tony has a career
best of 65 on the Lackabane course in Killarney in 2003.
Keith Coveney, Assistant Shop Manager & Assistant Academy
Director
- Keith qualified as a PGA Professional at Killarney Golf & Fishing
Club in 1998.
- In 2000 he emigrated to Europe where he was part of a successful Golf
Academy under David Shaw at the Popular Zell Am See golf resort in Austria
.
- He then moved to the prestigious club of Montecastillo in Southern
Spain where he furthered his skills and knowledge under Don Ross at
the Feel Golf Academy .
- His next move took him to Germany where he worked a season in Golf
Club Möhnesee under Susan Moorcraft before taking up his own post
as Head Professional at the Werl Golf Club. He was a member of the Board
involved in all aspects of the Golf Club. He carried out various Junior
Programmes and corporate work.
- His career best is 65.
- In July 2004 he won his first tournament as a professional.
- He speaks both German and Spanish.
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