Autumn League 2026

That time of the year again as we kick of with our Mr James For Men Autumn League. Enjoy your usual weekend golf and earn points for your team over 5 rounds of 11 holes. Round 1 begins Friday 30th October 2026.

Autumn League Team Draw

The teams for this year’s Autumn League have been finalised. We have 80 players across 11 teams, with Round 1 beginning next week. The teams were randomly selected and balanced using the players’ current handicap indexes. The teams are named in honour of celebrated Irish golfers from across the generations.

Team Fred Daly
Declan Gargan (C)
Killian McKernan
Sean Johnson
Simon Gordon
John Mc Hugh
Shaun Smith
Alan Harkness

Team Harry Bradshaw
Paul Flynn (C)
David Shields
Donnacha McSorley
Francis Mooney
Gareth Fortune
Gerard Cooney
Ronan Fitzpatrick

Team Christy O’Connor Sr
John G Smyth (C)
Damien Johnston
Shane Hanley
Niall Johnston
Paddy Malone
John O Kane
Sean Masterson

Team Christy O’Connor Jr
Michael Smith (C)
Ben Conaty
Mattie Reilly
Thomas McKiernan Jnr
Brian Fitzsimons
Ollie O Connor
Seamus McIntyre
Michael Costello

Team Des Smyth
Mel Bouchier (C)
Pat Hayes
Tom Downes
Peter Scanlon
Pat McEroe
Liam Bouchier
Ronan Ward

Team Ronan Rafferty
Paul Cooney (C)
Dermot Gallagher
Leo Costello
Patrick Wall
Barry Keane
Martin Lyons
Paddy Brady

Team Paul McGinley
Ray Carlon (C)
Thomas Duffy
Tom Sullivan
David Pryce
Padraig Mc Cabe
Bernard Geoghan
Simon Lynch

Team Darren Clarke
Shane Galligan (C)
Thomas McGovern
John Heffernan
Jim Green
Joe Johnston
Paddy Marron
John Corcoran

Team Pádraig Harrington
Tom Maguire (C)
Barry McDermott
Simon Fay
Brendan Crowe
Owen Smith
PJ Farrelly
Declan O Hanlon

Team Rory McIlroy
Spencer Dolan (C)
Robert Kane
James McDermott
Rodney Lyons
Sean B Galligan
Michael O Reilly
JJ O Reilly
Matthew Keaney

Team Shane Lowry
Frank O’Brien (C)
Sean Johnston
Martin Maguire
Daryl Buckley
Mick Ryan
Dermot Johnson
John Graham
Leo Flood

Competition Rules

Here are the rules for this year’s Autumn League, kindly sponsored by Mr James For Men.

Format 
•  Played over 5 rounds of 11 holes, across 5 non-consecutive weeks.
•  Teams will have 7 or 8 players.
•  Entry fee: €5 per player.

Some weekend competition slots will be opened up on Friday after 11am to give everyone a chance to get their round played.

Team Scoring 
•  Weeks 1 & 2: The 2 best scores from each team count.
•  Weeks 3 & 4: The 3 best scores from each team count.
•  Week 5: The 4 best scores from each team count.

Bonus Points – Every player Counts
In addition to the counting scores each week, 1 bonus point is awarded for every team member who submits a card on the day. The more players who get out and play, the more points your team earns! Every card counts, so encourage your teammates to get involved each week.

Tie-break Rules
In the event of a tie on the overall team score, the following countback will apply, starting with Week 5:

•  Best cumulative score of the 4 counting cards.
•  If still tied, best cumulative score of the 3 best cards.
•  If still tied, best cumulative score of the 2 best cards.
•  If still tied, best individual score among the 4 counting cards.
•  If the teams remain tied, the same countback procedure will be applied to Week 4, and so on, working backwards through the weeks.

Good luck to all teams, and thanks again to Mr James For Men for sponsoring the Autumn League!