European Finals 18th – 20th July 2025 at Lucan Pitch and Putt Club
We are now on the countdown to the European Pitch and Putt Finals – John Manning has provided a fantastic overview of TEAM IRELAND – GENTS
Eamon Gibney
Castletown Pitch and Putt
Eamon Gibney met international colleague Kieran Earls in the 2025 All-Ireland Matchplay final at Erry, losing by 5&4, in the Meathman’s best performance to date in the championship.
Irish Open winner at Glenville in 2014, Gibney has also been runner-up at International Opens in Britain (2016) and in Chile (2018). He represented Europe in the 2018 Fernando Morgado Trophy against South America at Puerto Valero (in Chile), winning four matches out of four.
World Cup winner with Ireland at Xixerella (Andorra) in 2016, Eamon was a member of the successful Irish sextet in the 2018 European Team Championship at Urduna.
His international Matchplay record (whilst representing Ireland) is: Foursomes: W5 L1 H1; Singles: W7 L0 H0.
A Leinster Inter-County winner with Meath in 2012 at Stackallen, Eamon played on the Royal County side that were narrow runners-up to Dublin in the provincial tests at Oldcastle last year.
Leinster Matchplay champion at Erry in 2024, Gibney reached the final as holder at Navan in May, before being pipped by new champion Stephen Murray (Old County), in a high quality match.
Eamon was Leinster Strokeplay runner-up in three successive stagings – 2019 (at Collinstown), 2022 (Trim) and 2023 (Seapoint).
Gibney played for Leinster in the 2023 Interprovincial challenge match with Munster at McDonagh.