The Golfing Union of Ireland has named the Ireland teams that will contest the upcoming European Amateur Team Championships from 9 to 13 July.
At men’s level, the Ireland team includes recently
crowned Amateur champion James Sugrue (Mallow) alongside Tiernan McLarnon
(Massereene), Ronan Mullarney (Galway), Mark Power (Kilkenny), Conor Purcell
(Portmarnock), and Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk). Purcell, who won the Australian
Amateur Championship in January, earned automatic selection as the highest
ranked Irish player on the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR).
At the European Boys Team Championship, the Ireland
side features Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass), Max Kennedy (Royal Dublin), Aaron
Marshall (Lisburn), Joshua McCabe (Roganstown), Tom McKibbin (Holywood), and
Luke O’Neill (Connemara). Kennedy and O’Neill earned automatic selection having
finished in the top two on an order of merit selection criteria for the
championship.
Both championships run from Tuesday 9 July through
to Saturday 13 July. Ljunghusen, located on Sweden’s southern tip above the
Baltic Sea, hosts the men’s event while Chantilly, France stages the boys tournament.
After two rounds of stroke play qualifying, the top
eight teams progress to Flight A for the match play stages. The winners of
Flight A will be crowned European champions.
The Ireland men’s team will be accompanied by
Ireland captain John Carroll (Bandon), Niall MacSweeney (Athenry) and GUI
National Coach Neil Manchip.
The Ireland boys team will be accompanied by Ireland
boys captain Alasdair Gibson (Knock), Peter English (Limerick) and coach
Stephen Hood.
The GUI’s High Performance Programme is supported by
Sport Ireland, Sport NI and The R&A.
Ireland – European Amateur Team Championship (9-13
July; Ljunghusen, Sweden): Tiarnán McLarnon (Massereene), Ronan Mullarney
(Galway), Mark Power (Kilkenny), Conor Purcell (Portmarnock), Caolan Rafferty
(Dundalk), James Sugrue (Mallow).
Ireland – European Amateur Boys Team Championship
(9-13 July; Chantilly, France): Joseph Byrne (Baltinglass), Max Kennedy (Royal
Dublin), Aaron Marshall (Lisburn), Joshua McCabe (Roganstown), Tom McKibbin
(Holywood), Luke O’Neill (Connemara).
