Open Championship hero Paul Dunne has stayed true to his instincts and confirmed he will remain an amateur until after the Walker Cup this September.

Graeme McDowell set about making the most of this week’s ‘no halfway cut’ WGC–Bridgestone Invitational format ahead of next week’s PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

Shell-shocked skipper Nigel Edwards believes Great Britain and Ireland’s budding professionals need to improve their short games after late collapses allowed the Continent of Europe to claim the St Andrews Trophy in enemy territory for the first time.

SHANE LOWRY, Paul Cutler and Niall Kearney, all members of Ireland’s winning team at the 2008 European Amateur Team Championships, have been included in the Great Britain & Ireland squad ahead of September’s Walker Cup.

The United States lead by three points going into the historic third-day eight singles finale to the 35th Curtis Cup match over the Old Course, St Andrews.