Chances are Sean Skehan is either on the golf course or in the air while you're reading this. It's 45 years now since he essentially introduced to Ireland what we now commonly refer to as The Golf Trip.

Damien McGrane might not have won the KLM Open on Sunday but his professional trajectory continues to be an example to Ireland’s budding tour stars — the poster boy for those who bite the bullet and take the PGA assistants’ route to the top.