ENGLAND’S Carl Mason stormed back to the top of the European Seniors Tour Order of Merit he has dominated for the last two seasons when he closed with a four under par 65 to claim the £75,000 first prize at the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open at Royal St David’s in Harlech.

EAMONN DARCY has his sights set on the second richest prize in European Seniors Tour golf when he tees up in the Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open which starts at the Royal St David’s GC in Harlech this morning.

A STRONG contingent of Irishmen line up for the Welsh Open strokeplay championship, which begins this morning over the challenging Royal St David's links at Harlech.

IRELAND’S bid to break the England stranglehold on the Boys’ Home International Golf Championship failed by the narrowest of margins 8.5-6.5 in a tense and thoroughly exciting final afternoon at Royal St Davids, Harlech yesterday.

THE Delaney sisters - Tara and Karen - carry the principal hopes of Ireland in the Girls’ British Open Amateur Championship, which begins today over the Newport course in south Wales.

IRELAND’S Des Smyth makes his European Seniors Tour debut when he tees up in the £500,000 Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open, at Royal St David’s, Harlech, from Friday.

IRELAND’S hopes of winning their first Amateur Home International title for 11 years were scuppered in the sunshine at Royal St David’s Harlech yesterday when Wales overcame them 8.1/2 to 6.1/2 in a contest even closer than the scoreline suggests.

ALTHOUGH there has been a serious drain to the professional ranks, especially where outstanding players like Graeme McDowell, Michael Hoey and Stephen Browne are concerned, Irish captain Eddie Dunne is positive where his team’s prospects in this week’s home international at Royal St David’s, Harlech, are concerned.

THE build-up to the selection of the first ever Irish side to compete in the World Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy in Malaysia next October continues.

The women’s home international golf matches at Carlow Golf Club are due to kick off tomorrow.