Three weeks out from the Walker Cup and Irish top amateurs are already claiming the headlines.

Cormac Sharvin continued his impressive season when he lifted the English men’s open stroke-play title for the Brabazon Trophy over the Hollinwell course at Nottingham at the weekend.

A week spent playing golf with two former Northern Ireland soccer players along with the acquisition of a very expensive putter has put Michael Hoey in contention at the BMW International Open in Munich.

Ferdy Murphy is hoping a trip to the Cheltenham Festival will not be a season too soon for the former troublesome gelding The Hollinwell.

CHRISTY O’Connor is 80 years young today, another milestone in the life of one of the greatest sporting stars Ireland has ever produced.