McGeady the man to beat as Adare hosts historic PGA event

Legends like Harry Bradshaw, Fred Daly, Christy O’Connor Senior, Paul McGinley, Darren Clarke and Pádraig Harrington have won the Irish PGA Championship over its 104-year history.

The event, which is run in partnership with the Down Syndrome Centre, begins on Thursday over the historic Adare Manor course in Co Limerick. But almost all of our European Tour professionals are taking part in this week’s Dunhill Links Championship in St Andrews, so this has opened the door of the 108-strong field at Adare.

Leading the way may well be the holder, Donegal’s Michael McGeady and Waterville’s David Higgins, the man who preceded him as champion in 2012.