McNamara and Bowden get the nod for Prestwick

SOUTH of Ireland winner Cian McNamara (Limerick) and runner-up Greg Bowden (Hermitage) are the two new caps in the Irish team for the Home Internationals at Prestwick on September 8-10.

McNamara at 18 becomes one of the youngest golfers to represent Ireland at senior level while Bowden merits the chance having reached the finals of both the West and South Championships before emerging an impressive winner of the Mullingar Scratch Cup.

McNamara, Bowden, Gareth Maybin (Ballyclare) and Sean McTernan (Co Sligo) replace Mervyn Owens (Mallow), Mark O’Sullivan (Galway), Justin Kehoe (Birr) and Johnny Foster (Ballyclare) of the side that captured the Raymond Trophy at Ballybunion last year.