Carvill rolls back the years

THERE have been one or two serious negatives, but on balance Jim Carvill’s return earlier this year to the amateur game after 15 years as a professional has proven a great success.

Having been reinstated in March and accorded a plus-one handicap on April 1, he captured the East of Ireland Championship at Baltray over the June holiday weekend. As a result, he was selected on the Irish team for the European Championship at Hillside and that’s where things went awry.

Not alone did he and his teammates fail to deliver on their considerable potential but Carvill had his wallet containing £400 and several euro stolen as he showered after play on Saturday.