No place for Darcy on US Seniors Open

TO add insult to the injury of losing Sunday’s play-off with Doug Tewell for the Farmers Charity Classic on the US Champion’s Tour, Eamonn Darcy has not found a place in this week’s $2.5 million US Seniors Open.

Ireland’s representation in the game’s premier seniors tournament is accordingly confined to Des Smyth and Christy O’Connor Junior.

Darcy, the professional at Druids Glen, picked up $125,000 for finishing second at the Egypt Valley Golf Club and has moved up to 29th on the US Champion’s Tour order of merit. He has accumulated the handsome total of $339,979 from his six appearances so far. That still leaves him an appreciable distance behind the leader Hale Irwin ($996,605) and Des Smyth (18th with $519,409). But it should also be noted that they have both played twelve tournaments to date.