Six Irish stars named in GB&I squad for Walker Cup

SHANE LOWRY, Paul Cutler and Niall Kearney, all members of Ireland’s winning team at the 2008 European Amateur Team Championships, have been included in the Great Britain & Ireland squad ahead of September’s Walker Cup.

The squad also includes fellow Irish talents, Dara Lernihan, Alan Dunbar and Simon Ward.

Scotland’s World Amateur Team Championship winners, Wallace Booth and Gavin Dear, have also been included in the GB & Ireland squad. The final team of 10 players to face the USA will be selected in August.