Tour and 3 set talks to pin down Irish Open date

SOME straight talking can be expected on June 11 when European Tour chief executive George O’Grady meets with Robert Finnegan, his counterpart at 3, the global mobile phone company that sponsored the Irish Open at Baltray last month.

The ideal scenario from 3’s perspective would be to stage the championship on a links in the weeks immediately preceding the British Open.

The dates in question are held by the French and Scottish Opens so there would need to be a serious sea-change if either were to become available.