Irish amateurs fall short

A WEEK which started so promisingly for Ireland’s amateur golfers will end disappointingly today without any of the teams collecting a medal in the European Championships.

It is the Irish boys’ team playing over the Prague City course who are certain to fare the best after they overcame Finland 4-1 yesterday and will today meet Germany in the play-off for fifth place.

Jack Hume and Alex Gleeson were in fine form taking the foursomes against Erik Myllymaki and Aleksi Tanninen by 4&3 and then the in-form Dermot McElroy made it 2-0 with a 4&3 success against Kristian Kuiokorpi. Gavin Moynihan wrapped things up with a last-gasp triumph and Gary Hurley also won.