McNamara puts Irish on course for top flight spot

Ireland are in a strong position to claim a top flight spot at the European Amateur Team Championships, at Silkeborg in Denmark after a solid opening day performance.

Bidding to regain the title they last held in 2008, Ireland lie in third place alongside Scotland and another reasonable display today will take them into the last eight for the matchplay phase.

With five of their six cards counting they finished on 371, ten shots behind leaders France and three adrift of second placed Germany.