Cannon left out of team for Home Internationals

Irish Amateur Open champion Robbie Cannon angrily headed to Lahinch last night gunning for more South of Ireland glory after being sensationally left out of the 11-man Ireland team for next month’s Home Internationals at Ganton in England.

Cannon, who won the South in 2009, said: “I can’t understand how the winner of the biggest championship in the country, an international event, can’t get on the Home International team and a lot of people I have talked to, people I respect, can’t understand it either. I am gutted not to get picked.”

Irish captain Pádraig Hogan replied: “It was an absolutely agonising decision but we feel we have the best 11 players to do a job for us in Ganton.”

The team for the Home Internationals at Ganton Golf Club from 14-16 August is : Brian Casey (Headfort), Paul Dunne (Greystones), Jack Hume (Naas), Gary Hurley (West Waterford), Dermot McElroy (Ballymena), Rory McNamara (Headfort), Gavin Moynihan (The Island), Kevin Phelan (Waterford Castle), Chris Selfridge (Moyola Park), Cormac Sharvin (Ardglass), Reeve Whitson (Mourne).

The team for the Boys’ Home Internationals at Forest Pines Golf Club from 6-8 August is: David Carey (Carton House), Robin Dawson (Faithlegg), Sean Flanagan (Co. Sligo), Jordan Hood (Galgorm Castle), Gareth Lappin (Belvoir Park), Rowan Lester (Hermitage), Paul McBride (The Island), Ronan Mullarney (Galway), Alec Myles (Newlands), James Sugrue (Mallow), Jack Walsh (Castle).