Murray continues his march on the South at Lahinch

A definite whiff of cordite left behind by the announcement of the Irish team for next month’s Home Internationals before a ball was struck in the South of Ireland, combined with electrical storms that caused a suspension of play in both of the opening two rounds, injected a considerable deal of spice into the action at Lahinch over the past two days.

A tradition up to a short few years ago that the Irish team would not be chosen until after the ‘South’ has become a thing of the past and several players justified in believing they had a chance of making the side were understandably annoyed that apart from challenging for the title, they had little to play for otherwise.

Lahinch members did little to hide their disappointment at the handling of the matter and it will be interesting to see if their views are taken into consideration when the GUI make an investigation of a schedule that has now become something of a mess.