Inside Golf: Cormac Sharvin up for battle at Mount Wolseley

When Jordan Spieth said during The Open that he was unsurprised by the feats of Paul Dunne and the other top amateurs at St Andrews, he knew exactly what he was talking about.

“When I was playing junior golf into amateur golf, it was almost a mini-PGA Tour,” Spieth said, referring to the level of competition. “There will be an amateur that wins a PGA event or something like that, possibly even a major, I think, at some point in the next decade or so, just because the game in amateur golf across the world now is getting more diverse and more intense, and I think it’s awesome for guys to step up and do this.”

Of course, the European Tour is well used to seeing amateurs do well. And if Shane Lowry can win the 2009 Irish Open, Danny Lee the 2009 Johnnie Walker Classic, and Pablo Martin the 2007 Estoril Open de Portugal, there’s no reason why Walker Cup star Cormac Sharvin can’t challenge for this week’s Volopa Irish Challenge at Mount Wolseley Hotel Spa and Golf Resort.