Irish amateurs won’t get Open opportunity

Shane Lowry is saddened there will be no repeat fairytale for an amateur in next month’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.

But the GUI is still hopeful that a top amateur or two will be given the chance to match Lowry’s incredible 2009 win at Baltray in future years, providing there is no clash with the European Amateur Team Championships.

It emerged yesterday that the GUI had the option of accepting Irish Open invitations this year but said no as our top six Irish amateurs will be travelling to Diamond Country Club in Austria for the European Amateur Team Championships.