Five Irish golfers stay in hunt for Amateur glory

All five Irish qualifiers remain in contention at the 123rd Amateur Championship after they all secured their place in this morning’s round of 32 at Royal Aberdeen.

Rowan Lester will be the first of the quintet attempting to make it through to the last 16 when he takes on Englishman Ben Hutchinson.

Lester was in terrific form yesterday as he recorded a crushing 6&5 victory over another Englishman in David Hague.