No home comforts for Irish stars at World Amateur Team Championship

Brian Keogh Ireland’s hopes of winning a medal suffered a devastating blow when they were left spluttering the exhaust fumes of golf’s superpowers on day two of the World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy at Carton House.

Ireland’s hopes of winning a medal suffered a devastating blow when they were left spluttering the exhaust fumes of golf’s superpowers on day two of the World Amateur Team Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy at Carton House.

The girls in green shot a disappointing one-over 147 on the easier O’Meara Course on day two and are now tied for 10th place, 16 strokes behind the United States of America and 13 shots behind third-placed Japan with two days to go.