Heraty: Clubs seeking real sense of leadership now

Golf in Ireland starts afresh this week following the landslide vote for a united governing body but the chief executives of the outgoing Irish Ladies Golf Union and Golfing Union of Ireland are under no illusions that the hard work only really starts now.

Last Saturday’s historic decision to change the status quo of how golf is run in this country brought an end to a three-year consultation process conducted by the ILGU and GUI, which for 125 and 127 years respectively have governed the game on this island along gender lines.