Sugrue is ready to make his mark

Ireland international James Sugrue will fly to England on Saturday confident he is in the best possible shape to impress Walker Cup selectors and kick-start a special season amongst the game’s amateur elite.

The 22-year-old from Mallow, South of Ireland champion in 2017, was named on an extended Great Britain & Ireland panel of 26 last week that will gather at Royal Liverpool this weekend for its first get-together ahead of this September’s matches against the United States at the 2022 Open Championship venue.