Purcell the big Irish hope at Rosses Point

Conor Purcell leads the Irish charge on home turf at Co Sligo as the Flogas Irish Amateur Open gets underway at Rosses Point tomorrow.

It is the first time the home of the West of Ireland Championship has staged the national championship since 1950, when JB Carr was crowned champion, and though this year’s winner of the West Caolan Rafferty is unavailable due to university exams, there is a stellar homegrown cast of contenders teeing it up in a quality international field.