James Sugrue and Ronan Mullarney push on at Portmarnock

Wondrous dreams aren’t always realised and Mallow’s James Sugrue and Ronan Mullarney from Galway scarcely harboured thoughts of playing in the British and US Opens and the US Masters when they entered this week’s British Amateur Championship at Portmarnock.

James Sugrue and Ronan Mullarney push on at Portmarnock

Wondrous dreams aren’t always realised and Mallow’s James Sugrue and Ronan Mullarney from Galway scarcely harboured thoughts of playing in the British and US Opens and the US Masters when they entered this week’s British Amateur Championship at Portmarnock.

However, the talented duo have now reached the quarter-finals of the most important amateur golf event on this side of the world, and so are just three matches away from a massive achievement and a place in all three tournaments.

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