Seamus Power has no regrets about break from PGA commitments

Seamus Power would have had plenty of understanding from the Irish golfing community if he had decided to skip his national open to stay in the United States and continue the fight for his PGA Tour card.

When the 32-year-old from Co. Waterford accepted an invitation in May from the title sponsors through tournament host Paul McGinley to return home and play this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open, Power was on the crest of some great form, with a tie for sixth place at RBC Heritage, a tie for fifth in New Orleans and a tie for 13th at the Wells Fargo Championship in his adopted hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina picked up in successive starts.