Swinging a hurley sharpened James Sugrue for golfing greatness

December in Ireland and the promise of golf seems a distant land. But all is not quiet for Mallow’s James Sugrue, the British Amateur champion. The rewards from that amazing win keep on coming and this past month has taken him on a circuit of award ceremonies.

Nominated for Cork Person of the Year, Sugrue was named Men’s Amateur of 2019 by the Irish Golf Writers’ Association. The week before Christmas, he stayed over in Dublin following another end of year bash and that night, he mixed with stars from other codes, among them household names of Gaelic games.