Kinsale's John Murphy braced for Walker Cup battle royale at Seminole

Kinsale golfer John Murphy. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Seminole’s greens might be running at a hair-raising 14 on the stimpmeter but Kinsale’s John Murphy has is not fazed as he prepares to make his Walker Cup debut in sweltering 90-degree heat in Florida tomorrow.

The University of Louisville star (22) is bracing himself for “carnage” on the links as Great Britain and Ireland bid to end a 20-year wait for glory on US soil and claim what would be only their third away win in the event’s 100-year history.