Tom Power, Waterford Crystal, and the making of the Irish Open trophy

There are no mulligans or reloads for Tom Power and the team at Waterford Crystal charged with crafting this year's Irish Open trophy

MAKING THE CUT: Tom Power, master craftsman at Waterford Crystal. The Waterford Crystal Irish Open trophy was last re-designed in 2012, with a new version manufactured every year and engraved with the name of the latest winner.

Making the cut doesn’t carry any sense of achievement. It’s a base camp for the majority of golfers looking to climb up the leaderboard at this week’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Open. A halfway house through which the likes of Rory McIlroy should pass without blinking.

For Tom Power, making the cut carries very different connotations. A master craftsman with Waterford Crystal, the trophy raised high by this week’s winner in Mount Juliet will be the product of his, and a wider team’s, endeavours.