Seamus Power ready for next level after achieving life’s dream

The West Waterford man might be ranked 116th in the world, but he knows he's arguably one of the most in-form players in the game, and he feels ready to win again

POWER AND GLORY: In the aftermath of his first US Tour victory in the Barbasol Championship, Seamus Power was honoured by his home club West Waterford last month, with included, Dave Condon, president; Edward Hickey captain, and Nell Supple, lady captain. Picture: Eddie O’Hare

The text message counter on Seamus Power’s phone was ticking over like the altimeter on Apollo 11.

He was amused at first but quickly flipped to airplane mode and left it to caddie Simon Keelan to watch the scoreboard as they waited to see if they’d made a play-off for the Barbasol Championship in Kentucky three weeks ago. An hour later, he was speaking to the media after winning a six-hole play-off with JT Poston to clinch a win that opens the doors to unimaginable riches over the next few years.