Pictures: Pro-Am gets Horizon Irish Open off to star-studded start 

DOUBLE ACT: Former footballers Robbie Keane (left) and John O'Shea during Pro-Am day of the Horizon Irish Open 2022 at Mount Juliet Estate, Thomastown, Co Kilkenny. Pic: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.

There is more to a Horizon Irish Open than the four days of DP World Tour golf on offer at Mount Juliet this week with the event really kicking off on the eve of the tournament with the Pro-Am.

And for some, especially young hurling fans in Kilkenny, Wednesday’s Pro-Am may even be the highlight of their week. In addition to the significant coup of landing LPGA Tour victor Leona Maguire to the starting list of celebrities, actors and athletes, there will be a host of inter-county GAA stars taking centre stage on Pro-Am day in the hurling heartland.