'The really interesting thing is how far the boys will hit it'

The JP McManus Pro-Am is a global event in its own right but this week's spectacular will also inform Adare Manor in terms of the 2027 Ryder Cup

Green keeper Gene Gullinane cutting the grass in area in front of the 18th green at Adare Manor for next week's JP McManus Pro-Am. Picture Dan Linehan

With so much star power on display over the next two days at Adare Manor, it may be easy to be fixated on the here and now at the 2022 JP McManus Pro-Am.

Yet eagerly anticipated as this week’s event is for Irish golf fans given the chance to watch the game’s elite compete on the Co. Limerick gem it also offers an equally exciting glimpse as to how the 2027 Ryder Cup could look when golf’s most riveting competition will be staged there.