Kerry teen Mark Gazi aiming for victory in Ballybunion

“It would mean a load. It would be lovely to win like that in my home county,” said Gazi.

Kerry teenager Mark Gazi is determined to secure victory when the Flogas Irish Boys’ Amateur Open Championship tees off in Ballybunion on Wednesday. Photo by Barrington Coombs/R&A/R&A via Getty Images.

Kerry teenager Mark Gazi is determined to secure victory when the Flogas Irish Boys’ Amateur Open Championship tees off in Ballybunion on Wednesday.

Ninety players are competing with 11 overseas players in a field which includes players from England, Scotland, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway and Germany.