Prospect of Walker Cup place sure to whet appetites at South of Ireland Championship

Meanwhile, all six of Ireland’s victorious European Amateur Team Championships squad will be in action at Lahinch, a fortnight on from their success in Estonia

Lahinch's Jonathan Keane. Pic: Niall O’Shea

Not that one is needed but there will be an extra incentive to succeed when a stacked field tees it up at Lahinch for the Pierse Motor Group South of Ireland Championship on Wednesday morning.

The prospect of a return to Lahinch in early September as a member of the Great Britain & Ireland team to contest the 2026 Walker Cup against the USA is certain to whet the appetite for the quality golfers in front of returning GB&I captain Dean Robertson.