Eddie Power will be going for a record sixth win in the 50th anniversary staging of the Kilkenny Senior Scratch Cup on Saturday, June 21.

But the thre-time Irish Close winner, very much a part-time player these days, faces some stiff opposition from the likes of Royal Dublin's Jeff Hopkins, the Portmarnock quartet of John Greene, Geoff Lenehan, Stephen Walsh and James Fox, Dungarvan's Alan Thomas, Stackstown's Richard Bridges, Mark Shanahan from Castlemartyr, Carton House's Shane McGlynn, Claremorris' Stephen Healy and Lucan's Richard O'Donovan.

The 63-strong field, which will be finalised on May 31, will be playing for a €1,850 prize fund with a voucher for €700 going to the winner.

But there will also be the glory of getting your name on a famous old trophy alonside the likes of Joe Carr, Pádraig Harrington (and his caddie Ronan Flood), Damien McGrane, Liam Higgins, Liam MacNamara, Pat Mulcare, Mark Gannon, John O'Leary and Rory McIlroy's current tour manager Sean O'Flaherty.

Kilkenny's captain Denis Brophy said: "Quite an amount of planning and preparatory work has gone into the upgrading of the event in this special year to make it very much a special occasion for all the participants."

Kilkenny will be looking to Power, holder Paul O'Hara and recent winners Michael Buggy and Ricard Walsh to keep the trophy at home.

Kilkenny Senior Scratch Cup — 50th anniversary — 21 June 

• 36 hole shotgun start at 8.30am and 1.45pm. Redraw after 18 holes.
• Limited to lowest 63 handicaps, maximum 2.
• Prize fund €1,850
• Winner €700 voucher
• Entries: €40 including lunch.
• Entries close with full payment on Saturday, 31 May
• Download the entry form here
• Holder: Paul O'Hara (Kilkenny)
• Sponsor: David Buggy, Kia Motors - Kilkenny
• Enquiries: Kilkenny Golf Club 056 7765400 or enquiries@kilkennygolfclub.com

Kilkenny Senior Scratch Cup — Past winners

• 1964 Tom Duggan
• 1965 Joe Carr
• 1966 Tom Duggan
• 1967 Brian Malone
• 1968 Liam Higgins
• 1969 John O'Leary
• 1970 Ted Higgins
• 1971 Martin O'Brien
• 1972 Martin O'Brien
• 1973 Denis Leonard
• 1974 Pat Mulcare
• 1975 Eddie Dunne
• 1976 Martin O'Brien
• 1977 Pairic O'Rourke
• 1978 J Coyne
• 1979 Liam MacNamara
• 1980 Jim Mahon
• 1981 Pat Carew
• 1982 David McDonald
• 1983 Mark Gannon
• 1984 David Conway
• 1985 Tom Deegan Jnr
• 1986 B Cashell
• 1987 Liam MacNamara
• 1988 Leslie Walker
• 1989 JA. Hayes (Silver Jubilee)
• 1990 Ray Moore
• 1991 Damien McGrane
• 1992 Pádraig Harrington
• 1993 P Power
• 1994 Eddie Power
• 1995 Stephen Moloney
• 1996 Eddie Power
• 1997 Eddie Power
• 1998 Ronan Flood
• 1999 Eddie Power
• 2000 S Cranley
• 2001 Stephen Moloney
• 2002 Greg Bowden
• 2003 J Mitchell
• 2004 Eddie Power
• 2005 Sean O'Flaherty
• 2006 Mark Shanahan
• 2007 Michael Buggy
• 2008 David O'Reilly
• 2009 Paul O'Hara
• 2010 James Monaghan
• 2011 Richard Walsh
• 2012 Michael Buggy
• 2013 Paul O'Hara