European Team Championships; Ireland seventh in Finland

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Cormac Sharvin from Ardglass was the top irish player on the first day of the European Amateur Team Championship in Finland. Picture: David Lloyd / www.golffile.ie

Ireland's amateur teams have work to do in the European Amateur Team Championships.

The senior men's team is the best the bunch after the opening day's play at Linna Golf in Finland as they ended up seventh after the first qualifying round (Cormac Sharvin 69, Gavin Moynihan 71, Paul Dunne 71, Gary Hurley 71, Dermot McElroy 73, Jack Hume 76), eight shots behind leaders Spain.

In the European Ladies' Team Championship in Ljubljana , Slovenia, Ireland are just outside the top flight in ninth place with Olivia Mehaffey the best of the bunch after a one under 70.

Ireland are 13th in after the first round of the Boys' championship in Oslo and 16th in the Girls' event in Slovakia.

July 8-12 European Ladies' Team Championship, G&CC Ljubljana , SLOVENIA

Team scores | Individual scores

Ireland 9th after first round

• T40 Jessica Carty (Hollywood) 73 (+2)
• T59 Mary Doyle (The Heath) 74 (+3)
• T33 Maria Dunne (Skerries) 72 (+1)
• T40 Paula Grant (Lisburn) 73 (+2)
• T 16 Olivia Mehaffey (RCD Ladies) 70 (-1) 
• T110 Chloe Ryan (Castletroy) 81 (+10)

July 8-12 European (Men's) Amateur Team Championship, Linna Golf, FINLAND

Team | Individual

Ireland 7th after first round

• T23 Paul Dunne  71 (-1)
• T78 Jack Hume 76 (+4)
• T23 Gary Hurley 71 (-1)
• T48 Dermot McElroy 73 (+1)
• T23 Gavin Moynihan 71 (-1)
• T11 Cormac Sharvin 69 (-3)

 

July 8-12 European Girls' Team Championship, Golf Resort Skalica, SLOVAKIA

Team | Individual

Ireland 16th after first round

• T23 Ciara Casey (Hermitage) 75 (+3)
• T40 Mairead Martin (Killarney) 76 (+4)
• T64 Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little) 78 (+6)
• T103 Niamh McSherry (Lurgan) 84 (+12)
• T110 Niamh Ward (Lurgan) 86 (+14)
• T64 Chloe Weir (Shandon Park) 78 (+6)

July 8-12 European Boys' Team Championship, Oslo Golf Club, NORWAY

Team | Individual

Ireland 13th after first round

• Jamie Fletcher
• T30 Eoin Leonard 73 (+1)
• T21 Rowan Lester 72 (E)
• T54 Kevin LeBlanc 75 (+3)
• T41 Conor Purcell 74 (+2)
• T91 David Carey 80 (+8)