Poll: Who was Ireland's top male amateur in 2015?
MICHAEL CONNAUGHTON (PRESIDENT, GUI) WITH TONY GOODE (TEAM CAPTAIN), JOHN WHITE (TEAM MANAGER), NEIL MANCHIP (NATIONAL COACH) AND THE WINNING IRISH HOME INTERNATIONAL TEAM AFTER THEIR VICTORY AT THE 2015 HOME INTERNATIONAL MATCHES AT ROYAL PORTRUSH GOLF CLUB. TEAM MEMBERS DERMOT MCELROY, COLIN FAIRWEATHER, STUART GREHAN, ROBIN DAWSON, PAUL MCBRIDE, ALEX GLEESON, GAVIN MOYNIHAN, JOHN ROSS GALBRAITH, COLM CAMPBELL, ROWAN LESTER AND JACK HUME. PICTURE BY PAT CASHMAN
The GUI's Willie Gill Order of Merit says Cormac Sharvin was Ireland's top amateur in 2015 and it's hard to argue with that given the Ardglass man's stellar play, culminating in that record-breaking Walker Cup win over the USA at Royal Lytham and St Annes.
Still, there were many other great performances in the Championships, the Cups and Shields and on the Boys and Seniors scenes.
Here's a list of the top 29 names that spring to mind.
Feel free to vote for as many as you feel merit your vote. To help you, here are the Willie Gill, Michael Hennelly (Senior), Tom Montgomery (Under 18) and Joe Carr (Under 16) orders of merit for 2015 to remind you of this year's performances.
I've included a few players who turned professional at some stage during the season but feel merit consideration. We were limited to 30 choices so to make up for the guys that missed out, there's an "other" option and the chance to leave comments.
