Walker Cup quest begins with St Andrews Links Trophy
Ardglass' Cormac Sharvin. Picture: Pat Cashman
Ireland has 14 men in the draw for the prestigious St Andrews Links Trophy and while all our Walker Cup contenders bar Paul Dunne will tee it up on the Jubilee Course over the next two days, winning the title over the Old Course on Sunday is the only way to make to convince selectors that they deserve their places.
Ireland can reasonably hope to have six players seriously contending for places in Nigel Edwards' Great Britain and Ireland side yet while Gavin Moynihan proved himself once again with victory in the Irish Amateur Open, he will be looking for wins from his men between now and the matches at Royal Lytham and St Annes in September.
Dermot McElroy won the West and Cormac Sharvin the British University Championship but the time has come for the men in green to prove they have the right stuff by picking up some silverware.
Sharvin's three consecutive top 3 finishes at in Lytham, Royal Dublin and the Scottish Strokeplay are impressive but a victory in one of the major European events would likely put his selection beyond all doubt.
The same goes for the rest of the Irish who are on the periphery of the 10-man side. Six years have passed since Alan Dunbar became the first Irish winner of a tournament that sees the cream of European and world golf play 18 holes each day over the Jubilee Course on Friday 5 June and Saturday 6 June.
The 40 lowest scores over these 36 holes, and any tying for 40th place, will qualify for the final 36 holes to be played over the Old Course on Sunday 7 June.
With Dunne leaving his seasonal debut until next week's British Amateur at Carnoustie and Panmure, the trio of Moynihan, Sharvin and McElroy are joined in Scotland by a resurgent Irish Close champion John Ross Galbraith, Stackstown talent Richard Bridges, last year's West of Ireland winner Jack Hume, Alexander Wilson, Alex Gleeson, Eugene Smith, Paul McBride, Robin Dawson, Colm Campbell, Gary Hurley and recently crowned East of Ireland champion, Stuart Grehan.
| Time R1 | Game | Time R2 | No. | Name | Club |
| 0700 | 1 | 1110 | 1 | Daniel Wasteney Lindrick | Lindrick |
| 1 | Adam Dunton McDonald | McDonald | |||
| 1 | Evan Griffith Conwy | Conwy | |||
| 0710 | 2 | 1120 | Joey Savoie Canada | Canada | |
| 2 | John-Ross Galbraith Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 2 | Ben Kinsley St Andrews | St Andrews | |||
| 0720 | 3 | 1130 | 3 | Juuso Kahlos Finland | Finland |
| 3 | Lawrence Allan Alva | Alva | |||
| 3 | Alfie Plant Sundridge Park | Sundridge Park | |||
| 0730 | 4 | 1140 | 4 | Martin Rohwer South Africa | South Africa |
| 4 | Connor Syme Drumoig | Drumoig | |||
| 4 | Richard Bridges Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 0740 | 5 | 1150 | 5 | Richard Mansell Beau Desert | Beau Desert |
| 5 | Michele Cea Italy | Italy | |||
| 5 | Matthew Spacey South Africa | South Africa | |||
| 0750 | 6 | 1200 | 6 | Filippo Campigli Italy | Italy |
| 6 | Owen Edwards Llanwern | Llanwern | |||
| 6 | Jason Smith South Africa | South Africa | |||
| 0800 | 7 | 1210 | 7 | Robert MacIntyre Glencruitten | Glencruitten |
| 7 | G Rean Trinchero Italy | Italy | |||
| 7 | Linus Vaisanen Finland | Finland | |||
| 0810 | 8 | 1220 | 8 | Emil Soegaard Denmark | Denmark |
| 8 | Tom Gandy Rowany | Rowany | |||
| 8 | Thomas Perrot France | France | |||
| 0820 | 9 | 1240 | 9 | Oliver Gillberg Sweden | Sweden |
| 9 | Teaghan Gauche South Africa | South Africa | |||
| 9 | Michael Saunders Dartford | Dartford | |||
| 0830 | 10 | 1250 | 10 | Euan Walker K'nock (Barassie) | K'nock (Barassie) |
| 10 | Daniel Gale Australia | Australia | |||
| 10 | James Allan Chelmsford | Chelmsford | |||
| 0840 | 11 | 1300 | 11 | Mathias Eggenberger Switzerland | Switzerland |
| 11 | Ashton Turner Kenwick Park | Kenwick Park | |||
| 11 | Antoine Rozner France | France | |||
| 0850 | 12 | 1310 | 12 | Jack Hume Ireland | Ireland |
| 12 | Antonio Murdaca Australia | Australia | |||
| 12 | Daniel Young Craigie Hill | Craigie Hill | |||
| 0900 | 13 | 1320 | 13 | Ashley Chesters Hawkstone Park | Hawkstone Park |
| 13 | Jack McDonald K'nock (Barassie) | K'nock (Barassie) | |||
| 13 | Ryan Ruffels Australia | Australia | |||
| 0910 | 14 | 1330 | 14 | Grant Forrest Craigielaw | Craigielaw |
| 14 | Daniel Brown Bedale | Bedale | |||
| 14 | Mario Galiano Spain | Spain | |||
| 0920 | 15 | 1340 | 15 | Ben Eccles Australia | Australia |
| 15 | Tomasz Anderson Brocket Hall | Brocket Hall | |||
| 15 | Adriá Arnaus Spain | Spain | |||
| 0930 | 16 | 1350 | 16 | Romain Langasque France | France |
| 16 | Sean Towndrow Southport & Ainsdale | Southport & Ainsdale | |||
| 16 | Cormac Sharvin Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 0950 | 17 | 1400 | 17 | Paul Kinnear Formby | Formby |
| 17 | Luca Cianchetti Italy | Italy | |||
| 17 | Edgar Catherine France | France | |||
| 1000 | 18 | 1410 | 18 | Jamie Bower Meltham | Meltham |
| 18 | Jacopo Vecchi Fossa Italy | Italy | |||
| 18 | Maxence De Craecker Belgium | Belgium | |||
| 1010 | 19 | 1420 | 19 | Alasdair McDougall Elderslie | Elderslie |
| 19 | Edoardo Raffaele Lipparelli Italy | Italy | |||
| 19 | Jaime Lopez Rivarola Argentina | Argentina | |||
| 1020 | 20 | 1430 | 20 | Craig Ross Kirkhill | Kirkhill |
| 20 | Kiran Day Australia | Australia | |||
| 20 | Alexander Wilson Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 1030 | 21 | 1440 | 21 | Tomas Bessa Portugal | Portugal |
| 21 | Alex Gleeson Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 21 | Liam Johnston Dumfries & County | Dumfries & County | |||
| 1040 | 22 | 1450 | 22 | Xabier Gorospe Spain | Spain |
| 22 | Nicolas Platret France | France | |||
| 22 | Richard James Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth | |||
| 1050 | 23 | 1500 | 23 | Federico Zuckermann Italy | Italy |
| 23 | Simon Zach Czech Republic | Czech Republic | |||
| 23 | Andrew Wilson Darlington | Darlington | |||
| 1100 | 24 | 1510 | 24 | Andrew Schonewille Australia | Australia |
| 24 | Jamie Dick Sherdons Golf Centre | Sherdons Golf Centre | |||
| 24 | Alexandre Daydou France | France | |||
| 1110 | 25 | 0700 | 25 | Vitor Lopes Portugal | Portugal |
| 25 | Eugene Smith Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 25 | Ben Amor Marlborough | Marlborough | |||
| 1120 | 26 | 0710 | 26 | Zach Galliford Borth & Ynyslas | Borth & Ynyslas |
| 26 | Tom Watson South Africa | South Africa | |||
| 26 | Teodoro Soldati Italy | Italy | |||
| 1130 | 27 | 0720 | 27 | Joe Dean Lindrick | Lindrick |
| 27 | Martin Eriksson Sweden | Sweden | |||
| 27 | Peter Launer Baek Denmark | Denmark | |||
| 1140 | 28 | 0730 | 28 | Federico Zucchetti Italy | Italy |
| 28 | Cedric Van Wassenhove Belgium | Belgium | |||
| 28 | Marco Penge Golf at Goodwood | Golf at Goodwood | |||
| 1150 | 29 | 0740 | 29 | Calum Fyfe Cawder | Cawder |
| 29 | Ryan Chisnall New Zealand | New Zealand | |||
| 29 | Jonathan Thomson Lindrick | Lindrick | |||
| 1200 | 30 | 0750 | 30 | Maximilian Boegel Germany | Germany |
| 30 | Mans Berglund Sweden | Sweden | |||
| 30 | Ryan Cornfield Enville | Enville | |||
| 1210 | 31 | 0800 | 31 | Matthew Clark Kilmacolm | Kilmacolm |
| 31 | Joshua Davies Celtic Manor Resort | Celtic Manor Resort | |||
| 31 | Paul McBride Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 1220 | 32 | 0810 | 32 | Brett Coletta Australia | Australia |
| 32 | Robin Dawson Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 32 | Craig Howie Peebles | Peebles | |||
| 1240 | 33 | 0820 | 33 | Ugo Coussaud France | France |
| 33 | Colm Campbell Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 33 | Seb Crookall-Nixon Silloth on Solway | Silloth on Solway | |||
| 1250 | 34 | 0830 | 34 | Bryce McCabe South Africa | South Africa |
| 34 | Graeme Robertson Glenbervie | Glenbervie | |||
| 34 | Jack Bush Morlais Castle | Morlais Castle | |||
| 1300 | 35 | 0840 | 35 | Gavin Moynihan Ireland | Ireland |
| 35 | Luke Johnson Kings Lynn | Kings Lynn | |||
| 35 | Lucas Herbert Australia | Australia | |||
| 1310 | 36 | 0850 | 36 | Ben Wall Hayling | Hayling |
| 36 | Taylor MacDonald Australia | Australia | |||
| 36 | Ivan Cantero Spain | Spain | |||
| 1320 | 37 | 0900 | 37 | Gary Hurley Ireland | Ireland |
| 37 | Nick Marsh Huddersfield | Huddersfield | |||
| 37 | Jamie Savage Cawder | Cawder | |||
| 1330 | 38 | 0910 | 38 | Jeroen Krietemeijer Netherlands | Netherlands |
| 38 | Lorenzo Scalise Italy | Italy | |||
| 38 | Cameron Davis Australia | Australia | |||
| 1340 | 39 | 0920 | 39 | Adam Chapman Windermere | Windermere |
| 39 | Zach Murray Australia | Australia | |||
| 39 | Ewen Ferguson Bearsden | Bearsden | |||
| 1350 | 40 | 0930 | 40 | Gisli Sveinbergsson Iceland | Iceland |
| 40 | Jimmy Mullen Royal North Devon | Royal North Devon | |||
| 40 | Alejandro Tosti Argentina | Argentina | |||
| 1400 | 41 | 0950 | 41 | Robbie van West Netherlands | Netherlands |
| 41 | Marco Iten Switzerland | Switzerland | |||
| 41 | Stuart Grehan Ireland | Ireland | |||
| 1410 | 42 | 1000 | 42 | Dermot McElroy Ireland | Ireland |
| 42 | Ashley Mason Glen Gorse | Glen Gorse | |||
| 42 | Hamish Ireland New St Andrews | New St Andrews | |||
| 1420 | 43 | 1010 | 43 | Richard Jouven France | France |
| 43 | Markus Maukner Austria | Austria | |||
| 43 | Scott Gibson Southerness | Southerness | |||
| 1430 | 44 | 1020 | 44 | Sam Whitaker Blankney | Blankney |
| 44 | Paolo Ferraris Italy | Italy | |||
| 44 | Jade Buitendag South Africa | South Africa | |||
| 1440 | 45 | 1030 | 45 | Hendrikus Stoop South Africa | South Africa |
| 45 | Jeremy Gandon France | France | |||
| 45 | DJ Loypur Australia | Australia | |||
| 1450 | 46 | 1040 | 46 | Harrison Endycott Australia | Australia |
| 46 | Riccardo Michelini Italy | Italy | |||
| 46 | Robin Roussel France | France | |||
| 1500 | 47 | 1050 | 47 | Leonard Bem France | France |
| 47 | Scott Gregory Corhampton | Corhampton | |||
| 47 | Greig Marchbank Thornhill | Thornhill | |||
| 1510 | 48 | 1100 | 48 | James Hart Du Preez South Africa | South Africa |
| 48 | Ben Wheeler Purley Downs | Purley Downs | |||
| 48 | Calum Hill Tantallon | Tantallon |
