Leona Maguire. Mandatory Credit ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy

Tour stars Leona Maguire and Gavin Moynihan and Arizona State standout Olivia Mehaffey will headline a strong field for the inaugural Irish Scratch Series at Seapoint Golf Links on June 29.

Organised by GK Events to give male and female amateurs and professionals some competitive practice each Monday, Team Ireland’s Maguire and Moynihan were among the first to enter when the timesheet opened at 9 am today as they prepare to return to action on the LPGA and European Tours next month.

Maguire will tee it up world amateur No 17 Mehaffey, who has put plans to turn professional on hold due to the cancellation of this year’s LPGA Tour Q-School and decided to return to ASU to complete a Masters and bid to come the first five-time All American in NCAA golf history.

The total prize fund for each Irish Scratch Series event will be a minimum of €1,000 with a first gross prize of €500 as professionals and elite amateurs do battle over the Des Smyth and Declan Branigan designed links gem.

The maximum GUI handicap allowed is six for men and nine for women and players must book online via the BRS system.

Early professional entries include Maguire, Moynihan, Stuart Grehan, Paul McBride, Dermot McElroy, John Ross Galbraith and Ronan Mullarney.

Amateur entries include Irish Women’s Close champion and UCLA star Annabel Wilson and young guns Max Kennedy, Sam Murphy, Alex Maguire, Dylan Keating, Liam Abom and Josh Mackin.

The maximum field size is 100 and all players will be provided on the day with details of the Covid-19 guidelines for competitions which have been outlined by the GUI and ILGU.

The event will run weekly and will feature some of the top amateurs and professionals in the country - male and female.

There will also be an extra Order of Merit prize for the person with the top-five gross scores during the series.

While Carr Golf, who now run Seapoint, are sponsoring the first event, GKEvents are keen to attract more sponsorship.

Please call Valerie Keating, GK Events on 087 2464406 or email vkeating@gkevents.com to help sponsor the event.

Irish Scratch Series for Men and Women

Open to professionals and amateurs
Maximum GUI handicap allowed is 6 for men and 9 for women and players must book online via the BRS system.
Entry fee: €50 for amateurs; €40 for professionals. Must be paid by card only on check-in at the pro's shop.

Gross Prizes (Professionals will only be eligible to win the gross prizes)

€500
€250
€100

Nett Prizes

€150
€100

Availability is limited with timesheet going live on Monday at 3pm.

For all Seapoint Golf Links enquiries contact the pro's shop on 041 9881066 and email: proshop@seapoint.ie

For all other enquiries please call Gary Keating, GK Events on 087 2287541 or email gkeating@gkevents.com.

For sponsorship enquires, please call Valerie Keating, GK Events on 087 2464406 or email vkeating@gkevents.com.