History beckons at Headfort, but who will be the man (or boy) to make it?

Dundalk's Caolan Rafferty proved the old adage that form is fleeting but class is permanent when he took advantage of excellent first-round conditions to open with a six-under 65 in the Connolly's Audi sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Championship at County Sligo's Rosses Point Links.

Athenry’s David Kitt looks set for a big season and after opening with a brace of two-under 70s, he head the Irish challenge in the 92nd Portuguese International Amateur Championship at Montado Golf Resort.

Carton House’s Keith Egan made five birdies in a three-under 69 to lead the Irish challenge in the 92nd Portuguese International Amateur Championship at Montado Golf Resort.

Golf Ireland will provide assistance to 26 players - 12 men and 14 women — under the Funded Programme in 2021.

Hugh Foley became the first Royal Dublin player to win the title for 99 years when he romped to a ten-stroke win in the AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship at Rosapenna.

Rain, hail and high winds proved no impediment to Kinsale’s Gary Ward as he opened with a sensational two-under 70 to lead the 54-hole AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship by two shots at Rosapenna Hotel and Golf Resort in Donegal.