County Louth’s Thomas Mulligan and Royal Portrush’s Peter Kerr were the only Irish qualifiers for Thursday’s matchplay stages of the British Boys Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale and Southport and Ainsdale.

Ballybunion’s Old Course will host the Jacques Leglise Trophy for the first time from 1-2 September 2017.

Rowan Lester was disappointed to lose but still proud of his runner up finish in the British Boys Amateur Championship at Prestwick.

Hermitage's Rowan Lester is just one win away from joining Irish winners Jimmy Bruen, John Glover, Ronan Rafferty and Leslie Walker in the history books after he compiled two impressive victories to reach Sunday's final of the 88th British Boys Amateur Championship at Prestwick - the original home of the Open Championship.

Hermitage's Rowan Lester produced some sensational golf to move into the quarterfinals of the British Boys Amateur Open Championship at Prestwick.

PGA Tour — Padraig Harrington's hopes of securing the Top-2 finish he needs to make the FedEx Cup playoffs were dealt a massive blow in the first round of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro.

Hermitage's Rowan Lester cruised into the matchplay stages of the British Boys Amateur Championship when finished tied for third behind Scots Calum Fyfe and Christopher Curran in strokeplay qualifying at Prestwick and Dundonald Links.

Hermitage’s Rowan Lester grabbed the first round lead in the Boys Amateur Championship with an even-par round of 72 at Dundonald Links.