Irish rugby international Rob Kearney with professional Kenny Fahey at the launch of the Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Golf Skills Challenge at the GUI National Golf Academy.Playing in front of thousands at the Aviva Stadium might be second nature to Irish rugby star Rob Kearney but stand him up on the first tee of a golf course and he’ll be a bag of nerves, writes the Golfing Union of Ireland.

He’s even worse if he’s taking on the best golfers in the Irish rugby squad – Johnny Sexton, Brian O’Driscoll or Paul O’Connell.