Four dropped shots in the last four holes cost Waterford's Eanna Griffin his chance of making the cut in the South Beach International in Miami.

The mystery surrounding Sam Horsfield’s decision to stand down from the GB&I Walker Cup team for “personal reasons” — “very personal reasons” according to his University of Florida college coach of a few days, JC Deacon — is not only bad news for GB&I, it also creates an unhelpful void

It's not easy to outstrip the likes of Joe Carr, Jimmy Bruen, Cecil Ewing or Max McCready but a quintet of Irish amateur stars pulled it off today when they were named by the R&A in the Great Britain and Ireland team to face the USA in the 2015 Walker Cup match at Royal Lytham & St Annes from September 12-13.

Nigel Edwards won’t feel pressure when he sits down this weekend to draw up the Walker Cup team to face the USA.

Moyola Park's Chris Selfridge tied for fifth as England's Sam Horsfield spectacularly chipped in for an eagle three on the final hole to retain the New Year's Invitational in Florida.

Moyola Park's Chris Selfridge endured a frustrating third round and fell four shots off the lead entering Sunday's final round of the New Year's Invitational in Florida.