Golf Eire has introduced that Conor Purcell and Gary Hurley would be the Sport Eire invites for subsequent week’s Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down.
Royal Dublin’s Max Kennedy and Roganstown’s Seán Keeling have picked up the 2 Irish beginner invites.
Kennedy was the very best Irish golfer within the World Novice Golf Rankings (30), with Keeling securing his place due to gathered world rating factors from the St Andrews Hyperlinks Trophy, The Novice Championship, European Particular person Championship and AIG Irish Males’s Novice Shut.
This yr’s Amgen Irish Open will boast 11 Irish gamers, with former winners Padraig Harrington, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlory joined by Seamus Energy, Tom McKibbin and Simon Thornton.
Mark Energy, who’s a beneficiary of the Golf Eire Professional Scheme supported by Sport Eire, will participate in his fifth Amgen Irish Open after he completed because the main Irish participant on the Irish Problem.
“We’re delighted to have gotten 4 very a lot in-form gamers within the discipline,” stated Golf Eire Excessive Efficiency Director, Neil Manchip.
“We’re grateful to Sport Eire, the DP World Tour and Amgen for the assist in securing their locations within the discipline.
“The Amgen Irish Open is such an vital date within the calendar and we’re excited to see how all of our gamers carry out in Royal County Down subsequent week.”
Golf Eire CEO Mark Kennelly added that he’s excited for quartet of Irish gamers to be given the chance to participate in an enormous occasion on one of many prime golf programs in world golf.
“We’re thrilled to see such a powerful contingent of Irish expertise at this yr’s Amgen Irish Open,” stated Kennelly.
“Conor, Gary, Max, and Seán have all proven unbelievable type, and it’s incredible to supply them with the chance to compete on residence soil at Royal County Down.
“We’re grateful to Sport Eire for his or her continued help in serving to to showcase the perfect of Irish golf.”
Dr Úna Could, Chief Govt of Sport Eire stated: “Sport Eire could be very proud to have the ability to help the following era of Irish golfers by way of the Sport Eire invites for the Amgen Irish Open.
“Each Conor and Gary have proven distinctive expertise and willpower, and these invites will permit them to indicate their abilities on one of many world’s best programs.
“The Amgen Irish Open is a key occasion in highlighting Eire’s wealthy {golfing} heritage, and we’re excited to see these gamers rise to the problem. At Sport Eire we’re dedicated to fostering homegrown expertise and serving to them attain their full potential, and the invites permit us to do exactly that.”
