Pádraig Harrington headlines next week’s Hilary Links Golf Society winter outing at The Island as Ireland rugby star Josh Van der Flier swaps the scrum cap for a five iron.
A top class field has been assembled for Tuesday’s competition where three-time major winner and society president Harrington will be joined by former Spanish Open champion Peter Lawrie and HotelPlanner Tour players Liam Nolan, Ronan Mullarney, Cormac Sharvin and Max Kennedy.
There are plenty of amateur heavyweights penciled in to compete including Colm Campbell, Mark Gannon and Jody Fanagan – a former Walker Cup partner of Harrington’s.
Harrington’s caddie Ronan Flood and son Patrick will also tee it up.
The reigning US Senior Open and the ISPS Handa Senior Open champion will partner Max Kennedy and Leinster player Ciarán Frawley.
Van der Flier, who has been named to start in Ireland’s rugby international friendly with South Africa on Saturday, will partner Fanagan and Noel Fox.
A host of professionals, PGA Professionals and coaches are also taking part including Niall Kearney, Richie O’Donovan, Gary McGrane, Conor O’Rourke, Raymond Burns and Paul McBride.
Tee times below
8.50 Martin Kelly (Forrest Little), Derek Nolan (St Anne’s), Matthew Butterly (The Island)
9.00 Ronan Mullarney (PGA), Dave Brabazon (Balbriggan), Paul Higgins (Corrstown)
9.10 Niall Kearney (PGA), Joe Hutton (The Island), Michael Chambers (Royal Dublin)
9.20 Shane Jenkinson (PGA), Richie O’Donovan (PGA), Eoin O’Brien (PGA)
9.30 Darragh O’Malley (Royal Dublin), Dan Sweeney (PGA), Chris Broe (Beech Park)
9.40 Jerry Crowley (The Island), Eamon McCartan (Greenore), Graham McQueen (Corrstown)
10.0 Gary McGrane (PGA), Rory Govan (The Island), Sean Dowling (The Island)
10.10 Ciaran Lavery (PGA), Simon Bryan (PGA), Alan Doherty (Corrstown)
10.20 Conor O’Rourke (PGA), Christy O’Connor (Corrstown), Callum Reilly (The Island)
10.30 Colm Cambpell (Warrenpoint), John McQuaid (PGA), Ryan O’Doherty (Co Louth)
10.40 Peter Lawrie (PGA), Terry Lilly (Slade Valley), Brendan McDonnell (The K Club)
10.50 Mark Gannon (Co Louth), Ronan Flood (Hermitage), Paddy Spicer (The Island)
11.00 Raymond Burns (PGA), Mark Moriarty (Hermitage), Ray Dowling (Hermitage)
11.10 Paul McBride (PGA), Patrick Harrington, Lloyd O’Rourke (Naas)
11.20 Padraig Harrington (PGA), Max Kennedy (PGA), Ciaran Frawley (The Island)
11.30 Jody Fanagan (Milltown) Josh van der Flier (Wicklow), Noel Fox (PGA)
11.40 Cormac Sharvin (PGA), Liam Nolan (Galway), Donal Murphy (The Island)
