The 18th and clubhouse at El Saler
Maynooth University's Stuart Grehan heads a 14-strong Irish army for the Spanish Amateur Championship for the King's Cup at El Saler from March 1-5.
The group is not backed by the GUI, which will be sending an official team to European Nations Cup at Sotogrande at the end of March.
Grehan will be joined by Kevin LeBlanc, Mark Power, Colm Campbell, John Ross Galbraith, Robin Dawson, Colin Fairweather, Jonathan Yates, Tiarnan McLarnon, Ronan Mullarney, Sean Flanagan and Jordan Hood.
The top 32 after two rounds of strokeplay qualify to play for the Match Play stage with ties decided by the last 18, 27, 30, 33, 34 and 35 holes.
The same criteria apply in the Spanish Women's Amateur for the Queen's Cup, which will be played at Sherry Golf Jerez in Cadiz from March 1-5 with Chloe Ryan, Maria Dunne, Annabel Wilson, Paula Grant and Georgia Carr all teeing it up.
Dunne was the only Irish player to qualify last year but bowed out in the first round to French player Pauline Roussin-Bouchard.
A number of the top class Irish field competing in the Championship have made a strong start to the season already.
Castletroy's Ryan finished best of the Irish at the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship at Montado in January, finishing in a tie for 13th.
Grant tied for 11th in the R&A supported South American Amateur Championship in January.
Dunne, Ryan and Wilson will lead Ireland’s hopes in the Nations Cup event, which will be played simultaneously with the first 36 holes of the Championship.
The Cup will be awarded to the two lowest scores of each day.
from News - Irish Golf Desk http://ift.tt/2m1uRPE
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