Kildare golfers selected for underage Interpro teams

Reigning Irish U16 Boys’ Amateur Open champion Adam Fahey (Portmarnock) has been selected for Leinster as the teams for the upcoming interprovincial Championships were announced today. The Kildare contingent amongst the Leinster teams include Calum Duane (Naas) and Ger Ennis (Athy) in the U16 boys, the latter of which is the captain.

As well as Caton House pair in the Leinster U14 boys, Christopher Caufield and Lu Grehan, Grehan is also the team captain.

The championships, which take place at Ballykisteen between August 21 and 22, will also see Scottish Boys’ U14 runner-up and Irish winner Harry O’Hara line out for Ulster.

The format will include one batch of foursomes along with four singles in matchplay.

Leinster U16 Boys

Mark Cadden (Roganstown)

Sean Cooper (Enniscorthy)

Calum Duane (Naas)

Adam Fahey (Portmarnock)

Evan Monaghan (Tullamore)

William Walshe (Delgany)

Captain - Ger Ennis (Athy)     

Manager - Kevin Raftery (Forrest Little)    

Leinster U14 Boys

Christopher Caufield (Carton House)

Ruairi Cooper (Enniscorthy)

Luke Furlong (Wexford)

Jack McKenna (Co. Louth)

Maddox Meers (Roganstown)

John Moran (Elm Park)

Captain - Lu Grehan (Carton House)

Manager - TBC

Connacht U16 Boys

Sean Cloonan (Dunmore Demesne)

Caelan Coleman (Galway Bay)

John Paul Flanagan (Co. Sligo)

Rory Gallagher (Galway Bay)

Owen Kelly (Castlebar)

Isaac Oliver (Ballinasloe)

Captain - Rory O’Connor (Strandhill) 

Manager - Shane Freeman (Ballyhaunis)

Munster U16 Boys

Luke Carey (Limerick)

Danny Lyne (Lahinch)

Barry O’Connell (Douglas)

Seán Reddy (Douglas)

Gordon Sillett (Ballykisteen)

Jack Whelan (Limerick)

Captain - John Carroll Snr (Bandon)  

Manager - John Carroll Jnr (Cork)     

Ulster U16 Boys

Evan Hogg (Belvoir Park)

Bruce MacDonald (Lisburn)

Stuart Nesbitt (Royal Portrush)

Rafael Poli (Helen’s Bay)

Luka Rodgers (Royal Portrush)

Charlie Smyth (Slieve Russell)

Captain - Trevor Lewers (Portstewart)           

Manager - Tiarnan McLarnon (Massereene)

Connacht U14 Boys

John William Burke (Ballyhaunis)

Niall Conneely (Ballinasloe)

Max Humphreys (Ballinrobe)

Patrick Martin  (Carrick-on-Shannon)

Dylan Smyth (Galway Bay)

Patrick Tuffy (Strandhill)

Captain - Michael Heaney (Oughterard)

Manager - Robert Fitzpatrick (Co. Sligo)

Munster U14 Boys

James Crowe  (Limerick)

Ronan Dawson (Tramore)

Justin Dennehy (Douglas)

Patrick Doyle (Tramore)

Donnacha Halpin (Shannon)

Paddy O'Connell (Limerick)

Captain - Des Molyneaux (Ballybunion)         

Manager - John Duggan (Kanturk)     

Ulster U14 Boys

Eoin Burrows (Belvoir Park)

Jack Conroy (Belvoir Park)

Adam Doherty (Galgorm Castle)

Harris Fleming (Galgorm Castle)

Harry O’Hara (Clandeboye)

Ollie McEvoy (Ballycastle)

Captain - Bruce Hogg (Belvoir Park)

Manager - James Sweeney (Dunfanaghy).