Four Irish Boys in Jacques Leglise Trophy team

Luke O'Neill (Connemara). Picture by Pat Cashman

Four GUI Boys internationals have been named in the Great Britain and Ireland team for the Jacques Leglise Trophy match with the Continent of Europe next week.

Ireland had three players on the team in 2003, 2011 and 2016 but we have yet to unearth a record of more Irish players participating in a match that was first played in 1958.

Galgorm Castle’s Joshua Hill, Lisburn’s Aaron Marshall, Holywood’s Tom McKibbin and Connemara’s Luke O’Neill will tee it up at Aldeburgh Golf Club in England from August 30-31 in what is a remarkable achievement for Irish Boys golf.

The Boys team narrowly lost to England in the recent Boys Home Internationals but have more players on the team for the match with the continentals.

2019 Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship at New Forest Golf Clu

Luke O'Neill (Connemara) driving from the 7th tee in the final round of the 2019 Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship at New Forest Golf Club today (28/06/2019). Picture by Pat Cashman

2019 Sage Valley Junior Invitational

Tom McKibben. 2019 Sage Valley Junior Invitational, Third Round. Photographed at Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, SC on Saturday, April 27 2019. Photograph by Darren Carroll

2019 Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship at New Forest Golf Clu

Winner Aaron Marshall (Lisburn) driving from the 7th tee in the final round of the 2019 Irish Boys Amateur Open Championship at New Forest Golf Club today (28/06/2019). Picture by Pat Cashman

Leinster Boys Amateur Open Championship 2019

Joshua Hill (Galgorm Castle) winner Photo: Ronan Quinlan www.cashmanphotography.ie

GB&I team for Jacques Leglise Trophy v Continent of Europe at Aldeburgh GC (Eng) Aug 30-31:

• Barclay Brown (Capt., Hallamshire, Eng),

• Archie Davies (Carlisle, Wal),

• Joshua Hill (Galgorm Castle, Ire),

• Aaron Marshall (Lisburn, Ire),

• Tom McKibbin (Holywood, Ire),

• Connor McKinney (Joondalup, Sco),

• Luke O’Neill (Connemara, Ire),

• Joseph Pagdin (Lake Nona, Eng),

• Benjamin Schmidt (Rotherham, Eng).

Recent Irish representation in Jacques Leglise Trophy

• 2018 - Tom McKibben, Mark Power

• 2017 - Mark Power

• 2016 - Kevin LeBlanc, Thomas Mulligan, Mark Power

• 2015 - Thomas Mulligan

• 2014 - Rowan Lester

• 2013 - Robin Dawson

• 2012 - Gavin Moynihan, Alex Gleeson

• 2011 - Gavin Moynihan, Gary Hurley, Dermot McElroy

• 2010 - Paul Dunne, Dermot McElroy

• 2009 - Paul Dunne

• 2008 - Luke Lennox, Alan Dunbar

• 2007 - Paul Cutler

• 2006 - Paul Cutler, Niall Kearney

• 2005 - Simon Ward

• 2004 - Cian McNamara, Aaron O’Callaghan

• 2003 - Cian McNamara, Aaron O’Callaghan, Gareth Shaw

• 2002 - Clancy Bowe, Gareth Shaw

• 2001 - Clancy Bowe, Niall Turner

• 2000 - Derek McNamara

• 1999 - None

• 1998 - Justin Kehoe, David Jones

• 1997 - Mark Campbell, David Jones

• 1996 - David Jones, Daniel Sugrue

• 1995 - Tim Rice

• 1994 - Ciaran McMonagle

• 1993 - Sean Quinlivan, Andrew McCormick

• 1992 - Record unavailable

• 1991 - Raymie Burns, Richie Coughlan

• 1988 - Padraig Harrington