County Louth’s Thomas Mulligan and Royal Portrush’s Peter Kerr were the only Irish qualifiers for Thursday’s matchplay stages of the British Boys Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale and Southport and Ainsdale.

He might have started the final day three shots off the pace but New Ross' Michael Ryan brilliantly birdied three of his last five holes for a magnificent three-shot victory in the Titleist Footjoy sponsored Leinster Boys Amateur Open at Balcarrick.

Kinsale's Gary Ward shot a best of the day 71 to snatch a share of the lead in the Titleist sponsored Leinster Boys Amateur Open at Balcarrick.

Killarney's Mairead Martin fired a super one under 74 to lead the Irish in the Fairhaven Trophy at Fairhaven.

Laytown and Bettystown's Thomas Mulligan closed with rounds of 68 and 74 to finish a fine third behind runaway winner Marco Penge in the Peter McEvoy Trophy at Copt Heath near Birmingham.

Ireland's trio of Paula Grant, Maria Dunne and Mary Doyle have been drawn with Chinese Taipei and Norway the World Amateur Team Championships, which start in Japan on Wednesday.

Ireland's Conor Purcell and Eoin Leonard struggled on the opening day of the the Junior PLAYERS Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas Golf at TPC Sawgrass.

Hermitage's Rowan Lester cruised into the matchplay stages of the British Boys Amateur Championship when finished tied for third behind Scots Calum Fyfe and Christopher Curran in strokeplay qualifying at Prestwick and Dundonald Links.

Hermitage’s Rowan Lester grabbed the first round lead in the Boys Amateur Championship with an even-par round of 72 at Dundonald Links.