Jordan Hood is tied for 10th place but fellow Maynooth University team mate Ronan Mullarney was the only other Irish player to make the 54-hole cut in the Portuguese International Amateur Championship.

Jordan Hood is the only Irish player inside the cut mark after 36 holes of the Portuguese International Amateur Open at Montado Hotel & Golf Resort.

It was a disappointing opening day for the Irish in the Portuguese International Amateur Championship at Montado, south of Lisbon.

Maynooth University captured the inaugural Jerry Murray/Notre Dame Invitational at Waterville Golf Links with James Sugrue the individual winner.

Walker Cup partners Jack Hume and Gavin Moynihan were back in the winner's circle at Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links.

Maynooth University's Robin Dawson fired a magnificent, course record 65 at Golfpark Waldkirch to lead the individual standings by three shots heading into today's final round of the European Universities Golf Championship in Switzerland.

Maynooth University's Eugene Smith continued his run of good form by grabbing the clubhouse lead in the weather-delayed Irish Colleges Invitational—an event being played in tandem with the Irish Youths Championship— at Moyola Park.

A first Irish win since Paul Cutler triumphed five years ago could open the doors to the Walker Cup in the Lytham Trophy this weekend.