Winter golf is upon us and if you fancy testing yourself against PGA professional, sign up for the Wednesday Winter Alliance at Arklow Golf Club.

You may never get the chance to win ‘the West’ or the Irish Amateur Close but you can still find out what it feels like to lift a big matchplay title.

The inaugural Irish Open Matchplay Championship takes place in 2014 with the Grand Finals scheduled for the O’Meara Course at Carton House where Setanta Sports will be on the spot to record the winners for posterity.