Newly-minted South of Ireland champion Caolan Rafferty will tee it up in the Sherry Fitzgerald – Davitt & Davitt sponsored Mullingar Scratch Trophy from August 11-12.

The Dundalk man (25) will be joined in the prestigious 72-hole event by runner-up Rowan Lester from Hermitage, West of Ireland champion Robert Brazill from Naas, North of Ireland champion Ian Lynch from Rosslare and former Irish Amateur Open and East of Ireland champion Colm Campbell from Warrenpoint, who is returning from a long injury layoff.

GUI senior panellists Jamie Fletcher (Warrenpoint), Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas), James Sugrue (Mallow) and Tiarnan McLarnon (Massereene) are also in the field hoping to join an illustrious list of past winners that includes Des Smyth, Philip Walton, Paul McGinley, Darren Clarke, Pádraig Harrington, Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry.

Lester will be aiming to go one better than last year when he tied for second with Portmarnock’s Jack Pierse behind Galway’s Ronan Mullarney

Pierse is currently out of action with a hip injury while Mullarney is on club duty for Galway in the Connacht finals of the AIG Cups and Shields at Roscommon.

Sherry Fitzgerald – Davitt & Davitt Mullingar Scratch Trophy 2018

Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th August

Round 1/Round 2

1. 06.30/11.30 Billy McGarry (Birr), Des Morgan (Carton House), John Swarbrigg (Mullingar)
2. 06.40/11.40 Matthew Grehan (Tullamore), Ryan O’Doherty (Enniscrone), Paul Burke (Mullingar)
3. 06.50/11.50 Evan Farrell (Ardee), Thomas Plunkett (Mullingar), Christopher Rabbette (Esker Hills)
4. 07.00/12.00 Colin Cunningham (Carton House), Eanna Griffin (Waterford), Harry Gillivan (Westport)
5. 07.10/12.10 Keith Egan (Carton House), Owen Crooks (Bushfoot), Gareth Mann (Tullamore)
6. 07.20/12.20 Jack Walsh (Castle), Shane McDermott (Cavan), Ross McKinley (Mullingar)
7. 07.30/12.30 Shane Murtagh (Mullingar), Marcus Looby (Greystones), David Joyce (Powerscourt)
8. 07.40/12.40 Thomas Mulligan (Laytown & Bettystown), Mark Kelly (Mullingar), Fergal Cleary (The Island)
9. 07.50/12.50 Paul O’Hara (Kilkenny), Mark Mullen (Rosslare), Gareth Garr (Mullingar)
10. 08.00/13.00 Max Kennedy (Royal Dublin), Gerard Dunne (Co. Louth), Robbie Cannon (Balbriggan)
11. 08.10/13.10 Marc Nolan (Dun Laoghaire), Robert Moran (Castle), Jack McDonnell (Forrest Little)
12. 08.20/13.20 Paraic Connolly (Killeen Castle), Colin Woodroofe (Dun Laoghaire), Richard Knightly (Royal Dublin)
13. 08.30/13.30 Karl McCormack (Portarlington), Alan Fahy (Dun Laoghaire), Mark Boucher (Carton House)
14. 08.40/13.40 Jake Whelan (Newlands), Paul Coghlan (Castleknock), Keith Murphy (Dun Laoghaire)
15. 08.50/13.50 Jamie Fletcher (Warrenpoint), Rowan Lester (Hermitage), Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas)
16. 09.00/14.00 Colm Campbell (Warrenpoint), James Sugrue (Mallow), Robert Brazill (Naas)
17. 09.10/14.10 Tiarnan McLarnon (Massereene), Andrew McCormack (Castletroy), Ryan McKinstry (Cairndhu)
18. 09.20/14.20 Caolan Rafferty (Dundalk), Marc McKinstry (Cairndhu), Adam Smith (Mullingar)
19. 09.30/14.30 Geoff Lenehan (Portmarnock), Daniel Holland (Castle), Paul O’Hanlon (Carton House)
20. 09.40/14.40 James Fox (Portmarnock), Jake Hapgood (Southerndown), Gary Collins (Rosslare)
21. 09.50/14.50 Rory Williamson (Holywood), Shaun Carter (Royal Dublin), Jordan Hood (Galgorm Castle)
22. 10.00/15.00 Hugh Foley (Royal Dublin), Ross Dutton (Tandragee), Jack Hearn (Tramore)
23. 10.10/15.10 Rhys Clarke (Wexford), David Reddan (Nenagh), John Hickey (Cork)
24. 10.20/15.20 Paul Murphy (Rosslare), Reece Black (Hilton Templepatrick), Matthew McClean (Malone)
25. 10.30/15.30 Cathal Butler (Kinsale), Hugh O’Hara (Fortwilliam), Jamie Knipe (Royal Portrush)
26. 10.40/15.40 Richard McCrudden (Royal Portrush), Anthony McDaid (Palmerstown), Aaron Grant (Dundalk)
27. 10.50/15.50 Stefan Greenberg (Tandragee), Ian Lynch (Rosslare), Jason Rackard (Enniscorthy)
28. 11.00/15.00 Jonathan Gourley (Shandon Park), Kieran Lynch (Skibbereen), Colum Kenny (Portmarnock)
29. 11.10/16.10 Jake Rowe (Tandragee), Shane McGlynn (Portmarnock), Jack Blake (The Island)
30. 11.20/16.20 Andrew Hickey (Ballyhaunis), Eoin J O’Brien (Clontarf), Darragh Flynn (Carton House)