Ireland will be hoping to end a 43-year wait for victory in the European Ladies’ Team Championship when PGA National Slieve Russell hosts the top amateur event next year.

Gordon Smyth, Head PGA professional at PGA National Slieve Russell heads the European base of Raflewski Golf’s state-of-the-art performance studio.

Simon Thornton earned three DP World Tour starts when he finished a shot outside a playoff for the 54-hole PGA Play-Offs at PGA National Slieve Russell.