Paisley Daily Express

Briggs is also ready to put in a strong performanc­e

- Craig Ritchie

Old Course Ranfurly prospect Aidan O’Hagan will be flying the flag for Renfrewshi­re following his call-up to the national team.

O’Hagan, 14, will represent Scotland at next month’s Home Internatio­nals at Royal Darroch in Aberdeen having been selected in the 11-strong boys team that will take on their English, Irish and Welsh counterpar­ts.

The youngster has been in fine form this year and recently impressed at the Scottish Boys Under -16 tournament in Fortrose.

O’Hagan finished the competitio­n in tied-18th place following rounds of 73, 66, 75 and 74, as Italian golfer Matteo Cristoni took the glory.

Elsewhere, Renfrewshi­re Golf Union representa­tive Eilidh Briggs has also received a call-up to the national side as she prepares to represent the Scotland women’s team.

The experience­d golfer, who plays out of Kilmacolm Golf Club, will be in action at Ballybunio­n GC in Ireland.

It follows in the footsteps of her call-up to the Ladies Championsh­ip.

A Scottish Golf spokesman said: “Scottish Golf has announced the Women, Boys and Girls teams to represent Scotland at this year’s Home Internatio­nals.

“Broomiekno­we Golf Club’s Hannah Darling and Castle Park Golf Club’s Connor Wilson, who were this month crowned Xact Scottish Boys and Girls Amateur Champions, earn automatic selection after winning their respective national championsh­ips along with West Linton’s Gemma Batty, who was victorious at the Scottish Women’s Amateur Champion at Elie in June.

“The Girls and Ladies Home Internatio­nals both take place at Ballybunio­n, Ireland, from August 8 to 10, with the Boys event taking place on home soil at Royal Dornoc from August 7 to 9.

“The men’s side will be announced on August 30 ahead of their Championsh­ip at Conwy, in Wales, from September 12 to 14.”

The Scotland teams are sponsored by Aberdeen Standard Investment­s.

Scotland Women’s Team: Home Internatio­nals: Gemma Batty (West Linton), Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), Chloe Goadby (St Regulus), Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies), Hazel MacGarvie (Troon Ladies), Hannah McCook (Grantown-on-Spey), Shannon McWilliam (Aboyne).

Scotland Boys Team: Home Internatio­nals: Jack Broun (Ayr Belleisle), Greg Dalziel ( Airdrie), George Heath ( Woodsome Hall), Ruben Lindsay ( Ayr Belleisle), Connor McKinney (Joondalup), Aidan O’Hagan ( Old Course Ranfurly), Calum Scott (Nairn), Andrew Thornton ( Muckhart), Liam Waldron ( Royal Aberdeen), Dean Walsh ( Lochgelly), Connor Wilson (Castle Park).

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Promising Aidan O’Hagan

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