Scottish sides announced for Amateur Team Championships

Scottish Golf has announced its teams for next month’s World Amateur Team Championships at Carton House, Ireland.

Key members of last week’s winning Ladies Home Internationals team Connie Jaffrey, Hannah McCook and Shannon McWilliam will represent the women’s side, while Ryan Lumsden, Sandy Scott and Euan Walker will team up in the men’s event.

The women will compete for the famous Espirito Santo Trophy (August 29 to September 1), with the men battling it out for the coveted Eisenhower Trophy, which takes place from 5 - 8 September.

The event is a 72-hole stroke play competition with the best two scores each day, counting towards the team score.

Clare Queen, Scottish Golf performance director, said: “This is a tremendous opportunity for all these players because, for the most part, it will be the strongest field they will have played in and a world championships is the ultimate test in any sport.

“It is always difficult to select a squad but we look at the results not just this season but year-onyear and examine stroke averages.

“We also have the ability through insight tools and the World Amateur Golf Rankings to assess performances based on the strength of the tournament fields in which they are playing, so that helps remove the subjectivity.

“Ryan has had a great experience having qualified for the US Open and has been playing consistently on the men’s side, while Connie played in the World Amateur Team Championships two years ago and is our highest-ranked female.”