WORLD number 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler has weighed-in on one of the great debates in Irish golf.
What golf course is better – Ballybunion or Lahinch?
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The 2022 Masters Champion is currently in Ireland for the JP McManus Pro-Am which started this morning in Limerick at Adare Manor.
Scheffler played the county Kerry and county Clare courses yesterday alongside fellow PGA Tour player Sam Burns as he took to social media to share a number of photos and videos.
The 26-year-old was subsequently quizzed about which course he favoured today before he got underway in the Pro-Am at Adare Manor.
The player may have gotten himself in hot water with some Irish fans as there’s a rivalry between the two clubs, he seemingly seemed to settle the debate after speaking with Sky Sports.
Scheffler giggled: “You know Lahinch had some really, really cool holes on the front-nine, and the back nine, too.
“I really like the 4th – the blind par three – but Ballybunion was pretty special as well. So, maybe leaning slightly towards Ballybunion.”
Elsewhere, other PGA Tour stars including Jordan Spieth have been playing around the Munster region ahead of the JP McManus Invitational as they prepare for the 150th British Open that will take Place in two weeks’ time.
World number 12 Spieth took to social media as he shared a video of himself taking a shot alongside a goat on Lahinch Golf Course.
Rickie Fowler and USPGA Champion Justin Thomas later joined the 3 time major winner at Tralee Golf Club as they enjoyed a pint of Guinness on the Kerry course.
2022 JP McManus Pro-Am field
- Thomas Bjørn
- Sam Burns
- Rafa Cabrera-Bello
- Patrick Cantlay
- Paul Casey
- Bryson Dechambeau
- Luke Donald
- Jamie Donaldson
- Paul Dunne
- Matt Fitzpatrick
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Rickie Fowler
- Padraig Harrington
- Tyrrell Hatton
- Tom Hoge
- David Howell
- Dustin Johnson
- Martin Kaymer
- Brooks Koepka
- Jason Kokrak
- Matt Kuchar
- Shane Lowry
- Leona Maguire
- Graeme Mcdowell
- Paul Mcginley
- Rory Mcilroy
- Collin Morikawa
- John Murphy
- Alex Norén
- Mark O’Meara
- Thorbjørn Olesen
- Pat Perez
- Ian Poulter
- Seamus Power
- Jon Rahm
- Justin Rose
- Xander Schauffele
- Scottie Scheffler
- Adam Scott
- Cormac Sharvin
- Jordan Spieth
- Henrik Stenson
- Brandon Stone
- Justin Thomas
- Harold Varner III
- Lee Westwood
- Bernd Wiesberger
- Danny Willett
- Tiger Woods
- Ian Woosnam
The two-day event is Live on both Virgin Media and Sky Sports.