Waterford golfer Seamus Power named in Luke Donald's Hero Cup team. PIC: Sportsfile
Waterford man Seamus Power has been included in the Great Britain and Ireland team to face golfers from Continental Europe in the new Hero Cup competition.
The tournament, which will be held in Abu Dhabi next January, will be a three-day event to give golfers match play experience ahead of next year's Ryder Cup in Rome.
Power, ranked 28th in the world, currently leads the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup standings thanks to his good form which has put him in contention to make Luke Donald's European Ryder Cup team.
GB & Ireland Hero Cup team: Tommy Fleetwood (c), Ewen Ferguson, Tyrrell Hatton, Shane Lowry (IRL), Robert MacIntyre, Seamus Power (IRL), Callum Shinkwin, Jordan Smith, Matt Wallace, TBC.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.