PICTURES: Galway Sports Stars take part in Irish Open Pro-AM

Conroy, Canning and Aki were among a host of Irish sporting stars who put their golf skills to the test in Doonbeg on Wednesday.

Limerick senior hurler Gearóid Hegarty, former Ireland rugby international Conor Murray, ex-boxer Michael Conlan, former Clare hurler Podge Collins, Cork camogie star Clíona O’Callaghan, Mayo forward Ryan O’Donoghue and Westmeath ladies footballer Anna Jones were also among those who took to the golf course in County Clare on Wednesday afternoon.

Conroy will be back in action with his club St James when they face Caltra in the Galway Senior Football Championship relegation semi-final this weekend.Next weekend, Canning will line out for his club Portumna when they take on Rahoon Newcastle in the Premier Intermediate Preliminary quarter-final.

Meanwhile, Bundee Aki’s focus will now switch to Connacht Rugby’s URC opener against the Stormers on Saturday, September 25 at Dexcom Stadium.

Joe Canning impressed on the golf course, with the Portumna man hitting the longest drive during the Irish Pro-Am.

Meanwhile, Galway ladies footballers Shauna Hynes and Róisín Leonard will be at the Irish Open on Friday, where they will take part in a question-and-answer session alongside Limerick’s Gearóid Hegarty, Cork’s Orlaith Cahalane and Meabh Cahalane, as well as Mayo’s Ryan O’Donoghue and Aidan O’Shea.

Hynes and Leonard were both part of the Galway All-Ireland winning ladies football team which narrowly defeated Kerry 2-7 to 0-12 in the All-Ireland final.

The Tribeswomen ended a 24-year wait for the Brendan Martin Cup and claimed the county’s second All-Ireland ladies football title.