Another Walker Cup star leaves the amateur ranks
Gavin Moynihan turns pro, debut this week
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Walker Cup star Gavin Moynihan has joined ISM and will play his first event as a professional at this week’s Open D’Italia.
A
two-time Irish Amateur champion, winner of the Peter McEvoy Trophy and
the Carrick Neill Scottish Open Championship, Irishman Gavin, 20, took
part in his second Walker Cup, at Royal Lytham and St Annes at the weekend.
Gavin,
a former student of the University of Alabama, contributed two points
in Great Britain and Ireland’s dominant 16.5-9.5 win, the same number he
posted in the defeat by the United States in 2013.
After a stellar amateur career, he is
now looking forward to taking his game to another level and joining the
professional ranks.
Gavin
said: “It’s a very exciting time for me and I just can’t wait to get
started in Italy. I’ve known for some time that I would turn
professional after the Walker Cup.
“I’ve
loved my time learning the game as an amateur but I feel I’m ready to
go professional. I still have a lot of work ahead of me but I want to
test myself against the best in the sport.
“I think that ISM is the best management company to help me develop and I’m looking forward to working with them.”
ISM
has guided the careers of former world number one Lee Westwood, 2010
Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Darren
Clarke, as well as a host of the sport’s other top players.
Chief
Executive Officer Chubby Chandler said: “We’ve followed Gavin’s
development for a long time and we’re sure we can help him go on to have
a great career.
“ISM
has a really good crop of young players full of potential and Gavin
will only add to that. I’m looking forward to seeing him progress.”
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