Waterford's Robin Dawson has been selected on Europe's 12-man team for the Bonallack Trophy against Asia-Pacific in Qatar next month.
The Tramore Golfer is the only Irish representative on the team.
The biennial match features the best amateurs from Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Europe are the reigning champions and will defend their title at Doha Golf Club from March 8th to 10th.
The players are selected based on their World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) and high-level golfing performances, with particular attention placed on match play performance. Dawson finished first in the World University Championship in 2016 and had a stellar season last year with runner-up finishes at the European Nations Cup (Copa Sotogrande) and the South African Stroke Play Championship. More recently, Dawson placed 12th in this year's Abierto Sudamericano Amateur.
The team in full is: Edgar Catherine (France), Todd Clements (England), Robin Dawson (Ireland), Oliver Gillberg (Sweden), Marc Hammer (Germany), Rasmus Hojgaard (Denmark), Matias Honkala (Finland), Angel Hidalgo Portillo (Spain), Matthew Jordan (England), Frederic Lacroix (France), Kristoffer Reitan (Norway), Sami Valimaki (Finland).
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