The II World Strokeplay Championships will be staged from the 4th to 7th of July in Sigueiro, Santago de Compostella, Galicia, Spain. Ireland's Ray Murphy and John Walsh placed 2nd and 3rd respectively in the inaugural Championships while Chrissie Byrne claimed the Ladies title.

FIPPA have allocated the PPUI 6 places in the field with seven Irish players already automatically qualified based on previous International performance. They are:

Ray Murphy
John Walsh
Chrissie Byrne
John Crangle
Damien Fleming
Ian Farrelly
Liam O'Donovan
In order to fill the 6 places allocated, the PPUI are holding a qualification trial at Lakeside on Saturday April 20th. There may be more places available to Irish players following an upcoming FIPPA meeting.

Play begins in Lakeside on April 20th at 11am and the competition format is 36 holes Strokeplay. Entry forms will be with club secretaries in the coming days. There will be an entry fee of €20 for all competitors in the trials. Please note that there is an additional charge to FIPPA in order to play in the World Strokeplay itself upon qualification.

More information on the World Strokeplay 2013 is available at http://www.fippa.net/news_2013_world_strokeplay.shtml