'It's incredible' - Woosnam helping golfer with no hands

"I've seen him play a few times and I've played with him a few times before and it's incredible what he can do."

Glowing credit for any golfer, even more so when it comes from former Masters champion and European Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam.

For Adam Dalton it is the latest high point in a career that has just seen him called up for the European team at the Cairns Cup - the equivalent of the Ryder Cup for golfers with disabilities.

"I can't describe how excited I am for this opportunity to represent Europe and I'm just really looking forward to it," Dalton tells BBC Channel Islands.

"I've been lucky to play in quite a few massive events and meet some incredible people like Ian, and I'm just excited to play in another massive event."

Dalton has no hands after being born with a congenital limb deficiency.

But he has won the Irish Open and competed at the G4D Open, one of the premier events for golfers with disabilities which is jointly run by the R&A and the DP World Tour and is supported by the European Disabled Golf Association (EDGA).

He uses specially adapted clubs and plays at the Royal Jersey Golf Club - the home course of legendary golfer Harry Vardon who won six Open Championships and the US Open in 1900.

"It's been a dream come true to tell you the truth," added Dalton, who will begin his Cairns Cup campaign in Spain on Saturday.

"Ever since I picked up golf after school it's just completely opened my world up and given me another opportunity in life.

"I'm happy to have such incredible people around me supporting me."

One such person is Woosnam. The Welsh golfer won the Masters in 1991 and played in eight Ryder Cups.

Woosnam, who has called Jersey his home for decades, also captained Europe to victory in the 2006 Ryder Cup at the K Club, in what was at the time a record 18.5 to 9.5 margin.

"It would have been very difficult for Adam to play with wooden clubs," says Woosnam.

"But the way these clubs can be made now lighter and it gives Adam the chance to play a round the golf with his disability, it's incredible what he can do."

And what advice would Woosnam, who won four Ryder Cups outright as a player, and helped Europe tie with the United States in a fifth in 1989, give to Dalton ahead of the Cairns Cup?

"All I can say is just to enjoy the moment because it's something to remember," Woosnam added.

"When we had younger players coming into the team it was to understand that it is a team event, and a lot of times you've got a partner and be patient and don't be afraid to ask for advice.

"If you lose your match, it doesn't matter if someone else can win, you only need to win by one point and that's what it's all about."