Small wins Irish Assistant's Pro-Am
Galway Golf Club assistant Patrick Small carded a four under par round of 67 to win the Irish PGA Assistant's Championship Pro-Am at Nuremore Hotel and Country Club.
Small edged out Greenore's Keith Shannon by a shot at the Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan venue in a round highlighted by an eagle at the par four 17th.
Small also guided his amateur partners to team success, finishing with 95 points.
The opening round of the two-day Irish Assistant's Championship gets under way on Tuesday
Irish PGA Assistants Championship Pro-Am
1 Patrick Small (Galway GC) 67
2 Keith Shannon (Greenore GC) 68
3 Neil O'Briain (Old Conna GC) 70
T4 Graham Donohoe (Rosslare GC) 71
T4 David Ruddy 71
T4 Noel Murray (Massereene GC) 71
7 Hazel Kavanagh (Carr Golf Services) 72
T8 Brian Doheny (Rathsallagh GC) 73
T8 Ian Brennan (Greenore GC) 73
T8 Gavin Byrne (Farnham Estate GC) 73
Team Scores
1 Patrick Small 95
2 Keith Shannon 93
3 Neil O'Briain 91
T4 Graham Donohoe 90
T4 Trevor Reynolds 90