Ger Hall defied 70 kph winds to birdie the last and win the second TaylorMade Winter Series outing of the season at Portmarnock Links.

The Edenderry Golf Academy professional topped a 62-strong field that at least enjoyed blue skies and balmy temperatures, carding a three-over 74 to win the nett by a shot from Portmarnock Links' four-handicapper Eamonn Keane.

Out in three-over, Hall bogeyed the 15th but then birdied the last to record a best-of-the-day 74 and pip Keane as Naas' David Marshall finished third with a 76 off three.

Douglas international Peter O'Keeffe won the gross with a four-over 75, pipping Roganstown professional Brendan Walton by one stroke.

Playing off plus four, O'Keeffe sandwiched a birdie four at the sixth between bogeys at the second and ninth to go out in one-over before dropping shots at the 12th, 13th and 15th as he came home into the teeth of the wind.

Walton went out in four over par by following a bogey at the second with a bogey-double bogey-bogey run into the wind at the eighth, ninth and 10th.

Another bogey followed on the 12th hole but he dug deep and went birdie-bogey-birdie from the 14th to the 16th before finishing with a couple of pars.

Portmarnock Links' Declan O'Neill was third with a gross 76

Players teeing it up next week will receive a free sleeve of TaylorMade TP5 balls.

TaylorMade Winter Series, Portmarnock Links

(Par 71; SSS 75; CSS 78)

Nett

1st Ger Hall (Pro) Edenderry Golf Academy 74

2nd Eamonn Keane (4) The Links Portmarnock 75

3rd David Marshall (3) Naas 76

Gross

1st Peter O'Keeffe (+4) Douglas 75

2nd Brendan Walton (Pro) Roganstown 76

3rd Declan O'Neill (Scratch) The Links Portmarnock 76