Newlands' Jake Whelan was the best of the Irish in the Portuguese International Amateur Championship at Montado Hotel and Golf Resort.

The Leinster interprovincial came back from two-over after three holes to close with a two-under-par 70 and finish 44th on three-over par.

Portugal's Vitor Lopes won by three strokes from Denmark's Sebastian Friedrichsen and English pair Bailey Gill (70) and Ben Jones (64) on 15-under 273. 

He was one clear of Spain's Jorge Maicas on 11-under after 54 and closed with a four-under 68 as the Spaniard shot 71 to finish fifth. 

Dun Laoghaire's Colin Woodroofe was 57th after a 74 with Castleknock's Paul Coughlan 60th while Waterford's Eanna Griffin missed the cut.

88th Portuguese International Amateur Championship, Montado (Par 72)

Detailed scores

1 Vitor Londot Lopes POR -15 273 68 68 69 68
2 Sebastian Friedrichsen DEN -12 276 69 71 66 70
2 Bailey Gill ENG -12 276 71 67 68 70
2 Benjamin Jones ENG -12 276 71 68 73 64
5 Jorge Maicas ESP -11 277 72 65 69 71
6 Nicolai Hojgaard DEN -10 278 72 66 73 67
6 Thomas Plumb ENG -10 278 72 66 74 66
8 Andrea Romano ITA -9 279 75 68 69 67
9 Joshua McMahon ENG -8 280 71 68 70 71
10 Robin Williams ENG -7 281 71 73 70 67

Irish

44 Jake Whelan IRL +3 291 70 74 77 70
57 Colin Woodroofe IRL +7 295 72 74 75 74
60 Paul Coughlan IRL +8 296 75 74 72 75
MC Eanna Griffin IRL +7 - 73 78

Team

• 1 Spain A -11 277
• 2 PORTUGAL A -10 278
• 3 ENGLAND A -6 282
• 4 NETHERLANDS B -5 283
• 5 ITALY C -5 283
• 6 ENGLAND D -4 284
• 16 IRELAND +3 291 (Jake Whelan, Paul Coughlan, Eanna Griffin).