Six Irish make Europro Tour Championship
Six Irish golfers qualified for the PGA Europro Tour’s season-ending Tour Championships at Desert Springs following the final counting Newmachar Golf Club Challenge in Aberdeen.
Brendan McCarroll (12th), Tim Rice (14th), Stuart Grehan (19th), John-Ross Galbraith (29th), Niall Kearney (33rd) and Brian Casey (49th) finished among the top 60 in the money list with the top five after the Tour Championship earning a Challenge Tour category for the 2019 season.
Cameron Raymond was the best of the Irish in Aberdeen, closing with a 74 to tie for 20th on three-under, seven behind Billy Spooner, who beat Thomas Robson after a three-hole playoff to earn his second PGA EuroPro Tour title.
Spooner started the day as the leader after carding a superb opening round of 65 to lead by two shots with 18 holes to play, after heavy winds reduced the tournament to a 36-hole event.
He then shot 69 to tie with Robson (66) on 10 under before rolling in a 10 footer for victory at the third extra hole.
Newmachar Golf Club Challenge, Newmachar Golf Club (Par 72)
T20 Cameron Raymond Unattached 67 74 141 £485.00
T26 Kevin Phelan Waterford Castle 71 71 142 £406.82
T26 Stuart Grehan Unattached 73 69 142 £406.82
T57 John-Ross Galbraith Whitehead Golf Club 70 75 145 £68.12
T57 Brendan McCarroll West Cliffs Golf Links 75 70 145 £68.12
T65 Tim Rice Limerick Golf Club 73 73 146 £0.00
T83 Brian McElhinney North West Golf Club 71 77 148 £0.00
T92 Brian Casey Team Ireland 74 75 149 £0.00
T113 Luke Donnelly Mount Juliet Golf Club 74 79 153 £0.00
Order of Merit - Race to Desert Springs
Qualified for Tour Championship
12 Brendan McCarroll West Cliffs Golf Links 12 £13,213.12
14 Tim Rice Limerick Golf Club 7 £12,130.45
19 Stuart Grehan Unattached 10 £9,558.86
29 John-Ross Galbraith Whitehead Golf Club 11 £6,738.12
33 Niall Kearney The Royal Dublin Golf Club 11 £5,941.25
49 Brian Casey Team Ireland 11 £4,567.16
Did not qualify
89 Luke Donnelly Mount Juliet Golf Club 13 £2,009.55
96 Kevin Phelan Waterford Castle 11 £1,834.32
120 Brian McElhinney North West Golf Club 9 £1,107.50
T128 Chris Selfridge Moyola Park Golf Club 6 £972.50
144 Joe Dillon Headfort Golf Club 2 £755.00
T161 Cameron Raymond Unattached 3 £485.00
T172 Mark Staunton Delgany Golf Club 1 £430.00
179 Peter Williamson Woodcote Park Golf Club 6 £380.45