Donaghadee’s Andrew Clegg survived difficult weather conditions to card a level par 71 and win in the gross in the TaylorMade Summer Series at Portmarnock Links.

With many regulars staying away due to the inclement weather, Clegg topped the 36-strong field as he birdied the fifth, seventh and ninth to turn in three-under, birdied the 10th to go to four-over but then faltered as heavy rain hit the course.

After bogeys at the 13th and 14th, he lost his tee shot at the 15th and made a triple-bogey seven to slip to one-over before finishing birdie-par-par for his 71.

He won the gross by a shot from Headfort’s Evan Ship who bogeyed the seventh to turn in one-over, then came home in level par with bogeys at the 13th and 15th cancelled by birdies at the 11th and 18th holes.

Castle’s Nicholas Armstrong won the nett with a 71 off one, edging out Fermoy five-handicapper Richard Crean on a countback.

Out in level as he bogeyed the third but birdied the sixth, Armstrong dropped a shot at the 11th but birdied the 13th and 14th before making a double-bogey at the 15th hole for a one-over-par round.

Crean birdied the first and fourth but after bogeys at the second, fifth, sixth and ninth, he came home in just three-over following bogeys at the 10th, 13th and 18th to shoot 76 for his nett 75.

TaylorMade Summer Series, Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links (Men Par 71, CSS 75; Ladies Par 71, CSS 73)

Nett

1. Nicholas Armstrong (1) The Castle GC 71

2. Richard Crean (5)  Fermoy GC 71

Gross

1. Andrew Clegg (Scr.) Donaghadee GC 71

2. Evan Shipp (+1) Headfort GC 72