Tom McKibbin fired just one of eight bogey-free rounds to share 20th on his debut in the Nedbank Golf Challenge.

Paul Dunne missed out but Naas’ Conor O’Rourke and Ballymena’s Dermot McElroy kept their hopes of winning a DP World Tour card alive by coming through the weather-delayed Second Stage of the Qualifying School in Spain.

Hollywood teenager Tom McKibbin credited his fighting spirit and consistency as key after he closed with a six-under 66 to become the youngest Irish player since Rory McIlroy to clinch his DP World Tour card at the Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final.

Gary Hurley, Conor O’Rourke and Cormac Sharvin are inside the qualifying mark at halfway in the Second Stage of the DP World Tour Q-School in Spain.

Ardglass’ Cormac Sharvin came back from a nightmare start to keep alive his hopes of winning back his DP World Tour card at the Second Stage of Q-School in Spain.

Twelve Irishman will continue their quest for DP World Tour cards in the Second Stage of the Q-School at four Spanish venues on Thursday.

Leona Maguire needs a round in the mid-sixties to revive her hopes of a home victory after a three-over 75 left her ten shots off the pace in the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.

Tim Rice and Leslie Walker took advantage of perfect conditions to fire five-under 66s as Newlands’ Alex Nicoara carded a 65 to win the nett with TaylorMade Winter Series at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links.

Professional Paul McBride and West of Ireland champion Hugh Foley took advantage of balmy conditions and fired five-under 66s in very different ways to take the top prizes in the TaylorMade Winter Series at Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links.

Galway’s Ronan Mullarney claimed the top prize in the Flogas Irish Scratch Series on the East Course at Powerscourt.

Ballymena’s Dermot McElroy produced a magical short game display to lead the home challenge in the Irish Challenge at a wet and windy Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links.

David Fitzgerald shot a one-under par 71 in wet and windy conditions to win the Flogas Irish Scratch Series outing at Seapoint Golf Links.

Ronan Mullarney, Cameron Raymond, Conor O’Rourke and Stuart Grehan earned Category 3 cards at the PGA Europro Tour Q-School supported by Sky Sports in Oxfordshire.

Galway’s Ronan Mullarney added a 68 to his opening 69 to lead a seven-strong Irish posse into the final round of the PGA Europro Tour Q-School at Studley Wood in Oxfordshire.

Seven of Irish golf’s 12-man entry were inside the projected cut mark after the first round of the EuroPro Tour Q-School supported by Sky Sports.

Cork golfer John Hickey clinched his second win in a row in the Flogas Irish Scratch Series at The K Club.

A scintillating front nine set Conor O'Rourke on the way to victory in the K Club Pro-Am. The 28-year-old posted an eight-under-par 64 on the Palmer North course to win by four shots from Glasson’s Colm Moriarty.

Naas professional Conor O’Rourke fired a six-under-par 66 to win the top gross prize in the Flogas Irish Scratch Series at Luttrellstown Castle.

Tyler Koivisto completed a remarkable victory in his first Official World Golf Ranking recognised event by winning the Northern Ireland Open Supported by The R&A.

John-Ross Galbraith was true to his word when he talked about free-wheeling after making the cut at the Northern Ireland Open supported by The R&A by carding a third-round 66 to keep within touching distance of the leaders.

Conor O’Rourke spearheads the Irish challenge at the halfway stage of the Northern Ireland Open supported by The R&A at Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort where the course and conditions proved testing over the opening two days.