They didn't win but Simon Thornton and Ruaidhri McGee walked away From the Kärnten Golf Open presented by Mazda with a spring in their step after some sensational scoring on the final day.

It wouldn’t be fair to say that it took an albatross to stop Ruaidhri McGee winning the Open de Madrid, but there’s no doubt that Nacho Elvira’s spectacular two at El Encín Golf Hotel’s par five fourth hole was a blow the Derry man could have done without.

Rosapenna's Ruaidhri McGee vowed to chill out and work on his putting after a super 68 left him tied at the top with home hero Nacho Elvira heading into the final round of the Challenge de Madrid.