Cork’s Peter Cowley fired five birdies in a one over 70 to share the first round lead with Lahinch's Gregory Young and Moate's Bert Burke in the Munster Veterans Championship on the Castle Course at Lahinch.
Garth McGimpsey romped to his third successive Irish Seniors Amateur Close title at Porrtumna. It may be a cliché, but the winning shot of the Irish Seniors Amateur Close Championship for 2013 was the shot of a champion, and it came from GarthMcGimpsey, who brilliantly sealed a third successive title with a superb three-under 69.