Colm Moriarty (pictured here in Mallorca earlier this season) finished ninth in Sweden on Sunday. Credit: www.golggfile.ie Colm Moriarty climbed six places to 41st in the Challenge Tour rankings when he finished tied ninth in The Princess by Schüco at the PGA of Sweden National.

The 32-year old Glasson professional, who turned professional nearly nearly eight years ago, closed with a three under 69 to finish seven shots behind winner Ricardo Santos of Portugal.

Colm Moriarty has another excellent chance of moving closer to the top 20 in the Challenge Tour rankings in Sweden this weekend.

The Glasson professional shot a level par 72 in the second round of The Princess by Schüco to trail leader Oliver Whiteley by just four shots at halfway.