Brady maintains fine form

Eamonn Brady (Clontarf), Patrick Devine (Royal Dublin) and James Quinlivan (Mullingar) shared top spot at the PGA Sprint event at Seapoint GC.

The trio finished two shots ahead of Mark O'Mahony (Titleist Fitting Centre) and Graham Donohoe (Rosslare GC).

Brady has made a fine start to the season, winning the recent Seafield Golf and Country Club Pro-Am and the 39^th annual Foxrock Pro-Am on Sunday (May 24^th).

The 41-year-old played some superb golf at Foxrock, carding a five-under-par 65 to edge out Colm Moriarty by a shot, however, he started poorly at the Co Louth links venue, dropping a shot at the par-four first.

A birdie followed at the third but another dropped shot at the ninth saw him to the turn in one-over 37. He hit back with a birdie at the par-five 10^th and then reeled off eight pars to come home in one-under 35.

Devine went to the turn in level-par 36 with a birdie at the sixth offset by a dropped shot at the seventh. The Royal Dublin pro stumbled on his back nine with dropped shots at the 11^th, 12^th and 13^th but to his credit he responded immediately and birdies at the 14^th, 15^th and 18^th saw him home in level par.

Quinlivan birdied the first but a dropped shot at the seventh followed by a double-bogey at the par three ninth left him on two over for his round.

He improved after the turn and two birdies at the 10^th and 17^th alongside seven par gave him a fine inward half of two-under 34.

The next event on the PGA in Ireland schedule is the much anticipated two-day Heritage Pro-Am sponsored by Aidan O'Connell and Associates Ltd (May 31 – June 1).