McGeady triumphs at The Heritage

Irish champion Michael McGeady carded a second round 72 to win The Heritage Challenge Pro-Am sponsored by Aidan O'Connell & Associates Ltd.

McGeady's two round total of 140 (four-under) gave him a three shot victory over Seamus McMonagle (Dunfanaghy GC) and four shots over Mark O'Sullivan (Piltown Driving Range).

Day one challengers, Noel Murray (Massereene GC) and Michael McDermott (Pure Golf Leopardstown) failed to mount a charge in the second round with McDermott ending the tournament tied for fifth and Murray finishing tied for 20th.

"It's a really nice tournament to win, the biggest in terms of prize money on the Pro-Am circuit," said McGeady.

"I enjoyed the course but it was tough going at times. The rough was thick, it was difficult to get an iron onto the back of the ball at times."

McGeady made a steady start to his round but found water at the par three fourth and walked away with a double-bogey five. He responded immediately with a birdie at the par four fifth, dropped a shot at the seventh and birdied the eighth to be out in one under 37.

A dropped shot at the 12th, was wiped out by a trio of birdies at the 14th, 15th and 16th and even a closing bogey failed to knock him off the top spot.

"That run of birdies was obviously the key to winning today," added McGeady.

"I reached the green in two at 14 and two-putted for birdies, holed a putt of 15 feet at 15 and then fired an iron into a foot and half at the 16th."

The Pro-Am prize was shared between Mark Staunton and Mark O'Sullivan with a two round total of 174.