Roy makes his mark at Black Bush Pro-Am

Galway GC assistant, Roy O'Neill, fired a three-under-par 70 to win the Black Bush Ladies Assistants’ Pro-Am.

The 19-year-old from Carlow, beat second placed Andy Hogan (Edmondstown GC) by two shots with four players, Richard Kilpatrick (Banbridge GC), Dara Lernihan (Elm Park GC), Shane Jenkinson (St Margaret's GC) and Joe Dillon (Headfort GC) finishing on level par.

“It's a good start to the season and it was great experience to play in the event,” said O’Neill, who was competing in his first pro-am and only his second competitive PGA event at the Co Meath venue.

With a shotgun start in use, O’Neill began his round at the sixth and after three steady pars his round burst into life when he eagled the par five ninth, rolling in a 15 footer after a drive and four iron approach to the green.

He also birdied the third, 10^th and 16^th but dropped shots at the 11^th and 17^th, when he failed to get up and down from greenside bunkers, preventing him from stretching away from the field.

The highlight of second placed Hogan's round was a hole-in-one at the par three second. The Edmondstown man found the bottom of the cup with a nine iron but he immediately followed it up with a double bogey at the par five third, hitting his second shot out of bounds.

Noel Murray (Massereene GC) guided his team to victory with 88 points.