Six Irish make Europro Tour Championship

Six Irish golfers qualified for the PGA Europro Tour’s season-ending Tour Championships at Desert Springs following the final counting Newmachar Golf Club Challenge in Aberdeen.

Brendan McCarroll (12th), Tim Rice (14th), Stuart Grehan (19th), John-Ross Galbraith (29th), Niall Kearney (33rd) and Brian Casey (49th) finished among the top 60 in the money list with the top five after the Tour Championship earning a Challenge Tour category for the 2019 season.

Cameron Raymond was the best of the Irish in Aberdeen, closing with a 74 to tie for 20th on three-under, seven behind Billy Spooner, who beat Thomas Robson after a three-hole playoff to earn his second PGA EuroPro Tour title.

Spooner started the day as the leader after carding a superb opening round of 65 to lead by two shots with 18 holes to play, after heavy winds reduced the tournament to a 36-hole event.
 
He then shot 69 to tie with Robson (66) on 10 under before rolling in a 10 footer for victory at the third extra hole.

Newmachar Golf Club Challenge, Newmachar Golf Club (Par 72)

Scores

T20 Cameron Raymond Unattached 67 74 141 £485.00 
T26 Kevin Phelan Waterford Castle 71 71 142 £406.82 
T26 Stuart Grehan Unattached 73 69 142 £406.82 
T57 John-Ross Galbraith Whitehead Golf Club 70 75 145 £68.12 
T57 Brendan McCarroll West Cliffs Golf Links 75 70 145 £68.12 
T65 Tim Rice Limerick Golf Club 73 73 146 £0.00 
T83 Brian McElhinney North West Golf Club 71 77 148 £0.00 
T92 Brian Casey Team Ireland 74 75 149 £0.00 
T113 Luke Donnelly Mount Juliet Golf Club 74 79 153 £0.00

Order of Merit - Race to Desert Springs

Detailed OOM standings

Qualified for Tour Championship

• 12 Brendan McCarroll West Cliffs Golf Links 12 £13,213.12

• 14 Tim Rice Limerick Golf Club 7 £12,130.45

• 19 Stuart Grehan Unattached 10 £9,558.86

• 29 John-Ross Galbraith Whitehead Golf Club 11 £6,738.12

• 33 Niall Kearney The Royal Dublin Golf Club 11 £5,941.25

• 49 Brian Casey Team Ireland 11 £4,567.16

Did not qualify

• 89 Luke Donnelly Mount Juliet Golf Club 13 £2,009.55

• 96 Kevin Phelan Waterford Castle 11 £1,834.32

• 120 Brian McElhinney North West Golf Club 9 £1,107.50

• T128 Chris Selfridge Moyola Park Golf Club 6 £972.50

• 144 Joe Dillon Headfort Golf Club 2 £755.00

• T161 Cameron Raymond Unattached 3 £485.00

• T172 Mark Staunton Delgany Golf Club 1 £430.00

• 179 Peter Williamson Woodcote Park Golf Club 6 £380.45

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