Niall Kearney was the best of the Irish in the Desert Springs & Andalusian Tourism Tour Championship in Spain.

He tied for 16th on six-under after a 72 and finished 11 strokes behind Nick McCarthy in the Europro Tour’s season-ending event.

Brendan McCarroll went into the event with a chance to break into the top five money winners who earned Challenge Tour cards. But he ended up 15th in the Race to Desert Springs after a closing 76, his round undone by a quadruple bogey eight at the 15th.

Tour Championship, Desert Springs

Final Scores

T16 Niall Kearney The Royal Dublin Golf Club 71 67 72 210 £1,150.00 

T18 Brendan McCarroll West Cliffs Golf Links 69 66 76 211 £991.67 

T24 John Ross Galbraith Whitehead Golf Club 68 75 69 212 £900.00 

T24 Stuart Grehan Unattached 67 70 75 212 £900.00 

T32 Brian Casey Team Ireland 71 71 72 214 £755.00 

T39 Tim Rice Limerick Golf Club 75 69 74 218 £675.00 

Race to Desert Springs - Leading players

Breakdown

15 Brendan McCarroll West Cliffs Golf Links (13) £14,136.67

18 Tim Rice Limerick Golf Club (8) £12,805.45

22 Stuart Grehan Unattached (11) £10,458.86

28 John Ross Galbraith Whitehead Golf Club (12) £7,570.00

T31 Niall Kearney The Royal Dublin Golf Club (12) £7,091.25

46 Brian Casey Team Ireland (12) £5,322.16