Amateur golf, PGA Irish RegionBrian KeoghFebruary 14, 2018TaylorMade Tuesday Series, Niall Kearney, Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links, Stuart Grehan

Kearney and Grehan scoop prizes at Portmarnock Links

Amateur golf, PGA Irish RegionBrian KeoghFebruary 14, 2018TaylorMade Tuesday Series, Niall Kearney, Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links, Stuart Grehan

Royal Dublin's Niall Kearney returned to the winner's circle when he carded a two-under-par 69 to win the nett in the TaylorMade Winter Series at Portmarnock Hotel and Golf Links.

The former Walker Cup player and two-time Irish Professional Championship winner birdied the fourth to be out in one-under 34, then picked up further shots at the 10th and 14th before making his lone bogey of the day at the par-three 17th.

Tullamore's Stuart Grehan, now also a professional, claimed the best gross with a level par 71, edging out Galway's Ronan Mullarney based on his last three holes with Laytown & Bettystown's Eugene Smith third with a 72

Mullingar's Adam Smith, playing off scratch, came home in level par to shoot a two-over 73 to take the second nett prize on a countback from Courtown one-handicapper Ross Steedman

The par-four 18th again proved crucial with Black Bush's Sean Doyle the latest victim

He was one-under for his round before a triple bogey seven saw him finish with a 73, scuppering his chances of a prize on a day when 88 players took to the links.