Naas ace Conor O'Rourke moved up to ninth in the Alps Tour Order of Merit when he was beaten in a three-way playoff for the Alps de Las Castillas at  Leon Golf Club

Alps Tour veteran  Thomas Elissalde of France fired a nine-under 63 to set the clubhouse target and ended up in a playoff as O'Rourke shot 68 and Italy's Guido Migliozzi a 69 to tie with him on 14-under par.

Elissalde got up and down from a bunker at the first extra hole for par to stay alive, then birdied the second hole to win the €6,960 top prize.

O'Rourke and Migliozzi claimed €3,900 each with the Kildare man now ninth in the race for five Challenge Tour cards to be awarded to the leading money winners at the end of the season.

It is the Elissalde’s fifth victory on the Alps Tour in his five years on the circuit. 

"I’ve won one Alps Tour tournament each year since turning pro, it’s just great to win five times on the Alps Tour. I just want to share this victory with my friends and family and be ready for next week’s event."