Wood wins as Hoey and Lawrie share 20th spot in Austria
Michael Hoey and Peter Lawrie picked up € 17,700 each but Chris Wood took the Lyoness Open Powered by Greenfinity and €250,000 thanks to flawless final at Diamond Country Club.
Peter Lawrie insists his driving accuracy (and his confidence) is coming back after he opened with a round in the 60s for the fourth time in his last six starts in the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity.
No US Open fairytales for Igoe or Devlin; Harrington praying to St Jude
There were no fairytales for the Irish in last night’s US Open Sectional Qualifiers as both Longford teenager John Igoe and Ballymena’s Chris Devlin withdrew without completing 36 holes and failed to make it to Chambers Bay.
Rosapenna touring pro Ruaidhiri McGee made sure he got an early night last night as he prepared to chase down an outside chance of victory in the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity in Austria.
Tour round-up: McGee, Dunbar, Grant and G-Mac go well
Rosapenna rookie Ruaidhri McGee made his first cut on the European Tour when he fired a two under 70 to go into the weekend tied for 18th in the Lyoness Open in Austria.
Ten years ago he was about to qualify for the Open at Royal Troon but these days Danny Sugrue is happy as the touring professional for Killarney Golf and Fishing Club and playing some great golf.
Joost Luiten. Picture by Getty Images.Damien McGrane haiuled himself into the top 100 in the Race to Dubai standings as Joost Luiten held off the challenge of Thomas Björn to claim his second European Tour title at the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity.
DamienMcGrane in action in the third round of the Lyoness Open in Austria. Picture: JosLinckens / www.golffile.ieDamienMcGrane made a positive move up the leaderboard but it was a day to forget for GarethMaybin and David Higgins in the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity.
Joost Luiten leads the Lyoness Open in Austria. Picture by Getty ImagesGareth Maybin gave his season a boost when he fired an immaculate second round 68 to head the Irish challenge in the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity in Austria.
Tom Lewis returned to form with a bang in Austria. Picture by Getty Images.Damien McGrane shot his fourth successive sub-70 round as England’s Tom Lewis opened with a nine under 63 in the Lyoness Open powered by Greenfinity.
Shane Lowry caught fire in the final round in the Lyoness Open, carding a 66 to finish tied second for the best result of his professional career. Picture: golfsupport.nl / www.newsfile.ieMore than three years after claiming the Irish Open as an amateur in his first European Tour start, Shane Lowry recorded the best finish of his professional career when he closed with a six under 66 to finish tied for second behind Bernd Wiesberger in Austria.
Shane Lowry during the recent Irish Open. Photo Jenny Matthews/www.golffile.ieShane Lowry called a shot on himself but still opened with a two under par 70 in the rain-delayed Lyoness Open in Austria.