West Waterford's Gary Hurley singled out his performance coach Ed Coughlan for praise after he secured his second top 10 finish of the season in the Alps Tour's New Giza Open in Egypt.

Kinsale’s John Murphy played 30 holes in a sensational 10-under par to move into contention for his maiden Challenge Tour title in the Mangaung Open at Bloemfontein Golf Club in South Africa.

Niall Kearney leads the Irish in the Magical Kenya Open at Muthaiga, nine shots behind India's Shubhankar Sharma.