Home Advantage Counts For Pitch And Putt Irish Open

Ryston's club members made the most of home advantage in Newbridge.

Over the weekend, 172 players from all over Ireland, and from as far as Netherlands and Spain descended on Newbridge for this year's Pitch and Putt Irish Open.

The Ryston course played host to this year's renewal and it was three home members that came away with the silverware.

Willie Fitzgerald took the honours in the men's senior competition on 24 under par after beating Kieran Earls from Bruff in a play-off.

This year's Ladies' Irish Open winner is Tara Dillon who finished two shots clear of Fermoy's Eleanor Walsh and ten clear of Breda White from Tipperary Hills.

While the senior competition went to Sean Harkins, with Chris Scannell from Collins Pitch and Putt club in second, and Tullamore's Anthony Galvin in third.

The full results from this year's Irish Open can be found here.

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