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Philip Walton put in a stroming finish at sunny Castlerock when he carded a two-under-par 71 to snatch the overnight lead in the first round of the £110,000 Smurfit PGA Irish Region Championship.

Paul McGinley began the defence of the £110,000 Smurfit PGA Irish Region Championship at Castlerock.

Dundalk professional Leslie Walker and Finian Dwyer from Celbridge Driving