Stuart Bleakley, a 19-year-old from Shandon Park, became the third member of the illustrious Belfast club to win the Clare Coast Hotels South of Ireland in extremely difficult weather conditions at Lahinch yesterday when he defeated Darragh Coghlan (Portmarnock) in the final by 3 and 2.

Top grades have been awarded in nearly a third of all A-levels in the North, where students again outperformed the rest of the UK, according to today’s results.

Thousands of Northern A-level students were today awaiting make-or-break exam results, which could determine their futures.

More than 60 students have been caught cheating and flouting rules during exams in the North, it was revealed today.

A-Level students anxiously waiting for exam results today have been urged to abandon university plans and become entrepreneurs.