BALLYLIFFIN’S Brendan McCarroll shot a round-of-the-day 71 to win the Nissan Irish Boys Amateur Close Championship at Hermitage by four strokes from Karl Gilbert (Malone).

Nigel Mansell recovered from a nightmare start to card a one-over-par 73 and move into a challenging position after the first round of his own Nigel Mansell Classic staged over his own Woodbury Park course in Devon.

HORACIO CARBONETTI became the first Argentinian to win on the European Seniors Tour when he closed with a one-under-par 69 to win the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open in Switzerland.