Magner's North of Ireland Championship at Royal Portrush

Local lad Wayne Telford has again stormed to the top of the leaderboard on the Valley Course after the opening day's qualifying round in the Magners North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

After a day's play in the Irish Amateur Close Championshp at Donegal Golf Club, the leaderboard is as follows:

Antrim 3-16, Down 1-18

Derry 1-12 2-12 Down

A point from substitute Jerome Trainor grabbed a draw for Down in the Guinness Ulster Senior hurling semi-final at Casement Park.

Stuart Paul from Tandragee shot a super 67 on the Dunluce course today to be