Limerickman Cian McNamara has put himself in contention for American collegiate golf’s highest prize heading into Thursday’s second round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Championship in Oregon.

Sisters Tara and Karen Delaney helped Kent State University to a 21st-place finish at the 2006 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships in Ohio but neither of the Carlow siblings will be happy with their contributions.

Carlow sisters Tara and Karen Delaney found the going tough in the rarefied atmosphere of the US national collegiate finals as the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship headed into its final day today.