Golf prodigy Zak, 6, makes the grade in US

AN IRISH golf prodigy has taken his place among the best young players in the world.

Six-year-old Zak Collins from Ballincollig, Co Cork, picked his way around one of America’s finest competition courses at the weekend to finish 36th in the under six section of the US Kids Golf World Championship, played at the Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina – the home of American golf.

It is the largest and most prestigious event in the world for players aged 12 and under, attracting some 1,500 competitors.