Twomey’s Madrid masterclass

BILLY TWOMEY punched the air yesterday after producing his second foot-perfect round in the European Championships in Madrid to leave him in second place in the battle for individual honours.

His performance as anchor man with Tinka’s Serenade also saved Ireland’s blushes, moving the team up two places to seventh going into today’s final team round and, more importantly, into one of the three Olympic qualifying slots available.

Twomey’s masterclass saw him savour one of only nine clear rounds over an unforgiving course that quickly revealed itself to Irish pathfinder Shane Sweetnam, who failed to match his opening day clear and ended with eight faults on Amaretto D’Arco.