Valderrama magic wins McGinley shot of the month

PAUL McGINLEY has been named as winner of the RBS Shot of the Month Award for October following his superb victory in the season-ending Volvo Masters at Club de Golf Valderrama in Spain.

He collects the RBS Shot of the Month trophy and a cheque for £1,000 (€1,500) to donate to his chosen charity CLIC (Cancer and Leukaemia in Children), of which his close friend Eddie Jordan and Gary Lineker are patrons.

McGinley’s brilliantly executed 112 yard sand wedge at Valderrama’s treacherous 17th hole set up the birdie four which effectively secured the biggest and most important individual success of the Dubliner’s career.