McGeady Open invite after Italian job goes wrong

DONEGAL giant Michael McGeady feared he might have thrown away his chance of appearing in this week’s 3 Irish Open at Baltray when he faltered over the closing six holes of the Italian Open in Turin on Sunday.

McGeady stood nine under for the tournament through the last 12 holes of his final round and set to pick up the biggest cheque of his career.

But three bogeys in the last six put paid to that and also knocked him out of the top 10 who automatically earned places in the field for Baltray. He eventually tied for 17th on six under.