Phelan wins in US after ruling

WATERFORD Castle’s Kevin Phelan has been declared the winner of Monday’s US Open Local Qualifier in Jacksonville after an investigation by the USGA.

The Florida based amateur finished second to Sean Dale but was promoted to first when Dale was disqualified for using an illegal non-conforming wedge.

Phelan, who qualified for last year’s US Open, must now finish in the top-four in a 36-hole Sectional Qualifying event on June 6 if he is to qualify for the US Open (June 16-19). He will be joined in one of 11 Sectional Qualifiers by Ballymena’s Chris Devlin and Dungannon’s Fergal Rafferty, who came through qualifying events.