Local knowledge not enough as McGinley misses out on Open

PAUL McGINLEY was nicely positioned to make local knowledge pay when he stood four under par through 27 holes in yesterday’s final qualifying round for the British Open at Sunningdale.

But his chance to get among the 10 players who go through to the championship at Royal St Georges, Sandwich, in July disappeared when he ran up double bogeys at the 10th and 12th.

A birdie at the long 14th was too little, too late to keep the Dubliner’s prospects alive.