Ryan wins Monkstown Pro-Am

DAVID RYAN swept in close to the end of the day at Monkstown yesterday to win the club’s PGA pro-am tournament and push Jimmy Bolger down a slot.

The Cahir Park professional could even afford to lose two strokes over his last three holes and still clinch the winner’s cheque as he handed in a three-under par 67.

Ryan laid the foundations for his score on the outward trip with birdies at the long third hole, plus the par four fourth and on the ninth to be three-under at the turn.