Stuart Grehan seals double with South of Ireland victory

Stuart Grehan from Tullamore was last night crowned winner of the 114th South of Ireland Championship after a four and three final win over Ulster golfer Colin Fairweather from Knock.

The loser’s surname wasn’t exactly appropriate on this occasion, as the final stages of the event were contested in almost persistent rain, but the finalists put on a fine show, with Grehan proving a worthy champion.

The 22-year-old became the first man since Jim Carvill to capture both the East and South of Ireland Championships in the same year, having been successful over 54 holes in the weather-marred Baltray event last June Bank Holiday weekend. He is also the first member of the Paddy Harrington Golf Scholarship programme at Maynooth University to win a major provincial championship.