Colm Campbell’s class tells at Lee Valley

There were smiles all round at the EMC Lee Valley Senior Scratch Cup as newly-crowned champion Colm Campbell got the perfect boost for a busy schedule ahead and tournament organisers got a winner of the calibre they feel their event deserves.

Campbell, from Warrenpoint, was a two-stroke winner of the 54-hole tournament in Cork on Sunday holding off fellow international Robin Dawson and 36-hole co-leader Andrew McCormack in the final round with his third consecutive one-under-par 71 of the weekend.

For Campbell, the victory confirms encouraging early-season form which saw him claim a last-16 spot in the Spanish Amateur, reach the West of Ireland semi-finals and win the Dublin Scratch Foursomes with Ryan Gribben.