Colm Campbell shows the way to lead Flogas Irish Amateur Open

Warrenpoint’s Colm Campbell fired a second successive 68 to lead the Flogas Irish Amateur Open by two shots at halfway and immediately took his hat off to course record setter Marco Penge.

The 17-year-old English starlet ignored a niggling rib injury and made two eagles and four birdies in an immaculate eight under par 64 that shaves a shot off Gavin Moynihan’s year old best.

As the wind switched overnight from south to north but never gusted above 20 mph, the elegant Golf at Goodwood player seriously impressed watching Great Britain and Ireland captain Craig Watson and selector Michael Burns from Tramore on a course measuring 7,147 yards - just 150 yards less than its full length.