Alex Gleeson dreams of landing major

Castle’s Alex Gleeson is dreaming of landing his maiden “major” after breaking the heart of Tramore’s Robin Dawson for the second year running in the AIG Irish Amateur Close Championship.

The 22 year old beat his international team-mate 3 and 2 in wet and windy conditions in the third round at Ballyliffin’s Glashedy Links.

But even after he crushed Knock’s Colin Fairweather 5 and 3 in the quarter-finals the Connacht interprovincial is taking nothing for granted as he takes on former Boys international star Peter Kerr in the second semi-final this morning.