McDonald wins West of Ireland title after extra holes

UCD and Woodbrook’s Paul McDonald held his nerve to beat Hermitage’s Greg Bowden at the 22nd in a scrappy West of Ireland final at Rosses Point.

Bowden, 21, had birdied the 18th to beat Stephen Moloney by one hole in his semi-final while McDonald got up and down for pars at the last three holes to beat Sweden’s Oskar Henningsson, also by one hole.