Putter woes sees O'Connor jnr fall behind

Christy O’Connor Jnr's hopes of making an immediate imprint on the €330,000 AIB Irish Seniors Open at Adare Manor this afternoon were dashed as the 55-year-old three-putted on four occasions for a round of 75.

In his first outing of the season on the European Seniors tour, O’Connor used the infamous belly putter but to little effect, leaving him tied 39th and with a tough decision as to whether to switch to his regular putter for the remainder of the tournament.