McIlroy through after thrilling Rosses Point duel

Defending champion Rory McIlroy is still on course for the Radisson SAS West of Ireland title at Rosses Point after producing a stellar performance to beat Scrabo’s Ryan Boal with a birdie at the 20th in the first round.

Sun, 16 Apr, 2006 - 21:38

The 16-year-old then had to keep his cool to see off Ballyliffin’s Shaun Doherty by 2 and 1 and clinch his place in the last 16.

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