O’Keeffe: South surely owes me something

Peter O’Keeffe is desperate to end his run of near-misses at the Pierse Motors-sponsored South of Ireland Championship which begins in Lahinch this morning.

O’Keeffe, a 37-year-old former European Challenge Tour professional, winner of the Irish Amateur Open at Royal County Down in 2017 and a recent finalist in the North of Ireland Championship, has fair grounds for believing that a place in the weekend final is very much within his grasp.