Nightmare start costs James Sugrue on professional debut

James Sugrue drives at the 11th in yesterday’s second round of the Range Servant Challenge by Hinton Golf in Malmo. Picture: Luke Walker/Getty Images

A nightmare start to his second round proved fatal for James Sugrue in his first tournament as a professional, as he missed the cut at the Challenge Tour’s Range Servant Challenge by Hinton Golf in Sweden.

The Mallow golfer was two under par after his first round but a triple bogey on the first was followed by bogeys on 2 and 3. Sugrue did fire four birdies in a bid to rescue his chances, and the former British Amateur champion carded a 74, which left him level par, five shots off the cut.