Peter O’Keeffe lands AIG Irish Amateur Close crown after play-off 

Peter O’Keeffe (Douglas) winner of the AIG Irish Men's Amateur Close Championship 2021 at Tullamore Golf Club. Picture: Golffile / Thos Caffrey

Big Peter O’Keeffe became the first Douglas golfer to win the AIG Irish Amateur Close since John McHenry 35 years ago when he birdied two of the last three holes for a closing 65, then outlasted Castle’s Robert Moran in a three-hole aggregate playoff at Tullamore.

The 39-year-old former Irish Amateur Open and Munster Strokeplay champion carded a two-under 68 in the third round to go into the afternoon a shot behind Moran, who also shot 68, on four-under-par.