Kinsale's John Murphy clinches European Challenge Tour card

Murphy missed the cut in the Challenge Costa Brava but remained in the top 70 in the Road to Mallorca standings, claiming 69th spot and a strong Challenge Tour card for 2022

John Murphy: Earned his card for next season. Picture: Octavio Passos/Getty Images

There was joy for Kinsale's John Murphy as he clinched his Challenge Tour card without hitting a shot.

But it was an agonising day for Ballymena's Dermot McElroy as he missed out on his Challenge Tour dream ticket despite making an ace in a closing 65 in the Europro Tour's Matchroom Tour Championship at Slaley Hall.