Three Connacht men in West semis as O’Keeffe bows out 

Douglas man never trailed until 22-year old Nolan rolled in a seven-footer for birdie on the 18th to win by one hole

Galway's Liam Nolan on the 4th during his tight match with Peter O'Keeffe at Rosses Point.

GALWAY'S Liam Nolan ended Peter O’Keeffe’s dream of winning four Irish championships in a row when he edged out the Douglas man on the 18th in the Connolly's Audi West of Ireland Championship at Co. Sligo.

The Irish internationals met in the first round — the last 16 under this year’s new format — and while O’Keeffe was never more than one-up, he never trailed until 22-year old Nolan rolled in a seven-footer for birdie on the 18th to win by one hole.