Joshua Hill produces late show to snatch Mullingar glory

KING OF THE HILL: Joshua Hill (Galgorm Castle) winner of the Mullingar Scratch Cup 2022 at Mullingar Golf Club. Pic: Thos Caffrey/Golffile

Galgorm Castle's Joshua Hill looked to have thrown it all away before he produced a clutch birdie-birdie finish to snatch the 60th Mullingar Scratch Trophy by a shot in teeming rain at the classic midlands track.

The Ballymena star, who will celebrate his 19th birthday this coming Saturday, carded a third round 66 in fine weather to race five strokes clear of Connemara's Luke O'Neill on 14-under par before heavy afternoon rain saw him lose his swing and his focus.