Hurley and Murphy overcome 108-hole mental battle to clinch Tour cards at Q-School

Like Hurley, Murphy has worked hard on his mental game and he pointed to patience as as key has he had to wait until the 107th hole of the 108-hole marathon to get himself into the top 25.

PATH SECURED: John Murphy. Pic: Niall O'Shea

A year might be a long time in politics but it’s an eternity in golf as West Waterford’s Gary Hurley and Kinsale’s John Murphy showed by putting testing moments behind them to come through the gruelling 108-hole Qualifying School Final Stage and claim their DP World Tour cards in Spain.

Hurley has spoken openly about his mental struggles with the game since he turn professional after the 2015 Walker Cup.