McCormack and Stouffer seal victory at Irish Senior Amateur Championships

The balance swung back and forth between the trio all afternoon. the eventual champion produced a fantastic second shot from the left rough, flighting his ball over the trees, landing it on the green, and making the resulting eagle putt to seal victory.

WINNERS: Irish Senior Women's Amateur Open Champion Shelly Stouffer (Morningstar GC) & Irish Senior Men's Amateur Close Champion Eddie McCormack (Galway Bay) at Kinsale Golf Club. Pic: @Inpho/Tom Maher

Eddie McCormack (Galway Bay) and Shelly Stouffer (Morningstar GC) emerged victorious after a dramatic final day at Kinsale Golf Club in the Irish Senior Men’s Amateur Close Championship and Irish Senior Women’s Amateur Open Championship, respectively.

McCormack, who finished runner-up at Lough Erne last year, went one better this time around, with a composed final one under par round of 71 that featured superb putting and a decisive eagle on the final hole.