He might have started the final day three shots off the pace but New Ross' Michael Ryan brilliantly birdied three of his last five holes for a magnificent three-shot victory in the Titleist Footjoy sponsored Leinster Boys Amateur Open at Balcarrick.

Dubai's Rayhan Thomas is in Europe to grain experience and pick up silverware and he made a great start to his Irish trip with a bogey free 71 giving him a share of the lead in the Leinster Boys Amateur Open Championship at Balcarrick.