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Cannon the last man standing

Robbie Cannon (Balbriggan) driving at the 5th during the final round of the 2013 Irish Amateur Open Championship at The Royal Dublin Golf Club (Sunday 12/06/2013). Picture by Pat CashmanBalbriggan’s Robbie Cannon proved the golf is sometimes a case of the survival of the fittest when he came through two gruelling rounds and four play-off holes to win a thrilling Irish Amateur Open at Royal Dublin.

Sanity replaces the slog at Royal Dublin

Leader Graeme Robertson (Scotland) driving from the 13th tee in the first round of the 2013 Irish Amateur Open Championship at The Royal Dublin Golf Club. Picture by Pat Cashman Scotland’s Graeme Robertson may have had a hole-in-one in a 69 to grab a one-shot lead but the Golfing Union of Ireland was the big winner after the opening round of the Irish Amateur Open at a windswept Royal Dublin.