TJ FORD got in the zone and made history by becoming the first player from County Sligo Golf Club to win the prestigious South of Ireland Championship at sun-drenched Lahinch.

TJ Ford will be bidding to become the first County Sligo winner of the Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland title when he faces Dun Laoghaire’s Alan Fahy in this afternoon’s final at Lahinch.

Dun Laoghaire's Alan Fahy survived a marathon 42-hole day to battle his way into Sunday's semi-finals of the Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland Championship at Lahinch.

Richard Knightly claimed the scalp of another Royal Dublin man for the second match running when he finished birdie-birdie to clinch a dramatic one-hole win over leading qualifier Max Kennedy to reach the quarter-finals of the Pierse Motors Volkswagen sponsored South of Ireland Amateur Open at Lahinch.

Royal Dublin’s Richard Knightly was just one stroke off the lead heading into the third round of the St Andrews Links Trophy at St Andrews.

Royal Dublin’s Max Kennedy is just two shots off the lead with a round to play after making a sensational start in his first event in the US.

Kinsale’s John Murphy picked up his third win in US collegiate golf when he beat Noah Norton in a playoff for the Rivermont GCAA Amateur in Georgia.