Moriarty and McGeady start well at PGA Playoffs
Glasson Hotel & Golf Club’s Colm Moriarty. Picture: PGA/Getty
Colm Moriarty and Michael McGeady got off to positive starts in their bid for European Tour starts at the £25,000 PGA Play-Offs at Antalya Golf Club in Turkey.
Glasson Hotel & Golf Club professional Moriarty birdied three of his last six holes to open with a three-under 68 that left him in a five-way tie for fourth, just one stroke behind English trio Ashley Mansell, Mike Bullen and Andy Wille.
Evolve Golf Coaching’s McGeady is joint ninth in the 24-man field after a two-under 69 while Carlow professional Damien McGrane is tied 22nd after carding a four-over 75.
The 24-strong field comprises the three leading players on the Order of Merit in each of the PGA’s seven regions, the first and second in the Titleist and FootJoy PGA Professional Championship and winner Birdietime PGA Assistants’ Championship.
In addition to earning the first prize of £3,500, the winner will qualify for next next September's European Tour flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, and the top five will book their places in next July's Betfred British Masters at Close House, Newcastle.
PGA Play-Offs, Wed, Nov 27 - Fri, Nov 29 at Antalya Golf Club- PGA Sultan Course (Par 71)
67 Ashley Mansell Clevedon Golf Club; Michael Bullen Rustington Golf Centre; Andrew Willey Oakmere Park Golf Club;
68 Gareth Davies Abbeydale Golf Club; James Ruebotham Welwyn Garden City Golf Club; Richard Wallis Canterbury Golf Club; Colm Moriarty Glasson Hotel & Golf Club; Jason Levermore Little Channels Golf Centre
69 Alastair Forsyth Mearns Castle Golf Academy; Craig Lee Craig Lee Golf Studio; Michael McGeady Evolve Golf Coaching
70 Paul O'Hara North Lanarkshire Leisure Ltd; Guy Woodman ProAgenda.com
71 Toby Hunt St Mellons Golf Club; Andrew Palmer Chorley Golf Club;
72 Mark Talbott Thorpe Hall Golf Club; Lee Thompson Dudsbury Golf Club;
73 James Brittain Matthew Lea Golf Academy; Graham Fox Clydeway Golf
74 Jamie Howarth Davenport Golf Club; Jordan Godwin Barnehurst Golf Club
75 Damien McGrane Carlow Golf Club; Paul Nessling Cooden Beach Golf Club
81 Sam Dodds Coventry Golf Club
