ECCO Tour

Career best finish for Reeve Whitson; Grant and Kelly take on PGA Catalunya

EPD Tour — Royal County Down's Reeve Whitson clinched the best finish of his fledgling professional career when he tied for 12th in the Open Casa Green Golf in Morocco.

Career best finish for Reeve Whitson; Grant and Kelly take on PGA Catalunya

Q-School: Casey sublime as Dunne goes mental but Hume's magic comes too late

And then there were two. Twenty-eight Irish players entered the European Tour Qualifying School First Stage but just two made it all the way to the Final Stage with Open Championship hero Paul Dunne sensationally coming through at the sixth extra hole and Headfort’s Brian Casey topping his qualifier in wonderful stye.

Q-School: Casey sublime as Dunne goes mental but Hume's magic comes too late

Mini tours: Grant best in Girona, Irish cut in Malaga

Stephen Grant added a one under 69 to his opening 70 and remained tied 15th with a round to play in the ECCO Tour event at PGA Catalunya Resort near Girona.

Mini tours: Grant best in Girona, Irish cut in Malaga

Mini tours: Grant best on ECCO, Ward on Gecko, McGee on Algarve

ECCO Tour — Birr's Stephen Grant shot a super two under 70 on the tough Stadium Course at PGA Catalunya Resort to share 14th spot after the opening round of the Mediter Real Estate Masters.

Mini tours: Grant best on ECCO, Ward on Gecko, McGee on Algarve

Who's DAT man? Leadfoot Kelly quick off the mark

Pride of Naas, Mike Kelly, does have thumbs. He had six birdies and an eagle to shoot 65 on the ECCO TourFormer Naas ace Mike Kelly fired six birdies and an eagle two in an eight under par 65 to take a one stroke lead after the first round of the ECCO Tour’s €40,00 DAT Masters at Brundtland Golf Center in Denmark.