It’s a measure of the ambition in Irish amateur golf these days that after finishing 12 strokes behind champions Denmark, the home trio of Tramore’s Robin Dawson, Portmarnock’s Conor Purcell and Kinsale’s John Murphy felt this was a chance that got away. The standard of golf is something else.”Murphy admitted it was a case of what might have been after he finished tied for 41st in the individual standings on nine-under. “If we had had a couple of those three-unders in the third round, it would have been great. Nicolai, the 2018 European Amateur champion, posted a seven-under-par 66 and his brother Rasmus a six-under-67 as John Axelsen posted a non-counting four-under 69. But he was disappointed to follow rounds of 69, 69 and 71 with a one-over 74 to share 51st on seven-under.

Source: Irish Examiner September 10, 2018 05:15 UTC