After the biblical-tough conditions on day one of the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship at County Sligo Golf Club, the weather gods didn’t so much smile on the field as offer a slight reprieve, but scoring was much improved. Dun Laoghaire’s Robert Abernethy carded the low round of the day and it was enough to take leading qualifier honours by a one-stroke margin over Castleknock’s Quentin Carew and Dwayne Mallon of Dungannon. Playing in the third-to-last group, 25-year-old Abernethy made back-to-back birdies on five and six, and added another on nine to make the turn at -3 for
After a mostly calm and temperate practice day, the Harry Colt Championship Links at County Sligo showed its teeth and more in the opening round of the Connolly Motor Group West of Ireland Championship. Strong winds accompanied the 138-man field from the off, but it was the afternoon wave that bore the brunt as the gusts grew stronger and constant rain was thrown into the equation. Playing in the third group of the day, Roscommon’s Simon Walker made light of the conditions to shoot a level-par 71 that, in the opinion of the Rosses Point faithful who remained huddled in