MEN'S EUROPEAN:Alan Dunbar, disappointed not to be in the Walker Cup, set out in emphatic fashion yesterday to prove a point in the European Amateur title at Chantilly, Paris.
The Rathmore star fired an excellent four-under-par 67 in the opening round of this prestigious tournament to be a mere two strokes off the pace set by Frenchman Victor Dubuisson.
WOMEN: Danielle McVeigh is alone in second place after the first round of the women's British Open Amateur Strokeplay Championship at Royal Aberdeen.
The 22-year-old International from Royal County Down defied 30mph winds on the punishing links to fire a three-over par-75 on a day when none of the 99 competitors beat par.
BOYS: Ballymena's Dermot McElroy, rookie Munster Senior Interprovincial player Ian O'Rourke of Cork and his Naas-based namesake Conor head the chase for the Irish Boys' Close Championship title at Bangor.
They set a blistering opening round pace of three-under-par 68, while defending champion Paul Dunne of Greystones lurks two strokes back tied for sixth place.
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