Walshe gets share of 10th in Oregon

Alison Walshe continues to make inroads into the pro ranks. The Galway native birdied 15, 16 and 17 on Sunday at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club's Ghost Creek Course in North Plains, Ore. to secure a share of 10th place in the Safeway Classic. She had bogeyed both 15 and 17 during Saturday's second round.

Walshe finished the LPGA event at even-par 213 (70-73-70). Five second-round bogeys, as well as a triple-bogey 6 at the par-3 11th hole on Sunday hampered her chances at a title.

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Suzann Pettersen won the event in a playoff with Na Yeon Choi. Both shot 207.

EUROPEAN TOUR

A different Big 4 - Peter Lawrie, Shane Lowry, Paul McGinley and Damien McGrane - were poised for an assault on the Czech Open after all finished Thursday's first round within the top 10. But by the time the books had closed on the event at Prosper Golf Resort in Celadna, Czech Republic, they were mere footnotes.

Lawrie, the first-round leader with a bogey-free 66, crashed and burned thereafter. He followed with rounds of 75, 74 and 73, which left him tied for 37th place at even-par 288.

McGrane fared best, settling into a share of ninth place at 6-under-par 282 (67-71-72-72). That left him seven shots in back of the medalist, Oliver Fisher.

Lowry birdied three of the four finishing holes on Sunday to claw his way back to a share of 16th place at 284 (68-72-75-69). McGinley finished joint-23rd at 286 (69-71-71-75). Simon Thornton also made the cut and tied for 58th place at 291 (72-72-76-71).

PGA TOUR

Three rounds below 70 and Padraig Harrington still had to arrange for an early wakeup call on Sunday. He then went out and shot 68 in the final round of the Wyndham Cup at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., which entitled him to a share of 47th place. He shot 5-under-par 274 (69-68-69-68), while Webb Simpson's 262 led the pack.
EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR

Des Smyth earned a share of third place in the Scottish Senior Open at St. Andrews. He fired a bogey-free round of 67 on Sunday, although that still left a 4-stroke gap between him and the victorious Barry Lane. Smyth preceded that effort with rounds of 70 and 69.

Denis O'Sullivan's 65 was the low round for Sunday. That bogey-free effort came on the heels of Saturday's 77, which saw seven blemishes on his card. Combined with a first-round 73, he shot 215, which was good for a share of 16th place.

Also competing were Eddie Polland, who finished joint-52nd at 223 (74-75-74), and Jimmy Heggarty (73-78-74) and Eamonn Darcy (75-74-76), who tied for 58th place at 225.

EMERALD COAST TOUR

Chris Devlin got fourth place in the Panama City Beach Classic at Hombre Golf Club in Panama City, Fla. His 214 (70-75-69) left him five shots in back of the victorious Glenn Northcutt. Devlin earned $1,000.

HOOTERS TOUR

Weekend woes caught up with Stephen Grant and Fergal Rafferty in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Golf Classic at The Oaks Golf Club in Pass Christian, Miss. They both plummeted down the leaderboard to finish tied for 57th place (Rafferty) and 59th place (Grant). Rafferty finished even for the tournament at 288 (72-67-71-78), while Grant shot 290 (68-69-78-75). Rafferty earned $1,312, while Grant took home $1,295. Brandon Brown, who carded 263, cruised to a 6-stroke victory.

IRISH REGION PGA

Donal Gleeson's eagle-3 at the 18th hole of Carton House's Montgomerie Course in Co. Kildare clinched the Johnston Mooney & O'Brien PGA Challenge. Gleeson shot 9-under-par 135 (70-65) to leave a 3-stroke gap between him and Damian Mooney. Gleeson plays out of Old Conna Golf Club in Bray, Co. Wicklow.

Mooney saw a 5-stroke overnight lead evaporate with bogeys at three of the first four holes. He settled down thereafter and was still in with a chance when he bogeyed 17, His 138 (64-74) held up for second place.

The trio of Jimmy Bolger (71-68), John Dwyer (70-69) and Michael Collins (69-70) shared third place with scores of 139.

 

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