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McGEaDy fEEls THE
poWEr as WElsH WilT
in cHallEnGE
Michael McGeady kept irish Steven Dodd’s miserable season continued as It was McGeady’s maiden Challenge Tour
golfing eyes smiling by winning he missed the cut comfortably with rounds victory, coming at the second extra hole of a
the sWalEc ryder cup Wales of 79 and 78, in the event which is being held play-off against Sweden’s Joel Sjoholm who
challenge at the vale of the as part of the Ryder Cup Wales Summer of birdied the tough 17 th to finish level at the
Glamorgan resort. Golf. end of 72 holes.
The Welsh challenge faded with European Some of the better Welsh performances came SWALEC had taken over sponsorship of the
Tour star Phil Price finishing 27 th , while from the amateurs, with Rhys Enoch coming event as part of their commitment to launch
Walker Cup player Rhys Davies faded over within a shot of making the cut. Liam Bond, an ambitious golf development programme
the weekend after a 67 had moved him into Craig Smith and Ryan Thomas also finished on across Wales at junior level.
contention on day two. six over.
SWALEC national sales manager Alan
David Park and Royal Porthcawl pro Peter Joe Vickery and Oliver Farr were one shot Williams said, “We are proud to sponsor
Evans were the only other Welsh players to back, with Nick James on eight over after the some of Wales’ most prestigious sporting
make the cut in a disappointing showing for first two rounds, as once again the National events and following on from our commitment
the home players on the difficult National course at the Vale proved a hard nut to crack to rugby and cricket we are delighted to be
course at the Vale. with only a handful of rounds in the 60’s and sponsoring one of Wales’s most exciting golf
67 being the lowest score anyone managed. events.”
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