Paul McBride’s week didn’t quite pan out the way he’d have liked after ending day one tied for the lead, but the Dubliner closed out with a one-under 69 in tough conditions to post his best finish of the year on the Alps Tour at Roquetas de Mar in eastern Andalucía.
Birdies at one, three and eight were offset by bogeys at four and nine as he covered the opening nine in one-under, and then two birdies and two bogeys on the back side saw him climb several spots on the leaderboard and ensure that it’s a week that he can take great confidence from.
It was a disappointing end to the week for Robert Moran and Marc Boucher, who shot rounds of +3 and +2 respectively to finish alongside one another at +2 and tied for 29th.
American Brandon Kewalramani held onto the lead that he’d secured after 36 holes to take his maiden Alps Tour win in just his third start.
Taking a three-stroke lead into the final round, Kewalramani traded two birdies with two bogeys on the front side and then reeled off eight pars and a birdie on the closing nine to finish three shots clear of Frenchman Benjamin Kedochim.
Former North of Ireland Championship winner and one-time Wexford resident Aaron Edwards-Hill posted a closing two-under 68 to climb into a three-way tie for third.
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