Irish duo Sharon Conway and Michael Wynne secured an emotional win in The R&A 9 Hole Challenge Final at Royal Portrush on Friday.
Golfers from all over the world played more than 711,000 nine-hole qualifying rounds in the hope of securing the opportunity to play the Championship course just days before the world’s best male golfers compete in The 153rd Open.
First staged in 2016, The R&A 9 Hole Challenge encourages people to compete in a shorter format of the sport, with players from Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand and South Africa all participating to be one of the 40 finalists competing over the iconic Dunluce Links.
Conway and Wynne, from Rathcore Golf Club in Country Meath, won the Stableford competition with a nett aggregate score of 37 points to take the 2025 title over holes 1, 2 and 12-18.
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