Doherty and de la Macorra triumph in Ballinasloe

Teenager rallied to defeat reigning champion by one shot
Doherty and de la Macorra triumph in Ballinasloe

U16 winner Adam Doherty celebrates with the Cup after victory in the Irish U14 & U16 Boys Amateur Open Championships at Ballinasloe Golf Club. Picture: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

Galgorm Castle golfer Adam Doherty claimed the Irish U16 Boys’ Amateur Open Championship after a thrilling victory in Ballinasloe.

The 15-year-old went into the third round trailing fellow Ulster teenager and reigning champion, Eoin Burrows, by a single shot.

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