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.