Kilkenny golfer Mark Power shot a blistering last round of 63 to claim his maiden victory as a professional at the Clutch Tour Championship earlier this week.
It was an Irish one, two at Al Ain Equestrian Shooting and Golf Club as Power pipped Alex Maguire by two shots on sixteen-under-par and Power teed off a couple of shots off the overnight pace but started brilliantly with a hole out eagle on the par-4 4th. His only bogey of the day came at the sixth but he recovered superbly with three successive birdies.
The Mount Juliet man smelled blood as 36-hole leader Tom Sloman began to falter and he reeled off birdies on the 11th, 14th and 16th to move three clear before Maguire bustled his way into the runner-up position with back to back birdies to close.
It had been a difficult season for Power to this point who missed eight cuts worldwide since a top-6 finish on the HotelPlanner Tour in April but he always felt the good golf was going to come and he was delighted to take advantage.
“It feels great, first official win as a professional and to do it on the Clutch Tour at the Tour Championship is very satisfying,” said the 25-year-old when speaking to Irishgolfer.ie afterwards.
“The good golf has been coming but you keep telling yourself it’s going to come, it’s going to come. This is what you work hard for and thankfully this week it all fell into place.”
