Former Alps Tour primary Ronan Mullarney received 2025 off to a robust begin when he completed tied for second within the season-opening Ein Bay Open in Egypt.
The Galway man (29) closed with a five-under 67 at Sokhna Golf Membership to complete a shot behind winner Luca Galliano of Switzerland on 12-under-par (€3,443).
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Order of Mert (Prime 5 earn HotelPlanner Tour playing cards)
Mullarney went into the ultimate spherical 5 pictures behind Italy’s Giovanni Manzoni, who shot 73 to slide to fourth on 11-under.
As Galliano posted a two-under 70 to win on 13-under, Mullarney adopted a bogey on the sixth with birdies on the seventh and ninth earlier than racing house in 32 because of birdies on the twelfth, thirteenth, fifteenth and seventeenth.
“I’m actually proud of how I’ve began and happy with my sport,” Mullarney stated.
“My scores have been pretty constant over the three days. I had one bogey as we speak on the sixth, however I bounced again with two birdies within the subsequent three holes. On the again 9, I putted nicely and notched 4 birdies.”
Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley (27) additionally had a great week, closing with a 69 to tie for tenth (€899) on nine-under.
Fort’s Robert Moran (25) made 4 birdies and a double bogey in 70 to tie for seventeenth on seven-under (€696) with Kinsale’s John Murphy (26) a shot additional again in tied twentieth (€592) after a 70.
The Alps Tour stays at Sokhna for subsequent week’s €42,500 Purple Sea Little Venice Open, the place Mullarney, Foley, Moran and Murphy can be joined by Marc Boucher (27), who missed the minimize within the season-opener.
Brandon St John (21) is on the reserve checklist.
