Galway's Ronan Mullarney was crowned the champion at the Toro Tour San Roque in Southern Spain on Wednesday, despite play being abandoned for the day due to torrential rain. A brilliant second round of 64 saw Mullarney take a four-shot lead over the field on 9 under par, and yesterday's cancellation ensured he was declared the champion, ahead of Spanish amateur Ignacio Mateo on 5 under, and the second-best placed professional, Germany’s Yannick Kohnen on 4 under. Cork’s John Hickey ended up tied for fourth in the professional category on 3 over.
Mullarney's two-tournament stint in Southern Spain was preparation for the Challenge Tour’s season-opening SDC Open at South Africa’s Zebula Golf Estate on February 1st.
