Simon Lowry from Kilreakle who plays out of Lough Rea Golf Club has won gold at the Special Olympics World Games in Abu Dhabi. Simon was 4 shots behind heading into the final days play but produced a brilliant final round to secure the Irelands latest gold medal. He hit an albatross on the par 5 7th hole (-3 under) and finished up on 69 for the round which was a massive 16 shots better than he shot the first day (an 85).
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