HANDA IRISH SENIOR OPEN REPORT, SCORES

Farry's first and Drummond is runner-up for fourth time

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Marc Farry became the fifth first-time winner on the European Senior Tour in 2010 when he held off the spirited challenge of Ross Drummond to win the Handa Irish Senior Open presented by Fáilte Ireland today.

The Frenchman fired a final round 69 to finish two strokes clear of the tall Scot, who had to settle for being runner up for the fourth time in four seasons on the Senior Tour.

Farry, who held a one shot overnight lead from Scottish pair Drummond and Sandy Lyle, settled any nerves immediately when he drained a 20ft birdie putt on the first hole after both Drummond and two-time Major Champion Lyle began with poor tee shots.

Drummond, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, hit back with consecutive birdies on the second and third holes for a brief share of the lead but Farry picked up shots on the fourth and eighth holes to move to ten under par, one stroke clear heading into the back nine after Drummond birdied the ninth hole.

Both players then bogeyed the tenth hole before play was suspended for an hour due to the threat of thunder and lightning and Drummond dropped another shot on the 12th hole immediately after the re-start .

The Scot applied some pressure with a birdie on the 15th and shaved the cup with another birdie putt on the 16th but Farry, who had posted steady run of six consecutive pars after his bogey, produced a vital birdie on the 17th to seal the victory.

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3x72). Yardage 7,301
206 Marc Farry (France) 67 70 69.
208 Ross Drummond (Scotland) 71 67 70.
209 Angel Franco 71 71 67, Glenn Ralph (England) 68 71 70.
210 Bill Longmuir (Scotland) 70 70 70, Juan Quiros (Spain) 71 69 70, Nick Job (England) 70 69 71, Mike Harwood (Australia) 70 69 71.
211 John Harrison (England) 74 70 67, Andrew Murray (England) 69 71 71, Gordon Brand junior (Scotland) 71 69 71, Sandy Lyle (Scotland) 66 72 73.
212 Peter Mitchell (England) 72 68 72.
Selected Scottish scores:
215 Sam Torrance 74 72 69 (17th).
216 Andrew Oldcorn 72 70 74 (jt 18th).
218 Martin Gray 70 72 76 (jt 26th).
222 Fraser Mann 75 73 74, John Chillas 72 73 77 (jt 45th).
227 Mike Miller 77 75 75 (jt 66th).