Irish Open: Seán Keeling a shining light on day one at Royal County Down

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Irish Open: Seán Keeling a shining light on day one at Royal County Down
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The 17-year-old Dubliner and Rory McIlroy were the only two Irish players to finish the first round under par

In the gathering gloom, the giant scoreboard by the 18th providing a translucent brightness, Seán Keeling shone a light of his own, as a putter which had been trustworthy without delivering just reward finally behaved and the 17-year-old Dubliner rolled in a 15-footer for birdie in an opening round of one-under-par 70 on his debut appearance in the

After a start which saw him forced to take a penalty drop from an unplayable lie on the par-5 first hole, from which he managed to save par, Keeling was almost Faldo-esque in reeling off par after par, 17 in all, before finally rolling in the birdie putt in near darkness on the final green.

Any words of advice that resonated from Harrington? “Yes. One thing stuck with me was just be patient and be resilient. You’re going to have ups-and-downs in this game, so it’s just how you come back from that. And one thing he said as well was, ‘consistency is over-rated’ and you’re just better off winning than just making cuts or finishing top-10s. That you’re remembered for your wins.”

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