Casablanca/Morocco − After 54 holes of the Open The Tony Jacklin the 26 year old from County Meath in Ireland had scored a total 16 under par what gave him a one shot lead over German Maximilian Walz and Bernard Neumayer from Austria who shared second place with -15.

"My putting was the key to success", McNamara said. Scoring rounds of 68 and 69 on days 1 and 2 in Casablanca he shot a brilliant round 63 with an eagle and seven birdies on the final day of the tournament.

For McNamara who turned pro in October 2014 it was his first win as a professional and with 63 shots on the final day he also scored his lowest round so far. "The golf course was in pretty good shape", he said, "the greens were nice and I was able to attack the flag."

With this win and 5000 Euro prize money McNamara moved up to 3rd place in the Pro Golf Tour Order of Merit. Christopher Mivis from Belgium is the new No. 1, 2nd place in the rankings is taken by Antoine Schwartz from France.